Higher Plain Music

Returning from the Monastery of vocal layers in style

One of Iceland’s finest goes for the unplugged treatment

Dream pop takes centre stage for a new dark theatre project

Sumptuous electric piano for the wee hours

The darker side of electronica

A concept album of emotion and story over melody

My 25 best albums of 2016. Happy New Year!

Audio dreamscape of the year

Politically charged Turkish dream rock

British shoegazers for summer

When folk, world and synth music collide – amazing things happen

Olga Bell brings you the unique delights of smashing cultures

Welsh duo release a Tour De Force of dreamy folk pop anthems

Dream pop and artistic paintings collide

Epic downtempo electronica straight from the UK

A dream pop band from that jumps from mood to rage in a beat.

Futurebrite is the name for dark electro pop duo Karen Kannen Correa and Josh Grant. In a very similar vein to Nikki and the Dove, Iamamiwhoami and Royksopp we have some more edgy experimental pop music and the quality shines through on the EP. “Faux” opens with loops of quick dismantled keyboard samples and vocal […]

Young Summer is a new electronic synth based singer/songwriter whom crafts some more left of the middle dream pop tunes. Her début EP “Fever Dream” is a fantastic introduction to her music which we wholeheartedly give a thumbs up on HPM! “Fever Dream” opens the EP with a thumbing heat beat kick drum with a […]

Young Summer is the monkier for DC based singer/songwriter Bobbie Allen whom releases her début album tomorrow. Entitled “Fever Dream” the lead single and title track is featured below and showcases her low-fi electronic dream pop approach. She has a strong assured and smooth voice that reminds me of Sarah Slean. Listen to Fever Dream […]

Young Summer is going to be a name I think we’ll hear a lot more of in the coming months. Releasing her first EP in June this year, the single “Fever Dream” came out earlier this month and its a sumptous dream pop track with a slight Zola Jesus edge to it that elevates it […]