top 50 dream pop tracks
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| 50 |  | Long Beard
Sleepwalker
Porch
23 october 2015, new jersey, https://long-beard.bandcamp.com/album/sleepwalker
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJziZy5n_yM |
| 49 |  | Still Corners
Strange Pleasures
Beginning To Blue
6 may 2013, london, https://stillcorners.bandcamp.com/album/strange-pleasures |
| 48 |  | Soft Science
Maps
Undone
1 june 2018, sacramento, https://softscienceband.bandcamp.com/album/maps |
| 47 |  | Moon Panda
Make Well
Slow Wave
13 july 2020, san diego, https://moonpanda.bandcamp.com/album/make-well-ep-2 |
| 46 |  | Holy Motors
Horse
Country Church
16 october 2020, estonia, https://holymotorsband.bandcamp.com/album/horse
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINujLXgRHk |
| 45 |  | Wild Nothing
Nocturne
Nocturne
28 august 2012, virginia, https://wildnothingct.bandcamp.com/album/nocturne |
| 44 |  | Vansire
The Rolling, Driftless North
Driftless
27 january 2017, minnesota, https://vansire.bandcamp.com/album/the-rolling-driftless-north |
| 43 |  | Francis of Delirium
Lighthouse
Blue Tuesday
22 march 2024, luxembourg, https://francisofdelirium.bandcamp.com/album/lighthouse |
| 42 |  | Kid Fears
Undying Love
Say
28 july 2023 atlanta https://kid-fears.bandcamp.com/album/undying-love-3
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EunJrnvb80 |
| 41 |  | Bathe Alone
Fall With The Lights Down
Decades and Dreams
4 august 2023, atlanta, https://bathealone.bandcamp.com/album/fall-with-the-lights-down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwbMqWRKuXk |
| 40 |  | Mellow Gang
Play
Vendetta
23 june 2017, london, https://mellowgang.bandcamp.com/album/play-ep
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vBcCvo-Sf0 |
| 39 |  | Helena Deland
Altogether Unaccompanied Vol. III and IV
Claudion
19 october 2018, quebec, https://helenadeland.bandcamp.com/album/altogether-unaccompanied-vol-iii-iv
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5aDY7FcUx0 |
| 38 |  | Sea Lemon
Close Up
Sunday
20 may 2022, seattle, https://sealemonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/close-up
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrz-yJmdjHk |
| 37 |  | Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions
Bavarian Fruit Bread
Drop
23 october 2001, los angeles |
| 36 |  | Lillet Blanc
Lillet Blanc
Foul Play
4 nov 2016, new york, https://lilletblanc.bandcamp.com/album/lillet-blanc |
| 35 |  | Trespassers William
Different Stars
Alone
19 oct 2004, orange county |
| 34 |  | Gia Margaret
There's Always Glimmer
Birthday
27 july 2018, chicago, https://giamargaret.bandcamp.com/album/theres-always-glimmer
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls1KpW_omiI |
| 33 |  | Memoryhouse
Soft Hate
Sarah
8 feb 2016, toronto CA, https://memoryhouse.bandcamp.com/album/soft-hate
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA9Q09-TpaE |
| 32 |  | Annie Hamilton
Annie Hamilton
My New Tattooed Chameleon
1 may 2020, sydney, https://anniehamilton.bandcamp.com/album/annie-hamilton-ep
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar1a0YXd4O8 |
| 31 |  | Sasha and the Valentines
So You Think You Found Love?
Angel
16 april 2021, austin TX, https://sashaandthevalentines.bandcamp.com/album/so-you-think-you-found-love |
| 30 |  | Beach House
Teen Dream
10 Mile Stereo
26 jan 2010, baltimore, https://beachhouse.bandcamp.com/album/teen-dream |
| 29 |  | Night Flowers
Glow in the Dark
Glow In The Dark
15 july 2016, london, https://nightflowers.bandcamp.com/album/glow-in-the-dark
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0-spGqNhXI |
| 28 |  | Loma
Don't Shy Away
Octolillo
23 october 2020, TX, https://lomamusic.bandcamp.com/album/dont-shy-away
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq5X2G5qKQI |
| 27 |  | Men I Trust
Oncle Jazz
Tailwhip
13 sept 2019, quebec, https://menitrust.bandcamp.com/album/oncle-jazz
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZKcb3LndA |
| 26 |  | Holy Drone
Learn to Swim
King Of Donair
31 march 2017 UK https://holydrone.bandcamp.com/album/learn-to-swim |
| 25 |  | Pi Ja Ma
Nice To Meet U
Radio Girl
18 january 2019, paris
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he8TbarIVVo |
| 24 |  | Two People
First Body
Something To Talk About
18 january 2019, melbourne, https://twopeoplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/first-body
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHj2mT3YHY |
| 23 |  | Requin Chagrin
Bye Bye Baby
Déjà Vu
9 april 2021, paris
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKdL-a_rKXU |
| 22 |  | Pi Ja Ma
Seule Sous Ma Frange
Destination l'Amour
17 feb 2023 paris
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlC-lYFzT_Q |
| 21 |  | Madeline Kenney
Perfect Shapes
Your Art
5 october 2018, bay area, https://madelinekenney.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-shapes |
| 20 |  | Loma
Loma
Dark Oscillations
16 feb 2018, texas, https://lomamusic.bandcamp.com/album/loma
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg3XJVdcmq4 |
| 19 |  | Mazzy Star
So Tonight That I Might See
Fade Into You
5 october 1995, los angeles |
| 18 |  | Weyes Blood
Front Row Seat to Earth
Do You Need My Love
21 october 2016 los angeles, https://weyesblood.bandcamp.com/album/front-row-seat-to-earth
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml_sZOWY6yU |
| 17 |  | Too Young To Go Steady
Dropout
Video Hits
light-hearted nostalgic dream pop with a chorus written for singing in the car at starbucks drive-thrus, 23 june 2018, toronto CA, https://tooyoungtogosteady.bandcamp.com/album/dropout-ep |
| 16 |  | Mellow Gang
Adjourn
Big Builds
it's not dream pop for sitting at the beach under the sun, but for evenings out on the town with city lights cast on streetside rain puddles, 20 may 2019, london, https://mellowgang.bandcamp.com/album/adjourn |
| 15 |  | Sea Lemon
Stop At Nothing
Cellar
crazy addictive earworm witch with a hazel english vibe and cool 90s analog music videos, bonus points: still super unknown, at least i think. 24 august 2023 seattle, https://sealemonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/stop-at-nothing
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W0n6iWBA-s |
| 14 |  | Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
Andromeda
a slight departure from her earlier less processed sound to a more expansive cinematic sound which superboosted her into hipster stardom, 5 april 2019 los angeles, https://weyesblood.bandcamp.com/album/titanic-rising
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGw78IJryE |
| 13 |  | Fazerdaze
Morningside
Little Uneasy
effortlessly cool dream pop, i think everyone wants to be friends with amelia, 4 may 2017, new zealand, https://fazerdaze.bandcamp.com/album/morningside
music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szvFmW_oxeY |
| 12 |  | Mazzy Star
She Hangs Brightly
Halah
in 1990 the big bang created the universe and this was the first album, 21 may 1990 los angeles |
| 11 |  | Say Sue Me
The Last Thing Left
Around You
their earlier material is more punky/surfy/shoegaze and here they made a very skillful pivot to a poppier sound, 13 may 2022, south korea, https://saysueme.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-thing-left
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxXGb6gKtPo |
| 10 |  | Why Bonnie
In Water
Made Of Paper
their charming debut EP, blaire's pipes fill my soul with summer, 16 february 2018, austin TX, https://whybonnie.bandcamp.com/album/in-water |
| 9 |  | Night Flowers
Wild Notion
Losing The Light
peerless feel-good dream pop from a best-in-class album. i apologize dewi that i'm opting for this instead of cruel wind, but, but, but. 13 april 2018 london, https://nightflowers.bandcamp.com/album/wild-notion
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGzRBw6ttoE |
| 8 |  | Beach House
Depression Cherry
Sparks
they teased the album with this massive single and got everyone thinking they were putting out a more guitar-focused shoegaze record. well that was not the case. a wonderful taste of shoegaze beach house, 28 august 2015 baltimore https://beachhouse.bandcamp.com/album/depression-cherry |
| 7 |  | Two People
Second Body
Dream Steppin'
everyone was excited for this album to come out because the debut was already being treated like a genre classic within a year of its release. and they topped it anyway. ridiculous charisma, 28 august 2020, melbourne, https://twopeoplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/second-body
there used to be a music video but i guess they pulled it |
| 6 |  | Beach House
Bloom
Myth
the metallica of dream pop, so good that you overdo it and get bored of them, but revisit once in a while to be reminded of how fucking good it is, 15 may 2012, baltimore, https://beachhouse.bandcamp.com/album/bloom |
| 5 |  | Why Bonnie
Nightgown
Stereo
fucking charming vocals this girl, the frisson could power a small city, 22 june 2018 austin TX, https://whybonnie.bandcamp.com/album/nightgown
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsxyqqtiD5w
live in the studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJMRxIq5y8 |
| 4 |  | Hazel English
Never Going Home
Never Going Home Again
the princess of dream pop, i think this is the EP that caused all my buds to fall in love with dream pop in the late 2010s, 12 may 2017 bay area https://hazelenglish.bandcamp.com/album/just-give-in-never-going-home-2
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgN_OFosKzY |
| 3 |  | Mazzy Star
Among My Swan
Flowers In December
the queen, 29 october 1996 los angeles |
| 2 |  | Requin Chagrin
Semaphore
Sémaphore
tempestuous and devastating, 25 january 2019 paris
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnYiAdr2tM |
| 1 |  | Hazel English
Summer Nights
Nine Stories
her first two EPs have got to be legendary but the debut LP seemed to let everyone down with its stylistic departure, but she came back in a strong way with the summer nights EP. very strong way. very strong way. 17 june 2022 bay area https://hazelenglish.bandcamp.com/album/summer-nights-ep
music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V--pOeZ2T-c |
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