The Depreciation Guild - Blue Lily [shoegaze, chiptune]

The Depreciation Guild was an American shoegaze band active from 2005-2011. One notable aspect of this band's music is its fusion of chiptunes, the 8-bit style sound reminiscent of older video games, and the shoegaze genre. That aspect was much more prominent in their first album In Her Gentle Jaws (2007). In their second album Spirit Youth (2009), however, the instrumentals seemed to have shifted their focus more on traditional rock instruments, though the chiptune feel is still there blended (very smoothly, I might add) in the background.

I was disappointed when I found out that this group had disbanded in early 2011, but was pleasantly surprised, as said in a previous post, when I had found out that the frontman of The Depreciation Guild, Kurt Feldman, was still active in the shoegaze scene as the drummer of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, which has a similar feel musically and lyrically,  though without the chiptune aspect.

Anyway, long rant aside, this is "Blue Lily" from the second, and last, album Spirit Youth.