[dream-pop, indie-rock] (2026) Radhika - Cine-Pop [FLAC] [DarkAng...
Radhika - Cine-Pop (2026)
Review:
Radhika Dade's debut album is a dreamy delight that balances her lovely vocals against varied musical backing that's exceedingly poppy, but not afraid to gently paint outside the lines. Cine-pop is a fine title for the album; she seeks to make each song a different mood, and each could fit a different scene in a film. The lilting ballad "Feline Bandits" would be perfect for a melancholy seaside walk on a rainy day, "Starry Eyes" is a fine soundtrack for a swirling party scene, the jangling girl group-inspired "Cocoa Butter Eyes" feels like a falling in and out of (and back in) love montage, and "Sleep" is just right for a scene where the lonely protagonist can't sleep thanks to a nocturnal obsession. Dade's voice is a fine vessel for the songs, coming across sweet but also with some depth lurking below the surface. While she can pull off the lovelorn moments like a champ, she can also give the uptempo tracks some needed backbone. She manages to pull off a cover of Strawberry Switchblade's "Since Yesterday" like it was nothing, her clear and even vocals adding some extra pathos to the tune. She also delves into Bollywood balladry ("Tum Hi Ho"), turns in a lovely acoustic version of Yo La Tengo's "Nowhere Near," and gives an autumnal update to a song she wrote at the tender age of ten years old ("Future Me"). Backing her on the record are quite a few of Glasgow's finest musicians (including Gerry Love, Sushil Dade, Tracyanne Campbell, and the Pastels' Mitch Mitchell), who do a fantastic job of creating exactly the right setting, and Love's duet with Radhika on "Starry Eyes" is both a highlight and certification of her bona fides. She definitely had a leg up on getting a great band and a record deal; that's the benefit of having a parent who has made some fine music -- the Soup Dragons, Future Pilot AKA -- in the past. The trick is not to waste the chances presented to you and to go out and make something of your own, something interesting and true to yourself. Radhika has done that, and Cine-pop is an excellent debut album that's a fine addition to the Scottish pop continuum. — allmusic.com
Track List:
01. Theme from R.A.D.H.I.K.A. (for David Lynch)
02. Feline Bandits
03. Starry Eyes
04. Sleep
05. Tum Hi Ho
06. Intermission Theme (Slight Return)
07. Since Yesterday
08. Cocoa Butter Eyes
09. Future Me
10. Theme from R.A.D.H.I.K.A. (for Lalo & Laetitia)
11. Nowhere Near
12. Secret Track
Media Report:
Genre: dream-pop, indie-rock
Origin: Scotland, UK
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26)
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