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Video by William Ruben Helms

New Video: Brooklyn Shoegazers Parrot Dream Release Cinematic and Mournful Visuals for Shimmering “Light Goes (In Mines)”

Over the course of this past year, I’ve written a bit about  Parrot Dream, a shoegaze duo comprised of  Santiago, Chile-born, Brooklyn-based Christina Hansen Appel (vocals, keys) and Gonzalo Guererro (guitar). Hansen Appel and Guererro formed the band back in 2013, and as you may recall, after relocating to Brooklyn, the duo developed a reputation for crafting sprawling and shimmering soundscapes, which helped them amass more than 500,000 streams of Spotify.

The duo’s full-length debut Light Goes was released earlier this year through Good Eye Records, and the album which was written and recorded over a two year period features material that thematically touches upon themes of connection, love, memory and clarity. The album’s latest single “Light Goes (In Mines)” continues upon a similar vein of preceding singles like “Paradise & Prey” and “Clouldchaser,” as the track is centered around shimmering synths and guitars, an angular and propulsive bass line, four-on-the-four-like drumming and a soaring hook. Hansen Appel’s ethereal yet mournful vocals float over the mix. While, the two previous singles I wrote about were much more anthemic, “Light Goes (In Mines)” is much more mournful; in fact, the song manages to possess an unfulfilled yearning at its core as the song reflects on how much remains uncommunicated and unresolved in parent and child relationships.

Co-written by the band’s Gonzalo Guerrero and Cristian Pino, and directed by Cristian Pino, the recently released video stars Kai Pelton, a co-facilitator of the TransGenerational Theatre Project. In the video, the protagonist desperately longing for a relationship with a parent, who doesn’t seem to understand their child and their life. Throughout the video, Pelton moves about her world dealing with grief, loss, confusing and heartbreak. It’s a powerful reminder of that rejection and the loss of a parent’s love can be devastating no matter how old you are.

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

Late last month, I wrote about Parrot Dream, an up-and-coming shoegaze duo comprised of the, Santiago, Chile-born, Brooklyn-based Christina Hansen Appel (vocals, keys) and Gonzalo Guererro (guitar) back in 2013, and as you may recall, after relocating to Brooklyn, the duo quickly began to develop a reputation for sprawling and shimmering soundscapes. which helped them amass more than 500,000 steams on Spotify.

Written and recorded over a two year period, the duo’s soon to be released full-length debut Light Goes is slated for release later this month through Good Eye Records, and the album’s material reportedly touches upon themes of connection, love, memory and clarity. Album single “Paradise & Prey” was a slow-burning and atmospheric track that managed to be elegiac yet uplifting, anthemic yet intimate — and while indebted to 4AD Records and the classic shoegaze sound, the Chilean-born, Brooklyn-based duo have a subtly modern take on it.”Cloudchaser,” Light Goes‘ latest single may arguably the most anthemic bit of shoegaze on the entire album as its centered around shimmering and arpeggiated synths, propulsive drumming, equally shimmering guitar chords and Hansen Appel’s ethereal vocals floating over the mix. And adding to the anthemic nature of the song, the duo in press notes admit that the song was written with playful metaphors in mind, reflecting the idea of being in a relationship with unpredictable, tumultuous patterns; and of feeling of seeking shelter and being energized by the storminess.”