Interview by Shannon Lawlor Futurecop! – Manchester-based cinematic, dream-synth inspired electronic project led my musicians and producers Manzur Iqbal and Peter Carrol have graced the ever-growing synthwave community since 2005, bringing their own new-wave daydream-drenched brand of nostalgic pop to higher grounds, touring extensively and releasing grail after grail. Beyond
Dream-Pop / Electronic / Futurecop / Interview / Manchester / Pure Synthwave / Synthpop / United Kingdom
Daughter have shared a beautiful new live video for their single ‘All I Wanted’, with the band’s vocalist and lyricist Elena Tonra joined by a string quartet and all-female vocal quartet. The stunning visuals and song were captured in one seamless take by director Simon Lane in Peckham’s Asylum Chapel,
4AD / Asylum Chapel / Daughter / Dream-Pop / Elena Tonra / Indie / Life Is Strange
After a seven-year hiatus, Gang Gang Dance have announced their return. One of the most enduring and creatively vibrant musical acts of 21st Century New York, their album Kazuashita will be released on 22nd June. Kazuashita – the band’s first record together since the acclaimed Eye Contact in 2011 –
4AD / Dream-Pop / Electronic / experimental / Gang Gang Dance / New York / USA
Following her breakthrough debut singles ‘Try’ and ‘Sure’, Brisbane artist-on-the-rise Hatchie has announced her highly anticipated debut EP, ‘Sugar & Spice’. The EP will be released amidst a flurry of UK shows on Friday May 25 via Heavenly Recordings, and the title track is online now, accompanied by a new
Australia / Brisbane / Dream-Pop / experimental / Hatchie / Heavenly Recordings / Shoegaze
French musician, Melody Prochet, best known as Melody’s Echo Chamber has detailed her upcoming album titled Bon Voyage. Released on June 15th via Domino Records, the album will be her first in six years since the self-titled Melody’s Echo Chamber in 2012 produced by Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Bon
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Dayve Hawk aka Memory Tapes is a musician and producer currently based in New Jersey, USA. Initially conceived under a few renditions, Memory Cassette and Weird Tapes, Hawk finally settled on the moniker Memory Tapes to encapsulate on his then desired approach and signature tone. Memory
ambient / Carpark Records / Dayve Hawk / Dream-Pop / Electronic / experimental / Interview / Memory Tapes / New Jersey
One of the most vital debuts of last year was the self-titled album from Kelly Lee Owens – a pristine opus of an album which was hauntingly evocative as it was thrillingly propulsive. It heralded the arrival of a singular new talent, with everyone from the Guardian and Mixmag to
Interview by Shannon Lawlor David Alexander aka Summer Heart is a musician and producer currently based in Sweden. Formed in 2009, and best known for his experiments in lo-fi nostalgia, Summer Heart’s music could be best described as a spirited yet earnest stirr of genres such as electropop and chillwave;
Chillwave / Dream-Pop / Electronic / experimental / Interview / Perfect Texture / Summer Heart / Sweden
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Jeff McIlwain aka Lusine is an experimental electronic artist currently residing in Seattle, USA. Originally a Texas native and Cal Arts post-graduate, Lusine has been releasing music since the late ‘90s with numerous collaborations, films scores, remixes, EPs and nearly a dozen full length albums, including
ambient / Dream-Pop / Electronic / experimental / Ghostly International / Interview / Jeff McIlwain / Lusine / Seattle / USA
Interview by Shannon Lawlor Medicine Boy are an alternative rock band hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. The band was formed in 2014 by Andre Leo and Lucy Kruger, and later joined on stage by drummer Werner von Waltsleben. Dubbed as ‘dream-noise’, Medicine Boy meld elements of dream-pop and noise-rock
