Listed on Post-Punk.com’s 100 most essential dream pop releases ever, Closedown stand out as one of the most curiously overlooked.

Los Angeles dream merchants return with a re-release of classic tracks initially from the 1994 debut ‘Nearfield’. This new interpretation entitled ‘Dissolve’ includes different mixes and a never-before-heard track, ‘Skywards’. Listed on Post-Punk.com’s 100 most essential dream pop releases ever, Closedown stand out as one of the most curiously overlooked. This four-piece from Los Angeles was one of America’s earliest shoegaze bands; some even say they were the first. Emerging from currents of drenching spectral etherealism, Closedown pin you down permanently with swelling whirlpools of brilliant sounds. The comparison to other bliss-rock bands is inevitable, yet such analogies overlook the uniqueness of Closedown’s musical conception.

J Battle – Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Fernando Benitez – Bass, EFX
James Moran – Drums
Scott McDonald – Guitars

Recorded/Written: 1992-1993
All tracks by Closedown.
Mastered by Simon Scott (SPS Mastering)

Track Listing

• Decryption
• Red Oval
• Sunangel Summer
• Skywards
• Bumblebee
• Empyreal
• Aquila
• Moon

Additional Details

Label:painted air

Genre:Alternative/Punk

Run Time:40:46 mins

Region:0

Release Date:07/11/25

UPC:760137184829