Los Angeles-bred '90s heroes return after
18-year absence
With all due
respect, shoegaze's history wasn't written by English bands alone. Out in Los
Angeles, a group called Medicine were adding to the '90s art form in their own
way, tempering all that guitar wash and rhythmic drone with bright, psychedelic
notions and unexpected shifts in arrangement. Though prolific founder Brad
Laner released an album under the Medicine name (The Mechanical Forces of Love,
featuring accompaniment from Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee) the band's
original lineup has been inactive for the past 18 years. On August 6, they'll
release their first new set of songs together since 1995's Her Highness…
