Dropsonic
So Long Atlanta Their first in fifteen years, the self-titled album is zipping along the motorway and will be with us within weeks. Atlanta’s Dropsonic know a thing or two about making mean and energetic sounds. They’ve been there before and now, after a much-earned respite from relentlessness, they’re back and with bigger teeth than before. The second single from the new record is So Long, it follows up from Honeytrap that sparked the bonfire earlier this year after such a long period of nothing new. Maybe the sticky sit-down indulgence has worn off and the band are full of sweet sugary energy that translates into performance. This new album was co-produced by the band and William DuVall, frontman of Alice In Chains. The infusion of modern and traditional influence getting the best sets of hands, this new chapter of Dropsonic has a lot more in-store than what fans could have dreamed of. A juicy guitar riffs opens the track, buffed with a resonance that builds into amplitude as the verse begins. The vocals hit, as the guitar chugs with a motorcycle style energy the music paces itself with poetry and picture. The tune is a classic rock sensation and with chunky band work behind the machine, the industrial edge vibrates with an aliveness reminiscent of the 90s. Memorable choruses strike with swooping melody and headbang chords that offer a slow-motion surge into pits and parties. As the synthesiser adds its motif, a great 1970s energy leaps from the page and begins to jam with the modern sounding guitar. Before the music ends, we get another dose of chorus, and the classic chunky riff returns to keep the title So Long in our minds. You can order the album from Spartan Records Follow Dropsonic on Facebook and Instagram 
Blue Foundation
Ecstasy In Space KØN Records They have a new member of the band and we’re all keen to discern the changes. The excellence of Nina Dahlgaard Larsen is folded into the mix as Denmark’s Blue Foundation set out to release April’s Close To The Knife. Blue Foundation are known for their collaborations with artists like Sara Savery, DJ Krush, Jonas Bjerre of Mew, and Wang Wen. The group that brought us a Twilight soundtrack are always on the cutting edge of the dreampop phenomenon with expert musicianship and thoughtful songwriting demonstrating the scope of the brand. Ecstasy In Space sets the perfect tone for the record, which is the recently released single. It’s presented with a beautiful video that explores the song’s themes of liberation and desire. A wildly spacious reverb envelops the music as rhythms and notes strum along an abstract drone. The bass begins, a deep and hitting rhythm plunges in and separates the dream. Vocals join, Nina Larsen’s voice is suddenly refreshing and carries a curious intrigue that makes us listen. The synths and guitars merge in a blur of harmonies and chopping chords as the bass and drums build concrete footholds for us to climb. With a moving carousel of influence and emotional surge, Ecstasy In Space follows its own story and we can’t help but be carried along. Find out more on the Blue Foundation website You can follow Blue Foundation on Instagram and Facebook The Mystical Majesty Of Incurable Dreams From Naz Hejaz Is A Unique Semblance Of Sonic Delights8/4/2025 
Naz Hejaz
Incurable Dreams Los Angeles Is she an angel, an alien, or something else entirely? All we know is he calls herself quasi-terrestrial. Perhaps she is a star soul come to shine for us on Earth. Naz Hejaz takes influence from the cinematic and shadowy, combining epic storytelling with abstract dance and gothic subculture. Her electronic music production skills are neatly arranged in combination with her self-guided spirit and exuberant passion for her expressive art. There is a new album out, it’s called Human Halfway House. It showcases the depth and heights of Naz Hejaz across nine beautifully created electronic pop and darkwave sensations. Her single, Incurable Dreams, is up for your attention. It’s about the indulgent culture that has slowly manifested around us as more of our whims and wants are given to us on demand. Let’s listen and put it into the world. The music opens suddenly, with diving bass synths and a choppy electro rhythm. Metallic taps tinker on the high end as smash snare resonates in the middle. The chewy texture of the bass vibrates and revels in the groove. Naz Hejaz begins to sing. Her delivery is sultry and seductive. She manages to capture that sense of dark and table-lit cabaret that you wear a designer suit for. As we relax into the drifting gentleness of the music, the lyrics offer up a jazzy blues vibe that hushes over the memorable melodies that cast and conjure along the lines of a human pulse. Moving, alluring, and with a glossy erotica, the song feels like a trip-hop journey into something slightly different. You can follow Naz Hejaz on Instagram 
Phonseca English Night Bristol Southern central England has a massive music culture, with Bristol taking gold in nearly every league. They have a reputation for loud and proud musicians and music lovers who gladly perform and play a variety of sounds. When it comes to dreampop, Phonseca have the relay baton. It’s the turn of the synthesiser and voice duo to celebrate the home run for their second album. Called Everything Lasts Forever, the record tips a hat towards people like Pet Shop Boys, New Order, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Their lead single, English Night, is a certain export hit with international fans dreaming of being in Bristol at 10pm as the main act comes on. It’s Phonseca and the video is now. The bass hits with a thump and a riptide that carries us down the river. The music becomes a song as the vocal begins with a Disney Princess style voice. The melody soars through the composition like a high-flying bird and the words describe a night out doing all the classic things. A four-stroke rhythm gives us a square section of floorspace, and the lyrics evaporate into clouds of mesmerising drifts of projection. You’ll need a great voice to sing with this one, I’m sure no-one will mind if you have a go anyway. Thriving in the emotional drama of orchestral relationships, the track carries us through the memory and the picture with hopeful, knowing glances. Find music by Phonseca on Bandcamp You can follow Phonseca on Facebook 
The Indestructible Water Bear
Missing You Philadelphia Those of us who grew up on upbeat 90s pop will be beautifully prepared to enjoy The Indestructible Water Bear. They recapture that sense of melodic jangle that brought folk and rock melodies together while remaining centred in the human situation. An emo and dreampop vein brings fuel to the fire with their catchy and motivating songs. They have a new album out, called Everything Is OK. It’s a seven-track musical epic that encompasses the listener through instrumental depths and lyrical chronicles with intelligent and meaningful clarity. They have a single to promote the album, it’s called Missing You. We had better not miss out on this one. A wave of tom-tom drums throws off the blanket and reveals the scene. A diorama of sounds builds through bass and chord. Vocals join in, the joyous delivery raising the energy. The music ripples with vibrant class, the guitars delicately explore the chord shapes as the bass pins the drumming into ideal shape. Gail Farmer sings with a delicate yet evocative style, her voice crunches the harmonies as each passing line sits atop the flow. Something shifts in the song; it grows into something larger as the drumming and guitars lap forward into a rock n roll rendition of the pattern. The chorus continues as the music shatters the ceiling with an electric rush to life that makes the intro verses feel like a memory. You can find out more on The Indestructible Water Bear website You can follow The Indestructible Water Bear on Instagram Another Page In The Story Of Absolution Is Manifested In Music With Never Knew From Tulipomania3/4/2025 
Tulipomania
Never Knew Sursumcorda Records As we get ready for the upcoming Absolution LP from Philadelphia’s electronic alternative duo Tulipomania, the next single is ready with a fantastic, animated video. They’ve enrolled executive producer Howard Thompson to oversee the album’s creation, putting the same energy that enriches Almos Sounds, Electra, and Island into the foundation. He’s worked with bands like Motorhead, Adam and the Ants, Psychedelic Furs, and Billy Bragg. The Absolution album was written in conjunction with a book of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer, with this new single being about trust and betrayal – something that features in the spellbinding story. For Never Knew, the band have put together a perceptive animation that features a lookalike who is mutated and deformed. An artistic vocal leaps across hurdle bars of abstract melody in a post-punk dream as the rhythm folds in. Haunting backing synths sink through strings and tone as the choppy music beats like an exercised heart. Piano notes fall like rain from guttering as the words dance on sixpences of emotion. The repeating lines about broken trust, hypnotic and mesmerising, a cloudiness builds in the mind as the track whirs in with its charged sensations. Part of a musical drama, a chapter in a strange story, the album is shaping up to be a progressive wonderwork. Get music by Tulipomania on Bandcamp Find out more on the Tulipomania website You can follow Tulipomania on Facebook and X |
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