One year on from the release of acclaimed album “Rose Main Reading Room”, Peel Dream Magazine return with new mini album “Taurus“. Spanning eight previously unavailable tracks that were originally recorded for their lush and inviting 2024 full length release, “Taurus” offers a wider glimpse into songwriter Joseph Stevens’ process and creative output from those sessions.
The band, whose name nods to the BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel — arbiter of all things underground, quality, and (it must be said) “cool” — has since its inception been a genre-hopping experiment, jumping from motorik krautrock to shoegaze and space age pop.
On “Taurus”, Peel Dream Magazine remain explorative, drifting effortlessly continuing to twirl that lush kaleidoscope of indie rock they inhabit. From the warm breathiness of the Belle & Sebastian–like vocals on opener “Venus in Nadir” to the glimmering kosmische groove reminiscent of Stereolab on “Seek and Destroy,” Peel Dream Magazine know indie rock reaches its full potential when stacked vocal harmonies and guitars make room for every reverberation of a vibraphone, hum of a clarinet, and light tap of a cymbal—especially when they all combine for a standout track like “Believer.”
Although unbound by genre, Peel Dream Magazine still inhabit the sonic milieu of warm woodland tones and droning repetition. In the entrancing standout “Believer,” they evoke “Rose Main Reading Room’s” atmosphere through vocalist Olivia Babuka Black’s mantric melodies and Philip Glass-like woodwinds and mallets, bringing “Taurus” into focus as a welcoming companion piece to its predecessor.
released October 1st, 2025
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