Statuesque - Meltdown Disney

Look Back In Anger: One of the least well known, and probably most under appreciated acts I've ever been turned onto is Statuesque. One man virtuoso, Stephen Manning, has been producing delicately intricate guitar pop since the mid 90s, yet a simple Google search yields almost nothing about him and his music. Statuesque is Manning's transcendental passage through early 80s College Rock to early 90s fuzz. Like a super combo group of The Field Mice and Starflyer 59, or something. Whether this is for you or not, the dude's riff game is on point. Don't have a cow, just meltdown Disney style w/ Statuesque.

I'll Be Staring at My Feet For Christmas

When it comes to shoegaze one of my favorite 90s bands is Starflyer 59. Their first album "Silver" redefined trembling guitars forever and since then they have released about 10albums. This November they finally came out with a new LP entitled "Dial M." I've only heard a few of the tracks on myspace, but it sounds promising. Anywho because everyone who writes on this blog is half Christian by default I decided its time for an Xmas tune. So here's Starflyer doin a Phil Spector-esque version of "I'll Be Home For Christmas," so enjoy..don't worry I'll post "The Chanukah Song" next week or something, to represent our other collective half.


If you want to hear some of the new stuff check out: MySpace.com/Starflyer59