Death And Vanilla

With a sound that marries vintage keyboards, gently twanging guitars, and hushed vocals to subdued dream-like psychedelic pop that resonates with the influence of soundtrack music, the Swedish group Death and Vanilla picked up the torch that bands like Broadcast and Stereolab carried in the '90s and 2000s. Their records display a keen melodic sense, whether they are bright and sunny, like 2015's "California Owls" single, or a little gloomy, as on their 2019 album Are You a Dreamer? Their sound translates well to the extremes of psychedelia, whether it's dark and cinematic like their live scores for vintage films (Vampyr) and notorious ones (The Tenant), or light and vaporous like their 2023 album Flicker.