Impose Magazine — There's something about 80s goth, 90s shoegaze, and 00s dream-pop that seems to hold the same nostalgia through each decade. From The Cure to My Bloody Valentine, through The Radio Dept., the wave of lonely dreamers presses on. Beginning the new de... more info

Guardian Music — Whoever invented 'forlorntronica' has a worthy successor in this Swedish purveyor of bedroom bliss-popHometown: Stockholm.The lineup: Christian Niva (vocals, music).The background: Christian Niva is a Swede who could pass as a Mancunian, or also a Ca... more info

Guardian Music — (Club AC30)Texas trio Ringo Deathstarr aren't just fans of British shoegaze royalty such as the Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine, they've basically created a "How To" guide in their debut album, Colour Trip. Guitars are drenched in reverb... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offAlexis Jordan Good Girl At just 14, Alexis Jordan made her name in the US on America's Got Talent, warbling her way through Whitney's I Have Nothing. Four years later and s... more info

Guardian Music — Formed by childhood friends with a shared love for guitars and fuzz and melody, Yuck are proof that lo-fi rock is in rude healthIn a guitar-strewn flat in London's Shoreditch, the four-piece guitar band are discussing the widely reported extinction ... more info

Guardian Music — Cardiacs singer Tim Smith suffered a heart attack and a paralysing stroke two years ago, and musicians are now flocking to cover his strange, unique songs to help fund his treatmentIn June 2008, Cardiacs singer Tim Smith attended the last night of My... more info

Stereogum — “Belong” is the title track from the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart’s forthcoming Flood produced/Alan Moulder mixed second album. Those guys previously brought you records by Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, My Bloody Valentine, U2, and PJ Har... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — “So High” is the new single from Austin, Texas band Ringo Deathstarr. It’s a song buried with reverb and feedback. If you like My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain, you’re going to love this young band. Check out the music video f... more info

Guardian Music — (Loog/Universal)Great things are expected of Chapel Club, and it's easy to hear why. The epic Surfacing adapts the lyrics to 1930s standard Dream a Little Dream of Me (a 60s hit for the Mamas and the Papas) within walls of post-punk guitar. Another s... more info

Guardian Music — This lot specialise in surging, shimmering synth-pop refracted through waves of My Bloody Valentine guitar hazeHometown: Nottingham.The lineup: John Sampson (vocals, instruments), Peter Sampson (drums), Jonathon Spittlehouse (guitar), Andrew Wright (... more info