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 …
Category: dreampop
Japanese Heart Software – Soft
New year: new music. If you’re struggling with the dark depths of January then Soft may be the antidote for your existential blues. Actually there’s …
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 …
You’ll Never Get to Heaven – Wave your Moonlight Hat for the SnowFall Train
I often ramble on about the healing power of music, mainly because, idealistic fool that I am, I believe it. If you’re reading this, then …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Beautiful Noise Compilation (Sunday Records)
As we haul ourselves, shellshocked and weary, to the end of a brutal year the artists featured on Beautiful Noise give us a refuge from …
Lost Tapes – Quoting Salter E.P.
Just as 2020 begins to finally wind down and the music business pumps out pop froth and supermarket shelf greatest hits, Sunday Records and Kocliko …
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 …
Dayflower – Stuck To You
It’s been only six months since Dayflower released the Popping Candy EP but the Leicester band has been keeping busy in these COVID times and have revealed …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sunstack Jones – Glass Boat
Sunstack Jones were initially conceived as a songwriting project in 2011 and blossomed into a full fledged band over the course of three albums. Their …
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 …
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 …
Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
Sophie Allison has been releasing music under the moniker Soccer Mommy since her late teens, but it wasn’t until her breakout 2018 album Clean that she …
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 …
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 …
Wild Nothing – Laughing Gas
It’s hard to believe that in 2020 Wild Nothing, the musical vehicle of Jack Tatum, has been around for eleven years. In that time the …
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 …
Fadeawayradiate Top 5 lists 2019
The end to a decade: time flies! All in all, I think this decade definitely saw more interesting releases in indie-music than the preceding one. …
Night Flowers – Fortune Teller
Night Flowers seem to be one of the hardest working indie pop bands running at the moment. A glance at their Bandcamp discography reveals no …
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 …
Pia Fraus – Hidden Parks
Estonian dream-poppers Pia Fraus are revealing their 2nd single from the new album on 11th of November. Pia Fraus are Eve Komp, Kärt Ojavee, Rein …
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 …
Whimsical – Bright Smiles & Broken Hearts
Whimsical’s third full length album, “Bright Smiles & Broken Hearts”, is absolutely everything you wanted it to be based on past repertoire (beautiful songwriting/heartfelt lyrics), …
Foliage – Take
Coming off of 2018’s III and a successful split single with Andrew Younker, Foliage aka Manuel Joseph Walker appeared to be ready to take the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Foliage – In Reference To
Foliage have shared a new single titled “In Reference To” this week. It’s the second single following “Pattern” from their upcoming 4th album. Building on …
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 …
Swimming Tapes – Morningside
London quintet Swimming Tapes has been quite a prolific group delivering no less than nine singles and two EPS since they first surfaced in 2016. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Cathedral Bells – Ethereal Shadow
This is the second single I have had the pleasure of reviewing from Florida based Cathedral Bells, which is the newest project from Matthew Messore, …
Tallies – ST album & Interview
We introduced Tallies earlier last year with their single “Trouble” here on FAR. Our “correspondent” Dane Di Pierro recently went to see them and probed …
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 …
Softer Still – Nuances
Surrey’s purveyors of gentle blissed out indie pop, Softer Still have been teasing us with singles and EPs the last couple of years, but this …
Orchid Mantis – Yellow House
Out of the many artists I have enjoyed on many autumn hikes and walks around downtown Chicago, I have found much-needed solace in the works …
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 …
Cathedral Bells – A Passing Phase
As late Fall descends on the Midwestern US, I find myself needing bright and shiny tunes to help ease in that transition. “A Passing Phase” …
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 …
The Daysleepers – Creation
In 2005 I was twenty years old and just starting my love affair with shoegaze and dream pop. While swapping CDs and mp3s with my …
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 …
Barrie – Singles EP
Barrie are new kids on the scene (not new to FAR), but already carving out a name for themselves with their laid back and dreamy …
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 …
Vinyl Williams – Opal
The surreal pyramid dream-palace of an album that is Vinyl Williams‘ “Opal” begins to take form with “Sanctuary Spells“, a jittery but tranquil jazzy piece …
Snail Mail – Lush
Bedroom diary confessionals in indie music can be a risky path for a songwriter to venture down. The wrong delivery can easily put listeners off …
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 …
Foliage – III
From the slums of a broken city, Manuel Joseph Walker finds solace in a quiet bedroom crafting the lush world of Foliage that seems a …
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 …
Amusement Parks on Fire – All the New Ends
Before I listened “All the New Ends”, I took another audial gander at Amusement Parks on Fire’s back catalog. Their early releases are a perfect …
Orchid Mantis – Kulla Sunset
I have recently found myself looking for some newer Lo-fi Chill/Vaporwave, the likes of which were all the rage in the summer of 2009, when …
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 …
Hatchie – Sure
Hatchie‘s single “Sure” was already released in November last year, but I came across it recently and wasn’t able to resist its catchy flashback-to-the-90’s vibes. …
North West – Sun
Etheral, London-based duo Northwest (Ignacio Simón & Mariuca García-Lomas) want to show you their latest creation/single/video (ironically?) called “Sun“. NorthWest: “Sun” is our brainchild and so it’s difficult …
Amber Clouds – Perhaps Tomorrow
I came across Oslo based Amber Clouds’ single “Let’s Meet In Air“via a repost of another talented compatriot, called Måke, which we have paid some attention to in …
Gaze Girls Talk
2107 has been quite an eventful year for women in general: millions of women marched against the inauguration of Trump and later, again millions stood up …
Sun System – Ways we Meet
Phoenix band Sun System have a brand of indie Dreampop that is catchy and clean, with a slight resemblance to the likes of Chicago’s Shoegaze …
Gingerlys S/T
Sometimes keeping up with all the music that comes out is the hardest thing, and often, a lot of bands, or even small hypes, just …
UK Cinema – English Girls
Canadian quintet UK Cinema released their first single “English Girls” on digital format on the 2nd of November along with a new video, directed and shot …
Bolinas – Vacation & Angostura
Bolinas are a dreampop quartet I came across by accident on Soundcloud suggestions, and immediately adored! The band, and their perfectly sultry beachy sound, are obviously …
Dreampop: from Cocteau to Craft Spells
As some of you know, I curate a Dreampop music group on Facebook and I do notice that the term “dreampop” in itself, seems to …
Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet & live in Paradiso
Japanese Breakfast was one of the last bands on the line-up of the 25th anniversary London Calling edition (yes,yours truly was there at the very …
The Morelings – Same Century
Imagine if you stumbled across a mystical place, somewhere between the light and dark. Here a dense fog covers the ground but is punctured by …
The Morelings – We Were
SINGLE VIDEO RELEASE “WE WERE”: On September 12, Philly based dreampop duo The Morelings release the first single, “We Were,” from their debut LP “Same Century” set …
Softer Still – Visions of You EP
Softer Still – Visions of You EP July 28th 2017 Club Fandango Softer Still‘s second EP “Visions Of You’” was released on 28th July. …
Frankie Rose – Cage Tropical album
Cage Tropical Slumberland Records/Grey Market 11 August 2017 Phenomenon Frankie Rose, former member of Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Beverly is finally …