In the past year or two, there’s been a real resurgence in listeners for some of the great western shoegaze bands of the early 90’s. Cocteau twins, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, to name the big ones. But interestingly, the continued evolution of that dream pop, ethereal shoegaze sound has flown under the radar of most people. My goal today is to bring some recognition to one of my favorite bands that has carried that banner into the modern day, Field Mouse.
They come in with a whopping 1,000 monthly listeners on Spotify so it wont surprise me if you haven’t heard of them. but that’s fine, because I’m telling you now. My surprising discovery of Field Mouse happened when, on a vacation in Arizona I was at a record store and grabbed a vinyl that I thought had a cool cover from one of the bargain bins. That album turned out to be Field Mouse’s 2016 Hold Still Life.
When I finally got around to listening I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was really, really, really good shoegaze. AND IT WAS MODERN. I also couldn’t believe they weren’t huge. Since then I’ve recommended them to a few friends and every time I’ve once again checked those Spotify stats and been astounded that they hadn’t changed. So now I’m recommending them to you and hoping those stats do change.
Seriously, if you like MBV, LSD and the Search for God, Cocteau twins, or anything like that, and you want to listen to something you haven’t heard before that keeps the same sound while being fresh and new, give Hold Still Life a listen with a nice headset. If the first song doesn’t hook you I’ll say I’m sorry.
Thanks for reading.
Ps. The Vinyl is mixed way better than the Spotify tracks. if you can find one and don’t mind buying it, I totally recommend listening that way
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