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The Morelings – We Were

Tom

The Morelings debut album Same Century is out this week and We Were is the lead single taken from it. It’s a fine slice of luscious, polished dreampop and is a firm indicator of what the album may bring. Buy Same Century from here. The band have also covered The Psychedelic Furs classic Heaven for Highwire Days, The Psychedelic Furs´ Reverence tribute album that has recently been released by The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records. It’s a free download from here. Facebook Continue reading The Morelings – We Were

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The Morelings – Lonesome Tonight

Tom

A shimmering dreampop cover of New Order’s Lonesome Tonight by The Morelings who have taken the original and made it their own rather than make a carbon copy. It’s taken from Dreams Never End, A Tribute To New Order which is currently available via the Brazilian label The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records which has a history of releasing tribute albums. And here is the original which was found on the flip side of Thieves Like Us back in 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Z9IsKHjqY Facebook Continue reading The Morelings – Lonesome Tonight

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The Morelings – No Sign

Tom

Any band that describes themselves as being dream pop/post punk appeals to me somewhat. The band certainly lean to the former part of the description especially on opener Less which builds up slowly before reaching a crescendo comprising of soaring guitars with ethereal female vocals thrown in for good measure. They repeat the trick on Too Far and the title track but it’s Less that I keep coming back to as it is not as polished and sounds less (no pun intended!) contrived when compared to the rest of the EP. No Skin is the bands debut self released EP. … Continue reading The Morelings – No Sign