Dream Pop
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Video Vault – Cosmo Sheldrake
Cosmo Sheldrake’s music video for his new single “Pilocene” sees him take off and play the track live in a hot air balloon. Following in…
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Introducing… Parabola West
Parabola West walks a really excellent line for me between baroque pop and electronica pop without it ever feeling cheesy or predictable. It’s quite a…
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Elsiane and Rich Shapero – Rin, Tongue and Dorner Review
Scoring a novel with your own album and sound Writing a soundtrack for a novel must be quite a challenging experience as you have only…
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Helga Arvesten – I’m Here Review
Carnival Theatrics of the Darker Kind Having released a few separate stand-alone singles last year following her excellent 2016 release “Entering the Ozone”, Helga Arvesten brings…
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Benedikt – Fascia Review
Creepy drone pop for midnight Benedikt burst onto my ears in 2016 with his superb debut EP Soma. His dark electronica meshed avant-garde weirdness with genuine…
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Knightstown – Knightstown Review
Electronic moody dream pop producer Knightstown follows up his excellent EP with his self-titled debut album which came out yesterday. With his trademark hushed high…
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Live Vault – Minute Taker
Minute Taker aka Ben Garvey is always paying tribute to all the different musicians that has influenced his ethereal dreamlike piano synth pop. He often…
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Joyner – Joyner Review
Soothing voices that hush and coo their way over chilled out dream pop – that’s how I’d describe Joyner’s self-titled debut EP. Sisters Summer and…
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Introducing… FOXTROTT
Foxtrott (Montreal based Marie-Hélène L. Delorme) releases her first EP via the excellent and quirky One Little Indian record label and it’s the first of a…
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Introducing… Great Pagans
Dreamy pop rock that mixes some of the best production from the new romantics’ era with some of the modern-day misery we all know and love.…
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Mesadorm – Heterogaster Review
Mesadorm’s debut album has a European art-pop flavour about it. Heterogaster is a melting pot of ideas and individual artists each bringing their own artistic…
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Introducing… Delhia de France
Soulful, dark electronica is exactly what you’ll be getting with producer and songwriter Delhia de France. Her debut single “Waterfalls” sounds like a slow-motion apocalypse…
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Introducing… The Woods
Funky, laid back, freebird baroque pop
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Ionnalee – “Everyone Afraid To Be Forgotten” Review
Enter my contender for album of the year 2018
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Introducing… Bent Denim #RecordStoreDay
Misery in synth folk minor
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Introducing… Cocoa Future #RecordStoreDay
Mellow indie synth pop for lazy summer days
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Introducing… Sleepspent #RecordStoreDay
A foot in different rock camps
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Introducing… Joyner
Sister pack
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Introducing… Breathe Panel
Seaside shoegazers launching debut album
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Hundred Waters – “Communicating” Review
Dream pop finesse
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Minute Taker – “Reconstruction” Review
Lusciously marching towards dreamlike madness
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Introducing… GEA
Alternative pop for faeries
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Hvmmingbyrd return with new single
Irish duo return for a chilled out anthem.
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Introducing… Chirpy
A new Irish siren of indie folk pop
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Camille – “OUI” Review
Returning from the Monastery of vocal layers in style
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Live Vault – Ásgier
One of Iceland's finest goes for the unplugged treatment
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Video Vault – Minute Taker
Dream pop takes centre stage for a new dark theatre project
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Introducing… Lucy Mason
Sumptuous electric piano for the wee hours
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Introducing… Tempers
The darker side of electronica
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Bat For Lashes – “The Bride” Review
A concept album of emotion and story over melody
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Higher Plain Music’s Top 25 Albums of 2016
My 25 best albums of 2016. Happy New Year!
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C Duncan – “The Midnight Sun” Review
Audio dreamscape of the year
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Introducing… The Away Days
Politically charged Turkish dream rock
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Introducing… SULK
British shoegazers for summer
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Wildlight – “The Tide” Review
When folk, world and synth music collide - amazing things happen
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Olga Bell – “Incitation” Review
Olga Bell brings you the unique delights of smashing cultures
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Paper Aeroplanes – “Joy” Review
Welsh duo release a Tour De Force of dreamy folk pop anthems
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Video Vault – Amatorski
Dream pop and artistic paintings collide
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SPC ECO – “Push” Review
Epic downtempo electronica straight from the UK
