NewDad

NewDad adorns their indie rock with the floating tones of a softer form of shoegaze and/or dream pop. Their songs have a distinctly melancholic quality that undergirds the music. Vocalist Julie Dawson operates on that premise with her misty presentation and a voice that projects a sense of sorrow. The instrumental end of the band, on the other hand, has a good command of the late '80s version of post-punk from a stylistic point of view, and especially in terms of their sparkling guitar jangle and the lively bass lines (think The Cure's more pop-conscious songs). The band is fairly strong on the melodic front as well, pushing out songs that are very likely to stick in the listener's mind for a while.