Tag Archives: dream pop

THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #149

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Welcome back to the Singles Bar, the place where we explore some of the more interesting individual tracks that have landed in our inbox over the past few weeks. This time around, there’s an amazing ballad from a veteran singer-songwriter, some really cool retro vibes from a brand new rock act, a slab of almost perfect shoegaze, and a metal oriented number that flaunts a massive 90s riff with an industrial edge. You’ll also find a piece of Americana tinged pop-rock that shows massive promise, and more besides. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy!

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Listen: Shapes Like People share ‘Lately’, a great new single ahead of an album release

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Those paying attention to the UK’s indie, shoegaze and dream pop scenes early in 2026 might have already discovered ‘Find Me There’, a fantastic track from Wiltshire based Shapes Like People. A fantastic single that sounded like the perfect dream pop throwback to 1993/1994 with its Cocteau Twins inspired shimmering guitar lines and clean vocals, it suggested that the upcoming Shapes Like People album would potentially be great.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #143

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This week’s visit to the Singles Bar is big on variety. We’ve got retro rock, some very 90s inspired dream pop gold, a great track from an up and coming Irish singer songwriter, a superb acoustic track and more besides. With very little fitting a “household name” at the time of release, this is testament to how much great new music there is being released at the beginning of 2026. As always, we hope you find something new to enjoy!

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MERCURY’S ANTENNAE – The Veil Opaque EP

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Mercury’s Antennae are one of those bands who have a natural affinity with a very 80s inspired goth sound. Their ‘Among The Black Trees’ album (released in March 2025) presented nine tracks with a cold yet inviting sound, often heavily dipped in the waters of nostalgia. However, with goth sounds so well played, the release was impossible to resist. The Sisters of Mercy-esque ‘The Reflecting Skin’, Cocteau Twins tinged ‘As I Lay Hidden (Deer Island)’ and the stripped back, haunting tones of ‘Language of The Stars’, in particular, stood out, forming a trio of tracks that were among the band’s very best.

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THE REAL GONE SINGLES BAR #141

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As we head even further into a new year, submissions for the ever popular Real Gone Singles Bar continue to be very interesting. This time around. We’ve got a perfect homage to those 90s classics from the 4AD label, the return of a great retro goth band, some British skacore, and even a lo-fi oddity that proves surprisingly effective. With a couple of rocky tracks along the way and some well played Americana, we hope most people will find something new to enjoy.

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