The frenetic psychedelia of the title track sounds great cranked up loud. The Bauhaus-esque mutant dub rhythm is awesome.

On Krief’s forthcoming album Chemical Trance, he has turned on, tuned in, dropped out and come out the other side with a psychedelic masterpiece of secular shamanistic humanism.

Patrick Krief shares the latest track and video, Never Without You

The new track is a soft ballad, revolving around a pulsing piano Line and driven, silky vocal lines.

“I was sold a dream, but it wasn’t my dream.” - Krief

Patrick Krief announces details of his new album Chemical Trance

"Krief visits Venus and more in today’s Roundup. Anybody feel like taking a walk?"

"Montreal’s singer-songwriter, Patrick Krief, premieres his video for “Venus,” off of his album ‘Dovetale,’ today on American Songwriter."

"Krief’s self-produced, multi-layered affair, Dovetale is a definite album to listen to in its entirety. Krief should be a household name in the Canadian rock music scene, and hopefully he gets his rightful due, in part to this release, his strongest effort to date."

"The title track is so cool. It has a good energy. It is one of the most decidedly progressive rock based cuts of the whole set. It's also one of the highlights. It does drop to a mellower movement that has hints of the 80s music element that is present throughout much of the set. There is some guitar that calls to mind The Beatles a bit."

"The title track is so cool. It has a good energy. It is one of the most decidedly progressive rock based cuts of the whole set. It's also one of the highlights."

''It’s a smokey kind of elixir, and his aimless musings loop him through a mental haze.'' ''The emotion hangs on his tongue, emitting acidic droplets that burn everything and everyone with which he comes into contact.'' ''“Idols” is a ripe essential from his latest solo record, 2019’s Dovetale.''

"Krief (aka Patrick Krief) tells us about the song "Idols" from his brand new album, "Dovetale," which came out on June 7th."

"An artist with a vast amount of influences, we are treated to shoegaze, dream-pop, rock and folk sounds in his thoughtful craft that encompasses vivid storytelling and plenty of melody. "

"When I started recording the songs, I kept telling my wife that it feels like it’s the end of an era. I felt like I was celebrating my previous work by closing it off with this record and trying to get more in touch with my roots as a songwriter. I feel like I’m making one last record this way before moving on to something else."

"This week, Bondo shares the new album called Dovetale by Patrick Krief, and chooses the song Osaka to demonstrate what makes this album special."

"The former The Dears guitarist releases his last album of his iconic pop-noir sound and plans to explore new sounds in the future. Dovetale is an 11-track album that features singles "Daydream Lover," "Tonight" and the optimistic single "Idols"."

"Canadian frontman showcases his new album with this smooth and upbeat indie-rock croon."

"Dovetale is the new record [...] that emerged from the literal honeymoon phase of Krief's marriage. While domestic bliss doesn’t typically the inspire the kind open-heart poetry and high-octane pop sound that Krief is known for — and his previous release Automanic was an epic double album fuelled by heartbreak and self-destruction — the conception of Dovetale found him at the peak of his game artistically as well as personally."

"The more I think about it the more I see the beginning of an Era. I would love to go outside of my comfort zone on the next one. I don’t want to be a legacy project, spinning my wheels. It’s always risky ostracizing your “fans” with direction changes, but as I have observed it elsewhere, I think it’s better to risk ostracizing than to insult them with the same ole same ole’ .. "