Capitol – Dream Noise
Every so often an album comes out of nowhere and completely takes you over. As the shimmering singles popped up across my music feed earlier …
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Category: dreampop
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 …
Moon Loves Honey – Crystal Clear
Moon Loves Honey is a dreampop project by Danish songwriter Jeppe Dengsø. Both their previous releases – an EP “Apart” (2016) and a full-length album …
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 …
Fadeawayradiate Guesthow at DKFM Shoegaze Radio
Some of you might have caught it, but it was tricky with everyone being awake at different hours on this planet etc. I was asked …
Capitol – Blondie
Sometimes we get overloaded with things. Work. Our hobbies. Our obligations. I haven’t had much of a creative streak in me lately, I’ll be honest. …
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 …
Stray Fossa – Eyze
Charlottesville / Virginia 3-piece dream-pop project Stray Fossa released a debut EP (Sleeper Strip) in September 2018, and now follow up on their last single …
Hatchie – Keepsake
Summer is here and with it brings my most anticipated album for 2019; Hatchie’s first full length entitled “Keepsake”. I’ve been a fan of Hatchie …
An Interview with Teen Body
On a humid summer night I stood in a dark alley in northeast Washington DC outside a 19th century carriage house turned DIY music venue. …
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. …
Teen Body – Dreamo
Brooklyn four piece Teen Body return after three years with the release of their sophomore album Dreamo. The title is a reference to a friend’s …
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 …
Tamaryn – Dreaming The Dark
“Dreaming The Dark”; the long anticipated follow up to 2017’s “Cranekiss” isn’t exactly what I thought it would be, but that might be a good …
Marble Arch – Gold
I introduced French dreampop outfit Marble Arch here last year with the first single (‘I’m On My Way“) from their upcoming album release “Children of …
Max Gowan – Mylena
Max Gowan is a 22-year old student who has been releasing bedroompop since he was 17. He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and started …
Brothertiger – A Chain Of Islands
John Jagos, aka Brothertiger, has been making sunshine synthpop since 2009 and upon listening to his latest release, “A Chain of Islands“; I can’t help …
Living Hour – Softer Faces
Winnipeg’s Living Hour return with their first collection of new material in three years and as you might expect their sound has evolved in the …
Superego – Loose
UK/Midlands-based shoegaze/ dreampop quartet Superego just released their single “Loose” on 25th February 2019. Superego consists of bandmembers Cam Potts (frontguy & vocalist), Tom Richards, …
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 …
EGOISM – Enemies
As opposed to the more electro based Wild Nothing-offspring-dreampop of the last decade, the last year saw a resurgence in classic late 80’s/90’s jangly dreampop …
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 …
MMBLR – That Breeze
“That Breeze“ is a track that reminded me of the kind of thing that Austin based duo Hovvdy do: kinda dreamy but simple, sober and organic …
Fanclub – All the Same
Last year we were introduced to Texas trio Fanclub who landed on the dreampop scene with three singles of catchy electronic tinged dreampop. Some bands …
Heavy Heart – Bed Bug
I introduced London-based indie-poppers Heavy Heart on FAR in October 2016 in a feature and interview with singer Anna (https://fadeawayradiate.com/2016/10/meeting-heavy-heart). Today they share a new, excellent …
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 …
Elsa – ST
In the summer of 2012 Toronto’s Jonathan Rogers began recording his solo music under then moniker Elsa, named after his brother’s pet cat. Over the …
Foliage & Andrew Younker – Split EP
Andrew Younker and Manuel Joseph Walker (AKA Foliage) have charted a similar course in the world of bedroom produced indie pop so perhaps it was …
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 …
Fadeawayradiate End of Year Song List 2018
Well, it’s that time of the year again! Time for lists! This time we decided to skip whole album/EP’s and we made a top 5 …
Fanclub – Stranger
Austin based trio Fanclub have released their third in a series of brilliant singles titled “Stranger”. Building on a simple synth motif and guitars urged …
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 …
Tallies – Trouble
With their debut album out 11th Jan 2019 via Fear of Missing Out Records, Toronto-based jangle-pop outfit Tallies are sharing their latest single “Trouble”. The …
Marble Arch – I’m On My Way
I know I do go on about current dreampop bands sounding formulaic etc. but once in a while I find a track in my inbox …
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 …
Piroshka – Everlastingly Yours
On the first of October, the bomb dropped that Piroshka, an ex shoegaze/britpop allstar-band had formed, and of course everybody went nuts! The four people in …
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 …
The Churchhill Garden – Bittersweet
Although there is 7 thousand miles of distance and a 7 hour time difference between them, creating divinely intimate music has no tangible boundaries for …
The Maria’s – Cariño
“Cariño” is the latest single/video of the LA based The Marias’ forthcoming second EP, Superclean Volume II, which will be out in out in September …
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 …
Sobs – Telltale Signs
The on the far side of the world lies a small record label in Singapore called Middle Class Cigars. With only four artists on their …
Summer Singles: Part 1
Summer is halfway over already and maybe you’ve been busy enjoying the pool and barbecues too much to notice all of the brilliant singles 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 …
Boy Pablo – Losing You
Boy Pablo are Pablo Muñoz, a 19-year-old teenager from Norway with a Chilean background, and Declan Mckenna and Gus Dapperton, his best friends. Together they …
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 (single and video)
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 …
Candace – “New Ruins”
It is amazing to hear a band evolve right before your ears. I had to take a listen at Candace’s previous releases to get 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 …
AKWUAR – Millions of Same Faces
We are pleased to introduce you to a whole new name in indie-dom and present this first single/ video release by DIY indie project AKWUAR. The …
Dreampop: from Cocteau to Craft Spells
As some of you know, I curate a Dreampop (Jangle and Twee) music group on Facebook and I do notice that the term “dreampop” in …
Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet live & highlights
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 …
Surf Rock is Dead – We Have No Friends? EP
Brooklyn based dreampop duo Surf Rock is Dead are Kevin Pariso and Joel Witenberg. The duo have spent the last two years experimenting in order …
Close Encounter – Fade Away…
Aaah…. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a blog Anthem! And what could be a better than this magical mystery tune by Seattle based band Close …
The Morelings – We Were (video/single)
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 …
The Sorry Shop – Soft Spoken
“After a long time, we finally released our third full album. Based on a Dream Pop aesthetic but also flirting with the most iconic elements …
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. …
Violent Dreams – Scared of the Dark
Violent Dreams, “Scared of the Dark” released July 22, 2017, Every now and then, the Internet surprises me with the sounds of a budding band. …
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 …
Bye Bye Badman – Wave EP
Artist: Bye Bye Badman Album: Wave Released: April 29, 2017 Genre: K-pop Label/Distributor: Magic Strawberry sound Korean band Bye Bye Badman are an indie electro-pop …
Space4lease – “Must be Something” single
Space4Lease’s new song “Must Be Something” premiered on Friday July 14 comes as the first single of releases. They released their first EP “Hiraeth“ in November 2016. …
Dayflower – Sweet Georgia Gazes premiere!
The newest Dayflower single“Sweet Georgia Gazes”premiered today on Fadeawayradiate!!!: “Sweet Georgia Gazes” has a less fuzzy sound than “Neverfriend” and less psychey than the excellent …
Kingsbury – Emeralds
I came across this wonderful track because it was suggested as one new indie tracks on Spotify and it instantly hit me since it starts …