Deary

U.K. duo deary mix blurry dissonance with sweetness on romantic songs suggestive of their name. Their self-titled debut EP appeared on devoted shoegaze label Sonic Cathedral in 2023. They left the harsher timbres behind on the echo-drenched follow-up, 2024's Aurelia EP. London-based singer and guitarist Dottie formed deary with multi-instrumentalist Ben Easton during COVID-19 shutdowns, when they bonded over commonalities like a love of Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser. After sharing ideas online, they began writing songs together, and they soon started collaborating i...