Elizabeth Klisiewicz
I am a lifelong fan of music, and started delving into more unusual forms in my teens. Though the classics (Beatles, Stones) have always informed my tastes, I built my passion for music on those early influences. First it was hard rock and metal in the 70s and early 80s, then it morphed into folk rock, punk, psychedelia, post punk, shoegaze, and dream pop. I also enjoy synth pop, classical, jazz, electronic, post rock, and ambient music. I currently host a radio show on Eardrumbuzz Radio and also contribute to this site and Big Takeover Magazine (print and web).
Articles by Elizabeth Klisiewicz
It’s a sylvan daydream, like forest bathing except with the therapeutic power of music.
The band traffics in drawn out psychedelic, sonic dreams.
This collection brings it all together and works as an historical perspective of a talented group that teetered on the edge of stardom.
It is not ear candy by any means, but it will challenge you and unfold in unexpected ways if you give it time.
An infusion of hammering metal and punk interspersed with Emille’s vocals, sounding a bit like Siouxsie in spots.
It’s perfectly brilliant as it unfolds in cosmic glory, a reflection of what Americana should be.
Elizabeth Klisiewicz caught up with Adam Franklin from the Swervedriver to talk about their influences, origins, side projects and more.
If you missed this album the first time like I did, run out and get this straight away. Superb work from a band who came back to us in a big way!
The band has dealt with mental health and insecurities and has spun those issues into deftly rendered skeins of golden dream pop.
This is a great record, one that every fan of great indie pop music should check out and savour.
It is lovely and moving and anyone who enjoys excellent production coupled with the musical chops this fellow has cannot go wrong.
A hazy melange of psych and dream pop, but coloured with other musical flavours. It is a kaleidoscopic journey start to finish, drawing you into its silvery-veined aural cavity.
This is a fantastic live album for all fans of New Model Army, orchestral pop, and deeply meaningful lyrics from a master poet. Terrific work!
The band definitely is dialled in to the darker side of psych, but offer it up with sunny melodies, exactly the sort of music I latch onto.
It has hooks that will reel you in and contains the requisite gauzy layers meshed with kickin’ guitar lines.
A great, somewhat different new release from these dream pop/shoegaze stalwarts, and one I can recommend highly.
There are strains of folk, chamber pop, dream pop, and psych pop interwoven in this release, and all of it is lovely.
A fine collection of covers by the always reliable and excellent KVB. Highly recommended!
