Dream Pop
Description of Dream Pop
Dream Pop Key Tracks
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1. Pack Yr Romantic Mind | Stereolab |
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2. Confusion Is Nothing New | Beachwood Sparks |
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3. Winning A Battle, Losing The War | Kings Of Convenience |
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4. Off Your Face | My Bloody Valentine |
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5. Pitch The Baby | Cocteau Twins |
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6. Fade Into You | Mazzy Star |
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7. Chrome Waves | RIDE |
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8. Virtual World | The Verve |
Dream Pop Key Albums
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Oft-overlooked group
whose late '80s recorded
output foreshadowed the
shoegazing, post-rock
sounds of the '90s.
Adventures In Stereo
combine a love of '60s girl
pop and analogue effects
with the guitar squalls of My
Bloody Valentine. Before...
One-string electric guitar
arrangements and hushed
vocals work well with
wistful tones and melodies
you could just cry to.
They began as a Cosmic
American Music band, but
became canyon Twee Pop.
Their fey harmonies can
sound like elves singing. T...
Ex-member of the Throwing
Muses, Tanya Donnelly
went the more accessible
route with this catchy,
guitar-driven band.
One time heavy, spaced
guitar rockers have since
found something more
synthetic, beat-oriented
and beautiful.
The futura-pop of Broadcast
has the distinction of being
released on the hip-hop
record label Tommy Boy.
Some say Broadcast have...
Cocteau Twins pioneered
Dream Pop with the
gossamer singing of Liz
Fraser and the watery
guitar effects of Robin Gut...
Flowchart has forgone their
Stereolab-style roots,
venturing successfully into
dreamier, more ambient
pop. Flowchart is an apt n...
Influential Indie trio whose
cracked vocals, restrained
guitar and shambling
rhythms recalled the Velvet
Underground. Galaxie 500...
The studio project of
Warren Defever has
encompassed everything
from gothic ruminations,
Beach Boys pop to Conte...
Group whose mastery of
space pop with jarring
rhythmic edges has made a
guitar hero of frontman
Dean Wareham. Singer/gu...
Mazzy Star's dreamy
atmospherics create a dark,
brooding cloud, but Hope
Sandoval's languid voice
keeps you safe and warm...
Mojave 3 sacrificed their
predecessors' confining
Shoegazer ideal for the
solace of love-starved
country music. Mojave 3...
One-time shoegazers
who've endured (critically)
by creating unsinkable pop
touched by Jangle Pop and
Country influences.
Grouped in with the
shoegazers of the early
'90s, Pale Saints took more
risks with their unsettling
music box melodies.
Tarnation's Paula Frazer
goes solo to explore
ephemeral realms of
futuristic cinema-pop
crossed with lush, pastor...
Girl-groups, disco-pop and
baroque pop are just some
of the avenues explored by
St. Etienne. Saint Etienne
take their name from the...
Innovative group whose
mixture of avant-rock,
electronics, warm melodies
and subversive lyrics made
them an alt-rock staple. St...
Lo-fi experiments, tape
loops, and unabashed
sugary pop were what
marked the Swirlies from
being mere shoegazing co...
Despite being American, the
Dandy Warhols have
managed to become
successful Brit-pop stars
since their inception in '9...
Fragile pop-smiths who
broke into the charts in
1990 with "Here's Where
The Story Ends." Formed in
1987, the Sundays revolve...
Led by Kurt Ralske, UVS
created impeccable,
distorted visions of bliss
through pop music.
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