10 great Vashti Bunyan covers by indie artists
From Feist + Ben Gibbard to Fever Ray to Beck to Lush to Cassandra Jenkins, here are 10 of our favorite Vashti Bunyan covers.
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Pale Saints’ majestic second album ‘In Ribbons’ turns 30
Pale Saints were in some ways the ultimate 4AD band of the label's original era, combining the ethereal beauty of The Cocteau Twins, the roar of Pixies, and the off-kilter quirk of Throwing Muses...
Indie Basement (7/23): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Piroshka (ex Lush, Elastica, Moose), Mega Bog, Anika, Lou Hayter (New Young Pony Club), Omni's Philip Frobos, and more.
Piroshka (ex Lush, Moose, Elastica) prep 2nd album, share “Scratching at the Lid”
Piroshka is Miki Berenyi (Lush), KJ McKillop (Moose), Justin Welch (Elastica) and Mick Conroy (Modern English). The band's second album, ‘Love Drips & Gathers,‘ will be out in July on Bella Union.
Listen to Future Islands, Bradford Cox, Jenny Hval & more cover 4AD classics
4AD‘s 40th anniversary album ‘Bills & Aches & Blues‘ features the label's current roster covering classic from their catalog.
Big Thief, Breeders, Future Islands & more cover 4AD artists for label’s 40th anniversary
‘Bills & Aches & Blues‘ features 18 artists from 4AD's current roster covering songs from throughout the label's 40 years, including Jenny Hval, Aldous Harding, US Girls, Bradford Cox, Efterklang, and more.
The 20 Best Shoegaze EPs of the early-’90s
The EP was the perfect format for the original shoegaze scene, allowing bands to stretch out...but not too much. Here are the best Extended Plays of the early '90s era.
Cocteau Twins’ vast influence lives on :: 24 great artists they’ve inspired
The influence of the Cocteau Twins goes well beyond dreampop and shoegaze.
Indie Basement: Top 30 Albums of 1990
From shoegaze to Madchester, pop and hip hop, Sonic Youth to Cocteau Twins, it's Indie Basement's Top albums of 1990.
Bill’s Indie Basement (1/3): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: C90 takes C86 into a new decade, a collaboration between The Auteurs' Luke Haines & R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, and Peter Strickland's delightfully weird film In Fabric.