This album is the epitome of modern dream pop; soaring synths, minimal yet biting percussion, textural soundscapes and spacey vocals but with added nearly grunge-like qualities.

Seattle dream-pop artist Hibou turns to funk influences for his new single “Fall Into.” It’s a dancier tune that we’re used to hearing from Hibou, but he shows no ignorance of the genre with groovy walking bass lines and light touches of lounge synth. The…

London dream pop duo Treasureseason’s EP XY isn’t new, but its definitely working its way through Spotify’s algorithms and playlists by way of the song “The Rush.” It’s an airy tune buoyed by lead singer Jess Bartlet’s charming and soft-spoken voice. I don’t want to go…

Fair warning: this is one of those “high school” albums for me. You know the ones–the albums that helped get you through the times when you were young and everything seemed to have so much weight; the albums that made the world seem bigger when…

I was only going to review one song from Brooklyn dream pop enigma Frankie Rose’s third LP Cage Tropical, but picking just one song wouldn’t do this album justice. This album is as diverse as it is immense. There are so many genres packed into it…

I love getting surprise music recommendations from friends. Even better when the surprise turns out to be a truly great band or song. A friend sent me this incredibly goofy video for the song “Everytime” by the Norwegian band Boy Pablo and I was hooked….

Less surf rock than their previous work, “Dreams Tonite,” is the new single from Alvvays’ upcoming album Antisocialites and finds itself at home in the world of sleepy shoe-gaze ballads. Musically, the song is as simple as they come, focusing more on Molly Rankin‘s soft-spoken vocals,…

Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist just gets me, man. Night Things’ “Cost of the Summer” popped up on this weeks iteration and, surprise, its damn good. It’s got a slick 80’s vibe with shimmering keys and some clean reverb guitar. Vocals are killer throughout the track,…

It has been incredible to see how far TORRES has come since the release of her first LP in 2013. Her defining characteristic is her deep, sultry and emotive voice that I found so disarming when seeing her live that it took awhile to fully…

I think I’m on a real funk groove right now and the bass is too damn hot lately. “Inside My Head,” is one of my top picks from Toro y Moi’s new album release. Its got such a simplistic beat with this bass line that’s…