The roots of dream pop, if you will, are steep deep in the musical influences of psychedelic rock, post punk, shoegaze and increasingly, indie folk rock.

On Sunday, the first installment of the The Dream Playlist series was published, featuring songs from bands like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective and Odawas. Below are the songs for Vol. II of this series featuring bands and artists like The Magnetic Fields, Sore Eros, Bon Iver, Spirit Spine, Blind Man's Colour and more.

"The Dreaming Moon" - The Magnetic Fields from Get Lost (1995)

"The Dream Self" - Sore Eros from Second Chants (2008)

"Babys" - Bon Iver from Blood Bank EP (2009)

"Gauze" - Red Red Meat from Gauze (2009)

"Beds" - The Octopus Project from The House of Apples and Eyeballs (2006)

"Vine Swinger" - Blind Man's Colour from Hidders (2008)

"New Age" - Spirit Spine from s/t debut (2009)

"Harmonic Deluxe" - ISAN from Not Given Lightly (2009)

"Happy Chord Whore" - ISAN from Not Given Lightly (2009)

Labels: Indie Playlists