Julie Beman Hartford, Connecticut
"Movie is full of dreamy pop-infused songs with a surreal depth." ~ Christopher Aloysius Mariotti, lonesomenoise.com
Julie Beman recommends:
Spellbinding, haunting, haunted, gorgeous. The songwriter I'd love to be if I wasn't already me.
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The Smallest Town Ensemble II
by The Smallest Town Ensemble
Lush, lively, and dreamy.
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Pop perfection from a scholar of the genre.
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I'm a Boy
by Lys Guillorn & Her Band
supported by 4 fans who also own “Childhood”
This new EP hasn’t left my car since I got it. This is so right for this moment in so many ways, starting with the title song. It’s hard to improve on The ‘Oo but this version hits the right balance between homage and innovation. The guitar sound offers a jangly mid-60s authenticity but the sweeter backing vocals reveal a complexity to the gender confusion that makes it feel entirely up to date... [read the rest at https://grahamwynd.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/lys-guillorn-her-band-im-a-boy-ep/]
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The Seattle band work around the edges of shoegaze and dream pop with a rare sense of clarity and momentum.
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Nina Nastasia & Jeff MacLeod join forces as Jolie Laide, playing noir-y songs that glow soft as moonlight.
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