Newgazer

I've said it before, and I will undoubtedly say it about a million times again, but I always hated Nirvana. I have always blamed them and the scruffy flannel wearing lot that followed in their musical wake for the death of shoegazer music. Blurry new-romantic inspired music from outfits like Ride are the soundtrack of my high school days. When the music was buried by anybody and everybody who wanted to pretend they were from Seattle, I was bitter to say the least.

I'm thrilled that there are a number of new bands coming out that seem to pick up right where the Rides, and the Lushes, and the Chapterhouses of the early 90s left off. The track posted here in the youtube vid is one of my favorites from the new batch of shoegazers. Road Meets Sky by The Fauns.

A month or so ago I had a very cool thing happen in my life. It was too much to go into here, but I will say it was one of those moments where I knew everything would be OK. Like, I really knew it. This song came on. It was one of those perfect moments forever associated with an obscure pop gem. For a moment I felt like I did when I was overcome by that rare optimism only teenagers seem able to muster. It was a great moment.