Cape Weather – “Alice” Cape Weather, from LA, is a collaboration between Natalie Smith and Eric Jackowitz that just has this beauty to it. The fuzzy guitar and elegant, simple piano lift Smith’s voice to this point of no return. … Continue Reading
Kekko – “Dreaming Life” Kekko are the husband-wife duo of Tim Kek and Cherie Ko from Singapore. Kek writes and performs all the instrumentation while Ko is in charge of lyrics and vocals. Together they have put together a sound … Continue Reading
Autoyatch – “All Inclusive” Autoyatch, a band from Oslo, Norway, has this great sound. According to their bio: Autoyacht is engaged in providing mid-tempo grooves and guitar licks reminiscent of sunsets and palm trees. This is true. Autoyatch is mellow … Continue Reading
Occurrence – “I Have So Much Love To Give” Count us as music listeners lucky. I Have So Much Love To Give was the album that wasn’t supposed to be able to happen. According to the band’s bio: Everyone in Occurrence … Continue Reading
Russian Baths “Parasite” Deepfake This extremely dark band from Brooklyn is finally releasing a full album of quirky alien music they have been teasing us with the past couple of years, and it has been worth the wait. Comprised of … Continue Reading
Saint Slumber “Sleeptalk” YOUTH / / / 3 The second single from YOUTH / / / 3 dropped and what a great single it is. “MANTRA” was such a great punk tune that it is a surprise how wonderfully Saint Slumber … Continue Reading
Electric Youth “The Life” Memory Emotion This beautiful piece of dreampop is some of the best I’ve heard since Mazzy Star. Electric Youth are vocalist Bronwyn Griffin and multi-instrumentalist Austin Garrick, and Griffin’s voice is this elegant whisper underneath which … Continue Reading
MOTTRON “They Know” What an interesting song. MOTTRON has a voice that doesn’t seem earthly, and the way he uses pianos, well, it shouldn’t work, but somehow it’s perfect, and you walk away (with the song in your head) wondering … Continue Reading
Alison Sudol “Enough Honey” Moonlite EP Amazing voice, amazing sound, it is no wonder that Alison Sudol is so often asked to perform in such shows as FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD and FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM. … Continue Reading
Ummagma “Caravan” Compass This amazing band has the most interesting, complex sound I’ve heard since Cocteau Twins. Coming from the Yukon Territory and Ukraine, Ummagma is Alexander Kretov and Shauna McLarnon. Now based in Ontario, the duo weaves their magic … Continue Reading
Living Hour “Water” Softer Faces There is something so beautiful about Living Hour, but at the same time, the way the drums play odd beats is unsettling in a wonderful way. They totally match the smokey voice of Sam Sarty (vocals, … Continue Reading
Alexander Applewhite “Harness” This is a beautiful song. Alexander Applewhite has a beautiful, honest voice, and when they duets with themself, it’s as close to heaven as possible. The video is stunning, but the song blows me away. Applewhite identifies … Continue Reading
The Ophelias “The Fog” Almost The jingle-jangle beat of this great band hark back to 60’s girl groups, 80’s New Wave, and late 90’s dreampop while looking far afield. Having formed the band while still in high school, bassist Grace Weir, … Continue Reading
; Car Seat Headrest “Beach Life-In-Death” Twin Fantasy (Face-To-Face) The good news is Car Seat Headrest has a new album out. The better news, the band is now a real band. Will Toledo, who before worked solo under the name, … Continue Reading
88 Palms “Hollywood Son” Love Safari Imagine, if you will, a more adventurous Lana or poppier Mazzy Star. If you can do so, welcome to 88 Palms, were such sounds actually exist. Coming from NYC, 88 Palms is the synth pop … Continue Reading
Minute Taker “In Slow Motion” Reconstruction (Mini Album) Wow. Again, wow. This is such a beautiful song. It starts as this ambient piece, then those wonderful vocals start in, and then, the whole piece comes alive with this perfect if … Continue Reading
Sleep Party People “Lingering Eyes” Lingering Sleep Party People is Danish-based multi-instrumentalist Brian Batz featuring collaborations with The Antlers’ Peter Silberman & Air vocalist Beth Hirsch. This is beautiful, dreaming, weird music; European Dreampop mixed with MGMT to create something completely … Continue Reading
First Blush “Wouldn’t We All?” Monologic Ever wonder what the category Dreampop is? Listen the First Blush. This is perfect, beautiful, wonderfully dreaming, hence the name. The brainchild of Charles Sekel, Julliard graduate, “First Blush’s music centers around themes of … Continue Reading
Lana Del Rey “Love” Lana has released a new song, “Love”, and I’m loving it. She is the best. My day is complete. There really is nothing more can I say. This song is beautiful, very Lana, very erotic, very … Continue Reading
Hollow Everdaze “Still Ticking” Cartoons With a sound reminiscent of The Church, Hollow Everdaze come crawling out of Australia with their debut album, getting ready to drop early in 2017. Comprised of Schnupps, Jerry, Turt, Wacko, and Dobe, this quintet play music that … Continue Reading