blue heron holy ghost - shining through (2025)

As in shoegazey music I often look very closely at the quality of sound, DIY solo acts are particularly difficult for me to assess. I take into consideration how difficult it is to achieve the sound one can have in mind, so those artists have equal(ish) opportunities. And Michael from Tennessee, better known as blue heron holy ghost is a perfect example of an artist who should be given a chance.

I'm not saying the music he does is not good. But (I hope he'd agree), it could be better given better conditions. I like what he does with the backgrounds of his tracks: they are deliciously noisy in an abstract, cosmic way, they don't overwhelm, but are certainly visible. The soft, melancholic vocals are the bedroom shoegaze template and certainly feel right within the compositions. In his music, the slightly lo-fi vibes not only are not a problem, I'd say they add to the atmosphere of a noisy dream.

shining through costs 7 USD.

Check: In My Head

Country: Tennessee, US

Genre: bedroom shoegaze

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