With a new year, comes new music. Dream pop master Germany Germany’s new album Reconnect saw the light on the first day of 2014. It contains just the right amount of pop to come back to life after the NYE party.
Reconnect is Drew Harris’ third full length album since founding Germany Germany in 2009. Harris is a software engineer by day, but a true master of sound by night. He currently resides in Victoria, Canada, but Reconnect came about while he was sharing his time between Victoria, Ottawa and Brooklyn, making travel and distance two of the sources of inspiration in addition to love, friendship and loss.
Harris puts a lot of emphasis on building his sounds from scratch and leaves no detail unattended. Buzzing synths and electric guitars create Germany Germany’s infectious pop soundscape. “1978” flirts with the disco days, whereas “Bright Lights” with its outstanding guitar sound can best be described as indie rock meets dance music. The album includes a few collaborations, including “Run” featuring vocals from fellow musician and Brooklyn-resident Brothertiger as well as the heartfelt “All your love” featuring Kotomi.
If you feel supportive, you can buy a copy or if you’re still broke from the holidays, have a free listen to the full album on Bandcamp.