San Carol – “pay no mind”
San Carol has been dubbed the “French King of Shoegaze” and for good reason – his latest single, “pay no mind,” is a transcendent slice of the blissed-out genre. Pairing siren-sound guitar noise with bongos (which, to my knowledge, is atypical of most shoegaze compositions), San Carol weaves a wild, almost 90s-influenced web, equally reminiscent of both Beck and My Bloody Valentine. The chorus is the real payoff here, with a ruthlessly catchy melody that never sacrifices that far-off, mysterious shoegaze vocal we all love so much. Check out “pay no mind” via the YouTube embed below, or, add it to your shoegaze-y playlist on Spotify.