Archive - First Revival

An interview with Tripping Daisy

Frontman Tim DeLaughter talks about the Dallas band's unlikely return, his complex relationship with “i Got a Girl,” getting mocked by Beavis …

Jul 17 •

New band alert: thistle.

One of the many things I never saw coming with the popularity of shoegaze was to see a whole new pack of subgenres emerge from what is essentially a…

Jul 10 •

June 2025

An interview with Steve Queralt

The shoegaze legend talks going solo for the first time, getting Lush's Emma Anderson to sing instead of him, flirting with electronic music, and why…

Jun 12 •

May 2025

An interview with The Tubs

Frontman Owen "O" Williams discusses his music's powerful effect on 40something males, working with energy vampires, singing in chipmunk voices and…

May 15 •

New band alert: Softie

Four years must feel like a lifetime for a musician when it comes to putting out new music.

May 8 •

April 2025

New band alert: Bedridden

“Riffage” is not a word I’ve used for a very long time, but it’s one I’ve had a lot of fun with in the past as a writer.

Apr 10 •

An interview with Glare

The Texas shoegazers discuss finally releasing their debut album, downsizing to a four-piece, how MySpace needs to make a comeback, and why hardcore and…

Apr 3 •

March 2025

New band alert: Glazyhaze

I can count the number of bands I have heard of from Venice, Italy on one finger.

Mar 20 •

An interview with bdrmm

Jordan Smith talks about the band's transformative third album, 'Microtonic', avoiding the shoegaze tag, why being from Hull is good for them, and what…

Mar 6 •

February 2025

An interview with Cloakroom

The Indiana trio discuss their new album, 'Last Leg of the Human Table', writing shorter songs for shorter attention spans, no longer embarrassing their…

Feb 27 •

New band alert: Mo Dotti

There have been so many cool artists to materialize from this wonderful shoegaze renaissance we are experiencing, but if I have one gripe it’s that this…

Feb 20 •

An interview with Kestrels

Chad Peck talks about how a beaten up, old pedal helped him record the new Kestrels LP, teaching English to high schoolers who love MBV, being Ash's…

Feb 13 •

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