{"id":44591,"date":"2026-03-18T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44591"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:07:14","slug":"deary-soar-into-cinematic-shoegaze-with-alfie-and-debut-album-birding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44591","title":{"rendered":"deary soar into cinematic shoegaze with \u2018Alfie\u2019 and debut album\u00a0\u2018Birding\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>London dreampop trio\u00a0<strong>deary<\/strong>\u00a0are floating ever closer to liftoff. They have unveiled\u00a0<strong><em>Alfie<\/em>,<\/strong>\u00a0a cinematic, slow-burn epic that arrives with a beautifully shot new video and offers another spellbinding glimpse into their debut album\u00a0\u2018<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bfan.link\/birding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Birding<\/a><\/strong>,\u2019 out April 3 via\u00a0<strong>Bella Union<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clocking in at seven-and-a-half minutes, <em>Alfie<\/em> begins as something intimate and tender before expanding into a vast, emotionally charged wall of sound. Written as an ode to guitarist Ben Easton\u2019s family dog, the track quietly unravels themes of grief, memory, and the painful act of letting go of childhood. What starts as a personal release gradually blooms into something enormous and transcendent\u2014an ocean of shimmering guitars, hushed vocals, and cascading noise that feels both cathartic and celestial. The accompanying video, directed by the band\u2019s friend Limb, mirrors that sense of beauty and weight, unfolding with a gentle, dreamlike grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UKWr6wwuBrE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The single follows lead track <em>Seabird<\/em>, which quickly established deary as one of the most compelling new voices in modern shoegaze. Early praise has been glowing, with\u00a0<strong>BrooklynVegan<\/strong>\u00a0calling their sound \u201c<em>a gorgeous cloud of ethereal dreampop<\/em>,\u201d while\u00a0<strong>Stereogum<\/strong>\u00a0praised the band for pulling off \u201c<em>celestial sounds<\/em>\u201d with rare effectiveness. Over on\u00a0<strong>Bandcamp<\/strong>, their debut album has already been described as \u201c<em>full of shimmering guitars and blown-out atmosphere<\/em>\u201d\u2014a pretty perfect summary of deary\u2019s immersive appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in London in 2020, deary\u2014Rebecca \u201cDottie\u201d Cockram (guitar, vocals), Ben Easton (guitar), and Harry Catchpole (drums)\u2014bonded over a shared love of classic dream-pop and shoegaze, but&nbsp;<em>Birding<\/em>&nbsp;feels anything but derivative. Self-produced, the album blends gauzy guitars and trip-hop-inflected rhythms with a distinctly modern emotional core. Across 11 tracks, the band explores grief, mental health, faith, innocence, and the human relationship with nature, letting songs ebb and flow between crushing intensity and meditative calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Birding\u00a0aims to draw attention to the direct impact humans have on the world around us\u2014nature, each other, and ourselves,\u201d<\/em> Ben explains. Written during a deeply difficult period, the album captures isolation and despair alongside moments of self-compassion and quiet uplift. It\u2019s heavy, but it\u2019s also healing. As Ben puts it, \u201c<em>Our last EP was us trying to be deary\u2026 this album is us being deary.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a UK #1 Vinyl Singles Chart debut already under their belt and support slots alongside scene legends, deary are stepping into this next chapter with confidence and clarity. <em>Alfie<\/em> feels like a defining moment\u2014an emotional, widescreen statement from a band that has truly found its voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Birding\u2019 is out April 3. Drift in now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>London dreampop trio\u00a0deary\u00a0are floating ever closer to liftoff. 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