Andy Bell wields guitar distortion in the shoegaze band called Ride. But on his new solo album, Pinball Wanderer, he takes a more dream pop, downtempo direction.
It’s the Diva of the downer with the latest album by Marissa Nadler. New Radiations luxuriates in the reflective and dark corners of the mind and emotions. It’s the September CD of the Month.
Opia by aeseaes, the Echoes July CD of the Month, leads the Top 25 list, with Mark Dwane, Quiet Resonance and Marcator, and 21 other great CDs, right behind.
We hear new music by Hollie Kenniff. She’s the singer in the dreampop duo Mint Julep with her husband, Keith Kenniff. On her solo album For Forever, she goes purely ambient.
New music by Japanese Breakfast, the Philadelphia dream pop band fronted by Michelle Zauner. They have a new pastoral single off their album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).
Music by French singer Oklou. She’s just released her debut album with an enigmatic name, Choke Enough. She started out in classical cello and piano before switching-on.
Nicholas Gunn’s 30 is Echoes August CD of the Month. 30 is an expansive album that celebrates the 30 years of Gunn’s music evolution from New Age to electronica.
We enter a dream state with Kelly Lee Owens. She’s an electronic musician and singer who hovers between dreampop and EDM. John Diliberto drops a couple of tracks off her album Dreamstate.
New music by Japanese Breakfast, the Philadelphia dream pop band fronted by Michelle Zauner. They have a new pastoral single off their album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).