Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'dreamy'

Silje Nes: 'Ames Room'

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

Silje Nes is a Norwegian musician who mixes the delicate sounds of the acoustic guitar with the bright, charming ambiance of electronica. Her soft, thin voice blends nicely with the whimsical instrumentation. Her new record, Ames Room, has a child-like brilliance that could pass as an upbeat, dreamy collection of lullabies.

Essay: Wedding Proves Dreamy Escape From Iraq

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:21:00 EDT

Capt. Nate Rawlings uses his R&R time to participate in his best friends' union. His grandmother chides him that uniforms aren't what they once were. Otherwise the trip is perfect, leaving him feeling lost and alone when he returns once again to his "home" in Baghdad.

Azeda Booth: 'Big Fists'

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:04:00 EDT

The sounds of Azeda Booth are full and lush, exploratory and eclectic, and perfect for listening on headphones. In Flesh Tones, the Canadian band's first full-length album, is a beautiful foray into dreamy, hypnotic electro-rock, full of vast atmospheric soundscapes and introverted laptop music.

Priscilla Ahn On Mountain Stage

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:44:00 EDT

Encouraged by singer-songwriter Amos Lee, Ahn left her childhood home in Pennsylvania to pursue her music across the country in California. She brings her dreamy, imaginative roots-pop to a live performance on Mountain Stage.

The Asteroid No. 4: 'Let It Go'

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:39:00 EDT

Philadelphia's The Asteroid No. 4 takes dreamy shoegazer pop and mixes in elements of '60s psychedelia to create a folk-rock sound that falls somewhere between The Byrds and The Stone Roses. The group's fifth studio album, These Flowers of Ours, is dripping with reverb, echo, and tremolo effects. The album plays like a pastoral work of stargazing time-travel.

Vocalist Elizabeth Doyle on Piano Jazz

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:34:00 EDT

Singer, pianist and composer Elizabeth Doyle is one of Chicago's most captivating performers. She blends a dreamy vocal style with swinging piano playing, deftly accompanying herself on both classic standards and her own unique compositions.

Teitur Serves Up Dreamy Pop

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Teitur is a musician from a tiny island near Sweden. His sound? Folky pop is delivered with a twist of melancholy. Music journalist Christian Bordal has a review of Teitur's new album, The Singer.

Excerpt: 'What Happened to Anna K.'

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:20:00 EDT

Irina Reyn's deft debut novel dusts off Tolstoy's great 19th-century romantic heroine and re-imagines her as a complex — yet still dreamy-eyed — modern woman of today.

Dreamy Vocals and Jarring Chords Collide

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:20:00 EDT

In "Signing Off," the L.A. band Oliver Future performs an anthem of collective hope and universal despair. But, as with so much successful commentary about large-scale conflict, it allows the wide-angle shot of the battlefield to zoom in at eye level.

Tacks, The Boy Disaster: 'Man With a Plan'

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:03:00 EDT

Tacks, The Boy Disaster make dreamy art-pop with gentle rhythms, lush production and sweetly hypnotic harmonies. The Austin, TX quartet's debut EP, Oh, Beatrice, is a warm, blissful head trip scored by jangly pianos, swirling guitars and ambient sound effects.

Brooding Portent and a Stormy Cataclysm

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:38:00 EDT

On "Swing (Parts 1 & 2)," guitarist Mick Turner plucks out a simple, dreamy hook as a violin radiates unease and drummer Jim White helps ratchet up the tension over the course of several eerie minutes. As a solo act, Turner expertly emulates his band, Dirty Three.

Grizzly Bear: Haunted Songs from a 'Yellow House'

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:17:00 EDT

Grizzly Bear's music is an equally intimate and intense take on indie-folk, complete with ambitious arrangements, unique instrumentation and dreamy, almost choral doo-wop harmonies. Hear an interview with the Brooklyn band, as well as a performance on KEXP in Seattle.

The One AM Radio: Soft Melodies and Airy Vocals

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:50:00 EDT

Hrishikesh Hirway, better known as The One AM Radio, has been arranging and performing lush, eclectic pop and electronica since he took on the moniker in 1999. Since then, he's recorded three albums of dreamy post-rock and ambient electronic suites that mix soft melodies with airy vocals.

Raul Malo: 'You're Only Lonely'

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:28:00 EDT

Raul Malo's new solo album of dreamy, romantic cover songs channels the sounds of Roy Orbison and Etta James. He says the trick was to pay tribute to the originals while doing them his own way.

Lang Lang in Studio 4-A

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:56:00 EDT

Chinese pianist Lang Lang takes a dreamy piece by Robert Schumann into Performance Today's Studio. From Schumann's piano suite called "Scenes from Childhood," Lang Lang plays the section called "Dreaming."

Sharp Political Dissent Gets a Sugary Coating

Mon, 08 May 2006 17:45:00 EDT

Matthew Herbert employs the dripping sounds of petrol pumps to ignite Â�WeÂ�re in Love,Â� a subversive lament for the end of the oil age. The song is distinguished by sweeping strings, a gentle piano melody, dreamy horns and Dani SicillianoÂ�s winsome voice.

Magnet's Dreamy, Surreal Pop

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:57:00 EDT

Singer-songwriter Even Johansen's work as Magnet is a blend of the traditional and the modern, mixing a folk sound with the more surreal electronica.

Griffes and 'The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan'

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST

The hypnotic tone poem "The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan" came to American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes in a dream. And it maintains that dreamy, evocative quality. JoAnn Falletta conducts the Buffalo Philharmonic on their home turf, Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo.

Sigur Ros Burns Through the Gloom

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

The music of Icelandic band Sigur Ros music has often been compared to the vast and dreamy landscape of their homeland. Its sound, sparse and yet sweeping, imparted visions of endless snowfields broken only by glaciers and the occasional volcano.

J. Ralph: Ad Tune Master

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Millions of people listen to J. Ralph's music, yet he's far from a household name. The 29-year-old musician's dreamy, hypnotic compositions have become seemingly ubiquitous in commercials, appearing in ads for Volkswagen, Nike and others. Now they are collected on a new CD.

The Innocence Mission: Lullabies for All Ages

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

Lead singer Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission turns American standards into dreamy, jazzy lullabies on the group's sixth CD, Now The Day Is Over. Peris says she has sung songs such as "Moon River" and "Over the Rainbow" to her children since they were born.