Video Jam of the Day: The Nightblooms - “Blue Marbles”
October 15th, 2009 | 11:20 am est |
The Nightblooms don’t get a lot of mentions these days when people gush over the great shoegaze groups of yesteryear. Maybe it’s because the luckless Dutch quartet were stuck on the sad-sack Seed label. Maybe it’s because even though they were lumped in with the gauzy-pedal brigade they were more likely to rip the top of your head off than waste time gazing into their footwear. Check this video of “Blue Marbles,” a song from their eponymous 1992 album, for proof of that. They sound like Mudhoney with the girls from ABBA singing over the top. Really, they do! Add them to your list of ’90s bands to rediscover, and do your best to track the album down. You won’t be disappointed.






Excellent choice! I’ve always packed them with the 18th Dye for a comparison. I wouldn’t consider them shoegazing for that respect. Their second album is also very worth looking for.