Let’s hope that Hal Borland’s famous quote holds true for new releases this month whilst I round up some of the last of April’s offerings. Asilomar – Shimmer and Faded A short shimmering introduction from this new dreampop/shoegaze band from … Continue reading April is a promise that May is bound to keep!
Sadly The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records has called it a day after 10 years. The label was known for its cover version projects but it also provided valuable and insightful compilations of new bands and their original material such … Continue reading Various Artists – Disintegration Revisited (and Farewell to TBTCI)
Swedish band Dream Lake’s music certainly puts the dream back into dream pop. Someday, which is out now digitally via Imperiet Recordings, is laid back cloud gazing music that you can drift off too. This is due in no small part down to the lovely vocals of Isabella Svärdstam and if ethereal female vocals is your thing then you are certainly in luck here. The music isn’t bad either as guitars and synths provide the perfect companions to that voice. Facebook Continue reading Dream Lake – Someday
Dalliance sees the return of Processions who we have not heard from since 2017s Slow Decay EP. It’s a great return too. Describing their music as “post-punk music you can dance to” Dalliance is a swirling mix of guitars and percussion that mixes coldwave and dreampop together resulting a song with steely determination. Facebook Continue reading Processions – Dalliance
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
