April’s round up covers dream pop, indiepop and shoegaze releases that have caught my ear in the past few weeks. Full tracklisting: The Raft – Xanadu (Abloom Version) The track is an epic, creative dream-pop song which showcases the band … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix April 2019
Anemoia is the new single from Mexican dreampop band Coco. It’s also the first single to be lifted from the forthcoming new album, and follow up, to 2016s Divisiones del Sol. It’s an atmospheric, jangling affair sounding upbeat compared to its maudlin title and words. Lovely stuff. Facebook Continue reading Coco – Anemoia
Rome’s Drop On Glass deliver two powerful slices of dream pop/rock on this, their debut release. There are some impressive sounds musically as both songs weave in and out of their journeys taking the melancholic lyrics along for the ride. … Continue reading Drop on Glass – Without
This week’s pack of three features three new releases. HuanHuan – Charlie Charlie is the first we have heard from Taiwan’s HuanHuan for a couple of years now. And it’s worth the wait as ethereal female vocals forge an alliance … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? New Releases For Your Ears
I am surprised I have never mentioned The Raft on these pages before especially given how good the Jellyfish EP’s were. The band who based in Neston, UK are centred on Phil Wilson (no, not the June Brides one!), Claire O’Neill and J Pedro. Xanadu (no, not the Olivia Newton-John/ELO one!) is taken from the forthcoming album Abloom which is out later this week on Brighton’s Shore Dive Records. The track is an epic, creative dream-pop song which showcases the band at it’s strongest and is a benchmark for the rest of the album. Abloom is available in CD and … Continue reading The Raft – Xanadu (Abloom version)
Sunday Records have compiled the two singles released by the Falmouth based band Lips last year alongside three new tracks for the band’s forthcoming self titled EP. Apartment is a searing dream pop song that soars above and beyond thanks to the vibrating guitars and graceful vocals of singer Rachel Anstis. If you didn’t get it last year get it pronto. The LIPS EP is out next month on Sunday Records. Pre-order it from here. Facebook Continue reading Lips – Apartment
Manchester based Box Bedroom Rebels have collated a mix of tracks taken from Californian outfit Group Photos releases last year (Frequency, Open District) alongside some new (or previously unreleased?) recordings. The tracks are a mixture of dream/indiepop and alternative rock interspersed with snippets of instruments, electronica and droning sounds that works well, blending the tracks together nicely. Highlights are the 1980s tinged Infirmary and the high speed, jangling In The Morning that steadily increases the tempo before reaching its peak. It’s an impressive EP that doubles up as a great introduction to the band if you haven’t heard them before. … Continue reading Group Photos – 33RPM EP
Another mix of tracks that have caught my ear recently. Some written about, some not! Enjoy. Full tracklisting: Star Tropics – The Other Side of Midnight Excellent retro sounding indiepop! Egoism – Enemies The latest track from the Australian dreampoppers … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix March 2019
Another one of those posts where I cannot decide if I am lazy or whether I listen to far too much. Anyway…. Elenin – Turtleneck Fuzzy and dreamy stuff from Indonesian shoegazers Elenin. I certainly did not want this one … Continue reading One Of Those Round Up Thingymajigs
Swarm is the third track released by Brighton based Dreams of Empire in as many months. It’s an engaging dream pop song with the guitars echoing back and forth whilst the female vocals compete against the wake of reverb left by said guitars. It’s lyrically strong too. Impressive to say the least. Facebook Continue reading Dreams of Empire – Swarm
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