WL//WH Weekly Shoegaze // Dreampop // Psychedelic // Indie Tips

• New York lo-fi /dream pop collaboration between Federica Tassano and Matt Sklar, Phantom Handshakes “From The Side” from the upcoming “Standing By” EP
  

An immersive, stirring, yet subtly anxious melancholia, lilted by a bed of steady mid-tempo beats and warm, rubbery bass pulses, builts delicate rippling threads of insistent, wistful scintillating guitar melodies and ghostly synths, weaving together in a gauzy haze on which glide, alongside sparse light emotive distortions, layers of soft, dreamy-sad caressing female vocals, swerving helplessly with small glimmers of hope, whilst standing right side up in an upside-down world.

• Minneapolis indie rock /shoegaze /dream pop band led by Bridget Collins, Absolutely Yours “Let It Die” from the LP “Desire Path” [Sunday Records]

Again, a beautifully warm, enticing dream-pop delight from the Minneapolis band. A colorful emotional catharsis about saying goodbye to a critical, controlling person lies a foundation of sonorously moody meandering bass pulses and light tinny beats to underlie streams of fidgety, turning to triumphant, shimmering guitar melodies and bright, sprightly synths, to cradle and billow around airy, high female vocals, releasing tight fear and anxiety before harmoniously gliding away on slightly distorted effulgent spirals of joy and freedom.

• Southend, UK lo-fi /indie pop /electronic /acoustic folk DIY singer-songwriter Fran Carlyon “Nowhere” from the mini album “Growing Towards The Light”
  

A collection chronicles the hope that comes with finding peace through nature, to the tune of fractured electronica, lo-fi folk and video game baroque. A heartfelt approach to the acoustic folk patterns imbued with gentle and measured intimacy, where each element is organically reduced to its essence, creating tunes of precious balance that speak straight to the soul. Light, tinkly, wistful arpeggios of pastoral aural flavor, at times bright and playful, cradle a tender, sad yet hopeful vocal introspection, yearning for the here and now (“New Beginnings”) or retreating while waiting to heal (“Nowhere”). Amid the enticing colorful flute-like melodies (“Growing Toward the Light”), the interspersing strains of instrumental interludes swathed in the bleepy and glitchy unease of electronica shatter the stimulating peacefulness, reflecting ominous looming echoes. Despite the ‘dissonances’, all ends with the fragile threads of hope from short, poignant picked guitar chords slowly unwinding, to herald “A New Day.”

• UK ambient /drone /tape music /electroacoustic /modern classical /bedroom pop /experimental project of musician Euan Millar-Mcmeeken (aka glacis, Graveyard Tapes, Gallowglas) and multi-disciplinarian artist Craig Tattersall (The Remote Viewer, and The Boats), aka Civic Hall “the map of our night / our hearts are contained” from the album “the dead bell”  part of Moss & Melee Series [Lost Tribe Sound]
• Gothenburg, Sweden electro-acoustic /indie-pop-folk duo of multi-instrumentalists Peter Olof Fransson (aka Retep Folo) and Svante Sjöstedt, aka Reportage “Luft” from the upcoming LP “Reportage 1” [Karaoke Kalk]
• Ambient /leftfield /folk /experimental pop collaboration between French-Moroccan singer Basma and the French trio of Enir Da (co-founder of Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm), and multi-instrumentalists Charles Lmx & Lucas Valero, aka Basma & Temir Alcy “Khti Sarah” from “NAD (ناض)” LP [STROOM.tv]
• Madrid, Spain analog electronic /electro-pop solo project by experienced musician and composer  Cristina Plaza (formerly of Gran aparato eléctrico, Los Eterno, Clovis) aka Daga Voladora “Hasta los glaciares”, first single from the 6th solo album “La luna sobre el desierto” [Lovemonk]
• Congleton/Macclesfield, North of England dark, devotional /dreamy folk five-piece group formed in the late ’80s, led by songwriter Richard Veal, Sea Horses “Summer Ghosts” from the collection album “1989–1992” [Goaty Tapes / House Rules]
• Melbourne, Australia acoustic indie folk trio (former members of Dick Diver, Terry, Sleeper and Snake, Constant Mongrel and Boomgates), The Truffle Pigs “Job Scam” from the debut album “Lanes and Lanes and Lanes” [Docklands Records]
• UK indie pop duo The Lost Guests “Summer Morning” (Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers cover, 1977) first single
  
• California post-country /dreamwave /dream-pop musician (formerly of L.A.’s paisley-pop band Dream Boys), Wayne Faler “On My Way” from the upcoming second solo LP “Foreword” [Curation Records]
• Richmond, VA experimental soundtrack /freakbeat /psychedelic-garage-baroque-chamber-pop 6-piece collective led by founders Kenneth Close (Positive No) and Tracy Wilson (Dahlia Seed, Ringfinger, Positive No), Outer World “Pendula” from the LP “Home” [Courtesy Desk Records / K Records]
• Atlanta’s country /indie /psych folk singer-songwriter Bradley Weaver, aka Weaver “Don’t You Feel Old” from the upcoming debut s/t album [Primordial Void]
• London-based northern soul /psych /twee /indie pop supergroup featuring veteran musicians Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly and Talulah Gosh), Ian Button (Papernut Cambridge, Heavenly), Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture) and Allison Thomson (The Trash Can Sinatras, The Love Band), Railcard “Hillman Minx” from the debut LP “Two Steps At A Time” [Skep Wax / Slumberland Records]
• Sweden/Spain synth-pop /indie pop collaboration Red Sleeping Beauty and Cristina Quesada “Siempre Es Lo Mismo” from the EP “No Es Amor”
  
• Norwich/Cambridge, UK new jangle /indie pop duo (formerly of Tigermoth, and The Svengalis), Half Tiger “Consequences” off 2-track debut single “Consequences/Tightrope” [Roar Power Recordings]
• Stockholm Balearic /electronic /left-field /synth-pop /dream pop duo of Vanilla Stillefors & Gustav Jennefors, Morabeza Tobacco “Teen Angel” from the third LP “It’s Only Heaven” [Dream On]
• San Francisco Bay Area veteran jangle pop /indie rockers THE MORNING LINE “Stars To Me” from the career-encompassing collection “Stars” [Big Stir Records]
• Sydney 5-piece punk /garage pop group Love Banana “Seagull” single
  
• Melbourne/Naarm veteran scrappy indie /garage /guitar pop trio Woollen Kits “Back of a Truck” from upcoming LP “Weather the Storm”, the third album after 14 years [Anti Fade Records]
• Swedish indie rock quartet Great Hare “Dissolving Dreams” single
  
• Palembang, Indonesia 3-piece indie rock band Glazze “Lebih Baik Kau Diam” single from the upcoming split EP “Panorama” with Tales of Peony [Ear to Ear]
• Los Angeles 60s-tinged  garage /indie /jangle /guitar pop 4-piece all-girl group The Freebies “Lucky 4 Me” from the s/t debut album [Subjangle]
• Leeds, UK noise-pop /indie-punk 4-piece band led by singer-guitarist Geddy Laurance (Boyracer, City Yelps, Wonderswan), Wandering Summer “Mother” debut 7” single [Precious Recordings of London]
• Ottawa, Canada indie rock /dream pop solo artist, Eau the Music “We Are All Stars” single
  
• London-based Anglo-French dream pop /art pop-rock duo Nonsense Rats “Dead End Generation” single
  
• Swiss 80s-tinged baroque /dream pop /indie pop trio East Trio “Dissipate” single
  
• Baltimora, Maryland Dream Pop duo of Alex Scally & Victoria Legrand, Beach House “April Suzanne” (Robert Lester Folsom cover) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Georgia‘s folk singer-songwriter Robert Lester Folsom’s “Music and Dreams” LP, a privately pressed soft psych obscurity turned modern-day classic
  
• Oslo, Norway indie /dream pop solo project Yndling “Shell” single
  
• Munich, Germany-based, Charlottesville, VA-bred surf rock /indie /dream pop collaboration, Stray Fossa x Phantom Youth “Faye’s Out” single [Broken Palace]
  
• Munich, Germany 4-piece synth-pop /dream pop /shoegaze band Clear Coast “Parting” single
• French electronic /dream pop /indie rock /shoegaze band The Bernadette Maries “Soft” title track of the first album “Soft” [GÉOGRAPHIE]
• Milan, Italy shoegaze /dream pop collective Novanta “My Blood My Dear” single
  
• London-based dream pop /indie rock /shoegaze band Sennen “Dig” single [Sonic Cathedral]
• Modesto, CA punk /shoegaze band Whirr “Wish I Could Give You The World” from the Split EP “Whirr & Luster“
  
• Grenoble slowcore /indie rock /shoegaze/grungy pop band Proto “j’dis n’imp” from “Veille” EP [Hidden Bay Records]
• Los Angeles slowcore /dream pop /shoegaze band untitled (halo) “Easy Rider” from the debut self-titled album “untitled (halo)” [Dirty Hit]
• Örebro-based, Swedish Post-Punk /Dream Pop /Shoegaze six-piece Kallsup “Min största vän” third single from the upcoming sophomore album “Alldeles för nära” [VÅRØ]
• Oakland, CA metalcore /grunge-gaze /heavygaze trio Held “Standby” from “Star Falling” EP [Cherub Dream Records]
• Washington D.C. indie rock /shoegaze band Spiral XP “Blue Earth” from the upcoming  “Blue Earth” EP [Danger Collective Records / Dent Tapes]
• Electronic /drone /dream pop /doomgaze /shoegaze /alternative rock duo of British/Polish composers and multi-instrumentalists Dean Garcia (Curve, SPC ECO) and Jarek Leskiewicz, Blurred City Lights “The Pyre” from “Unrest” LP
  
• Stuttgart, Germany dark post-rock post-doom /psychedelic quartet Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree “Clutching at Straws” from the 4th LP  “In Between Strides” [Magnetic Eye Records]
• Los Angeles ambient /breakbeat /trip-hop /shoegaze /psychedelic /experimental pop band Dummy “April Limousine” from upcoming LP “Do you love the color of the sky?” [Polyvinyl Records]
• Los Angeles-based psychedelic garage-rock trio The Spyrals “All In My Mind” from upcoming LP “Heavy Smoke” [Fuzz Club]
• Swedish improvised /folk /krautrock /psychedelic /space rock collective Flowers Must Die “Nåja“ from the upcoming “Tystnad” LP [Rocket Recordings]
• Dinan, France krautrock /psychedelic rock trio KALAC “Lune” from “SELENE ” EP [Crème Brûlée Records (FR) / Clostridium Records (GER) / Weird Beard Records (UK) / Echodelick Records (US)]
• Los Angeles veteran garage /psychedelic rock band formed in the early 90s, The Black Honey Cult “Tell Me How To Feel” from the 2-track single “Tell Me How To Feel / Ask Again Later”
  
• New York 5-piece indie rock /shoegaze /psychedelic rock band GIFT “Hand To The Flame” from upcoming third LP “Frenzy For The Thrill” [Captured Tracks]
• Agadez, Niger indie rock /psych /desert guitar rock trio TAKAAT – “Ikapkaban” (written by Ibrahim Ahamet aka Bibi Ahmed of Groupe Inerane) from “SAICOBAB/TAKAAT” Split 7″ single series by SAICOBAB/TAKAAT [Purplish Records]
• Chemnitz, Germany indie /krautrock /new wave /post-punk foursome Suralin “Every Day Slices Me” title track of “Every Day Slices Me” EP [It´s Eleven Records]
• Stockholm‘s indie rock foursome Clutter “Hello Kitty” off of the upcoming debut LP “Sugar Rush” [PNKSLM Recordings]
• San Diego, CA Vox-powered 60s fuzz garage punk band Thee Allyrgic Reaction “Come What May” from “Itchin’ For Love” 7″ EP [Rogue Records]
• Oakland, CA psych /folk /jangle /power pop band led by songwriter Rob Good, The Goods “Wing” from the second LP “Goodbye Summertime” [Dandy Boy Records]
• London dream pop /indie folk singer-songwriter Nina Lim, aka Ninush “Neighbours” single
  
• London-based indie rock /folk singer-songwriter (formerly of Porridge Radio), Dana Margolin – “Big Beautiful Sound” singer
  
• Dublin-based folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (a member of Irish folk group Lankum), Radie Peat “The Moon and Stars” from upcoming debut LP “No Human Tongue Can Tell” [Rough Trade Records]
• New York-based experimental /ambient /drone /psych folk guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn “For The Horse, Etc.” from the vinyl/CD reissue of the album “Sundowner” (originally released in 2008 on CD by Digitalis Recordings) [Three Lobed Recordings]
• California ambient /experimental /collage/sample /psychedelic-shoegaze-hip-hop pioneer, former cLOUDDEAD member and Anticon label co-founder David Madson, aka Odd Nosdam Get You In (Belong Mix)
  from upcoming LP “On Patrol” [Alien Transistor]