dream pop
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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
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Chromatics were featured in last week’s premiere of the new Twin Peaks series, and their soothing dream pop sound was just what viewers needed after two hours of Lynchian horror. Here’s the song they played as the credits rolled; it’s set to appear on the soundtrack Twin
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Slowdive’s first album in over two decades finds the band’s once heavenly wall of sound turning anemic.
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Mac DeMarco matures as a songwriter on This Old Dog, his best album since 2.
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While In Mind is Real Estate’s best-sounding album yet, the band still fails to provide anything beyond the surface of their blissful sound.
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The Flaming Lips follow up their 2013 album The Terror with a less emotionally and texturally rich project.
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I See You is more musically engaging than its lackluster predecessor, but the awkward sadness and sensuality remain.
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Bat for Lashes returns with a conceptual but underwhelming new album.
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Famed cloud rap producer Clams Casino returns with a star-studded commercial debut.
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Singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler delivers her strongest set of songs yet on Strangers.
