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Brian Halloran - Overnumerousness 

It takes a great, special talent to keep people happy, not to mention a lot of work and a bit of bending of the truth. Pop stars of all sorts find that our sooner or later. Some never manage to come back from the shock of finding out that even the most charmed kind of life…
8.0
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Baroody and Baula Reviewed

Baroody – Doctor Similar artists: Songs: Ohia, Jason Molina, Beck Genre: Pop Rock, Lo-fi Rock, Garage Rock It’s always the ones you least suspect. Sure, we’ve all read the outrageous autobiographies written by rockstars, movie actors, and other types of…
8.3
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Julia Gaeta and Shrugs Bunny Reviewed

Julia Gaeta – Hangin’ On A Dream Similar artists: Depeche Mode, Chelsea Wolfe, Cocteau Twins Genre: Post-Punk, Dream Pop You’d like to think that you’d enjoy meeting your favourite pop star at a cheap restaurant and ordering a hamburger. But you’re…
7.0
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Robin Kenny and Healthy God Reviewed

Robin Kenny – OLD MAN Similar artists: Broadcast, Soccer Mommy, Thom Yorke, Ethel Cain, Wednesday Genre: Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock Who dreams of one day having a stalker? Hopefully, not a lot of people. However, that success, especially in modern…
8.5
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Bus People and BEACH BØNES Reviewed

Bus People – Skaters Similar artists: Pixies, Beach House, Portishead Genre: Pop Punk I was recently stuck in a hotel room for a couple of days, and there was not much to entertain myself with other than a Netflix subscription. It was during those couple of…
8.5
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Big Dopes and Islands Reviewed

Big Dopes – Moon Car Similar artists: Harvey Danger, They Might Be Giants, Violent Femmes, CAKE, Motion City Soundtrack Genre: 90s Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop Utter the words “pop music” nowadays to anyone with a record collection, and they’ll consider…
8.0
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sssiv and Kevin Rumley Reviewed

sssiv – memory boy Similar artists: Yo La Tengo, Cocteau Twins, Silversun Pickups, The Breeders, Stereolab Genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock Depending on where you live, there aren’t a lot of places for dreamers to go. And, regardless of where you…
7.8
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Strange Souvenirs and Kynsy Reviewed

Strange Souvenirs – DMH Similar artists: The National, Okkervil River, The Walkmen Genre: Alternative Rock What are the most common dreams? Flying, winning the lottery, playing with your pet puppy? Well, one of the most common ones is killing another person.
8.0
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Pressyes and Youth Sector Reviewed

Pressyes – Radio 5 (feat. Nature Swim) Similar artists: Khruangbin, Jungle, Unknown Mortal Orchestra Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop The things that really make you want to go out into the world and start searching, don’t really exist. The girls you…