Category: Dreampop

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February Round Up #2

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And the round up is on day two…. Patrick Farrugia – Too Late Patrick Farrugia has been releasing music for a few years now and the two tracks on Too Late is the first I have heard from him. Both tracks are 1980s-inspired or in the case of Oblivion 100% inspired by New Order’s Age of Consent such are the similarities between the two. Not bad then! Sadly less said about Olympiad the better. I am left wondering if it’s actually by the same person. Very MOR. Just grab the first track. Facebook Crystal Eyes/Marlaena Moore – Radical Softness – … Continue reading February Round Up #2

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February Round Up #1

Tom

Before I have had even time to blink I have racked almost a century of emails in my bandcamp folder. Time to wade through some of those tracks that are piling up! Leathers – Phantom Heart Leathers is the project of Shannon Hemmett who is also a member of Canadian post-punk band Actors. Phantom Heart mixes synth pop and dark wave to great effect. Facebook Sheer – Glimpse Glimpse is the first track in almost two years from Californians Sheer. It’s worth the wait as Glimpse is a laid back alt-rock track with lovely female vocals which betray the melancholic … Continue reading February Round Up #1

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The Records I Like Mix February 2019

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And the quality stuff keeps on coming so much so that I failed to meet my 15 track/less than an hour limit. Oh well… Enjoy! Full Track Listing Piroshka – What’s Next? 2nd single from the album Brickbat out now on Bella Union. True Sleeper – Heavy Life The current single out now. Chasms – Every Heaven In Between Track taken from the soon to be released The Mirage album. Fanclub – Swear Stand out track from the self titled EP. Monnone Alone – Do It Twice the 2nd taster single from the forthcoming Summer of the Mosquito album. Westkust … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix February 2019

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Fog – Shine / DreamingDreamingDreaming

Tom

Dream-poppers Fog are a new band out of Seoul, South Korea. I enjoyed last year’s demo album The Harder We Push, The Faster We’ll All Get Outta Here and the band have now followed it up with the two tracks here. Shine sounds like a demo version of the classic Chapterhouse track Pearl whilst DreamingDreamingDreaming is a poppier effort with chiming guitars that outreach the sometimes impassive vocals. Not bad! Facebook Continue reading Fog – Shine / DreamingDreamingDreaming

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Blankenberge – Right Now

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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

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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

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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