Saoirse Dream
Saoirse Dream
Hyperpop to the rockers, rock to the hyper-poppers, and god knows what to the general populace, saoirse dream is the solo project of Portland-based popstar Catherine Egbert. After cutting her teeth in a handful of touring DIY bands, Catherine found a home in the flourishing online hyperpop community. Blending the gritty alt-rock of her roots with the candy-coated electronics of her contemporaries, Egbert has emerged as a cult-beloved star of the scene. The third album from Portland-based artist Catherine Egbert. saoirse dream's sound is perhaps best described as "wizard sleaze." Alchemizing the alt-rock of her roots with the bitcrushed digitalisms of her contemporaries, Egbert conjures a spellbinding sonic aesthetic. Chiptune synths dance like fairies across an obsidian pool of distortion. As if they were components to some powerful spell, each note is arranged with ritualistic intent, the end-result more devastating than any common curse. With the cutting honesty of Lindsey Jordan, the virtuosic production chops of underscores, and the pixelated aural world of Anamanaguchi, 'tis only a matter of time 'fore the heroes of this realm fall victim to the thrall of saoirse dream.