GRIEF MOP
RECORD: I Want To Pull The Sleep From Your Eyes
RELEASED: 10|09|2025
LABEL: Sunday Drive Records
COLOUR | EDITION: Eco Green, Limited to 200
FAVORITE TRACKS: I’D Prefer To Be Nobody, Strange World, Headhigh
PURCHASED: Deathwish
BAND DISCOVERED
Through promotion by Deathwish Records, I became aware of the band Grief Mop. In late summer 2025, they released their advance single Strange World, followed shortly afterwards in autumn by their debut album I Want To Pull The Sleep From Your Eyes. Since then, their dark songs—situated between emo, dream, and shoegaze—have been in regular rotation for me. However, Deathwish only handled the distribution; the credit as the responsible label belongs to the good folks at Sunday Drive Records. For Friends of Trauma Ray, Gleemer, Slow Blind, Glare.
WISH
Of course, to catch them live at some point and to own their 2024 EP You Were Right Here But So Far Away on vinyl.
GREET DEATH
Live at KEXP
00:35 country girl
06:05 motherfucker
11:06 love me when you leave
17:22 same but different now
WHERE IS MY TAPE DECK? – Volume 1
From time to time, as a kind of homage to the days when I used to sit in front of the stereo putting together mixtapes, I release a playlist of selected songs. It features artists and bands from this music blog, compiled with a small nostalgic touch.
That is, after all, the story behind the name „WHERE IS MY TAPE DECK?“.
HUM
RECORD: You’d Prefer An Astronaut
RELEASED: 12|08|2023
LABEL: Earth Analog Records
COLOUR | EDITION: Green Translucent , 2LP, 45rpm
FAVORITE TRACKS: Stars, Suicide Machine, Why I Like The Robins, I Hate It Too
PURCHASED: Underdog Recordstore
BAND DISCOVERED
The first time I discovered HUM was probably around 1995 during their original release of You’d Be An Astronaut and their presence at several MTV shows, mostly at 120 Minutes. The song Stars is, up to today, a hit. Until now, I had never owned a physical release. After an album hiatus of over 20 years, HUM released in 2020 the album Inlet, which catapulted the band back on my map.
BESIDES THAT
Because they aired at night, I recorded some MTV shows on VHS, like 120 Minutes or Headbangers Ball. Since I was still going to school, it was often impossible to fit into my daily schedule. Next day, I rewatched the videos, hooked up the video recorder to my tape deck, and made some mixtapes for my Walkman. HUM was one of the bands which I copied over.
GRIEF MOP
RECORD: I Want To Pull The Sleep From Your Eyes
RELEASED: 10|09|2025
LABEL: Sunday Drive Records
COLOUR | EDITION: Eco Green, Limited to 200
FAVORITE TRACKS: I’D Prefer To Be Nobody, Strange World, Headhigh
PURCHASED: Deathwish
BAND DISCOVERED
Through promotion by Deathwish Records, I became aware of the band Grief Mop. In late summer 2025, they released their advance single Strange World, followed shortly afterwards in autumn by their debut album I Want To Pull The Sleep From Your Eyes. Since then, their dark songs—situated between emo, dream, and shoegaze—have been in regular rotation for me. However, Deathwish only handled the distribution; the credit as the responsible label belongs to the good folks at Sunday Drive Records. For Friends of Trauma Ray, Gleemer, Slow Blind, Glare.
WISH
Of course, to catch them live at some point and to own their 2024 EP You Were Right Here But So Far Away on vinyl.
BUNNY TONIGHT
BAND DISCOVERED
I discovered Bunny tonight via an IG Story post from the band Glaring Orchid. Often the best source is simply to trust the musicians you like and who cater to your bubble of taste. No promotion pulled out of your fingers can compete with that.
CHARACTERISTICS THAT APPLY
noisey | experimental | diy | independent | distorted | melancholy
