The 11 Best Dream-Pop Albums

Wall-of-sound guitars, whispered vocals and a few records that sound better the quieter you play them.

1. 1
   Loveless

   My Bloody Valentine's 1991 landmark of layered, warped guitars.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Spooky

   Lush's 1992 album produced by Robin Guthrie.
   943pts
3. 3
   Souvlaki

   Slowdive's 1993 album of reverb-soaked shoegaze.
   840pts
4. 4
   Bloom

   Beach House's 2012 album of lush, hazy songs.
   600pts
5. 5
   Heaven or Las Vegas

   Cocteau Twins' 1990 album, a high point of ethereal pop.
   466pts
6. 6
   Cigarettes After Sex

   The 2017 self-titled debut of slow, whispered dream pop.
   466pts
7. 7
   On Fire

   Galaxie 500's 1989 slow-burning album of hushed vocals and chiming guitars.
   466pts
8. 8
   Blue Bell Knoll

   Cocteau Twins' 1988 full-length.
   466pts
9. 9
   Treasure

   Cocteau Twins' 1984 album of swirling guitars and Elizabeth Fraser's voice.
   0pts
10. 10
    Victorialand

    Cocteau Twins' 1986 largely instrumental album.
    0pts
11. 11
    So Tonight That I Might See

    Mazzy Star's 1993 hazy folk-rock album that includes 'Fade Into You'.
    0pts

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