End Of The Year list 2023
Overall, I have to say, I found more interesting music in 2023 than the year before. Actually quite a lot of it. However, not all …
Author: Estella Rosa
True Blue – Youth
Capturing influences of past decades, German (Munich) indie solo-project True Blue makes dynamic contemporary indiepop. The second EP named “Borrowed Spaces” was released on September …
Fleur Blue.e – Waterfall Spring
Fleur bleu·e are a Paris-based dreampop duo consisting of singer Delphine Lucy Lam and Vlad Swann who have released quite a few singles already over the …
The Fauns – How Lost
Ten years ago, in 2013 Bristol-based shoegaze/dreampop project The Fauns released their single “Lights“, adorned with a gorgeous video. It made me a fan for …
The Narrative – On The Ride
The Narrative are an indie duo writing music out of East Nashville, TN. Jesse Gabriel (guitar, vocals) and Suzie Zeldin (vocals, keys) mix organic and …
Maida Rosa – Anymore
“Anymore” is the second single of the upcoming EP ‘Philia’ by dreampop duo Maida Rose, and the third review on Fadeawayradiate. It celebrates a decade …
Glassmanet – Enter The Deep
Glassmanet is a dreamy, psychedelic pop project and also the pseudonym of a mysterious audio/visual artist from Norway, who makes “suboceanic & intergalactic journeys compressed …
Fadeawayradiate Update October 2022
Hey all, It’s Friday, release day and in order to be able to share music updates and not spend ages (which I haven’t got) on …
Fadeawayradiate Records Compilations are back!
Due to Bandcamp’s new regulations and the Epic shift and the Google troubles, our label page was completely gone for a while. We started again …
Are We Electric? – Some thoughts on the lack women in the music industry
In the midst of the “woke” era we find ourselves questioning a lot of things that were taken for granted, or simply left unquestioned, or …
Fadeawayradiate Yearlists 2021
Aah…we had so much hope for this year becoming the one where we would return to normality. Little did we know! Things would just progress …
Hazel English – Nine Stories
Sometimes you find an artist that has all you look for. It’s rare, but it happens. When that artist subsequently changes style and sound quite …
Lunar Isles – Anchorage
I seriously hadn’t heard of Lunar Isles before, other than briefly brushing past them on Instagram, but hearing their latest single was enough to want …
90’s Indie Dance Revival: Lunarette and Daisies
At the end of 2019, prolific and eclectic band/duo Daisies’ “What Are You Waiting For? album ended up in my top 5 albums of the …
Orchid Mantis – Never Knows Best
New material from Atlanta based recording project Orchid Mantis (Thomas Howard) is basically always a “yay” from me, as most readers well know by now. …
Good Morning TV – Small Talk
I am supposed to be on a break but just I wanted to share this wonderful album with the world for a bit, because it …
Romance Languages EP
Dane Di Pierro has been a co-writer of this blog for quite a while now. Not long ago his band Distant Creatures, a band that …
Catenary Wires – Mirrorball
Mirrorball, is the new single (and video) by The Catenary Wires, indie project of Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey (ex Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Pooh Sticks), …
Redspencer – All I Do
I adore Redspencer – seriously is there anything more awesome than their Tell track/video? – and we haven’t heard anything from them for a while …
Rachel Love – Down The Line
My discovery of Rachel had a bit of a detour, to be honest. Having been a huge Birdie fan – the super retropop duo consisting …
Foreign Correspondent – The First One EP
Foreign Correspondent is a relatively new indie-pop outfit from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2017 when Chris Haggerty (lead guitar), Kepler Ryan (keys) …
Orchid Mantis – Far From This World & Interview
Orchid Mantis needs no introduction on this blog. The experimental dreampop project of Atlanta-based Thomas Howard, described as “found sounds, tape collages, and pop songs …
Wa’el – Come by and We’ll Talk All Night
We introduced Wa’el, a Swedish multi-instrumental bedroom-pop artist, here last September when he released his debut single “I Love You Why Would I Ever Leave?”. …
There’s Talk – Golden
Within the dreampop or shoegaze genre, vocals are a sensitive thing. Originally the vocals in this genre were meant to function more as an instrument …
FadeAwayRadiate Lists 2020
It’s been quite a year. It seemed to start off really great and then something happened that basically traumatised the whole world in one go. …
Orchid Mantis – Never Know Why
Orchid Mantis is an experimental recording dreampop project by Atlanta-based multitalent Thomas Howard. The project inhabits the border regions between ambient sound collages and dream-pop, employing odd/lo-fi …
In conversation with The Hepburns, Nah…
Today The Hepburns and Nah… are both releasing a cover of one of their favourite bands!! The Hepburns have covered a Vic Godard track and …
Hero No Hero EP
For those who missed it: today an excellent new project/EP saw the light of day. Indiepop project Hero No Hero are So Cal based Gretchen …
Lisa Mychols & SUPER 8 – The Arms Of Water
On May 1st this I wrote about the single “Honey Bee“( https://www.fadeawayradiate.com/2020/05/lisa-mychols-super-8-honey-bee/) from the critically praised Lisa Mychols & SUPER 8 album that was subsequently released …
Found Space – Shadows
We introduced Found Space here in May with debut single “Don’t Let Go“. For those who missed: Found Space is the project of Spencer Smalley, …
Color Of Light – My World Ends
South-Carolina based dreampop outfit Color of Light just shared their new single “My World Ends“: a prelude to their new album Daydream Garden, that will …
The Very Most – Do I Have To Do My Best All The Time?
Once in while, something comes along that is so good, it makes you wonder why you have never heard of it. Especially when you hear …
The Hepburns – Electric Lliedi Land
In the late 1990’s I had an obsession with a small indie record label in Spain called Siesta Records, a label with a very specific …
Orchid Mantis – Within And Apart
Orchid Mantis needs no introduction on this blog as he has been featured several times. This ghostly dreampop project by Atlanta-based multitalent Thomas Howard is actually …
Miserable Chillers – Audience of Summer
A few years back, I was introduced by the music of 2 musical friends and their associated musical projects. One was the Miserable Chillers project …
RÊVERIE – Life
RÊVERIE are an all girl trio from my native Amsterdam, who look like Billie Eilish (when she still had cool hair), Sonya Madan from Echobelly …
Cruise Control: A Yacht Rock Cover Comp
Our very own label has recently released our 5th comp to date. The musical genre we have chosen to cover this time is Yacht Rock: …
The Infinite Daisy Chains – Wake Up / Melting into You
On June 5th, the two-sided single “Wake Up / Melting into You” by new, WashingtonDC-based project The Infinite Daisy Chains, came to light, and drew …
Mini Trees – Slip Away EP
With Maddie Jay and Port Lucian we had some solo bedroompop girls prove their “worth beyond fad” this spring, and to join them today is …
Port Lucian – Full Control?
Philadelphia bedroompop musician Portia Maidment, aka Port Lucian premieres her single “Full Control?” today on Fadeawayradiate. When Lucia sent me the song she said she …
Found Space – Don’t Let It Go
Good stuff is easily missed, but luckily we have a good network and when I have time, I will sift through posts by people in …
Lisa Mychols & Super 8 – Honey Bee
True Californian Girl Lisa Mychols, who also seems to be known as “The Queen of Power Pop”, and UK-based pop maverick and multi-instrumentalist Paul Ryan, …
Maddie Jay – Shakes
Los Angeles based / Canadian born Maddie Jay is one of those girlies that make bedroompop. There seems to be a lot of them these …
Fadeawayradiate volume 1, 2, 3 and 4 on DKFM
We were very lucky that the great Greg Wilson of DKFM Shoegaze radio gave us the chance to present our very own show on their …
Emmett Kai – Marigold
Since the album “Baby Hits” ( February 2019), Emmett Kai, who according to himself is a freak pop novelty, has been knocking out songs at …
TARA – Oceans
If I am totally honest, after having lived the 1st shoegaze wave full-on in the 90’s; after having been through all possible revivals and hearing …
Draag – Around My Fear
Draag began as a project to reissue songs that musician and songwriter Adrian Acosta recorded on cassette with a karaoke machine/dual-tape deck when he was …
The Francine Odysseys – Hide Your Eyes
Gretchen DeVault is an indie-pop veteran. She steered tweepop band The Icicles through years of acclaimed albums and high-profile deals with Target and Motorola in …
Laveda – Ghost
Laveda are a dreampop outfit that draw heavily from 90’s shoegaze and alternative rock. Starting off as a singer-songwriter bedroom project in Albany, NY by …
Bathe Alone – Calm Down
We introduced Bathe Alone, formally known as the project Bathe (multi-instrumentalist/bassist Bailey Crone from Atlanta, GA) on here last year with her debut single “The Silence“, …
Wilsen – Ruiner
Wilsen are the Brooklyn-based project of Tamsin Wilson (guitar/vocals), Johnny Simon Jr. (guitar), and Drew Arndt (bass). Ruiner is their second album, and follows 2017’s …
King Krule – Alone, Omen 3
If anything in song or visual format ever comes close to what is in my mind and heart, it is this! King Krule has released …
Vivienne Eastwood – Home Movies
Brooklyn based band Vivienne Eastwood wrote to me and asked me to check out their new EP Home Movies, and the moment I listened to …
Remington Super 60 – I Don’t Wanna Wait
In July last year we introduced and featured the first fresh material in a while from Norwegian retro indiepop outfit Remington Super 60 (Remington Super …
Real Estate – Paper Cup
The new single “Paper Cup” from dream/jangle poppers Real Estate is well worth the wait! Their forthcoming album Main Thing will follow up their album …
Bathe – All I Wanted
In September we introduced Bathe on Fadeawayradiate (multi-instrumentalist/bassist Bailey Crone from Atlanta, GA) with her debut single “The Silence“, as a promising newcomer in the …
GOLDEN – Unaccountable
We have another girl called Bailey (see Bathe) making music by herself in her bedroom. This time under the moniker Golden. The first songs Golden …
King Krule – Hey World!
There’s a few impressions that have always stayed with me for some reason. One of those is an ever-returning scene of traveling on the night-train …
Teen Idle – Dreaming
Teen Idle is the music project of 22-year-old songwriter Sara Barry who has just released her debut single “Dreaming”. My friend Krissy from the band …
Our Favourite Fallen Idols – An Adorable Interview
Everybody that was into indie bands in the first half of the 1990’s will instantly recognise the intro of “Sunshine Smile“. They may never have …
Hazel English – Shaking
I listen to so many bands in the dream pop genre for the blog, radio-show and groups, and bands and songs come and go. One …
Adorable’s 25th Anniversary Show – Bush Hall, London
Somewhere the spring of 1993 I was walking down the street in Amsterdam and I bumped into a bunch of lost guys that asked …
Tenant From Zero – The End Away
I introduced both Tenant From Zero (Tenant from Zero: single, EP and interview) and The Loch Ness Mouse (The Loch Ness Mouse S/T) on this blog …
Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz
The Québécois trio Men I Trust are guitarist and vocalist Emma Proulx, keyboardist/producer Dragos Chiriac, and bassist Jessy Caron. They captured quite a few hearts …
Bathe – The Silence
Last year saw Hatchie, Tallies and Barrie emerge unto the dreampop scene. This year, or whatever’s left of it, the project Bathe sees the light …
Orchid Mantis – Where You Are (Feat. Josh Augustin)
It’s no big secret that I am a huge fan of Orchid Mantis, the experimental project of Thomas Howard from Atlanta, Georgia, who makes music like …
Treatment – Solitary
Brooklyn’s 80’s sophistipop/dreampop project Treatment announce “Solitary” as the first single to the album “Pond Life” which will be coming out October 18th on Joe …
Daisies – What Are You Waiting For?
I found the Daisies album (released on June 28th, co-release by K Records and Perennial) recommended to me on Bandcamp (bless them): the description and …
Tokyo Tea Room – Always Tomorrow
Tokyo Tea Room are the psych/dream-pop project of Canterbury-based Daniel Elliott and Ben Marshall. Tokyo Tea Room describe themselves as “melodic bass lines, hypnotic guitar …
Remington Super 60 – The Highway Again
Remington super 60 is/was an indie pop band from Norway, that released quite a bit of material in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s, during the …
Epic 45 – Sun Memory EP
Staffordshire’s Epic 45’s “Sun Memory”, a 6-track EP, was released on 24th May 2019, on Wayside & Woodland Recordings . Strangely enough, and especially considering …
Soften – Iridescent
The Cincinnati based Dreampop band Soften, consists of vocalist/guitarist Brianna Kelly, Jon Delvaux (bass), Corey Waddell (guitar) and Andrew Aragon on drums. The band have a …
Morabeza Tobacco
Morabeza Tobacco’s “TTYL” has been on repeat in my playlists for more than a year now… there is something deliciously weird and familiar about it: hearing …
Gary Daly – I Work Alone
It is no big secret I am a huge China Crisis fan, always was, always will be. There are already two articles on this blog …
Nah … – Apple Blossoms
The trouble with being in a band and running a blog is that you can’t review your own stuff. Still, it feels kinda weird not …
LIPS – LIPS EP
Indie/Jangle pop band LIPS are a four-piece from Falmouth, Cornwall consisting of Rachel Anstis on vocals and guitar, Theo Dorian on guitar, Christian Wright on …
Interview with DKFM’s Greg Wilson
In a world where we are obsessed about music, we naturally tend to put the bands in the spotlight most of the time, but I …
Margot – Arles
London dream-pop quintet Margot, were introduced here in May last year, when they released their first single, “Desensitised” (Margot – Desensitised). A few singles down …
The Loch Ness Mouse II
In April 2017 we introduced The Loch Ness Mouse on this blog with an overdue review of their self-titled album: after getting an email in …
Secret Attraction – All Night
Secret Attraction is the project of Phoenix/Arizona-based producer Derek Wise. Starting 2014 with debut EP Desire, Wise is now 5 EP’s into his Secret Attraction project. In …
Marigold – Addicted
Ever since we featured the Candy Opera re-release it’s been a bit quiet on the sophistipop front here on Fadeawayradiate. It’s not that nothing is …
Shiny Happy Records Tapes: the spirit of DIY alive in Indonesia
Some time ago the label Shiny Happy Records was recommended to me by Gregory Harrigan (from the band The Skating Party) as a small DIY cassette label with a …
Oslo Oscillator – City Nomads
I introduced Oslo Oscillator on Fadeawayradiate last year. The band has been tantalizing us with demos and singles for some years now, but the release …
Men I Trust – Say, Can You Hear
Men I Trust, are a dreampop trio from Montreal (Canada) that started out in 2014 and consists of Emm(anuelle) Proulx (guitar/vocals), Jessy Caron (bass), Dragos …
The Strange Creatures – Phantasms
Manilla based The Strange Creatures have got to be the most endearing outfit in dreampop-land! Not only do they have the most adorable happy-pill sound …
Hypnagogica: new psychedelica in slumberland
Recently, I have been noticing this little sub-niche within the dreampop genre that is usually listed as neo-psychedelica (which, officially, was a “diverse genre of psychedelic …
Interview with Matt Haynes from Sarah Records
Recently I had the honour to chat to Matt Haynes, co-founder of the legendary Bristolian Sarah Records, founded by him and Clare Wadd. Sarah Records …
Softer Still – Turtle Bay video/single
Softer Still are fam to Fadeawayradiate by now! Grant Williams, his girlfriend Ellie O’Shea and chums had quite a few features on here and also …
Amber Arcades – European Heartbreak
Dutch dreampop outfit Amber Arcades release their second album, European Heartbreak, on 28th September 2018 via Heavenly Recordings. The album was recorded and co-produced in LA with Chris Cohen from Deerhoof and in …
Andrew Younker – Well Wishes
Michigan based Andrew Younker is only 21 now, but Well Wishes was released with French label Hidden Bay Records on cassette tape (who also released …
Oslo Oscillator – Newlands
I introduced Norwegian band Oslo Oscillator on here last year (Article Norway Calling ). To refresh the memory: Oslo Oscillator makes- in their own words …
Barrie – Tal Uno
Brooklyn based dreampop outfit Barrie, consisting of members Dom, Noah, Sabine, and Spurge share their second track, “Tal Uno” on label Winspear. The band formation certainly has …
Hatchie – Sugar & Spice EP
Australian indie darling Harriette Pilbeam is releasing her first, 5-track EP under the monniker Hatchie, on May 25th via Heavenly Recordings. To recap: since the feature I did on …
Chromatics – Black Walls
On May 16th, Portland-based four piece Chromatics (Ruth Radelet, Johnny Jewel, Adam Miller & Nat Walker), share their new track/ video “Black Walls” and confirm …
Margot – Desensitised
Yours truly, like most other people, had never heard of the London-based quintet Margot, until I heard “Desensitised” played on the rather wonderful podcast Near Perfect Pitch …
Blue Note Indie
Jazz and prog are hot… I have noticed. Go to any hip underground club and there will be some cute band trying to sound like …
The Day – Leave the Dark
I am quite ruthless in my search through new indie tracks. I always look for a certain sound, a certain “je-ne-sais-quoi”. That doesn’t mean that …
Dayflower – Daisy Age
Daisy Age by Dayflower By now, British band Dayflower have become a household name on Fadeawayradiate! It all started when the late Chris Tressler, a …
Bolinas – Casa
Subtle is the word that springs to mind when I listen to Bolinas‘ latest song “Casa” (or any Bolinas song for that matter) and subtlety …
Camilo Beltran – Whispers
I recently got this subtle gem of a song submitted that was too precious not to pay attention to: “Whispers” is a brief, temperate track …