7/10

Every once in a while, a debut album arrives that feels like a door swinging open into an artist’s inner universe. Sonnen Blume’s first full-length is exactly that; a radiant, long-awaited bloom of a record that pulls together ten years of sketches, ideas, and emotional snapshots and turns them into something unexpectedly electric.

From the first shimmering chords of 'Satellite', you can hear the pulse of an artist who has lived inside music for a long time. Sonnen Blume wears his biggest influence proudly, reshaping them into dream-pop with ’80s sparkle, sugar-coated melancholy, and melodies that glide like a dance you drift into without thinking.

What makes the album truly leap off the page is its emotional duality. Sonnen Blume is a master of contrasts: sadness wrapped in brightness, nostalgia laced with euphoria, introspection that still invites you to sway along. Tracks feel like miniature movies, featuring pan-shot sunsets, late-night walks, and memories replayed with the saturation turned up.

And above everything, there’s a sense of joy, the euphoric relief of finally releasing something that’s been building for years. You can hear it in the melodies, feel it in the synth flourishes, and sense it in the way each song opens like a window letting fresh air in.

For a debut collection, this is astonishingly assured. Sonnen Blume arrives fully formed, with a sound that’s nostalgic yet forward-thinking. It’s the kind of record that makes you want to put on headphones, step outside, and let the world slow down around you.

If this is only the beginning, Sonnen Blume is poised to be one of dream-pop’s most exciting new voices, offering something vibrant, heartfelt, and absolutely unforgettable to the scene.