Hadda Be used to be known as Foundlings a band who have been featured on these pages more than once before. New name, new line up changes with Another Life being the first single to be lifted from their forthcoming … Continue reading Hadda Be – Another Life
I was impressed by Vienna based three-piece The Laundromat Chicks contribution on last years Ramonescore Radio presents... What the fuck is Twee? compilation so much so I ended up buying their output so far. Luckily they don’t let me down … Continue reading The Laundromat Chicks – Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?
I previously wrote that the Finnish band Verandan’s music reminds me of The Associates, ABC and Orange Juice with some indiepop thrown in. The Associates was the first thought in my head when Hideaway both started and finished. Ex Cats … Continue reading Verandan – Hideaway
New York’s Phantom Handshakes will be releasing their new album No More Summer Songs on April 30th 2021 and it will be released via the Slovakian label Z Tapes. The band, which is a collaboration between Matt Sklar (Exiles) and … Continue reading Phantom Handshakes – No Better Plan
A quick run through some of my recent “post-punk” fixes. A bit of a lazy post (sorry!) but gives me a chance to try out some of the other Bandcamp widgets as well as clearing some outstanding bookmarks! I have … Continue reading Post Punk Saturday Soundtrack
This weeks pack of three includes three tracks from genres not generally associated with this blog. Dense & Pika – Oxbow Back in the day (very far back considering it was the early 1990s!) I was a massive fan (er … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three Completely Different Tracks
Texans Tele Novella release their new album Merlynn Belle today. The band have been around for a few years now although this is their first new music since 2016’s House of Souls long-player. The band (and label Kill Rock Stars) … Continue reading Tele Novella – Merlynn Belle
Modesty Blaise will be releasing their first album in twenty years on March 26th 2021. Titled, somewhat imaginatively, The Modesty Blaise it will be released via the German label From Lo-Fi to Disco!. The album is being preceded by the … Continue reading Modesty Blaise – Girls Just Wanna Dance
Gloria will be releasing their new album Sabbat Matters on March 5th 2021. Amongst the 10 tracks on the album are the two singles the band released last year titled Global Warming and You Had It All respectively. The Lyon … Continue reading Gloria – Sabbat Matters
Pale Blue Eyes are a three-piece from Devon who may, or who may not, have been named after the Lou Reed/Velvet Underground song. I wrote last year that it was good to hear kosmische Muzik creeping into indiepop and on … Continue reading Pale Blue Eyes – Motionless/Chelsea
