Category: Dream Pop

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Blankenberge – Right Now

Tom

Right Now is the first we have heard from Russian dreampop/shoegaze band Blankenberge since their stunning 2017 album Radiogaze. Ethereal female vocals move furtively throughout the effortless guitars whilst the drums stir into action. The title track of the aforementioned album gets remixed by éntha and sees the track’s original industrial sound clashing and then merging with experimental electronica. Hopefully a new album will emerge this year and if it does Right Now is an indication that they may well top their previous effort! Facebook Continue reading Blankenberge – Right Now

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Chain Wallet – World I Used to Call Mine

Tom

Norwegian outfit Chain Wallet have taken a third single from their forthcoming (difficult?) second album No Ritual. World I Used to Call Mine has guitars that shine above the melodrama of the song which has it’s roots in the early 1980’s new wave/powerpop era. The track is full of energy and, despite the moodiness of the words, plenty of enthusiasm. No Ritual is due out in the middle of next month on vinyl, CD, cassette and digital formats. Pre-order it from Jansen Records. Facebook Continue reading Chain Wallet – World I Used to Call Mine

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Eternal Something – Realm​//​Zone EP

Tom

We heard nowt from Eternal Something in 2018 but now they are back at the start of 2019 with this incredibly listenable EP. Comprising four tracks of dreampop/nugaze that sits somewhere between Pinkshinyultrablast and Fawns of Love the songs swoop and swirl around the listeners consciousness. The guitars shimmer whilst the drumming and programming is excellent suiting the ethereal vocals down to the ground none more so than on Voice. It’s powerful and enchanting music. Grab a copy for free (or pay what you want) from here. Facebook Continue reading Eternal Something – Realm​//​Zone EP

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Funeral Advantage – Black House

Tom

Funeral Advantage release their new EP/mini album Nectarine next month and Black House is the first track to be lifted from it. I am not sure if the track is fully representative of the rest of the new album as it’s sound has moved significantly away from 2017’s guitar driven Please Help Me whilst Black House is a tasty slab of synth driven dreampop (surely gloompop!). Who knows what the new album will bring but for now I am enjoying this one. You can pre-order Nectarine from here. Homepage Continue reading Funeral Advantage – Black House

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Cosmetic – Inetti n​.​1

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Another fine release on Italian dreampop/shoegaze label Lady Sometimes. Inetti n​.​1 is an upbeat dream pop effort despite some of it’s sombre lyrics (thanks google translate!). I would be hard pressed not to believe that this wasn’t a track on any number of the Indie Top 20 albums from the 1990’s given it’s excellent retro sound. I have not heard of the band before and without the likes of this label I wonder if I ever would. They have been around for a few years now given their Bandcamp discography. More delving methinks! Homepage Continue reading Cosmetic – Inetti n​.​1

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Records I Like Podcast January 2019

Tom

This month’s podcast features a selection of the best tracks to be released in January plus a few from the end of 2018 that slipped through the net. A glorious mix of indiepop, garage, janglepop and shoegaze if I do say so myself. Enjoy! Full Track Listing 01. Beauty Parlour – Chance On You Taken from the Fall In Love EP 02. Bobkat’65 – Four Times A Fool The new single out now on Get Hip Recordings. 03. Westkust – Swebeach Lead single from the forthcoming slef titled album. 04. Strange Passage – Shouldn’t Be Too Long Title track from … Continue reading Records I Like Podcast January 2019

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Something For The Weekend? Shoegaze Variations

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This weeks pack of three features three new Shoegazing tracks with variations on a theme. Misty Coast – Backseat Warriors Norwegian outfit and the wonderfully named Misty Coast described themselves as Melodaze. Made up of two members of Megaphonic Thrift they have released a number of tracks since 2016 with Backseat Warriors being the latest. There are some lovely sounds here mixed with shimmering guitars and female ethereal vocals. Shoegaze to chill too. Facebook Rusted Satellites – Constellations (Demo) Constellations is the sound of a psychedelic and spiritual variant of shoegaze. The lyrics are poignant and vocals are sublime. It’s … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Shoegaze Variations

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Posh Lost – Fortune

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Dream pop meets post-punk on this EP from Posh Lost which is their first release for almost two and a half years. Recorded in the aftermath of the US elections and the surrounding political anxiety the EP opens with arguably it’s strongest track in the shape Denizen which is a full on retro sounding post-punk effort. It’s gloomy stuff, no surprise given the source subject, and none more on Hours Passing which takes it’s cue from New Order’s debut Movement. Only on Cortisol does the band fail to deliver as the mismatch of dreampop and post-punk proves too much but … Continue reading Posh Lost – Fortune