Crooked Ghost “Black Rainbow” Colors Bleed Well, Colors Bleed is officially out, and now you music-hungry people will realize why Crooked Ghost is my favorite post punk/dreampop, and this EP will be in my top 5 this year. The clean production makes … 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
Still Corners “The Message” Slow Air What a beautiful, breathless voice, floating over the instrumentation that is clear yet foggy. Some of the synth sounds are so ethereal, while the guitar is so crystal clear; a perfect balance. There is … 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
Trentemøller “Take Me Into Your Skin” The Last Resort Anders Trentemøller, multi-instrumentalist from Kopenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Dänemark, is a genius. His music takes you elsewhere. His music is always adventuress and heavily, but beautifully orchestrated, like a lush romantic piece by … Continue Reading
Seasonal Beast “I Can Make You Disappear” Muscle Memory Don’t get too tranced by Yuli Beeri voice in “I Can Make You Disappear”, because the music will kick the shit out of your airiness. This is great, surprising music. Coming … Continue Reading
The Prids “Summer Cult” Do I Look Like I’m In Love? What a great, glimmering dark pop song. The video harkens back to ’69-era Nico, which is as dark as you can back. And The Prids are not a new … Continue Reading
Tigers Jaw “June” slip What a great shoegaze band this is. This is one band I can’t stop listening to. They get into your head somehow, and in an especially good way. Perfect for summer evenings (evening and dawn are … Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex “Each Time You Fall In Love” Cigarettes After Sex This is one of the best bands out there. So sad, so sexy, think Lana del Rey without the theatrics. Greg Gonzalez, the band’s frontman/guitarist, had a remarkable … Continue Reading
Lunch Ladies “Love Is Overrated” Down On Sunset Strip Imagine, if you will, Mazzy Star with three part harmonies. Sounds impossible. No, listen to Lunch Ladies. These dream pop upstarts from Central New Jersey (what is in the water there … Continue Reading
Tashaki Miyaki “Girls On T.V.” The Dream What a voice; what wonderful feedback. Tashaki Miyaki, the duo of Page Stark and Luke Paquin have created what sounds like the soundtrack of a David Lynch movie as performed by Jesus and … Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex “K.” One of the most beautiful bands out there, Cigarettes After Sex is an ambient pop group based out of Brooklyn, NY led by songwriter Greg Gonzalez. Formed in 2008, the group consists of keyboardist Phillip Tubbs, bassist Randy Miller and … Continue Reading
Be Calm Honcho “Bad Man” What a beautifully, sad, contemplative song. Be Calm Honcho, comprised of Vocals: Shannon Harney; Bass, Guitar, Keys: Alex Weston; and Drums: Michael Pettett, have written one of those songs you really don’t want to write. As Harney says … Continue Reading
Heliotropes “Easy” Over There That Way Looking for perfect summer music? Take a listen to Heliotropes. Even the band name summons up those beautiful, lazy summer evenings. Featuring the sultry voice of Jessica Numsuwankijkul, the new Heliotropes album features drummer Gregg … Continue Reading
Psychic Love “Nancy” The Hive Mind What a great combination: the dream pop of Mazzy Star with the guitar work of Jesus and Mary Chain. Psychic Love describes their sound as grunge/dream. Perfect description. Originally comprised of Laura Peters and … Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex “Affection” Cigarettes After Sex make some of the best dream pop/slow rock ever. Imagine Mazzy Star or Portishead with a male singer. They are so laid back, but they have this tightness that needs to be heard … Continue Reading
onDeadWaves “Blue Inside” This spring, onDeadWaves will be releasing their album on Mute Records. OnDeadWaves is James Chapman, better known as Maps, whose critically acclaimed debut We Can Create was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and whose latest album Vicissitude, came out on … Continue Reading
Bandit “Losing In A Sense” Of Life Based in Nashville, Bandit is Angela Plake – Vocals, Guitar; Dan Bishop- Guitar; and Charles Milller – Drums. They make very laid back, beautiful, ethereal music similar to a female led Sigur Ros. … Continue Reading
The Native Sibling “The Fall” Groundsounds The Brother-Sister duo from Seattle, WA, were playing in a pub in Ireland, just for fun, when they realized that they had something special. After the death of their mother, they realized they needed … Continue Reading
I AM SNOW ANGEL “Keep You Out” Desert I AM SNOW ANGEL has done it again. She has produced a song that is so dreamlike, so perfect. She has a voice that is angelic without being to unearthly. I … Continue Reading