Tagged dream pop

When writing about concerts, I can typically rely on the personalities of the band members, the stage setup, crowd interactions, and a plethora of other unpredictable qualities to illustrate why the show was un...

“More reverb please.” Local dream pop band Sugarcube’s opening words essentially summed up the line-up last Friday night at L.A.’s The Echo. Starting the night off with their Archy Marshall-esque bar...

Cigarettes After Sex’s music is reminiscent of slow dancing at two in the morning in your bedroom with the lights turned off. The softness of Greg Gonzalez’s voice and the lingering caress of the guitar’s...

After releasing an initial demo in 2013 and a few split 7”s (including one with labelmates Former Ghosts) Funeral Advantage's debut LP Body Is Dead (2015) and subsequent Body Is Dead (Demos) (2015) found its ...

Cigarettes after Sex, an ambient dream pop band from El Paso, Texas, is playing a show with headliner Garbage, at San Francisco's Masonic this Saturday, September 24th. In comparison to their concert counte...

After first stumbling upon BRONCHO a few months ago I was excited to see they would be on tour in my hometown. The Teragram Ballroom, located on the edge of downtown Los Angeles can be described as a more intim...

Sometime between Our Nature (2013) and "Lovers Wake," dream pop outfit Savoir Adore were put on hiatus by the media. Though we were unaware of the news then, it was shortly after their critically-acclaimed soph...

With a dreamy half-hour set, Valerie Teicher, also known by her stage name Tei Shi (pronounced Tay-She), opened the stage Monday night at The Fillmore for British electropop band Years and Years. Tei Shi s...

Intimate, wistful, and ephemeral, Beach House's fifth studio album reminds me of the high school homecoming I never had. And, in a way, a homecoming is exactly what Depression Cherry is. Beginning with the...

“Come on / come at me,” sings Stacy Dupree-King on “Young and Free” from her latest EP as Sucré. Loner, released last month via Red Velvet Records, is the follow-up to her debut LP, A Minor Bird ...

Looking for a weekend pick-me-up? Check out Cheerleader's latest EP, On Your Side, a sunny blend of pop and alternative rock. Each track balances whispery vocals with the textures of synthesized beats an...

UK-based band, Joanna Gruesome -- yes, it is a play on Joanna Newsom -- have finally made it over to the United States, starting their US tour off with a sold-out show. The band played Oakland's premier punk v...

Need music to accompany the dwindling days of summer? Self-proclaimed jangle pop band Literature's upbeat and catchy new album, Chorus, is a perfect soundtrack for these last few weeks before the new semeste...