Smokescreens - A Strange Dream

Following up their well-received 2018 album Used To Yesterday, LA's Smokecreens are back with the excellent new record A Strange Dream. Produced by David Kilgour from NZ legends The Clean, A Strange Dream shows a band at the peak of it's talents, ably blending influences like The Go-Betweens, UK DIY indie and pop, and of course Flying Nun into a compelling, compulsive album. From the jaunty pop of opener Fork In The Road to the rocking Streets of Despair and the dreamy On and On this is a record that clearly shows a band that knows it's way around a timeless guitar riff and aching pop melody. Gorgeous ballads like Nighttime Skies and I Love Only You add a new depth to Smokescreens' sound, and the cover of Scrotum Poles' DIY classic Pick The Cats Eyes Out is perfect, and perfectly fun. A future classic.1. Fork In The Road2. Working Title3. Streets of Despair4. Nighttime Skies5. On And On6. I Want To Know7. Pick The Cats Eyes Out8. I Love Only You