The Coral Sea - Golden Planet Sky (2023)

Rey Villalobos' The Coral Sea was one of  the most important bands of my younger years. Firelight was the album that opened my eyes on the dreamy side of indie rock and Villalobos' voice was the one I thought about when thinking about the moodiest of vocals. After a while, the artist decided to make solo music under the moniker of House of Wolves and now The Coral Sea is finally back. But Golden Planet Sky is Villalobos solo once again.

So it's not going to be very surprising to say that music-wise, the new album is closer to House of Wolves than to the old The Coral Sea. Once again, it is an intimate experience with Villalobos warm and dreamy voice and his melancholic music. It's like less depressive Raised by Swans, more acoustic Ruby Haunt and less flashy Cigarettes After Sex. And while it is a solo project now, it doesn't mean the main guy is alone. There's actually a nice variety of instruments with horns (played by Kelly Pratt) or baritone (John Morgan Askew), making this dream pop music sound like a really well-done art rock. 

Golden Planet Sky costs 9 USD.

Check: Love Is No Sacrifice

Country: California, US

Genre: acoustic dream pop

Label: Trees They Move

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