Swedish singer-songwriter Alice Boman and Perfume Genius's Mika Hadreas share an uncanny abilty to express a profound despair in their music.
Putting them both together, their voices aching in sync with one another, makes so much sense you could be forgiven for wondering why it hasn't happened sooner.
Luckily, what was a purely Instagram DM-based friendship has crossed over into musical territory with the languid and hauntingly romantic "Feels Like A Dream." The song, which will appear on upcoming album The Space Between (due October 21), flips the script on Boman's typically heartbroken missives while retaining all of the vulnerability that has defined 2020 debut album Dream On.
Hadreas sings of taking a partner in his arms, pulling them in close and letting reality pass by like clouds on a sunny day.
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