I Break Horses

Combining the lush sensibilities of shoegaze with the remote grandeur of synth pop, Sweden's I Break Horses make a compelling hybrid that's powered by the strong and often-mysterious vocals of Maria Lindén. The group started out with the guitar overload of My Bloody Valentine as their main influence on 2011's Hearts, then incorporated synthesizers on 2014's Chiaroscuro, and after a long hiatus returned in 2020 with Warnings, an album that blended dream pop and synth pop with a sweeping, slowly unspooling grandeur. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maria Lindén and l...