I spun the Phoebe Rings on my bike ride to work today! I heard about it through the Carpark Records newsletter and after listening to singles I was hooked. Phoebe Rings is from Auckland, New Zealand and are a groovy dream pop band with some city pop shimmering through their songs. The lead singer Crystal Choi bounces between Korean and English and is counter-balanced nicely with background vocals from Simeon Kavanagh-Vincent. The're also opening for The Beths on their upcoming US tour!
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RIYL: sipping fruity drinks on the beach, picking flowers at night, Pearl and the Oysters, The Marias, The Mattson 2, wurlitzer keyboard sound,
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also searows sounds a lot closer to phoebe bridgers but you have very likely listened to him already , but still worth a rec for beautiful & quiet often devastating songs . found him through ethel cain’s ig stories & listened to a lot of guard dog for a while . used to be friends is a highlight for me
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