Midsommar - The Dream We Had (2021)

Almost exactly two years after their first live gig in Warsaw, the dreamy band Midsommar showed their first ever EP, making sure to enrich the Polish dream pop scene. The Dream We Had makes for a good debut with its exciting melodies and airy atmosphere.

One of the driving forces for the airiness here surely is Alia Fay and her vocals: they start sounding not unlike Holy Motors' Eliann Tulve's, but soon get into higher-pitched, more female-dream-pop levels but with a unique flavour to them. Fay voice is fair and innocent, bringing a lot of light to the noisy music. As do melodies written by the band, with Soft being a strong candidate for the 2021's Polish dreamy hit like Rays of Sun by Strangers in My House was last year. The EP starts in a catchy, melodic way, but soon enough it is dirtied up with some tasty guitar noise, most noticeable in Spring's extremely ethereal choruses. I love the way it cooperates with Fay's multilayered chorus-like vocal madness here.

Their music feels light and colourful, but also hazy and mesmerizing. It can't be a coincidence that their name is also the title of one of the most colourful and haziest horror movies of all times. Can't wait for more of their music.

The Dream We Had costs 5 EUR (21 PLN).

Check: Soft

Country: Poland

Genre: hazy dream pop

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