First Post Ever- Irish Shoegazer's band and Nights on the Town

I proclaim last night's one of the best 'shoegazer' bands' shows I have been to in a very long time. Aloft Records and Loveless Music Group put on a great show. The lineup included Monocle, Soundpool, Butterfly Explosion, So L'il, and Misty Roses and a few DJ's. All of the bands were very amusing but Soundpool and Butterfly Explosion blew me away. Soundpool, on one hand, was an unexpected orgasm to my ears. Each song was a throbbing pinnacle of musical madness.

Similarly, was the Butterfly Explosion 'musical madness'. However, instead of throbbing the music was more rhythmic and better put together. The singer's voice was drowned out by the guitars and keyboards for a melodic symphony conducted by the drummer and the keyboards. Their music is airier than Soundpool but both bands The Butterfly Explosion's singer reminded me of Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley with an Irish accent. Which in my opinion is NOTHING to be ashamed of. The Butterfly Explosion with be playing again in New York on April 3rd at the Mercury Lounge in New York City.


Shoegaze or Shoegazer is a form of U.K. Indie and a form of Anti-punk. The term comes from the fact that those in Shoegazer bands would spend more time looking at the pedals of their effect pedals than looking and interacting with the audience. Bands like The Butterfly Explosion are considered 'Nu-gaze'.



Pictures will be posted in due time.








http://www.soundpoolmusic.com/
http://www.butterflyexplosion.com/