French band Dead Horse One combine a heavy two-guitar attack with lush psych-tinged dream pop and shoegaze textures. Following a scattering of smaller releases, they established themselves around Europe in the middle part of the 2010s, issuing a pair of well-received albums and playing with like-minded forebears like Ride and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The group's third LP, The West Is the Best, appeared at the end of 2019. After this, their sound became heavier and more intense, especially on 2024's Seas of Static.
Formed in the Southern French city of Valence in 2011, De...