29
Dec
08

Estonians Rock Out and start a shoegazer pop post

…or at least Estonians Pia Fraus do.  I don’t know enough(read: any) other Estonian bands, but judging by the sound of Pia Fraus, I might need to correct that quickly.  I urge you to drop by their myspace page and check out their perfect pop songs in nice little shoegazer packages.  Fans of bands like the Radio Department might really enjoy this nice little find.

You Look Fine by Pia Fraus: this is apparently a fan video and not one from the band.  Those crazy fans and their cool looking videos.

Against the Tide by the Radio Department: another fan video…or more like setting personal videos to their music.

Uh oh, I feel a shoegazer overload coming on…

I know I’ll see you Again by A Place to Bury Strangers: okay, this one comes from the darker side of the street than the other two but I would still consider this a shoegazer influenced pop song.

Kim and Jessie by M83: as explained by lead songwriter Anthony Gonzales, “This track is about two teen girls lost in the forest and getting high on drugs. To me, its atmosphere is very similar to that of Charles Burns’ comics [series], Black Hole. “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears was also a great influence for this song.”

Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears: Did someone say Tears for Fears?  This is a reward for sitting through 4 videos of shoegazer influenced pop.  You deserve it – now sing along!


3 Responses to “Estonians Rock Out and start a shoegazer pop post”


  1. 1 Ali
    December 31, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    yes, yes, meh, yes, of course yes. really digging the pia fraus stuff.

  2. 2 Ali
    January 10, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    totally loving m83’s album.

  3. 3 benmeza
    January 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Ya, it made my best of 2008 list for sure. I should probably post my top list although almost all of them have been featured here already.


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