I hadn't heard of cranes til I stumbled across them on Bandcamp the other day. Their new stuff is too light/airy for my tastes, but these Peel Sessions from 1989-1990 that release in a few days-- the two songs up so far.. wow. I LOVE her voice.. the great kinda minimal music behind it, reminds me of Björk a little sometimes, but maybe with SLIGHTLY more edge and more 80s-ish guitar. Check it out, let me know what you think.
#GreatAlbums1990s - #CocteauTwins - #HeavenOrLasVegas (1990). The 80s weren't quite over in 1990, but the Twins provided an apt transition as their willowy dreampop inspired the shoegaze bands that formed the 90s' first distinctive movement. Elizabeth Fraser's vocals became easier to parse, and the sugar-high hooks of "Iceblink Luck" and "Wolf in the Breast" made the disc accessible without sacrificing the enigmatic spirit of the Twins' "cherry-coloured funk."
Wishing all our fellow Mastodonians a happy Winter Solstice and a very Merry Christmas. The latest blog post, 'New Towns, Mountains and Other Moons', is a whistle stop tour of our favourite words & music from 2023. You can read it, and listen to some musical highlights, here...
#23From2023 - #Slowdive - Everything is Alive (Dead Oceans). Seldom does a band on a second career run match the quality of their work 30 years earlier. I'm not saying this release tops Souvlaki, but Slowdive's deeper plunge into billowy dreampop is a natural progression from 2017's comeback effort. I miss the Cocteau Twins so damn much, and while "Alife" and "Kisses" aren't that, Neil Halstead and company bring a similarly keen melodic factor to their new work.
I own a bunch of modern #dreampop albums on cassette through the Spirit Goth cassette club, but I really need to open up the wallet and try to invest in some historic dream pop and shoegaze releases too, it is really the perfect medium to listen to codeine haze genres.#physicalmedia
Released in 1984 as a single, 'Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops' features Elizabeth Fraser's ethereal vocals layered over shimmering guitars and a driving rhythm. This iconic song, found on the EP 'The Spangle Maker', showcases the Cocteau Twins' dreamy, atmospheric sound, defining a generation of alternative music.
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