DEAN FOREVER by DEAN FOREVER
New South Australian based female fronted dream-pop outfit Dean Forever have a modern sound mixed with an era you just can’t place. With inspiration stemming from their love of various contemporary styles, they deliver an interesting, catchy and eclectic sound with full driving rhythms, understatedly sophisticated harmony and lyrically heartfelt vocals.
The debut album focusses on themes of love, loss, feminism, selfishness and mental health in the young adult life and draws on iconic indie influences such as Elliott Smith, Cat Power, Split Enz, Broadcast, Melody's Echo Chamber, Speedy Ortiz, Bored Nothing, as well as 60s pop from Burt Bacherach, Dusty Springfield and Astrud Gilberto.
Tracklist
| 1. | Could This Be Ok? | 4:06 |
| 2. | Ease The Nearing | 4:00 |
| 3. | Reverse | 3:07 |
| 4. | No More Free | 4:20 |
| 5. | Naturally | 4:33 |
| 6. | Not For Me | 4:07 |
| 7. | Humble Pie | 5:01 |
| 8. | Be Kind | 4:13 |
| 9. | Right To Try | 4:51 |
Credits
released April 15, 2018
Music written, arranged and performed by Kiah Lanagan and Jakub Tengdahl
Additional performances by:
Joshua Roberts – Guitar
Matt Hills - Guitar and Cello
Robyn Habel - Bass
Recorded and mixed by Matt Hills of Hillside Recordings
Mastered by Neville Clark of Disk-Edits Pty Ltd
Cover art photography by Vanessa Burton (front) and Kiah Lanagan (back)
Cover art graphic design by Alison Woodward
This album was made possible by the generous assistance of Carclew. Their support gave us the impetus to develop this project into what is presented here.
Jakub thanks Robyn Habel for all the advice and encouragement, Kiah for the great times and melodies, the It’s a Hoax boys: Jackson, Josh and Nicholas, as well as Mum, Dad, Andie and Gambit.
Kiah thanks Robyn for her invaluable faith and mentorship, Greg Miller for his unconditional advice and encouragement, Jakub for his endless talent and good nature, and finally her three parents; Kerry and Robert Lanagan for the introduction to good music and David for the support to make it.
Further special thanks to the not yet mentioned Ashleigh Jocks, Caitlyn Hearne, Conor Deery, Dylan Kuerschner, Gilbert Kemp Attrill, James Baker, James Ward-Miller, Jordan Bishop of Closet Mod, Lauren Henderson, Marty Baker, Michael Carver, Michael Clarke, Natasha Tidman and Nelson Du Bois for their help and expertise in preparation of the release and other associated works.
Music written, arranged and performed by Kiah Lanagan and Jakub Tengdahl
Additional performances by:
Joshua Roberts – Guitar
Matt Hills - Guitar and Cello
Robyn Habel - Bass
Recorded and mixed by Matt Hills of Hillside Recordings
Mastered by Neville Clark of Disk-Edits Pty Ltd
Cover art photography by Vanessa Burton (front) and Kiah Lanagan (back)
Cover art graphic design by Alison Woodward
This album was made possible by the generous assistance of Carclew. Their support gave us the impetus to develop this project into what is presented here.
Jakub thanks Robyn Habel for all the advice and encouragement, Kiah for the great times and melodies, the It’s a Hoax boys: Jackson, Josh and Nicholas, as well as Mum, Dad, Andie and Gambit.
Kiah thanks Robyn for her invaluable faith and mentorship, Greg Miller for his unconditional advice and encouragement, Jakub for his endless talent and good nature, and finally her three parents; Kerry and Robert Lanagan for the introduction to good music and David for the support to make it.
Further special thanks to the not yet mentioned Ashleigh Jocks, Caitlyn Hearne, Conor Deery, Dylan Kuerschner, Gilbert Kemp Attrill, James Baker, James Ward-Miller, Jordan Bishop of Closet Mod, Lauren Henderson, Marty Baker, Michael Carver, Michael Clarke, Natasha Tidman and Nelson Du Bois for their help and expertise in preparation of the release and other associated works.
License
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Dream Pop/Art Pop from Adelaide, South Australia