dream pop
Premiere: Ghost Patterns gift us with the thunder and lightning of ‘Prize’: a shoegaze haze of the highest order.
We are very honoured to bring you a first listen to the new single ‘Prize’ from London-based shoegaze maestros Ghost Patterns. ‘Prize’ is a cataclysmic onslaught of jangling, scything guitars and fuzzy, ambulant bass that creates an immersive wash, while distant, observant and louche dual vocals stream through the undercurrent. The driving attack has ghostly …
Premiere: Portland, Oregon duo Phosphene put together an intricate and dreamy single ‘Jigsaw’ ahead of album release.
We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Jigsaw’ from Portland, Oregon duo Phosphene. It is a dreamy floating jewel of a song that seems to hang suspended in the ether and drift languidly though your consciousness. The single is taken from Phosphene’s upcoming full-length album ‘Transmute’, which will be out on 15 September. …
EP Review: ‘Get Back To Me When It’s Over’ – Blanco Tranco inject a shimmering jingle jangle warmth into the universe with their new EP.
It may well be the depths of winter in the southern hemisphere, but Melbourne band Blanco Tranco are paying no heed to the clouds and gale force winds blowing over the southern continent. Indeed, there is a golden ray of sunshine radiating from their new EP ‘Get Back To Me When It’s Over’. Epic walls …
Track: Brisbane’s RINSE unveils stunning double sided single ‘I Thought I Knew You’ and ‘Let It Flow’, in a turn to the visceral, hedonistic dark side
I’ve always been quite open about my admiration for the work of Joe Agius under the nom de plume RINSE – his criminally underrated 2021 EP ‘Wherever I Am’ for me is a high water mark of antipodean dream pop (see my 9.8/10 review here). Agius is also partner to the equally brilliant Harriette Pilbeam …
Track: Jet City Sports Club unveil ethereal new dream pop single ‘Drug Store (Waste My Time) as they head off on tour.
One of the best purveyors of antipodean jangling dream pop, Jet City Sports Club are back with the delightful dreamy ‘Drug Store (Waste My Time)’. Featuring the most wistful and yearning melodies carried on the shoulders of jangling fuzzy guitars, this is an epic pop track that glitters sparkles like the sun off a diamond. …
EP Review: T.G. Shand’s ‘Cinnamon’ is a shimmering kaleidoscope of sound that leaves an indelible impression.
Recently New Zealand resident musician and songwriter Annemarie Duff published a detailed Spotify List celebrating the plethora of extraordinarily brilliant antipodean female-fronted dream pop/shoegaze artists currently releasing music at the moment. It’s a stunning compilation reflecting the extraordinary level of talent: She was very wise to include a few tracks from T.G. Shand, her very …
Premiere: Hobart’s Tahi, armed with new members and a fresh perspective, unveil shimmering new single ‘Hive Bee’ with its jangling riffs and power pop melodies.
Fresh in a new town and already with a band behind her, recent Hobart resident and singer/guitarist/songwriter Leah Tahi Randall has unveiled her brand new version of the band Tahi along with a stunning new single ‘Hive Bee’ which we are honoured to premiere today. ‘Hive Bee’ cements Tahi as a powerful force in antipodean …
Premiere: Brisbane’s enigmatic Fingerless unveil their long awaited album ‘Life, Death & Prizes’ and it’s well worth the wait.
It is with the greatest of pleasures that we bring you an early listen to the long awaited album from those highly talented musical chameleons from Brisbane, Fingerless. A series of utterly brilliant and innovative singles over the past few years has ensured Fingerless are one of my favourite exports from the deep north, and …
Track: Allegra Neve unveils stunning debut single ‘Rewind’ – an immersive, shimmering dream pop reverie.
It is quite stunning to realise that ‘Rewind’ is the debut single of Allegra Neve given its maturity and stature and the fact she is still in her teens. It is a track filled with an ethereal grace: haunting and layered with wisps of sound that float and circulate through the head. Steeped in a …
Track: Eaglemont partakes of a delightfully refreshing ‘Vodka Pineapple’ as she reminisces about lost love ahead of tour.
Naarm/Melbourne artist Eaglemont (the nom de plume of Bridgitte Jessop) delivers a soaring melodic pop delight with her refreshing new single ‘Vodka Pineapple’: a shimmering pop master class that is brimful of melancholic effervescent. Eaglemont perfects a radiant jingle jangle style with the crisp guitars and a chorus that soars like an eagle in the …