Alexander Donat of Fir Cone Children releases ‘Your Voice,’ inspired by his daughter’s first performance. The song encapsulates parental love, musical legacy, and the excitement of youth, promising an emotional journey.
Tag Archives: Dream pop
bdrmm – Microtonic
Since their 2020 debut Bedroom, bdrmm have been a band in constant motion, refusing to be boxed in by traditional shoegaze tropes. While that first album wrapped listeners in a cocoon of reverb-drenched introspection, 2023’s I Don’t Know signalled a shift—embracing elements of krautrock, post-punk, and electronic experimentation. In my review of that album, IContinue reading “bdrmm – Microtonic”
PREMIERE – Go With Strangers – Ride
Go With Strangers, the brainchild of Eugene San, has been steadily carving a niche in the shoegaze scene. With a sound that seamlessly blends elements of shoegaze, post-rock, and dream pop, he has garnered a lot of plaudits from the community for his emotive and atmospheric songs. In 2021, during the global pandemic, San foundContinue reading “PREMIERE – Go With Strangers – Ride”
F.O. Machete – Mother of a Thousand
F.O. Machete’s comeback album, Mother of a Thousand, showcases their evolution through diverse sounds and introspective lyrics, capturing nostalgia and modern anxiety in a dynamic, engaging way across ten tracks.
Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On
Horsegirl’s new album, Phonetics On and On, showcases a minimalist sound, exploring emotional and thematic depth while contrasting their previous work, signaling growth and creative evolution within the indie rock landscape.
Hooky and Winter – Water Season EP
Water Season is a collaborative EP by Hooky and Winter, blending dreamy shoegaze and indie pop. The music evokes nostalgia and intimacy, capturing the essence of summer transitioning to autumn.
AIMING – The Legend EP
AIMING’s debut EP, The Legend, impressively blends shoegaze and post-punk elements across four tracks, showcasing their resonant soundscapes and lyrical depth while establishing them as a promising new act.
TREMOURS – Fragments
TREMOURS, a shoegaze dream pop duo from Los Angeles, releases their debut album “Fragments,” reflecting themes of loneliness and live performance energy, blending introspective melodies with vibrant soundscapes.
Wynona Bleach – Tangerine
Wynona Bleach, a Belfast band, blends shoegaze, grunge, and alt-pop. Their latest single “Tangerine” explores longing and desire, showcasing their evolving sound with emotional depth and captivating melodies.
Mogwai – The Bad Fire
For over thirty years and across ten albums Glasgow’s Mogwai have slowly built a cult following the world over. And not for nothing, their unique approach to mainly instrumental music once baffled the nineties music press. A press who, at that time, were obsessed with pigeon holing every band into some prefabricated scene. Over timeContinue reading “Mogwai – The Bad Fire”