The train…never comes
So don’t you look back
Keep your eyes on track
When the sky’s blue and black
Dream Bodies, the latest, twilight-kissed venture from Steven Fleet (Magic Wands, VV and the Void, Night Nail, Boytronic), glides through nocturnal nebulae of darkwave, dreampop, and post-punk. The Sisters of Mercy’s brooding sway drifts beside Cocteau Twins’ cathedral peals, braiding with Chameleons-esque currents of spectral shimmer and cryptic cadence.
Don’t Look Back arrives with stardust history. Dexy Valentine first drafted the tune during her Starlit Motel sessions with Fleet; years later, he revives it, preserving the locomotive bass and core chords while stoking fresh synth swells, glistening guitar filigrees, and a vivid middle break. Drums dart with Krautrock constancy – quick, clear, and relentless – beneath gauzy, ghost-lit spirals that vault toward astral-prog altitude, the entire passage rushing like moon-charged gusts along abandoned avenues. Vocals hover in the half-light, monk-like and magnetic, invoking Echo and the Bunnymen’s enigmatic grace, Clan of Xymox’s cold serrated romance, and the glacial grandeur of Sad Lovers and Giants.
Lyrically, Don’t Look Back traces fleeting visions of loss and renewal, urging eyes forward while the firmament shifts from indigo to jet. Memories whisper in passing, yet perseverance paves the path ahead, inviting wanderers to trust celestial coordinates when dusk deepens to absolute black, departure beckons, guided by star-scripted futures and the boundless lure of unexplored horizons.
Listen to Don’t Look Back below, and order the single here:
In the past, with his other musical projects, Fleet has toured the US/Europe and shared stages with the likes of the Chameleons.
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