dream pop
Album Review: Juice Webster’s debut album ‘Julia’ is a magnificent shimmering star in the firmament.
It seems to have been a while since we reviewed the epic 2021 EP ‘More Than Reaction’ from Juice Webster and while we might have missed material since then, her recently released debut album ‘Julia’ confirms her position as one of the most exciting musicians coming out of Australia. ‘Julia’ is a collection of shimmering and beautiful tracks borne …
News: Underground Lovers continue the reissue of their albums on vinyl with the underrated brilliance of ‘Ways T’Burn’ next in line.
The much welcomed reissue of many of Underground Lovers albums on vinyl reflects that most were issued during the heyday of CDs in the nineties. Today, the Undies announce the release of their 1997 album ‘Ways T’Burn’, remastered and on vinyl for the very first time through Rubber Records. There’s a couple more to go …
Album Review: greenhouse are at the ‘Centre Of The Universe’ with the release of their shimmering and brilliant debut album, with launch dates on the horizon.
greenhouse have been together a while – first playing together in the late eighties but never quite getting around to releasing an LP despite some singles and EPs on the way. ‘Centre Of The Universe’ is their debut and it is fitting that the opening track is entitled ‘Here I Am’ – a fitting declaration …
News: Fazerdaze announces Australian tour with DMA’s support and solo gigs.
New Zealand’s magnificent Fazerdaze – one of Backseat Mafia’s favourite antipodean performers ever since we reviewed her debut album ‘Morningside’ back in 2017, has just announced a series of live dates in Australia across September and October. The tour includes supports for DMA’s (tickets available here) and an appearance at the Yours and Owls Festival …
News: It ‘Feels So Good’ for Haiku Hands as they announce new album ‘Pleasure Beast’ and unveil new single.
The dreamy dance pop of Haiku Hands (Claire Nakazawa, Beatrice Lewis, and Mie Nakazawa) is better than ever with their heady, euphoric new single ‘Feels So Good’, as they announce their new album ‘Pleasure Beast’ due out on 1 December 2023 via Spinning Top Music. ‘Feel So Good’ channels a sort of eighties-influenced Bananarama hi-gloss …
Premiere: Nat Vazer exclusively unveils evocative video for the luscious ‘Rumours’, ahead of new album and tour.
We are overjoyed with excitement to bring you an exclusive look at the enigmatic video for ‘Rumours’, the fantastic new track from Nat Vazer. It comes as Vazer announces a string of live events in anticipation of her new album. ‘Strange Adrenaline’ due out on Friday, 6 October 2023. ‘Rumours’ is a beautiful and statuesque …
Premiere: Galán/Vogt unveil exquisite remixes of ‘Above The Aether’ and ‘Nothing Is Under Control’ from their 2021 album ‘The Sweet Wait’ along with exclusive video.
Australian-born Parisian based artist Karen Vogt (Heligoland) released an exquisite collaboration with Spanish ambient experimental composer Pepo Galán called ‘The Sweet Wait’ back in 2021, and this year sees the release of a series of remixes of that album. We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive look at the video for the remix …
Track: It’s ‘Your Show’ – Lisa Caruso unveils the slow burning fuse of her second single off forthcoming EP ‘Stretching’.
A soft almost Morse Code-like beep introduces Lisa Caruso‘s new single ‘Your Show’ before the slow burn fuse sparks into a flame. Caruso’s sensuous style is at the fore – languid, yearning and passionate, a ground swell of instrumentation that carries her velvet vocals on a wave, ebbing and flowing, advancing and receding. In Caruso’s …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Routine Death – The Free Man Thinks of Death
Gothenburg-based DIY dream-pop project Routine Death today share their new single ‘The Free Man Thinks Of Death’, lifted from their newly-announced third album Comrade, out 1 September 1st on Fuzz Club Records. Dustin Zozaya said of the new single: “It’s a simple but personal song. It’s the first time I’ve done lead vocals on a track, …
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 …