The prolific dreampop band Chandeen has just released their 10th studio album Mercury Retrograde.The album has an astronomy theme, influenced in part with Harald Löwy and Julia Beyer’s fascination with the topic. This album uses several angelic vocalists this time around, keeping with the theme of rotating vocalists that has been prevalent since the bands debut in 1990.

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There are three songs from Julia Beyer this time around, who has been with Chandeen since 2007 and is the reason that we at Strangeways were introduced to the band. The album also includes 3 songs from French singer-songwriter Kitty whose track You’re In A Trance is one of the more beautiful tracks we have heard in a while and features a constant building beauty and emotion similar to what we have heard with the latest singles from I Break Horses. Another one of the album singles, Ocean Mind, features 16 year old German artist Odile. British composer Holly Henderson also contributes several songs on this album.

When asked about using multiple artists, Löwy says

It’s always nice to invite other people into your own galaxy. To get another view, to see things from a new perspective

Below you can enjoy the 3 singles (and videos) from the album so far.

You’re In A Trance

Hey I know who you’re searching for

I think I have the perfect soul

take my hand lets escape the world



I’ll be your celestial girl



I’ve been starring in all of dreams

As the person I will never be

Don’t you dare ever set me free

Let me linger

One more show



I wanna be your fantasy

Let me be your summer time

I wanna be your everything

Let me be yours



I want my cake and I wanna eat it whole

You’re in a trance

You’re in a trance



I’ll be celestial

I’ll be celestial



I wanna be your fantasy

Let me be your summer time

I wanna be your everything

Let me be yours



I want my cake and I wanna eat it whole

You’re in a trance

You’re in a trance



Da da da da da da da da



Open your eyes



I wanna be your fantasy

Let me be your summer time

I wanna be your everything

Let me be yours

Ocean Mind

Hey let’s go to the other side the

Evening sky

Shines so bright

It will lead us home



Run away,

Start again,

Live the way

We only ever dreamt

We could

We’ll start living the life I should



In between

These shades of cool

I’ve lost and found

I’m tearing it down

And kicking off my shoes



Come and dream with me

We will renegade

Me and my reckless heart

Together



Tears so blue

My mind feels like an ocean

But something in the distance shimmers



You don’t have to be alone my child

We can outrun it all

Or at least we can try

I’ll take your hand inside of mine

We will outrun it all

Out on the other side



Oh oh oh

Nobody can take this from us

Oh oh oh

I don’t have to feel alone

Vanish