Our featured album this week is “Collider“, the new record by South Wales-based psychedelic/alt band Soundwire.
The follow-up to their 2019’s self-titled debut album was also mixed and produced by Thighpaulsandra (Spiritualized / Coil / Hawkwind) and mastered by Ian Button (Death In Vegas). Throughout its 10 tracks, the record blends elements of neo-psych, krautrock, lo-fi effects and shoegaze, creating a mesmerizing sonic journey that captivates listeners from start to finish.
Soundwire are a psychedelic/alternative band based in South Wales/Bristol, UK. Formed by former Sweetest Ache vocalist Simon Court and guitarist Peter Moore, their unique and exploratory sound developed drawing inspiration from the fuzzy riffs of 60’s US garage-punk, the motor-rhythms and guitar-synth fusion of 70’s ‘krautrock’, and the reverb-drenched, hypnotic sonic stylings of the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Death In Vegas, and many more.
Favourite tracks: Connexions, Heretic, Another Sun, Hollow Temple, Shake The Fever, One Day Too, Satellite…
Collider is out now through Sister 9 Recordings in association with Little Cloud Records (USA). GRab it here and stream it below.
Tracklist:
- Connexions
- Heretic
- Kill The Lights
- Another Sun
- Hollow Temple
- Shake The Fever
- One Day Too
- Degrees Of Separation
- Satellite
- Everything Is Real
Soundwire have played extensively throughout the UK, including at the Bristol Harbour Festival, Swansea Fringe, and Under The Bridge all-dayer in Bristol, and have been regular performers at Cardiff Psych and Noise Festival and The Strange Daze Festival in Cardiff.
SOUNDWIRE are:
Simon Court: Vocals, Percussion
Peter Moore: Guitar, Programming, Backing Vocals
David Jones: Guitar
Adam Freeman: Bass Guitar
Richy Lee: Drums, Percussion
Photo taken from the band’s Facebook page
