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Frank Yang
@chromewaves.bsky.social
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Semi-Retired music blogger. Posts junk at http://spaceecho.chromewaves.net, posts concert photos new and old at https://www.instagram.com/chromewaves/

Likes shoegaze, post-punk, guitar pedals, vinyl, cats.
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The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time
The delicate experimentation of the band’s debut may not have chimed with the post-punk 1980s, but its durability makes this deluxe reissue thoroughly deserved
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November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Sorry: In Character
Having spent almost a decade building and expanding their wonderfully off-kilter musical world, on new album ‘COSPLAY’, London’s Sorry continue trying new things on for size.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Ladytron - "Kingdom Undersea" spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/26/l...
Ladytron - "Kingdom Undersea" - Space Echo
One eight-year hiatus aside, Ladytron have been pretty reliable over the past 25 years for releasing collections of sleek-yet-gritty electronic music that’s elevated by their affection for old school ...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani
One Mancunian bassist remembers another: Hook pays tribute to the ‘wonderful soul’ Gary Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician who has died aged 63
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November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The Making Of David Bowie's "Sound And Vision": "He encrypted everything with hidden meaning"
The inside story of David Bowie's hit single, "Sound And Vision", as told to Uncut by the musicians who played on it
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November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Check out Pulp's sultry cover of Johnny Cash's 'The Man Comes Around’
Pulp have shared a sultry cover of Johnny Cash's 'The Man Comes Around’, recorded for 'The Hack' series soundtrack.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The Floatings - "Colors" (live) spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/24/t...
The Floatings - "Colors" (live) - Space Echo
When Tokyo neo-gazers (their term, which I actually quite like) The Floatings pushed back the release of their debut album Flowering from late May citing “production circumstances”, I didn’t think too...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The Radio Dept. @ The Bell House, Brooklyn - May 2009 spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/21/t...
The Radio Dept. @ The Bell House, Brooklyn - May 2009 - Space Echo
Yesterday’s Radio Dept instagram post sent me down a little rabbit hole – never an unpleasant place to be – but one of the things I discovered was their official website, which I never knew about. To ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Babehoven & Squirrel Flower Cover Mojave 3's "My Life In Art": Listen
In 2000, Neil Halstead’s post-Slowdive band Mojave 3 released Excuses For Travellers, their third LP. That album includes “My Life In Art,” a seven-minute lullaby about a night in a Kansas strip club ...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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incoming:
Antarctigo Vespucci @ Lee’s Palace - February 1
Christopher Owens @ The Garrison - February 14
Gogol Bordello @ History - February 20
Pink Skies @ The Baby G - March 22
Sam Roberts @ Massey Hall - April 11
Olivia Dean @ Scotiabank Arena - August 5 (2nd show)
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Tributes paid after death of Stone Roses icon Mani, age 63: "Going to miss you so much"
Loving tributes have been paid after it was announced that legendary bassist Mani – of Stone Roses and formerly Primal Scream – has died, age 63.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Hatchie on 7 Things That Inspired Her New Album 'Liquorice' - Our Culture
We caught up with Hatchie to talk about intimacy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and other inspirations behind her new album Liquorice.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Lucid Express - "Something Blue" spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/19/l...
Lucid Express - "Something Blue" - Space Echo
Five years on from the release of their 2021 self-titled debut, Hong Kong dreampoppers Lucid Express have announced details of their second album, Instant Comfort, out February 20 of next year. Despit...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Velocity Girl announce '¡Simpatico!' remastered / expanded edition, share New Order "Your Silent Face" cover
'¡Simpatico! (Remastered and Expanded)' is out February 13 via Sub Pop and the double-LP set includes eight non-LP tracks from the era.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Crooked Fingers Announce New Album 'Swet Deth': Hear "Cold Waves" Feat. Mac McCaughan
Eric Bachmann hasn’t released an album under his Crooked Fingers moniker in nearly 15 years, but that’s about to change soon. Today the Archers Of Loaf frontman has announced Swet Deth, his first Croo...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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incoming:
Perfume Genius (duo) @ The Great Hall - April 8
The Growlers @ The Phoenix - April 19
Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman (solo) @ Massey Hall - April 25
“Weird Al” Yankovic @ Fallsview Casino - July 5
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The best songs by Saint Etienne, as chosen by Sarah Cracknell | Interview
Saint Etienne’s Sarah Cracknell walks BEST FIT through her personal highlights of the trio’s 35-year career.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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LSD and the Search for God - "Starting Over" spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/17/l...
LSD and the Search for God - "Starting Over" - Space Echo
San Franciscans LSD and The Search For God (and with their name and trippy psych-gaze, of course they’re from San Francisco) are one of the more beloved contemporary American shoegaze bands, and to my...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Hatchie Talks ‘Liquorice’, Jay Som, and Romance Films
Hatchie reveals how Jay Som collaboration shaped her raw, guitar-driven 'Liquorice', inspired by Cocteau Twins, Kylie Minogue, and classic romance cinema.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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incoming:
Of Monsters & Men @ History - December 5 (new date)
Maria Somerville @ TBD - March 19
Olivia Dean @ Scotiabank Arena - August 4
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Cocteau Twins @ September Sound Studio, Twickenham - May 1996 spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/14/c...
Cocteau Twins @ September Sound Studio, Twickenham - May 1996 - Space Echo
Can you think of a better way to close out the week than with an hour-plus of excellent-quality audio live Cocteau Twins? Maybe you can, but surely this is in the top five. In May 1996, in the midst o...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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incoming:
Sharp Pins @ Sneaky Dee’s - January 20 (new date, venue)
Andy Stott @ Mooi Space - May 8 (new date, venue)
Flyte @ The Great Hall - May 13 (new date, venue)
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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resharing this old blog post because the whole of "Lush: A Far From Home Movie" is now available to stream in its entirety on YouTube
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Lush: A Far From Home Movie - Space Echo
Home movies from first wave shoegaze bands and arthouse cinema streaming services don’t exactly go together like chocolate and peanut butter, but The Criterion Channel, in the USA and Canada, at least...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Pulp: Tiny Desk Concert
Jarvis Cocker croons, coos and dances his way through this career-spanning Tiny Desk with Pulp.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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sundayclub - "Bannatyne" spaceecho.chromewaves.net/2025/11/12/s...
sundayclub - "Bannatyne" - Space Echo
Two bands does not a scene make, but one can’t help notice that Winnipeg has produced two new acts that are staking their claim in the new Canadian shoegaze/dreampop acts to watch. Winnipeg’s Living H...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM