Debuting in 2014 with a promising 4 track EP ‘Invitation to Hold’, it was the band’s full length ‘Space’, released in 2016, that set them apart. The 9 song collection was bathed in noise and reverb, showed a profound love for all this shoegaze, but was delivered with a raw punk energy, exposing the 5 piece’s hardcore roots. The band toured the UK and Europe with band as Touché Amoré, Basement, Citizen and Pup, supported Minor Victories and Editors in their home turf Belgium and got to play acclaimed festivals as Pukkelpop and Cactus.
For the follow up to ‘Space’ – set for release later this year – the band debunked to London and teamed up with producer Andy Savours. The manual for the new album instructed songs over volume. Still not shying away from loud overwhelming guitars, Newmoon wanted to condense their sound. More Oasis, less My Bloody Valentine… But as this first new release shows, a leopard never changes it spots.
What a wonderful album! MOLLY levitates somewhere between Sigur Rós, Low and is certainly something for fans of the critically acclaimed Cigarettes After Sex. Dream Pop / Shoegaze at its best! reisender27
Such a dreamy, ethereal and haunting sound. It's shoegaze perfection with the added bonus of great lyrics. This is one album in constant rotation - never falls off. Dartmouth Diva 🌟
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021