Starting off with an obvious fact, there hasn't been a shortage of bands similar to *Shimmering Stars* in independent music in recent years now. To be more specific, the kind of acts whose sounds are cobbled together from pieces of everything from girl-groups and doo-wop to r&b; and the earnest...

Norwegian-based quartet 120 Days will release their long-awaited return with followup sophomore LP '120 Days II' on March 5th with Splendour (Of Montreal / Casiokids, His Clancyness/Stars">Shimmering Stars). STREAM THE ENTIRE ‘120 DAYS II’ ALBUM http://soundcloud.com/120-days/120-days-120-days-ii 120...

So we reach another Friday. Its cold and wet here in Brisbane, and Im feeling a little maudlin. Ill perk up very soon, what with tonight's stellar Sonic Masala Presents... show and all, but I thought Id end off the week with this. I mentioned earlier this week Shimmering Stars' cover of Jason Molina's 'Hold On, Magnolia', the closing track of the last album recorded under the Songs:Ohia moniker (and in my opinion by far the best thing he has ever done), The Magnolia Electric Co in 2003. I got to see Molina in his Magnolia Electric ...

Paris-based label Almost Musique have set up a 7" series that features new and unreleased material from new, promsing bands from all around the world. The most notable of these acts to appear in the series so far (to SM acolytes, at loeast) is Vancouver's Shimmering Stars , their throwback doo wop guitar pop never sounding better on this, their Ghosts Past EP. Furthermore, the band have a cover of the excellent 'Hold On, Magnolia' and are donating 10% of the proceeds to Jason Molina to help out with his financial and medical maladies, all the more reason to buy ...

"The best music is what you are going to listen to next" edition - "What has come to be known as indie music cannot be recorded and released in places where people are absolutely independen": un articolo un po' erratico, per così dire, di Joseph Fisher su PopMatters che forse non argomenta alla perfezione ma centra comunque un punto importante: " My Indie Is Not a Centerfold, Nor Is It Indie ". - Il futuro della musica è nella "nuvola" e in tutti quei mirabolanti servizi di streaming di cui parliamo da mesi? Forse sì, se per futuro intendiamo uno scenario senza soldi . - Amate ...

SHIMMERING STARS Violent Hearts [ Almost Musique - 2011 ] Genere: pop-rock Similar Artists:… PILLS ‘N’ THRILLS & BELLYACHES: Febbraio 2012, PT.1 pubblicato su Indie For BUNNIES

By Trevor Meyer Shimmering Stars come to us from Merritt, British Columbia. “Hold on Magnolia” is an ambient slow burner that manages to shine as a bright light amongst the modern, oversaturated shoegaze scene. Originally written by Jason Molina, this tune draws inspiration from some of the classic early 60’s artists such as Del Shannon and [...]

“When I See You Again” is rough around all of the right edges. Like it’s big and loud but also packs some pretty cool vocal elements. When was the last time you heard such an awesome round in a rock and roll song? “When I See You Again” is previewed from Shimmering Stars forthcoming Ghosts [...]

Last we heard from Vancouver's gloomy sock-hop revivalists Shimmering Stars , they had a split 7" out with dream-pop outfit His Clancyness . On March 5, Almost Musique will release a new EP from the band, Ghosts Past , which will feature the title track and this new one backed by a cover of Songs: Ohia 's "Hold on Magnolia". 10% of the EP's proceeds will be donated to the Jason Molina Medical Fund, which goes towards helping the S:O/Magnolia Electric Co. frontman with his current financial and personal issues (you can learn more about the fund here ). MP3 ...

120 Days have been playing together since 2001 and their debut took them around the world, from America, where they signed with Vice Records, to Japan, where they played to crowds of 17,000+. It won them two Norwegian Grammys and was not only critically acclaimed but also commercially successful. Five years on and they've learned a lot, done a lot, and written a lot. And it all shows up on their new record 120 Days II . Darker and a bit tougher than their debut, the new stuff is sure to widen their fan base and wreak some havoc ...

I'm looking at a bunch of best of lists to help me catch up on any music I missed this year, such as Tim Sendra's on the All Music Guide . That's where I found this fine '60s throwback from Canada's Shimmering Stars. The band's influences include the Everly Brothers and Del Shannon as well as "anxiety issues" and "anti-socialness."

On garde l'idée de fond - bien éculée - (le top) mais on change la forme. J'ai planqué mes 15 "tops" groupes de cette année là dedans. Qu'est ce qu'on rigole. Evidemment il n'y a rien à gagner mais le premier à avoir trouvé les 15 groupes/artistes peut se manifester par mail (allaboutad(at)hotmail(point)fr) , il aura tous les honneurs. Indice : Dirty Beaches se trouve dans ce top. Je me vois dans l'obligation de vous le dire puisqu'il est caché sous le nom "DITRY Beaches".  Edit : Il aura fallu une heure à ...

Tired of lists yet? Sadly I’m not - never have been, never will. So here’s another - highly subjective – albums-of-the-year list to throw on the December scrapheap. This year in addition to the ten below, this year I’ve enjoyed albums from Asva , Awesome Wells , Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo , Beirut , Benjamin Shaw , Bright Eyes , Richard Buckner , Euros Childs , Comet Gain , Jonnie Common , The Decemberists , Dirty Beaches , Doomed Bird of Providence , Eat Lights Become Lights , Christopher Eatough , Emmy The Great , God’s Little Eskimo , Girls Names , H Hawkline , Half Man Half Biscuit , Hannah Peel , Herman Dune , Invisible Elephant ...

Shimmering Stars sont une formation canadienne signée sur Almost Musique et Hardly Art. Violent Hearts est leur premier album. En voyant la pochette, on ne sait pas trop à quoi s'attendre, à vrai dire elle ne donne que peu d'indications sur la musique que l'on va trouver sur ce 33 tours. Le premier morceau renseigne bien mieux, les Shimmering Stars ont décidé de faire revivre le son innocent et frais des 50s mais avec une approche définitivement moderne. Suivant les traces de formations comme Tennis, Spectrals, Best Coast et d'autres ils donnent leurs propres versions des ...

Norwegian-based quartet 120 Days have announced their long-awaited return with followup sophomore LP 120 Days II, set for a March 6th release with Splendour (of Montreal/Casiokids, His Clancyness/Stars">Shimmering Stars). The band debuted a new video for their first single "Osaka" as part of Club Mod, a...