Happy Rhodes- EctotrophiaLabel: Numero Released 2018 The first authoritative compilation of American dream pop artist Happy Rhodes, whose singular songwriting and four octave vocal range emanated from the pastoral confines of upstate New York in the 1980s. Her melding of classical music influences with synthesizer and acoustic guitar, and her enchanting and idiosyncratic singing, are favorably compared to heralded English chanteuse Kate Bush. Fans of such artistic pop music

And the brief pauses between vocal takes are chaotic in the best ways possible

Beautifully harmonized half-shouted vocals along with fuzzy

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Will Be Feat

it's a journey into Suzanne's mind

James Ferraro and Spencer Clark

Cowboy Jim

With As Long As You Are

taking advantage of communal recording consoles and domestic synthesizers which nurtured a lesser-documented creative family tree (or rather secret society) and paved the way for individualistic projects from the likes of Magnetic System's Fabio Frizzi and Goblin's Claudio Simonetti

“Life is hard

broke through to a larger international audience

Eaten By Worms