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Over the course of their 5 lps and 1 ep, the band dora flood has produced some of the most notable shoegazing dream-pop to come out of the United States. With praise coming from discerning music magazines like Big Takeover, Skyscraper, Losing Today and Ptolemaic Terrascope, it is no wonder that audiences leave their shows feeling that they witnessed something of a secret, psychedelic phenomenon. These live close encounters, as well as their classic studio work, leave listeners with bold memories of pounding grooves, lush orchestration, and melodies so timeless that they take up residence in the heads of those fortunate enough to cross their path.dora flood "everywhere we go"

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Member Since: 8/10/2004
Band Website: doraflood.com
Band Members: Aaron Robberson- Bass, Ville Vilpponen- Guitar,Michael Padilla- 12 and 6 string guitars/ lead vocals, Stephen Cavoretto- keyboards, trumpet, backing vocals, Jaakko Vilpponen- Drums
Influences: beatles, bowie, syd barrett, pink floyd, mbv, smiths, stone roses, the cure, the church, trashcan sinatras, trex, the zombies, scott walker, nazz, hendrix, the wailers, can, beechwood sparks, slowdive, marvin gaye, wire, the verlaines, the chills, echo and the bunnymen, xtc, spacemen 3, queen, badfinger, the beegees, lee hazelwood, serge gainsbourg, etc etc.
Sounds Like: Careening through the '60s and '70s with Dora Flood, Madame of Cannery Row San Francisco retro/psychedelic rockers Dora Flood have a grand vision—one that encompasses the glory of a symphonic Pink Floyd moment, the panoramic sweep of a Byrds melody, the sublime intricacy of an arrangement by The Church, and the dreamy pump of a Bowie glam-era rocker.
Record Label: www.elephantstonerecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

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skyscraper review of we live now

These veteran dream-poppers from Frisco keep on keeping on. And with We Live Now, their fifth full-length, Dora Flood may well have made the best of their decade plus career. The band have lately been...
Posted by dora flood on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:46:00 PST

Plug in music review

After the weightless swirling melodies and electronic accents on Dora Flood's last album, "Highlands," the newest album from the band is like a new beginning, a new chapter in Dora Flood's musical pro...
Posted by dora flood on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:57:00 PST

most excellent review in babysue/lmnop

Dora Flood - We Live Now (CD, Elephant Stone, Pop/rock)Many bands appear, make a big splash, and then disappear within a matter of months. The guys in San Francisco's Dora Flood are taking a different...
Posted by dora flood on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:25:00 PST

review in high bias

We Live Now(Elephant Stone)Apparently, Dora Flood got tired of being polite. After several albums of shimmering, often gorgeous psychedelic guitar pop, the San Francisco band rocks out on We Live Now,...
Posted by dora flood on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:23:00 PST

review in skinny mag

We Live NowDora Flood(Elephant Stone)San Francisco-based quintet Dora Flood got their start in the explosion of a certain early '90s musical sub-genre (whose name, in a fit of teenage self-righteousne...
Posted by dora flood on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:59:00 PST

great review from mars needs guitars

Monday, March 05, 2007Dora Flood - We Live Now   Dora Flood are by far one of the most successful, and are worthy of being one of the (if not the) best, Shoegaze/Dreampop bands in the United Sta...
Posted by dora flood on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:46:00 PST

Great review from theredalert.com

Dora Flood We Live Now (Elephant Stone)   Shoegazing dream pop from San Franciscoyou think you know what you're going to get. Think again.  This ain't some airy, breathy slide into some oth...
Posted by dora flood on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:53:00 PST

great "we live now" review in all music guide

Dora Flood's latest album of psyched-out fuzz is, indeed, just that  and there's no sin in doing it very well. Taking the tack that one can be massively heavy but can still find the pop in it all  s...
Posted by dora flood on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:18:00 PST

download our back catalogue for FREE

Go to www.doraflood.com/music.html and download our back catalogue for FREE. Our new release, we live now, comes out on Feb 20th, 2007, however, it can be purchased now at www.elephantstonerecords.c...
Posted by dora flood on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:47:00 PST

highlands review in pop matters

Dora FloodHighlands(Elephant Stone)San Francisco's Dora Flood made one giant leap for psych-cum-chamber-pop-listening mankind with its last effort, Welcome. The record garnered strong reviews for its ...
Posted by dora flood on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST