Author: Estella Rosa

Andrey Azizov – Back Of The Car

By Estella Rosa 30th October 2020 30th October 2020

Andrey Azizov working as a graphic designer as well as …

Stephen’s Shore – Brisbane Radio

By Estella Rosa 30th October 2020 30th October 2020

Following 2018’s “September Love” album, Stockholm’s jangle-pop outfit Stephen’s Shore …

Choux – Super Moon

By Estella Rosa 23rd October 2020 23rd October 2020

Choux (US/Canada) is a dreampop outfit led by lead vocalist …

Hero No Hero EP

By Estella Rosa 15th October 2020 15th October 2020

For those who missed it: today an excellent new project/EP …

Softsummer – Reverie

By Estella Rosa 4th October 2020 4th October 2020

Softsummer is the indie-folk/dream-pop project of LA based indie artist …

Lisa Mychols & SUPER 8 – The Arms Of Water

By Estella Rosa 1st October 2020 1st October 2020

On May 1st this I wrote about the single “Honey …

Found Space – Shadows

By Estella Rosa 27th September 2020 27th September 2020

We introduced Found Space here in May with debut single …

Color Of Light – My World Ends

By Estella Rosa 26th September 2020 26th September 2020

South-Carolina based dreampop outfit Color of Light just shared their …

The Very Most – Do I Have To Do My Best All The Time?

By Estella Rosa 25th September 2020 25th September 2020

Once in while, something comes along that is so good, …

Deja Blu – Crystal Eternal

By Estella Rosa 24th September 2020 24th September 2020

Surrey-based dream-pop band Deja Blu release their new single ‘Crystal …

The Hepburns – Electric Lliedi Land

By Estella Rosa 17th September 2020 17th September 2020

In the late 1990’s I had an obsession with a …

Wa’el – I Love You Why Would I Ever Leave?

By Estella Rosa 15th September 2020 22nd September 2020

Wa’el is a Swedish multi-instrumental bedroom-pop artist who has been …

Archie Sagers – I Don’t Wanna Leave Home

By Estella Rosa 10th September 2020 10th September 2020

Wiltshire-based dreampop artist Archie Sagers‘ busies himself in running a …

Family Mart – For Eric

By Estella Rosa 23rd August 2020 23rd August 2020

Austin-based Family Mart is the brand-new project of Mike Lee …

Orchid Mantis – Within And Apart

By Estella Rosa 20th August 2020 20th August 2020

Orchid Mantis needs no introduction on this blog as he …

Miserable Chillers – Audience of Summer

By Estella Rosa 20th August 2020 23rd August 2020

A few years back, I was introduced by the music …

Leila Sunier – Sober / Without

By Estella Rosa 12th August 2020 13th August 2020

The start of new single “Sober/Without”, by singer/songwriter Leila Sunier, …

Valentine Dial – 5AM

By Estella Rosa 7th August 2020 7th August 2020

Valentine Dial,  the musical project of Melbourne bedroom artist Thomas …

RÊVERIE – Life

By Estella Rosa 6th August 2020 6th August 2020

RÊVERIE are an all girl trio from my native Amsterdam, …

French Alps Tiger – Let Me Down

By Estella Rosa 4th August 2020 5th August 2020

When I get submissions I often hear songs that start …

Ferns – Auf Wiedersehen

By Estella Rosa 1st August 2020 1st August 2020

The best and the most happy-pill,  jangly indie-pop seems to …

Inner Oceans – Islands 777

By Estella Rosa 17th July 2020 1st August 2020

Amongst the many submissions this blog gets, sometimes a song …

Margot – Walk With Me

By Estella Rosa 26th June 2020 1st July 2020

Ugh, I am way behind on this beautiful release. 12 …

Cruise Control: A Yacht Rock Cover Comp

By Estella Rosa 25th June 2020 1st July 2020

Our very own label has recently released our 5th comp …

The Infinite Daisy Chains – Wake Up / Melting into You

By Estella Rosa 7th June 2020 1st July 2020

On June 5th, the two-sided single “Wake Up / Melting …

Mini Trees – Slip Away EP

By Estella Rosa 29th May 2020 1st July 2020

With Maddie Jay and Port Lucian we had some solo …

Knower – Different Lives

By Estella Rosa 29th May 2020 1st July 2020

Knower hasn’t released anything for a while. In the meantime …

Silver Liz – Microwave S’mores

By Estella Rosa 23rd May 2020 1st July 2020

Silver Liz is the bedroompop project project of Chicago-based couple …

Port Lucian – Full Control?

By Estella Rosa 13th May 2020 1st July 2020

Philadelphia bedroompop musician Portia Maidment, aka Port Lucian premieres her …

Found Space – Don’t Let It Go

By Estella Rosa 12th May 2020 1st July 2020

Good stuff is easily missed, but luckily we have a …

Lisa Mychols & Super 8 – Honey Bee

By Estella Rosa 1st May 2020 1st July 2020

True Californian Girl Lisa Mychols, who also seems to be …

Maddie Jay – Shakes

By Estella Rosa 29th April 2020 29th April 2020

Los Angeles based / Canadian born Maddie Jay is one …

Fadeawayradiate volume 1, 2, 3 and 4 on DKFM

By Estella Rosa 27th April 2020 27th April 2020

We were very lucky that the great Greg Wilson of …

The Churchill Garden – We Can Dream

By Estella Rosa 23rd April 2020 1st July 2020

On April 16 Andy Jossi and Krissy Vanderwoude from The Churchill Garden …

Emmett Kai – Marigold

By Estella Rosa 22nd April 2020 22nd April 2020

Since the album “Baby Hits” ( February 2019), Emmett Kai, …

Blue Canopy – Always

By Estella Rosa 21st April 2020 21st April 2020

Portland/US-based band Blue Canopy is led by former Modern Rivals …

TARA – Oceans

By Estella Rosa 14th April 2020 14th April 2020

If I am totally honest, after having lived the 1st …

Benzo Beneluxo – Come On Home

By Estella Rosa 13th April 2020 13th April 2020

I don’t post many bands from my own part of …

Mashmellow – Share It

By Estella Rosa 10th April 2020 10th April 2020

Mashmellow has released their debut single “Share It” on April …

Wolf & Moon – The Road

By Estella Rosa 15th March 2020 15th March 2020

The world is in bad state right now: scenes we …

Ackerman – Surf King

By Estella Rosa 14th March 2020 14th March 2020

New Ackerman jangle-track “Surf King”, and especially the hilarious video, …

Typsy Panthre – The Strange Thing

By Estella Rosa 9th March 2020 9th March 2020

  Typsy Panthre is the Minneapolis based recording duo Allison …

Draag – Around My Fear

By Estella Rosa 5th March 2020 5th March 2020

Draag began as a project to reissue songs that musician …

The Francine Odysseys – Hide Your Eyes

By Estella Rosa 3rd March 2020 3rd March 2020

Gretchen DeVault is an indie-pop veteran. She steered tweepop band …

Laveda – Ghost

By Estella Rosa 28th February 2020 28th February 2020

Laveda are a dreampop outfit that draw heavily from 90’s …

Bathe Alone – Calm Down

By Estella Rosa 27th February 2020 27th February 2020

We introduced Bathe Alone, formally known as the project Bathe …

Wilsen – Ruiner

By Estella Rosa 24th February 2020 24th February 2020

Wilsen are the Brooklyn-based project of Tamsin Wilson (guitar/vocals), Johnny …

Strawberry Generation – When You Were Here And I Was Sad

By Estella Rosa 14th February 2020 14th February 2020

Strawberry Generation is an international collaboration and indie-pop outfit formed …

EGOISM – You, You

By Estella Rosa 7th February 2020 8th February 2020

Australian indiepop duo EGOISM (the result of the teenage friendship …

King Krule – Alone, Omen 3

By Estella Rosa 6th February 2020 6th February 2020

If anything in song or visual format ever comes close …

Vivienne Eastwood – Home Movies

By Estella Rosa 4th February 2020 4th February 2020

Brooklyn based band Vivienne Eastwood wrote to me and asked …

Remington Super 60 – I Don’t Wanna Wait

By Estella Rosa 31st January 2020 31st January 2020

In July last year we introduced and featured the first …

Sun Kin – Coming Back, Again

By Estella Rosa 29th January 2020 29th January 2020

Sun Kin is the indie-pop project of the very talented …

Palm Ghosts – Lorelei

By Estella Rosa 24th January 2020 24th January 2020

Palm Ghosts is a Nashville-based dreampop/jangle/post punk project initiated by …

Boy Romeo – Let’s Roll

By Estella Rosa 17th January 2020 17th January 2020

Boy Romeo is a Chicago based project headed by songwriter …

Real Estate – Paper Cup

By Estella Rosa 16th January 2020 16th January 2020

The new single “Paper Cup” from dream/jangle poppers Real Estate …

Cuesta Loeb – Immerse Inverse

By Estella Rosa 10th January 2020 10th January 2020

Another shoegaze track applying the same formulaic sonic tricks we …

S. A. Reyners – Tracey

By Estella Rosa 3rd January 2020 3rd January 2020

When you think you’ve heard it all, along comes a …

Bathe – All I Wanted

By Estella Rosa 18th December 2019 18th December 2019

In September we introduced Bathe on Fadeawayradiate (multi-instrumentalist/bassist Bailey Crone …

Human Barbie – Be Careful What You Wish For

By Estella Rosa 11th December 2019 11th December 2019

The name is confusing, as the front-guy of Los Angeles, …

Matt Ryder – Hours

By Estella Rosa 2nd December 2019 2nd December 2019

Matt Ryder is a 16 year old producer and songwriter …

GOLDEN – Unaccountable

By Estella Rosa 30th November 2019 30th November 2019

We have another girl called Bailey (see Bathe) making music …

Fascinations Grand Chorus – Would It Be

By Estella Rosa 29th November 2019 29th November 2019

Fascinations Grand Chorus are two songwriters, created as an audio …

Shaky Shack – In Honey

By Estella Rosa 28th November 2019 28th November 2019

Shaky Shack are Alex Winter and Mateusz Kosnik, a Dublin …

King Krule – Hey World!

By Estella Rosa 24th November 2019 24th November 2019

There’s a few impressions that have always stayed with me …

Teen Idle – Dreaming

By Estella Rosa 21st November 2019 21st November 2019

Teen Idle is the music project of 22-year-old songwriter Sara …

Pure Moods – Tide

By Estella Rosa 17th November 2019 17th November 2019

Wanna hear a perfect, classic jangle-tune? The kind you thought …

Joseph Black – Wildest Dreams EP

By Estella Rosa 12th November 2019 12th November 2019

Joseph Black, from New Jersey, was brought to my attention …

Pia Fraus – Hidden Parks

By Estella Rosa 10th November 2019 10th November 2019

Estonian dream-poppers Pia Fraus are revealing their 2nd single from …

Our Favourite Fallen Idols – An Adorable Interview

By Estella Rosa 9th November 2019 26th November 2019

Everybody that was into indie bands in the first half …

Hazel English – Shaking

By Estella Rosa 6th November 2019 6th November 2019

I listen to so many bands in the dream pop …

Adorable’s 25th Anniversary Show – Bush Hall, London

By Estella Rosa 4th November 2019 4th November 2019

  Somewhere the spring of 1993 I was walking down …

Tenant From Zero – The End Away

By Estella Rosa 27th October 2019 27th October 2019

I introduced both Tenant From Zero (Tenant from Zero: single, …

Shelter Boy – Let ‘m Go

By Estella Rosa 29th September 2019 29th September 2019

“Doodling on guitars whilst never losing focus of the actual …

Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz

By Estella Rosa 15th September 2019 15th September 2019

The Québécois trio Men I Trust are guitarist and vocalist …

Bathe – The Silence

By Estella Rosa 11th September 2019 11th September 2019

Last year saw Hatchie, Tallies and Barrie emerge unto the …

Orchid Mantis – Where You Are (Feat. Josh Augustin)

By Estella Rosa 5th September 2019 5th September 2019

It’s no big secret that I am a huge fan …

Moon Loves Honey – Crystal Clear

By Estella Rosa 1st September 2019 1st September 2019

Moon Loves Honey is a dreampop project by Danish songwriter …

Treatment – Solitary

By Estella Rosa 16th August 2019 16th August 2019

Brooklyn’s 80’s sophistipop/dreampop project Treatment announce “Solitary” as the first …

Hats and Hollow Bodies: rough Sophistipop gems

By Estella Rosa 12th August 2019 14th August 2019

Upon running the great Sophistipop Lounge on FB with DJ …

Daisies – What Are You Waiting For?

By Estella Rosa 6th August 2019 6th August 2019

I found the Daisies album (released on June 28th, co-release …

Fadeawayradiate Guesthow at DKFM Shoegaze Radio

By Estella Rosa 6th August 2019 6th August 2019

Some of you might have caught it, but it was …

Hospital – Dust

By Estella Rosa 21st July 2019 21st July 2019

Formed in 2011, Hospital is the vision and project of …

Tokyo Tea Room – Always Tomorrow

By Estella Rosa 14th July 2019 15th July 2019

Tokyo Tea Room are the psych/dream-pop project of Canterbury-based Daniel …

Gardens of Capri – Let Go

By Estella Rosa 12th July 2019 27th July 2019

Gardens of Capri were founded in last year by Amy …

Remington Super 60 – The Highway Again

By Estella Rosa 11th July 2019 11th July 2019

Remington super 60 is/was an indie pop band from Norway, …

Stray Fossa – Eyze

By Estella Rosa 10th July 2019 10th July 2019

Charlottesville / Virginia 3-piece dream-pop project Stray Fossa released a …

Epic 45 – Sun Memory EP

By Estella Rosa 17th June 2019 17th June 2019

Staffordshire’s Epic 45’s “Sun Memory”, a 6-track EP, was released …

Soften – Iridescent

By Estella Rosa 13th June 2019 13th June 2019

The Cincinnati based Dreampop band Soften, consists of vocalist/guitarist Brianna Kelly, …

Morabeza Tobacco

By Estella Rosa 29th May 2019 29th May 2019

Morabeza Tobacco’s “TTYL” has been on repeat in my playlists for …

Gary Daly – I Work Alone

By Estella Rosa 9th May 2019 20th May 2019

It is no big secret I am a huge China …

Nah … – Apple Blossoms

By Estella Rosa 16th April 2019 16th April 2019

The trouble with being in a band and running a …

LIPS – LIPS EP

By Estella Rosa 11th April 2019 11th April 2019

Indie/Jangle pop band LIPS are a four-piece from Falmouth, Cornwall …

Marble Arch – Gold

By Estella Rosa 25th March 2019 25th March 2019

I introduced French dreampop outfit Marble Arch here last year …

Tugboat Captain – Be Strong, Smoke Less

By Estella Rosa 17th March 2019 17th March 2019

London bedroom-pop ensemble Tugboat Captain are a crew of friends …

Max Gowan – Mylena

By Estella Rosa 10th March 2019 10th March 2019

Max Gowan is a 22-year old student who has been …

Interview with DKFM’s Greg Wilson

By Estella Rosa 4th March 2019 20th November 2019

In a world where we are obsessed about music, we …

Superego – Loose

By Estella Rosa 2nd March 2019 3rd March 2019

UK/Midlands-based shoegaze/ dreampop quartet Superego just released their single “Loose” …

Margot – Arles

By Estella Rosa 1st March 2019 28th February 2019

London dream-pop quintet Margot, were introduced here in May last …

The Loch Ness Mouse II

By Estella Rosa 1st March 2019 10th October 2019

In April 2017 we introduced The Loch Ness Mouse on …