Permanent Slow Fade were a four-piece guitar band based in London. They were in existence between 1999 and 2001. Consisting of guitar, bass, drums and vocals they were mainly in the indie/

dream pop Dream pop (also typeset as dreampop) is a subgenre of alternative rock and neo-psychedelia that emphasizes atmosphere and sonic texture as much as pop melody. Common characteristics include breathy vocals, dense productions, and effects such as ...

genre. Their vocalist, Brigid Dawson brought a bluesy-style vocal to the music, which also had hints of psychedelia in it, in a similar vein to singers like

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, s ...

. The group disbanded in late 2001 when Dawson returned to California. Thereafter she joined garage rock band,

Thee Oh Sees Osees are an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band currently consists of primary songwriter and core member John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (d ...

. A retrospective compilation of their recordings was issued on vinyl in January 2020, entitled "Permanent Slow Fade", consisting of demos and studio recordings.

Discography

*''Permanent Slow Fade'' (2020)

External links

*{{discogs artist, 7572311 1999 establishments in England Pop music groups from London English musical quartets British dream pop musical groups Musical groups disestablished in 2001 2001 disestablishments in England Musical groups established in 1999