dream pop
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The Telescopes are a shoegaze and noise rock outfit hailing from England who have been at it since the late ‘80s. Since forming, they’ve dabbled in a myriad of other sounds ranging from the downtempo of their third album to the Metal Machine Music-esque feedback barrages of Infinite Suns.
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Melody Prochet has bounced back with some of the freshest ideas coming out of neo-psych right now.
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Beach House bounces back with their most adventurous album since Teen Dream.
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Yesterday, Beach House shared “Dive,” the second single from their upcoming album, 7. The song features the dream pop mainstay’s typically spacey and reverb-heavy sound, but doesn’t follow the structure featured in lead single “Lemon Glow.” Instead, “Dive” is a slow build starting with synths and a steady
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Alvvays’ sophomore album offers some of the best dream and jangle pop I’ve heard in years.
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A Deeper Understanding is big on sound, but small on substance.
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While Lust for Life might be Lana Del Rey’s weakest attempt at reconciling her old school and new school influences, it’s also the first time I’ve come away from one of her albums with more highlights than lowlights.
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7 years after the underwhelming Forgiveness Rock, Toronto indie rock collective Broken Social Scene is back with a pretty exhilarating and harmonious return to form.
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Chillwave spearhead Washed Out ventures in a digable nu-disco direction on new single “Hard to Say Goodbye.” It’s taken from his upcoming visual album Mister Mellow, out June 30 via Stones Throw.
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4 years after Beach Fossils’ great sophomore album Clash the Truth, the Brooklyn band has returned with their most lavish effort yet. I can still commend the band for not shamelessly trend-chasing like many of their dreamy, jangly contemporaries, but unfortunately the pastiche of ’60s pop sounds they serve up
