Magic Shoppe — Resurrection Machine
Released September 12, 2025
From Boston, Massachusetts
Noisegaze / Shoegaze
With Resurrection Machine, Boston’s Magic Shoppe dive headfirst into the heart of shoegaze, delivering a five-track EP that is as hypnotic as it is explosive. The record thrives on extremes — walls of distortion rising like tidal waves, feedback melting into layers of reverb, and guitars that dominate with unrelenting force. Yet beneath the haze lies a melodic core, giving the music both its urgency and its addictive pull.
Resurrection Machine feels like a bridge between eras: the raw, abrasive textures of the early ’90s collide with the sharper, modern edge of today’s noisegaze scene. There are echoes of My Bloody Valentine’s overwhelming density and Swervedriver’s restless drive, but also nods to contemporary innovators like Nothing and DIIV. Magic Shoppe channel these influences into something unmistakably their own — dense, loud, and emotionally charged.
The decision to keep the sound unpolished heightens its impact. Instead of smoothing out the rough edges, the band leans into the grit, embracing a garage-born energy that makes the EP feel alive, breathing, and dangerously immediate. Every chord progression cuts through the fog with clarity, pulling the listener deeper into its swirl.
More than just an exercise in volume, Resurrection Machine is a statement of intent: shoegaze that is immersive, textured, and unapologetically visceral. It’s music made to overwhelm, to envelop, and, above all, to be played loud.
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