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Norwegian band Youthful Dreams produce atmospheric pop that balances ’60s psychedelic guitar rock and more sophisticated digital dance music. Hailing from Bergen, Norway, the group focuses on Marius Erster Bergesen, Rune Vanderskog, Chris Holm, Njål Strøm Paulsberg, and brothers Matias and Pablo Tellez. In 2013, Teen Dreams released their debut …

Following a 2010 breakup of ecstatic New Zealand-via-Portland art punks the Mint Chicks, former lead singer Kody Nielson released Opossom as a car for his single compositions. While still playing drums in his sibling (and in addition previous Mint Chicks member) Ruban Nielson’s music group Unfamiliar Mortal Orchestra, Kody go …

The electro-pop project of superstar producer Nigel Godrich, multi-instrumentalist Joey Waronker, and vocalist Laura Bettinson, Ultraista take their name in the early-20th century Spanish literary movement ultraísmo. Before hooking up with Waronker and Godrich, Bettinson performed and documented as Dimbleby & Capper, and arose in the same London-based band of …

Having a sound that marries vintage keyboards to subdued psychedelic pop with heavy soundtrack and dream pop influences, the Swedish duo Death and Vanilla found the torch that bands like Broadcast and Stereolab carried so well in the ’90s and 2000s. Created in the city of Malmö, Sweden by Marleen …

The Leaf Library’s mellow indie pop-meets-post-rock began in the mid-2000s, when former Saloon songwriter/guitarist Matt Ashton and singer Kate Gibson started making music jointly. After relocating to London from Reading, these were became a member of by bassist Gareth Jones and guitarist Ben Smith. The band’s 2008 debut one Losing …

Merging shoegaze, folk, pop, and a wholesome experimental streak, Pinkunoizu features Andreas Pallisgaard, Jaleh Negari, Jeppe Bris, and Jakob Falgren. Located in Copenhagen and Berlin, the music group — who consider their name from japan pronunciation of the word “pink sound” — created from the ashes of octet Le Fiasko …

The British electro-Krautrock duo Warm Digits feature multi-instrumentalists Andrew Hodson and Steve Jefferis, who borrow inspiration not merely from May, Neu!, and Kraftwerk, but also from My Bloody Valentine’s thick sonic levels and Brian Eno’s wispy analog melodies. Hodson, who’s located in Newcastle upon Tyne, released an recording in 2006 …

Experimental Canadian indie rock ensemble the Luyas make arty, atmospheric pop. Produced in Quebec in 2006, the music group centers around business lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Jessie Stein and in addition features keyboardist/French horn participant Pietro Amato, drummer Stefan Schneider, and organist Mathieu Charbonneau. The music group self-released an EP in 2008 …

The résumé of Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Lionel Williams might seem heady, quoting Egyptian BioGeometry and Russellian science as key influences, however when he performs beneath the name Vinyl Williams, his music attracts from more typical reference points like shoegaze and psychedelic pop. As the grandson of renowned film composer …

Belgium’s Thou mixes dreamy, dramatic pop with post-trip-hop beats. The six-piece group features vocalist/organist Will de Wolf, vocalist/guitarist Bart Vincent, guitarist Pim de Wolf, bassist Bart Depoortere, drummer Geert De Waegeneer, and arranger/sonic manipulator Hans Rabaey. The group’s initial two albums — 1997’s Une Poupee Pour M’amuser and 1998’s Hello …