Shoegaze Survivors Continue Their Sonic Revival

Vancouver shoegazers MOVIELAND return with Now & Then, a vibrant new collection of songs via 604 Records. Following the acclaimed 2024 release Then & Now—a reissue that introduced MOVIELAND’s immersive soundscapes to a new generation—Now & Then showcases the band in full creative stride, blending their signature haze-drenched intensity with a renewed sense of exploration and immediacy. When 604’s Jonathan Simkin approached frontman Alan D. Boyd about reissuing the band’s early work through the label’s Decades initiative, Boyd saw an opportunity.

The result is Now & Then—a collection of songs written across years and continents, recorded between Boyd’s former studio in London and sessions in Edmonton and Vancouver.

Now & Then features the punchy lead single “Just a Second,” a tightly-wound alt-rock track clocking in at just over two minutes. The accompanying video—directed by Charlene Rule—features Boyd’s niece’s band DIVYNE, his nephew as the lead character, and archival footage from early 2000s New York. Other standouts include “Save My Soul,” first recorded on an 8-track in a Nottingham basement in 1998, now reimagined with vocals from Charlene Rule and guitar from Freddie Cowan; “C’mon Let’s Go,” a road trip anthem about chasing freedom and wide open space; and “Latin Quarter,” a swirling ode to Parisian nights and poetic obsession, featuring guitar by Rex Roulette and a crowd-pleasing video shot guerrilla-style in Paris.

Originally formed in 1991, MOVIELAND made their mark with immersive guitar textures, hypnotic rhythms, and melancholic melodies—traits that remain front and center on Now & Then. With nods to shoegaze pioneers like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, MOVIELAND’s sound continues to evolve without losing its emotional core.

D I S C O V E R
Label: https://www.604records.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MOVIELANDband
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/movielandband/
Bandcamp: https://movieland1990.bandcamp.com/
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VFQ1YUZsKowCvVfmyddsG
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@604Records

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