The Music Blog of the Infonistacrat!

A couple weeks ago, I did a shoegaze post, and in the process got back in touch with my love for Swervedriver. For some reason, dreampop, and it’s shoegaze offspring, is one of those genre’s I get really get hot and cold about. I go for a long time, and think nothing of it. Then I hear a song from Swervedriver, or My Bloody Valentine or even the Swirlies, and BAM!, it’s back on. So for the past few weeks, I’ve been listening to a lot of dreampop and shoegaze. So it’s only natural I would do a list on it here.

Here’s a little irony for you all. This blog, as you all can tell, is mainly centered around music from the 80’s in general, and a lot of it is from the mid-80’s in particular. My daughter was born in 1985, in the midst of one of the great musical decades ever. Well, this weekend, I am heading to watch her graduate from college. A prouder person there won’t be on Saturday. It all makes my head spin, and puts a frame around the time between then and now. Amazing.

1. Slowdive - Alison
2. Lush - Manneguin
3. Pale Saints - True Coming Dream
4. My Bloody Valentine - Emptiness Inside
5. Swervedriver - Rave Down
6. The Dream Academy - The Edge Of Forever
7. The Swirlies - Sarah Sitting
8. Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic
9. The Boo Radleys - Alone Again
10. Chapterhouse - Rain
11. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
12. Cocteau Twins - For Phoebe Still a Baby
13. Red House Painters - I Am A Rock
14. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Totally Natural