Back in February, Ride chased Weather Diaries with the Tomorrow's Shore EP, four songs that didn't make the new album but together show the band's current curious and experimental side. Droning guitars and layered effects are shot through with the golden threads of twee, and ultimately this is what makes Secret Shine sparkle amongst their peers. -FD, 31. The assured, expansive presence of Mint Field's debut makes it all the more surprising that the band are but two musicians, guitarist/vocalist Estrella Sanchez and drummer/keyboardist Amor Amezcua, both only 21 years old. 2000 21 As its title strongly suggests, the Clientele’s 2000 debut album is all about … -GF, 65. This Mortal Coil- Blood (4AD, 1991) Tatum's compositions and studio work continue to make progress toward an immaculate ideal, with every note in its right place and every corner swept and tidy. Dreamcatcher Members Profile: Dreamcatcher Facts Dreamcatcher (드림캐쳐) consists of 7 members: JiU, SuA, Siyeon, Handong, Yoohyeon, Dami, and Gahyeon. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The following is a list of music albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2018.These are notable albums, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. Presuming they continue to work at their own patient pace and we hear from them again in a few years, we could only be so lucky. This Year’s Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Was a Pop Art Dream. From the opening notes of “Sleeper,” Malory’s third album sinks its claws right in and never lets go. But in August (2018), I flew to New York City and lived in a little apartment there, and wrote songs for my artist project with one of my favorite producers and my best friend, Ido Zmishlany. -GF, 90. Famous World pulls bits of the Smiths, New Order, the Stone Roses, the Mondays, the Charlatans and more into its orbit, and over it all hangs a dreamy haze, almost symbolic of the band skipping through time to join the lineage. From indie to R&B, hip-hop to dance, pop to Latin, we’ve got it all covered. This is no small feat, but Skies a Crossed Sky might be the haziest, most reverb-drenched album on our list. Pittsburgh's only music and ice cream festival returns SUMMER 2018 for its biggest weekend yet! The songs use a healthy blend of organic and electronic instrumentation to pit isolation against the sounds of a city in heat. Wistful in the best way. The Pollen may be rather unknown compared to many of the bands on this list, but their debut album, produced by The Sound’s Adrian Borland, toed the line between the budding French coldwave movement and the prevalent indie-folk sound that saturated much of the softer side of the spectrum. New York City’s Springhouse had the bad luck to emerge at the turn of the ’90s, a time when the city and music in general weren’t paying much attention to dreamy, British-style bands with effects-laden guitars (Mitch Friedland’s unique nylon-stringed sound set them apart, even now). Blouse – Blouse (Captured Tracks, 2011) On their sophomore record however, Shelleyan Orphan achieved not only a masterpiece of exquisite chamber pop, but also enjoyed a bit of MTV airplay with opening track “Shatter.” Surely you’ve all heard this record by now, right? While brighter and poppier than their previous efforts, their trademark cacophony and Alison Shaw’s babydoll vocals still kept their uniqueness and edge intact, while their songwriting cemented the band as eternal cult favorites. Love Spirals Downwards- Flux (Projekt Records, 1998) Mazzy Star’s debut is a truly transitional record, still occasionally dripping with the psychedelic blues-driven remnants of The Rain Parade and Opal, with a handful of the songs originally penned while still operating under the latter moniker. Bassist of The Harrow, blogger at Systems of Romance. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- The Pains is Being Pure at Heart (Slumberland/Fortuna, 2009) On Tamaryn’s second album, the darkness begins to crack, just enough to let the light shine through. The Church- Priest=Aura (Arista, 1992) Littered with distorted melodies, cascades of delay, drowned vocals and the ceaseless pulse of strung-out motorik, Common Era conveys a beautiful but all-consuming sense of alienation in the wake of tragedy. -FD, 64. While the album may not have as many standout tracks as what would follow, there’s a sense of unity and a statement of purpose on display that makes it a perfect autumnal listen. Brash and smart in equal measures, Spesh's debut has been one of this year's most slept-on gems. Finally, an American band has figured out the real value of the Happy Mondays after all these years. We also made the difficult decision to limit ourselves to one release per artist. In the nine tracks that follow, their sense of melody and drive are unflagging. The sprawling instrumentation, lush melodies and stunningly layered vocals quickly capture the imagination, enveloping the listener in a dream-like reverie that persists from the first note to the last. Beach House don't need any reinvention at this point, but they continue to change things up. The cascading guitars and vocal harmonies immediately bring to mind the shimmery atmosphere of Slowdive, and while there’s not a weak moment on the record, “Fall Into Light,” “Mind the Wires” and “How Will the Others Survive?” are particularly exquisite. -FD, 47. Dream pop often features breathy vocals and processed, echo-laden guitars and synthesizers. Combine a knack for experimentation with blissed out guitars, a love of ’60s pop singles, and sweet male/female vocals, and this album will always keep you guessing. © 1999-2021 PopMatters.com. -FD, 69. Soundpool- On High (Aloft Records, 2006) ... Max Cut/Artist Partner Group/Atlantic | AG 55 Mac … Listen Now. -FD, 49. Of course I was reading the Fires of Heaven, chapter 53, and that's really sad. -AC, 92. Though the Cocteau Twins, with their indecipherable vocals and languid soundscapes, are frequently seen as the leaders of dream pop… The Curtain Society- Inertia (Bedazzled, 1995) While the band’s earlier Projekt releases Idylls, Ardor and Ever stayed firmly within the subgenre’s melody-centered Cocteau Twins-influenced template, Flux incorporated skittering, downtempo trip hop and drum and bass rhythmic elements, oddly rendering their music even more intoxicating and opaque. This Australian band combined sparse washes of synthesizer, delicately rambling piano melodies, churning post-punk guitars, fretless bass, and ghost-ridden vocals, and the results are as ephemeral as they are stunning. The concept is elevated to breathtaking heights through a haunting combination of lo-fi soundscapes, abstract layers, atonal droning, and heavily processed noise passages – and the results are nothing short of otherworldly. “Blue Thunder,” “Another Day,” and “Decomposing Trees” are among the album’s many hazy highlights, offering liquid guitar solos, reverb-soaked horns, hefty percussion, and sweetly sour vocal harmonies. Daily updated with New Hip-Hop, R&B & Pop Music New Music News, Music Videos and Celebrity Photos. Their third record is their brightest and most majestic work, drawing heavily on 4AD’s ethereal atmosphere and adding a slew of midwestern folk and Americana influences. A largely instrumental affair, M83’s sophomore album is as indebted to shameless synthpop as it is blissed-out, cinematic dream pop. Entertainment, K-pop … The chilling effects of dream pop continue to reverberate across other musical spheres, including the echo-chamber psychedelia of Vinyl Williams' Opal, the blurry indie of Drawing Boards (featuring former members of Dirty on Purpose and Sisters), and the rootsy neo-chillwave of Still Corners' Slow Air. The fourth and final album by Love Spirals Downward, darlings of the California ethereal set, broke stylistic ground for the duo of guitarist Ryan Lum and chanteuse Suzanne Perry. The former should come as no surprise, as the band would incorporate an equally euphoric cover of “Swamp Thing” in their earlier live sets, and would go on to perform in an early lineup of Mark Burgess’ ChameleonsVox in the late 2000s. Based in London, this duo of Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes looked backward to a somewhat cinematic, retro-cool ’60s flavor reminiscent of Julee Cruise and Broadcast. While the soft echoes of post-punk romanticism à la Cocteau Twins and The Chameleons can be heard here, the group’s moody, haunting soundscapes and Dominic Appleton’s poignant vocal performances are simply too distinctive to be subject to comparisons. If John Hughes’ films had modern-day equivalents, songs like “Lost,” “Slow” and “Explosions” would be anthemic enough to soundtrack the most memorable and heart-tugging scenes. On the more delicate, introspective side of the spectrum, the Innocence Mission excelled at carving out a niche for ethereal-tinged folk. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you'll love. However, what it lacks in popularity it makes up for with jaw-dropping ache, most apparent on the bass-driven “Somewhere” and the euphoric “Haze,” which boasts one of the warmest, rapturous choruses committed to tape. Rex John Shelverton’s guitars are warm and inviting, while Tamaryn’s vocals drip with longing regret over the course of nine shimmering gems. The 5th anniversary DreamOn Festival spotlights the city's vibrant diversity and the best of Pittsburgh's homegrown artistic talent. Cocteau Twins were an innovative and influential Scottish dream pop band. The reach of these genres continues to stretch across the globe, from India's Lo! From psychedelic sketch shows to far-out satire, black artists are expressing the absurdity of life in a racist society by embracing the disturbing and bizarre Though it doesn’t receive as many accolades as its predecessors, the third and final This Mortal Coil album is just as stunning as their previous offerings, and is perhaps even more focused upon further reflection. Near-perfect songs like “The Painkillers” and “This Is Permanent” are nothing short of triumphant. While this more introspective side of the band was always present throughout their previous work, Priest=Aura marks a full on transformation into the band they are still today. -AC, 83. His Name Is Alive- Mouth By Mouth (4AD, 1993) Even better, the band actually sees themselves as a multi-genre act, so you can expect nothing but fresh new styles from them. Secret Shine- Untouched (Sarah Records, 1993) -AC, 87. “Dreams Burn Down,” “In a Different Place” and the beautifully surreal “Polar Bear” are eternal gems that remain deeply embedded in the DNA of shoegaze and dream pop. Historically, a rock band giving an album a simple self-title or numerical name is interpreted as a sign of confidence. Umbrella finds the band pursuing both dreamier textures and bigger budget production, injecting their songs with the the right balance of reverb-drenched melodrama, including the jaw-dropping ache of “Evensong” and the jangly “Beginning the World.” Some bedroom pop artists don’t sound anything like each other. Bittersweet vocals and bright synths give a nostalgic nod to ’80s pop, while penetrating guitar work and effects-heavy textures recall classic shoegaze at its finest. Pink Noise, the debut album from Echo Ladies, more than lives up to its name with the opening Ministry-esque blast of "Intro". Delays- Faded Seaside Glamour (Rough Trade, 2004) Revelatory songs like “Human,” “Doused,” “How Long Have You Known?,” and the stunning “Past Lives” were breathtakingly melodic, with frontman Zachary Cole Smith and Andrew Bailey’s twin guitars unspooling into repetitive, hooky, heart-melting guitar ostinatos and rifflets that functioned as earworms supreme and the songs’ primary hooks, and Smith’s almost ghostly sepia-toned vocal lines buried in bathtubs of massive reverb. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. His songwriting has taken on more sophistication and sophisti-pop influences, and Indigo is one of the year's pure pleasures to listen to. -GF, 81. Blending the saccharine pop pleasures of mid-era OMD, the hearty gloom of Comsat Angels, and the dizzying hooks of The Ocean Blue, 81:03 is far ahead of its time in scope, and a unique and welcome addition to the canon. They hit the scene just as shoegaze fizzled out and right before Britpop took flight; never truly accepted by either camp, they tragically slipped through the cracks. Vocalist Sonya Waters soars with longing, the perfect ethereal counterpoint to the band’s cinematic swirl. The album begins with powerful optimism but quickly descends into internal chaos, desperation, and dreamlike surrealism. -FD, 17. Opening track “Halah” sets the stage for one of the most romantic records set to tape, and their cover of Slapp Happy’s “Blue Flower” remains the definitive take on the song. Debatable, but the fact remains that Closedown and their sole release, Nearfield, have been consigned to oblivion. Mazzy Star- She Hangs Brightly (Rough Trade, 1990) LISTEN: Bandcamp / Spotify / YouTube | WATCH: "Elizabeth Tower" / "Southern Mind". Dark Pop Queen Patriarchy Debuts Front Line Assembly Remix Video of “Grind Your Bones”, Vancouver Post-Punk Fourpiece Actors Debut Video for “Strangers”, Symbol And The Sound Deliver Ethereal Dark Folk Wonders With “Fly Violet Blue”, None of Your Concern Fuse Personal Anguish And Social Justice With “Shut it Down”, Barcelona Post-Punk Act Belgrado Teases New Song “Tu i Teraz” from Forthcoming New Album, Brooklyn Shoegazers Diary Reflect Upon Isolation With “Sugardrops”, The Marquis Unleashes the Baroque EBM of ‘“La casa dalle finestre che ridono”, Simon Minó Gets Introspective With The Melodic “Diana”. A combination of poor timing and a prickly relationship with the press sadly knocked Adorable’s stars out of alignment. The spectral atmosphere is punctuated by haunting and uniquely delivered lyrics, and the intricate guitar work blankets each track in a mysterious magic, bringing to mind Faith/Pornography-era Cure. Fully shedding their psychobilly roots and taking heavy cues from The Chameleons, Lowlife hit their stride with their second album, a treatise of shimmering guitar lines, low synth swirls, and the driving bass of ex-Cocteau Twins bassist Will Heggie, grounded perfectly by the late Craig Lorentson’s honey-dipped croon. -FD, 42. Expanding on their early EPs and boasting classic single “Catch the Breeze,” Just For a Day is a dark, cavernous listen that pulls heavily at the heartstrings, with a painstakingly beautiful sense of dread churning just below the surface. LISTEN: Bandcamp / Spotify / YouTube | WATCH: "Crushin'" / "Don't Send My Love" / "Go Love". The album, best enjoyed in full, lives in a unified haze of minimal ambient textures, watery guitar loops, and sparse electronic percussion that’s easy to wrap yourself in for an eternity or two. Dream pop often features breathy vocals and processed, echo-laden guitars and synthesizers. Our goal in turn is to shed some light on both genre masterpieces as well as some underrated gems. Dream - Imagine Dragons. For Against had dream pop hooks galore (see “Paperwhites”, “Stranded in Greenland”) but could chill your heart as well, as on the immensely bittersweet and glacial title dirge. Catchy pop songs like “Vapour Trail” and “Taste” are easy to love, and even the album’s darkest moments, like the psych-tinged headtrip “Decay” and the title track, are buoyed by classic rock structures, sparkling guitar and killer hooks. Estonian group Pia Fraus formed in 1998, influenced by MBV and Stereolab, and soon began releasing a superb string of albums and EPs, wrapped in a sunshine sheen of warm, warbly guitar and synth tones. This criminally overlooked duo’s debut album is a true masterpiece of atmosphere. While the band recorded a handful of partially-instrumental EPs during their original tenure, Static Crash is their masterpiece, an overlooked gem of soulful vocals, swirling guitars, and dreamy electronics. After shortening their name, Lowsunday pushed their Chameleons-informed sonic experiments even further, expanding their range and honing in their craft. Deliciously heavy without being overtly noisy, Chasms’ debut album transforms slow, pummeling energy into ethereal bliss. While he couldn’t afford to use This Mortal Coil’s flagship song in Blue Velvet, he instead pieced together “Mysteries of Love” with Angelo Badalamenti, with Cruise’s otherworldly vocals at the forefront of the piece. Dream Pop is an atmospheric subgenre of alternative rock that relies on sonic textures as much as melody. It’s a forward looking album that bridges shoegaze, dream pop, and Britpop together years before anyone could make sense of the whole affair. -FD, 44. Their third record is a trip through ’70s classic rock and folk with a heavy dose of contemporary samples and sweet, childlike vocals, and the results are as unsettling as they are soothing. -FD, 62. -GF, 80. -FD, 7. Forming in 1979 in Grangemouth, Scotland, UK (the name taken from an… Don't want to see ads? -FD, 59. -FD, 30. Forming in 2001, NYC’s Asobi Seksu were a blast of cherry blossom-scented air in a scene that had long avoided anything resembling dream pop. The band enjoyed cult success after touring with The Cure (drummer Boris Williams and guitarist Pearl Thompson would join following the Wish tour), but even more notably, vocalist Caroline Crawley would also contribute vocals to This Mortal Coil’s third and final record. Shoegaze textures are used all across the album, but mixed disorientingly low as to not overwhelm the delicate balance at play. The opening bass grooves and haunting guitar trills of the debut Mistle Thrush album set the tone for one of the darker albums on the dream pop spectrum. With techno-trippy songs like “My Cabal,” “Connjur,” and “Face to Face on High Places,” the record exemplified the more electronic side of dream pop, indebted to artists as different as Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode and Björk. Boasting former Galaxie 500 singer/guitarist Dean Wareham, ex-Chills bassist Justin Harwood and former Feelies drummer Stan Demeski, Luna, for my money, topped them all. Belong- Common Era (Kranky, 2011) Originally released on 4AD’s sister label, the lone album by Insides drips with longing, sexual tension, and pulsing slabs of electronic passion. From the celestial opening guitar shimmer, the honeyed double-tracked harmonies, and sonnet-worshipping lyrics of “Christine,” The House of Love’s debut album launches out of the gates as a force to be reckoned with. Tracks like the peerless “City Moon,” “By Your Side,” and pulsating epic closer epic “Sunset Bell” felt like being trapped in a waking dream that you never wanted to end. Seefeel- Quique (Too Pure, 1993) Original Lush singer Meriel Barham’s dreamy vocals are the perfect counterpoint Ian Masters’ choirboy innocence, and each song on In Ribbons is a small masterpiece in itself, including the unsettling “Hair Shoes,” a re-recorded rip of “Babymaker,” and the energetic “Throwing Back the Apple.” While it may pale slightly in comparison to Mazzy Star’s definitive version, there’s also another equally enjoyable cover of Slapp Happy’s “Blue Flower” on board for the ride. Formulated as a unique attempt to make art-pop without the tyranny of guitar and drum clichés, Manhattan’s wonderfully eccentric Hugo Largo used a spacious tapestry of drones – Hahn Rowe’s violin and the terrific counterpoint basses of Tim Sommer and Adam Peacock – to set the stage for the crystalline, almost-Björklike faerie-chants of Mimi Goese. 47 Weeks. Singles “Heavenly Bodies” and “The Garden” are some of the catchiest tracks this side of the century, informed equally by post-punk’s unnerving heartache and pop’s bright hooks. LAST WEEK 10. If you only seek out one song, let it be the blissful 7+ minute epic “Red Oval.” Do yourself a favor and check them out! In fact, the closest touchstone to this monster of a record is fellow French band Air, who’s Virgin Suicides score laid the groundwork and left the door wide open for M83 to walk through it, unafraid, with drum machines, synths, and pedals blazing. More so than … Cranes- Loved (Dedicated, 1994) Here- Swirl (Indies Records, 1993) 2. After issuing a handful of twee-oriented singles and EPs via Sarah Records, Bristol’s Secret Shine went headlong into shoegaze pop with the release of their debut album. LISTEN: Bandcamp / Spotify / YouTube | WATCH: "Cambios del Pasar" / "Ojos En El Carro" / "Quiero Otoño De Nuevo". -FD, 27. A heartbreaking listen even without considering the tragedy that would befall the band in the Ghost Ship fire, Them Are Us Too’s debut album is a true diamond in the rough. After establishing their compelling style of ethereal rock on 1986 debut The Glass Bead Game, Breathless further refined the sound on its elegant follow up, Three Times and Waving. -FD, 54. 2013 Adult Swim … One could certainly make the case for the subsequent After Summer or predecessor In Solarium, but 2006’s Nature Heart Software, their third album, is our choice. An outsider amongst outsiders, His Name Is Alive have always marched to the beat of their own beautiful drum. The utterly brilliant title track, somehow both romantic and bleak, was easily one of 2012’s best singles. Titelmedia / Stanley Cheng. The same rule held true for bands like Curve, whose electronic cacophony didn’t feel quite-so-dreamy, as vital as it may be. -FD, 28. Antarctica’s debut full-length is a sprawling, two-disc affair that is as ambitious as it is satisfying, incorporating a series of sequenced drum loops, driving post-punk bass, and new wave-inspired synthesizers. NCT DREAM, a sub-unit of NCT, is a Korean-Chinese boy group by SM Entertainment that consists of members 7 members under 20 years old (Korean age).They are known for … Their initial run of updated, aggressive shoegaze came up against a relocation from San Francisco to Los Angeles and roster changes, and, following their 2010 album, Fission, the band called it quits. Dream Pop is an atmospheric subgenre of alternative rock that relies on sonic textures as much as melody. 7 opens a new part of the map for the band and all but assures that 8 is already worth looking forward to. Chromatics- Kill For Love (Italians Do It Better, 2012) -FD, 16. It marks a latter-day peak in the band’s career as well as a dividing line, propelling the band further into alternative subconscious and employing both the catchiest set of tunes and the most intelligible lyrics Elizabeth Fraser would sing to date, mainly inspired by the birth of daughter Lucy Belle.

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