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B side songs
About
Love Pedals is a psych-shoegaze album by The Stargazer Lilies, released on August 22, 2025, through a joint partnership between Little Cloud Records, Floravinyl Records, and Shore Dive Records.
The official album biography and sonic profile highlight several key themes:
Creative Vision and Sound Direction
- Heavy Sonic Gravity: The album marks a shift toward a darker, weightier "doomgaze" aesthetic. It pairs immense, fuzzed-out density with celestial, dream-pop melodies.
- Hallucinatory Atmospheres: Music critics describe the record's atmosphere as seeping and coiling around listeners, pulling them into a "pollen-lit sky". [1]
- Signature Production: The band continues to emphasize their hallmark panoramic experience, driven by John Cep’s otherworldly, molten guitar styling and Kim Field’s reverb-drenched, ethereal vocals.
Background and Context
- The Partnership: Real-life and musical partners Kim Field and John Cep trace their collaborative history back to the electronic-shoegaze project Soundpool. [1, 2]
- Critical Reception: The album was highly celebrated in the underground psych-rock community, ultimately voting onto the top albums of the year lists by major shoegaze communities.
Track Listing
The record consists of 8 main tracks (plus regional radio edits):
- Ambient Light
- Love Radio Show
- Perfect World
- By Your Side
- Shining Yellow
- Heaven Knows
- Trans Med
- Hold Tight
Lyrics
| Title | Lyrics |
|---|---|
| Ambient Light | Ambient Light
You swept me from My gazing feet Like Marshalls roaring In my heartbeat Your heavy vibe Was bitter sweet Two ex-pair of mentals Now complete
I will stay Cus’ it feels right We’ll drone in harmony In the ambient light
I will stay And hold you tight While we psych out In the ambient light
There’s no question That the one I found Vibe has hit me Like a wall sound Reverberating Deep down in my soul You chill me out And make me feel whole
I will stay With you tonight We’ll get our gaze on In the ambient light
We will stay Here overnight And do some bedroom pop In the ambient light |
| Love Radio Show | Love Radio Show
Somewhere In my zone A sweet soul Is listening alone Out there In my range Is one who’s beautiful And strange
So tune in the magic hour To the signal up above Beaming from the broadcast tower Sending frequencies of love Transmitting with flower power On the air to let you know Love can grow On the radio show My world Spins only for you Where ever you are Be it near or far This is dedicated to you To request me You know where I’ll be
So tune in the magic hour To the signal up above Beaming from the broadcast tower Sending frequencies of love Transmitting with flower power On the air so you will know Love can grow And grow On the radio show
On the love radio show |
| Perfect World | Perfect World
Love would rule Nothing be cruel No one would hurt Or feel like dirt Every soul Honest and true Each moment Fresh and new
Oooooo In a perfect world Rainbows swirled Blue and green twirled Oooooo In a perfect world Space time curled And rainbows swirled Oooooo
Poverty would be no more As would disease and making war All mistakes Could be undone Above all else Life would be fun |
| By Your Side | By Your Side
Pink candle shrine Or an Affirming sign One flame is shone Since I’m Here all alone Here alone
All the Companionless walks So many Partnerless talks Seven million in this town And just the one that needs to be found Only one who needs to be found
I wandered way far and wide For me to be by your side
I wandered way far and wide Only to be by your side
Wanting more than before Hoping there’s better in store Searching for one to adore So long Near misses And longing for kisses Places of centers For the search For the one Till they are found Won’t be done Till their heart is won
Separate from someone unknown |
| Shining Yellow | Shining Yellow
Swimming in clear blue Not gonna look back To yesterday Now everything’s new There’s nothing we lack For a better day
In this perfect weather That we’ve made it to In an endless summer I’m just there with you
Looks like the skies are changing The sun shining yellow Now that it’s looking lovely We’re both feeling mellow
We weathered the storm It’s time to adorn In beauty and in light Calming and warm A new era born Everything feels bright
In this total dream Clouded minds renewed Always and forever Beautiful and true
Looks like the skies are changing The sun shining yellow Now that it’s looking lovely We’re both feeling mellow |
| Heaven Knows | Heaven Knows
It always the same Ever so close but so far Bizarre Life I’ve lead It’s sort of a game That there is no way to win So grin And love loss
Haven knows Why it’s the path that I chose Heaven Know I’ve tried everything and it shows
It’s rarely the outcome I planned Or I hoped it would be For you And me Ever the weird one Can’t even conform To myself I need help To be fun
Haven knows Why it’s the path that I chose Heaven Know I’ve tried everything and it shows
God knows why With all I’ve been thought I still try God knows why I hang in there As time passes by |
| Trans Med | Trans Med
Sweet reverie Your state of glee Is my Transcendental Medication
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| Hold Tight | Hold Tight
If you figure it out If it comes to you You’re no long er in doubt Cause you had a breakthrough If epiphany comes And clarity show That everything’s one Don’t let it go
Hang on Hold tight |
Album Credits
The album Love Pedals by The Stargazer Lilies (released August 22, 2025) was written by John Ceparano and Kim Field, and recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by key collaborators.
Production & Songwriting
- Songwriters: John Ceparano (J Cep - BMI) and Kim Field (K Field - BMI)
- Recording and Production: John Ceparano
- Mixing and Mastering: James Aparicio
Labels
- U.S. Release: Little Cloud Records
- UK & EU Release: Shoredive Records (and Floravinyl Records) [1, 2]