Dreamshell is the product of a long-time collaboration between friends Johnny McArthur and Eric Moore. Over the years, the duo’s music has evolved into what is now their searing, lo-fi sound.

Dreamshell’s songs implement traditional pop structures, allowing for the creation of irresistible hooks and melodies that appeal to broad audiences. However, they maintain subversive tendencies through searing swells of droning guitar fuzz and ethereal, reverb-heavy tones. Expansive and encompassing guitar distortion offers climactic peaks for the listener to climb, while sparse moments of restraint also provide soft ground to land on. Whether through the sprinkling of arpeggiated synths or the weight of deep brooding analog chords, the band’s ability to harness dramatic energy and channel emotion is evident on first listen.

Dreamshell’s music exists at the intersection of shoegaze and psych rock, with experimentalism always at the forefront. Their process is always evolving, leaving room for endless creative possibilities. The group’s reverence for lo-fi idols of the past can be distantly heard in its compositions, and fans of The Pixies, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine would fall easily into Dreamshell’s grasp. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.