dream pop

Holden Girls, unsigned, are a four-piece indie/dream pop band from Ely in Cambridgeshire, UK. Formed in 2011 by guitarist/bassist Connor Browne and guitarist/keyboardist Owen Kennedy, later recruiting Luke Cowan on guitar and bass, and Joshua Clark on drums, their music draws influence from artists such as Cocteau Twins and Beach House. They recorded their first single, 'Marseille' in May 2012 at YPL studios in Littleport.

Tribes of the City, (originally named The Movies) is a post-rock band from Riga, Latvia. They are currently signed to Platforma Records. The band was formed in 2003 and as of 2009 has recorded three full-length albums. They have gained a nation-wide success and were nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 as the best Baltic act. Between magic and technology. Between sacred and profane. Between society and solitude pave their way Tribes of the City from Riga.

There are five artists using this name: 1) The seeds of this sunny seaside dream-pop began when Tarabud (vocals & bass), Dennis Bestafka (guitars), & Billy Mower (drums) joined forces after a chance meeting in the San Francisco music scene. With their mutual desire from the likes of Cocteau Twins/Smith/U2/My BloodyValentine/Cure, all 80's synth and 90's dream-pop, they easily shared inspirations to be create their sound. The following series of albums were self released by them:

James Dean, the Lost Idol, likes to think his unique and often unpredictable psychedelic downtempo sound stems from happy studio accidents. When it comes to making music, he gets his kicks from doing something different, paying little regard to fashion or formula. Thankfully others appreciated this attitude and enabled him to release early Lost Idol creations on pioneering independent label Pork Recordings.