Ok, I know the bandcamp preview above streams last year's "Once Upon A Time" album, but last week Romance announced a vinyl reissue of the album AND as a bonus it comes with a tape of unreleased material. Entitled "In My Hour Of Weakness, I Found A Sweetness", the half-hour cassette can only be obtained when purchasing the LP from Boomkat, so head over here to save a copy for yourself (and stream the snippets of those bonus tracks). This one will sell out soon for sure.
After that great tribute to Celine Dion from January this year, Romance is back with a collab album with Dean Hurley, a musician, sound designer and a longtime David Lynch collaborator. The result is somewhat ethereal, a collection of fleeting words and moments, lost-in-the-static mood pieces and ambient atmospheres. Sort of like Burial's beat-less soundscapes, but "In Every Dream Home A Heartache" feels like it is more meant for the ballroom from The Shining, rather than a soundtrack to those lonely London night walks.
You can buy tapes from Boomkat, or digital directly from bandcamp here. The whole album is available for streaming below.
Romance is a mystery artist I was recommended a couple of months ago by a fellow Discogger. Fusing ambient, modern classical and vaporwave's take on screw, Romance's releases are quite an enjoyable listen that will make you drift away in thoughts. Yesterday they dropped a new album called "Once Upon A Time", which is a 6-song ambient tribute to the ballads of Celine Dion. Reviewers mention Malibu, pre-vapor OPN and Caretaker in one breath when talking about this tape, so take that as a recommendation. Honestly it's a lovely release, and probably my fav from the batch they put out since 2020.
You can cop the cassette tape here and stream the album below.