Coral Grief, Sleeper’s Bell, Godstar Megamax

Seattle's Coral Grief approaches dream pop with an original sense of momentum and imagination. The band is equally driven through melody and rhythm, with textured songs that bounce between krautrock and 90s indie. A strong local base and growing national audience has formed around their surreal, playful and catchy sound. The trio's first full length, Air Between Us, is steeped in melodic textures and powerful rhythms, but it takes on a newfound strength through the songwriting. Both an ode and a eulogy to the Seattle area, Farr-Morrissey grapples with how her hometown has mutated, not into something better or worse necessarily, just different. The recordings capture the band’s exuberant & spirited live energy, which is balanced with thoughtful and layered production.

Sleeper's Bell spit-shines dive bar wisdom into polished folk rock.