Tag: <span>indie</span>

Maddie Jay – I Can Change Your Mind

It’s been 4 years ago since we featured multi-instrumentalist bedroompop artist Maddie Jay, who has grown up and has just released her full-blown album “I …

Saint Etienne – The Night

British trio Saint Etienne make a shimmery return with their 12th album, The Night (December 13th, 2024) on label Heavenly Recordings. With The Night, Sainte …

TV Girl and George Clanton – Fauxllennium

The downside in publishing the end of The Year List too early, is that someone might drop a fantastic album on the 2nd of December. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Swansea Sound – Live at the Rum Puncheon

When I was a teen, in the pre-internet days of information scarcity when facts and alternative facts existed but didn’t flood the ether, I thought …

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 …

The Hepburns (featuring Estella Rosa) – The Other Side Of Grey

You know those days, you’re hot, bothered, things are really not going your way.The light at the end of the tunnel is about as strong …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

F.A.R. OUT – A Sunshine/Psychpop compilation

Our world was without color in the pair of decades prior to 1963, our pupils perceiving only black, white, and various shades of gray. Photographs …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

The Memory Fades – She Loves The Birds

The Memory Fades creates dreamy pop, bittersweet below the surface, a dream from which you awaken with the sensation of having passed through the home …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nah … – Summer’s Failing EP

Indiepop duo Nah… , who are based in Amsterdam in Munster, have released their debut EP “Summer’s Failing”, and it’s everything that fans of dreampop and …

Stephen’s Shore – September Love 

September Love by Stephen’s Shore Summer might be a few months away, but Stephen’s Shore is here to fill that void for you with breezy …

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 …

Gliss – Strange Heaven

Berlin duo Gliss released a new album just a few weeks ago, and it has absolutely enraptured me. At times “Strange Heaven” reminds the listener …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Airiel – Molten Young Lovers

The long awaited, highly anticipated full length new release from Chicago Shoegaze outfit, Airiel is almost upon us. If you are anything like me, you …

The Morelings – We Were

On September 12, Philly based dreampop duo The Morelings release the first single, “We Were,” from their debut LP “Same Century” set to drop September 26th on …

Pia Fraus – Field Ceremony

Field Ceremony will be released in digital, CD and Vinyl LP on the 16th of October, between labels Seksound (Pia Fraus’ own label, releasing other …

Softer Still – Visions of You EP

Softer Still – Visions of You EP July 28th 2017Club Fandango Softer Still‘s second EP “Visions Of You’” was released on 28th July. The EP has an …

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 back …

Dayflower – Sweet Georgia Gazes

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 …

Hazel English Live at London Calling Festival 27-5-2017

Hazel English Live at London Calling Festival, Amsterdam/Paradiso 27-5-2017 Last minute guest list…arriving late…her music wafting towards me from somewhere, I follow my ears up …

Pia Fraus – That’s not all EP

In the fall of 2017 Pia Fraus  (Eve Komp -vocals, synths, metallophone, Kärt Ojavee -synths, Rein Fuks – guitars, vocals, percussion Reijo Tagapere -bass, and Margus Voolpriit -drums) will release their …

Northwest – Dimaryp

I already added their mesmerising track “Wind” to one of my playlists this year, and was an instantly hooked on their supernatural, atmospheric “poetry in …

Pia Fraus – Cloudy Eyes / Rocketship – Outer Otherness Split 7″

  Pia Fraus presents their new single ( March 2017) as a split 7” together with a new track from Rocketship on Estonian label Seksound. This …

Lost Shoegaze Gems III : Ozean EP

Ozean is the shimmering, crystalline lost little child of Slowdive’s “just for a day” era, who offer us with this posthumous reissue a trio of …