The Band Who Fell to Earth

CLAIRECORDS ARTISTS SCIFLYER TO RELEASE ENERGIZER, AN EP OF PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED TRACKS, 9/11/15

File Under: Shoegaze, indie pop, dream pop

You may or may not have seen or heard suggestions that shoegaze is back with burgeoning vigor --not that it ever really went anywhere in the first place. Steve Kennedy, guitarist and singer for the Alameda, CA-based trio Sciflyer, has always maintained that the band’s otherworldly dream-pop creations originate “somewhere in the ether.” It’s an apt descriptor as the group prepares to slip the surly bonds of earth once again. The time has come to tune in, turn on, plug in, and blast off.

Not long after Sciflyer’s third Clairecords release, They Only Believe in the Moon, arrived in 2014, Kennedy rummaged through its archives and unearthed a batch of tracks that were, for various and sundry reasons, never given proper issuance. The never-released “Energizer” and “You're From The Ocean” accompany “Beyond The Event Horizon,” a live recording taped in Las Vegas in 2003;  “Time Bomb,” which was nudged off of 2005’s The Age of Lovely, Intimate Things at the last minute; and “Letting Go of Everything,” a leftover track from They Only Believe in the Moon. This collection of sought-after tunes makes Energizer another essential offering from the Band Who Fell to Earth.

DISCOGRAPHY

2001- Sciflyer CD (out of print)

2003- Fair Weather Karma CD/LP

“Propulsive and visceral yet unerringly melodic, Sciflyer's debut is a juggernaut ride to the ravedown.” –Magnet

2005- The Age of Lovely, Intimate Things CD

“For a shoegazer fan, Sciflyer’s newest LP, The Age of Lovely, Intimate Things is pure gold, baby!” – Delusions of Adequacy

2014- They Only Believe in the Moon CD

"It's a blessing this record has finally seen the light of day because it's downright monstrous!" – The Big Takeover