Dream It Down by Underground Lovers

Dream It Down, the third album from Australian dreamers Underground Lovers, came out in 1994 on Polydor, the second and last record they made under that deal, and it's where their blend of indie rock, electronics and shoegaze haze came into sharp focus. Founders Glenn Bennie and Vincent Giarrusso steer it, with Philippa Nihill's voice adding a cool, drifting counterpoint.

The songs float and pulse at once: guitars smeared into washes of sound, programmed beats pushing underneath, vocals that seem to hover just above the mix. "Las Vegas" went out as a single in May 1994, followed by "Losin' It" in August. Triple J named it the Australian album of the year, and it became the band's highest-charting studio album, landing inside the ARIA top 60. It sits between Leaves Me Blind and Rushall Station in their catalogue, and it's the one where the dreaminess and the drive meet halfway.

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