Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989)

 

Another fantastic album by Galaxie 500. This version is the 1997 reissue with bonus tracks from the Blue Thunder EP, including a cover of "Ceremony" by Joy Division/New Order.

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Galaxie 500 - Today (1988)

Debut album by Galaxie 500. Simple and minimal, yet atmospheric and beautiful. One of my all-time favourites.

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M83 - Run Into Flowers (2003)

Single from the album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. Contains three remixes.

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Official site.

Cocteau Twins - Victorialand (1986)

Excellent album by pioneers of the dream pop sound, Cocteau Twins. Reverberant, dreamy, and ambient music.

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Official site.

Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth & Collected Works (1980)

Three disc complitation album by the excellent—but very short-lived—Young Marble Giants. The first disc is their first and only proper album, Colossal Youth; the second is a collection of their EPs and singles; the third is a 1980 Peel Session recording. Their entire discography, in fact. Essential.

Check it out: part one, part two, part three.

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Arab Strap - Elephant Shoe (1999)

 

Third album by Arab Strap. Languid and pensive pop songs. An excllent listen.

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Label page.

Aves - Demo (2009)

Instrumental demos. There are only three songs but they are worth listening to.

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Official Myspace.

Moose - Honey Bee (1994)

 

Moose's second album, which saw them departing from their shoegaze influences and coming into a style of pop music distinctly their own. Very good.

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Moose - Sonny and Sam EP (1991)

 

Debut EP by Moose. A compilation of their earliest singles, which are renowned for having the most shoegaze/dream pop influence of any of their output.

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Adorable - Against Perfection (1993)

 

Debut album by alternative rock/shoegaze group Adorable. A self-proclaimed "glamour pop" band, their sound is just that. No better way to describe it.

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Sigur Rós & Steindór Andersen - Rímur EP (2001)

 

Limited edition EP by Sigur Rós, sold at their 2001 spring tour. Features Steindór Andersen reading traditional Icelandic epic poetry over the band's original compositions.

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Official site.

Fulflej - Wack-Ass Tuba Riff (1996)

Great (and only) album by the relatively unknown Fulflej. If you liked Catherine you will most likely enjoy this.

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Forest Fire - Psychic Love Star EP (2007)

Debut EP by Forest Fire. Experimental, with a much more lo-fi sound than their debut album Survival.

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Official site.

Jesu - Silver EP (2006)

The great shoegazey EP by Jesu. Very nice textured sound. This is the Japanese edition with two bonus tracks that are different mixes of Wolves and Silver.

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Official site.

The Cancer Conspiracy - The Cancer Conspiracy EP (2001)

Debut EP by The Cancer Conspiracy. Two studio tracks and a live track.

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