Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Everything by Electricity – “Promises”
Gorgeous dream-pop track “Promises” is the latest from Everything by Electricity, the project of Siberian-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Yulia Bizyukova. The initial bass line exudes warm New Order-esque ...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Premiere: Phantom Handshakes – “Cricket Songs”
Out today, “Cricket Songs” is a hazy gem from Phantom Handshakes, exuding a shimmering and dreamy soundscape. The Brooklyn-based project is a collaboration between Matt Sklar (Exiles) and Federica Tassano (Sooner, M...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Moon Beach – “Slow Down”
Dreamy and hypnotic, “Slow Down” is a captivating new track from Moon Beach, a Boston-based group that met on Craigslist .The verses’ lyrics aptly reflect a calling to slow down, playing amidst a relaxed assor...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
MR-63 – “Strings From A Dragging Hand”
Strings From A Dragging Hand by MR63 Montreal-based duo MR-63 cast a dream-like charm throughout “Strings From A Dragging Hand,” where a textural rhythm section combines with lush vocals for an enchanting dream-pop ...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Dawning – “Bloom”
Showing a stylish mix of glistening synth-pop and dark R&B, “Bloom” is a new track from Dawning, the project of Aaron Senor, an artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The initial sound is darkly atmospheric an...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Spills – “Shadowed”
A stylistic and melodic delight, “Shadowed” invigorates with a darkly consuming mixture of retrowave, post-punk, and shoegaze. The track comes via Chicago band Spills, whose new album Reflexions showcases an atmosph...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Verandan – “Hideaway”
“Hideaway” marks the first of many singles in 2021 for Verandan, the project of Ville Hopponen (whose former band Cats on Fire was featured here over a decade ago). Jangling guitars and nostalgic synth flourishes ad...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Placid Cactus – “Island Glow”
Traversing with a serene, dreamy vein of rock, “Island Glow” is the latest track from Placid Cactus. Hypnotic guitar jangles and tranquil synths accompany dazed vocals, expanding into a more glistening, expressive v...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Maida Rose – “Harmony of Heartache”
“Harmony of Heartache” is a dream-pop delight from Maida Rose, a band from The Hauge, Netherlands. Dark guitar tones accompany gentle vocals to start, leading to a soaring hook past the one-minute mark — a rep...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Vases – “Here To You”
“Here To You” is a new track from Los Angeles-based project Vases, the moniker of Ty Baron. Elements of dream-pop, post-punk, and rock converge with fantastic results. “We don’t have to talk at all,̶...
