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The Big Sonic Heaven 7 is 7 questions we ask our favorite bands. This time we asked No Romance... 1. Where are you from/based? We are made up of 2 Kiwis, a Californian, and a Brit, based in Berlin. 2. Give us a brief history of the band. We started jamming together in summer 2019. We met through mutual friends and none of us had played music with others in […]
The Big Sonic Heaven 7 is 7 questions we ask our favorite bands. This time we asked The High Violets... 1. Where are you from/based? We are from Portland OR and still reside here. 2. Give us a brief history of the band. Strahota and Sargent started the band in the late ’90s after their band The Bella Low fell apart. After an early lineup (3 piece) we then found […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Seasurfer is a shoegaze band based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded by Dirk Knight, the band released its debut album Dive In in 2014. The second album Under the milky way… who cares came out in 2017. Dirk Knight changed the band’s line-up several times to gather musicians around him who fit the sound perfectly. Singer Apolonia joined in 2018 and first appeared on the EP “Vampires.“ Seasurfer's third full-length, Zombies, […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Choux is an indie dream pop duo featuring longtime friends and collaborators Lizzie Carolan and Jordan Gatesmith. They are best known for their lush soundscapes and ethereal melodies that carry listeners to another dimension. They released their debut EP, Super Moon, in November, 2020. Big Sonic Heaven contributor Rick Bourgoise recently had a really fun conversation with the duo about their unique process for combining songs from two different parts […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Heligoland is a band originally from Melbourne, Australia, now based in Paris, France. Formed more than 20 years ago as a trio and featuring several different members through the years, Heligoland is currently a duo of founders Steve Wheeler and Karen Vogt. Earlier this year, the band released its first full-length album in ten years, This Quiet Fire, after several EPs over the past decade. This Quiet Fire was produced, […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Powder Pink & Sweet is a Los Angeles-based dreampop band, which released its fourth single “Grey Day” in October. Created by Cris Verso as a solo project in 2016 with the single “Blue Sunshine,” on which Cris plays all of the instruments, Power Pink & Sweet has grown to become a quartet. Cris still conducts all of the songwriting and performs some of the lead instruments in addition to delivering […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EEP is the newly formed shoegaze band from El Paso, Texas. Big Sonic Heaven contributor BSH spoke to all five band members – Rosie Varela, Ross Ingram, Sebastian Estrada, Serge Carrasco, and Lawrence Brown III – following the release of their debut album “Death of a Very Good Machine.” Rosie is the lead singer and plays guitar and writes songs. Ross plays guitar and keyboards and handles most of […]
Uneasy Laughter is the sophomore album from L.A. post-punk trio Moaning. Released on Sub Pop records this past March, Uneasy Laughter finds the band exploring a new sonic direction, moving from the guitar-laden dreamscapes of their self-titled debut to adopt a synth-y 80’s sound.
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