New Music of the Day, January 30:

Graveyard Club, "Ouija"

I feel like the term "dream-pop" has gotten a bad reputation in recent years. It first got used in the early 90's to refer to a lot of the British bands I loved, who fused ethereal vocals with dance beats. But now most of the times when I click on a song that a blog describes as "dream-pop," I hear something that sounds fairly pretty but puts me to sleep--a song with no melodic hooks or momentum.

"Ouija," from the American band Graveyard Club, is dream-pop in the older, much better sense. Yes, the wispy female vocals and chiming guitars are very pretty, but it also builds dramatically, and the "Time won't hold me/ Set your ghost free" chorus sticks in your head.