dream pop
PREMIERE: Graywave – ‘Like Heaven’: surging, solo dreampop beauty
GRAYWAVE is the upcoming one-woman musical project of Jess Webberley who, after being a member of various other bands, decided to strike out with her own collaboratively untainted version of what a cracking dream pop aesthetic might be. She followed her instincts; and a listen to the track we’re premiering here today, “Like Heaven”, and …
Track: The Besnard Lakes – Raindrops plus album news
The new single from Canadian band The Besnard Lakes is nothing short of magnificent. It has all the euphoria and pulse-racing joy you find in the works of bands like Sigur Ros, with Beach Boys/The Mamas and the Papas harmonies and a dream-like psychedelic shimmer reminiscent of The Verve or The Cocteau Twins. According to …
Album Review: Underground Lovers release surprise remix collection ‘Shadows’
Spanning their entire thirty career, the new collection of remixes from the legendary Underground Lovers is utterly sublime. It goes without saying that the flesh of a remix is only as good as the bones it is built on, and with the Underground Lovers you are assured that the foundations are phenominal. Many of the …
EP REVIEW: Pam Risourié – ‘Noctessa’
Noctessa is a shimmering and sonically diverse EP, playing out where dream pop meets blackgaze
SEE: Robbie & Mona – ‘Fidelity’: eerie dream pop from Pet Shimmers project
“FIDELITY” is the new single by the duo Pet Shimmers’ side project, Robbie and Mona. Hailing from Bristol, Robbie & Mona is the pseudonym for the pairing of William Carkeet and Eleanor Gray, two members of the esteemed Pet Shimmers. It’s an outlet for their surreal, psychedelic pop, seemingly transmitted straight from a David Lynch …
Track: Swedish dreamers Hey Elbow share new track, ‘Layers’
Swedish dream-pop outfit Hey Elbow, share track ‘Layers’, taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘We Three’ out now via Adrian Recordings. This track has slightly more focus than the groups previous offerings like their superb track Nurture/aptitude. ‘Layers’ features driving drums and insistent horns create a more rockier feel though the ethereal vocals and receptive picked guitar keep …
Track: Pirra – Limousine Lies
Based in Wollongong, south of Sydney, Pirra have released a driving new single ‘Limousine Lies’ that pelts along at an embracing pace with a synth spine and a haunting, melancholic vocal. There are echoes of eighties new wave and an M83 thrum throughout and even a hint of Lorde in the lyrics. Of the single, …
Say Psych: Video: The Dead Zoo – Mother
London’s The Dead Zoo have recently release their debut single ‘Mother’ on Rock Noir Recordings along with a fantastic video that captures the creativity coming out of the times we are living in. Recorded and mixed from the bandmembers’ homes under COVID-19 separation, ‘Mother’ became a favourite from their live set and is sung by …
Track: Secret Shine – Ember
It is really delightful to see Secret Shine back again with a thrilling single, ‘Ember’. Secret Shine were, of course an indelible part of the Sarah Records/C86 era and made a welcome return in 2017 album with the album ‘There Is Only Now’ – remind yourself with my review of the single ‘For You’. ‘Ember’ …
News: Blonde Redhead Reissuing Fifth Album
Veteran New York City alternative rockers Blonde Redhead are releasing a 20th anniversary deluxe vinyl edition of their fifth album, ‘Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons’, on September 4th via legendary Chicago noise rock label Touch and Go. Copies of the release will be limited to 2000 and pressed on 180-gram opaque magenta pink vinyl. The …