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Fascinations Grand Chorus – Wherever You Go

Jul 13, 2020 Tom

The other afternoon I was listening to some early Comet Gain, their offshoot band Velocette and the long-forgotten Kicker liking the way each of those bands blended a heady mix of Northern Soul and the 1960’s girl-groups/Phil Spector sound. Who does that these days I thought? And then, through the letterbox (well email), popped the latest release from New Jersey’s Fascinations Grand Chorus which does precisely that on Wherever You Go. To the dancefloor that’s where….. Facebook Continue reading Fascinations Grand Chorus – Wherever You Go

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Latest Album Releases

Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020 Tom

A round-up of some of the albums to catch my ears this past couple of months or so. I noticed my no reviews rule I implemented a couple of weeks ago is starting to waver again so I am implementing … Continue reading Latest Album Releases

C86, Dream Pop, Dreampop, indiepop, Jangle Pop, Shoegaze, TweeLeave a comment

Records I Like Mix July 2020

Jul 11, 2020Oct 4, 2020 Tom

It’s a bumper mix this month running at just over two hours. So get stuck into shoegaze, dreampop, indiepop, jangle-pop and a lot more besides. All the tracks have featured on these pages and in light of the absence of … Continue reading Records I Like Mix July 2020

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Arista Fiera – Victoria

Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020 Tom

Victoria is the fourth and final single to be lifted from the forthcoming album from Malaga based Arista Fiera. Somehow I missed two and three but mentioned the first here. Victoria, which is a lovely yet bittersweet indiepop song, is … Continue reading Arista Fiera – Victoria

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Loca Polka – Shiny Happy Digital Club 03

Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020 Tom

I have a feeling I am not going to be able to keep up with these releases in the Shiny Happy Digital Club releases but I will do my best! No 3 features Indonesian band Loca Polka who come from Central Java. Their line up consists of Nuri Hapsari, Mikael Yudi Priamuda, Christian Agung and Ginanjar Wahyu Aji. They formed in 2017 and released their debut EP Cruel Pleasure last December. However, I only caught them for the first time via Shiny Happy’s Please Rain Fall Compilation which was released in May and featured the EP’s lead single Surrender which … Continue reading Loca Polka – Shiny Happy Digital Club 03

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The Bunbury – Track Four

Jul 8, 2020 Tom

The Bunbury hail from Yogyakarta, Indonesia and consist of Mirza (vocals), Fikra (guitar), Dimas (guitar), Guyub (bass) and Eja (drums). Track Four is their second single and follows Evil Knievel which was released on Shiny Happy Records last month. They write that they “borrowed the sound from the glory days of the ’80-’90s British shoegaze, post-punk, indie pop and jangle pop”. I have to say they don’t do a bad job with it either. Whereas the first single was a speedy jangling affair Track Four is two minutes of slow-paced indie-pop bliss and is the perfect end, or start as … Continue reading The Bunbury – Track Four

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Lorelei – Pale

Jul 8, 2020 Tom

Australian band Lorelei have released their third single in the shape of Pale. It’s a spiralling, ethereal dream-pop track that, like their previous work, echoes to the ghosts of 1980s 4AD. This is due in no small part to the voice of Claudia Schmidt who delivers yet another delightful vocal performance. Lovely despite the sadness of the words. Facebook Continue reading Lorelei – Pale

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122 North – Drive EP

Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020 Tom

Saint-Jérôme (Quebec) based 122 North writes that they are heavily influenced by “Madchester/Acid House era of the late 80’s early 90’s”. However, when listening to the opening two tracks it’s more London and Sun Rising than Voodoo Ray or Pacific … Continue reading 122 North – Drive EP

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Populardays – Shiny Happy Digital Club 02

Jul 7, 2020 Tom

Populardays are a Filipino dream/pop shoegaze band hailing from Manila. They have been making music for several years, as long as this blog has been going, if not longer! They have just released a digital EP on Indonesian label Shiny Happy Records which is the second in that labels new digital Club series. The EP consists of the songs played for the label’s Our Secret World Quarantine Session with three of them being drawn from 2014’s Somewhere in Time album. The fourth and final song is Februarys Lost In Space track which will hopefully see a full release at some … Continue reading Populardays – Shiny Happy Digital Club 02

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Lightning Bug – The (L)onely Ones

Jul 6, 2020 Tom

The new single from New York’s Lightning Bug is a magical moment for these ears. The Onely Ones mixes dreampop, shoegaze with ambient and experimental music. They then push the boundaries out even further on The Lonely Ones which ventures deeper into ambient territory which includes some “dubby” moments alongside bursts of white noise. There is no need for me to gush any further as the music speaks for itself. The (L)onely Ones is out now on Fat Possum Records. Facebook Continue reading Lightning Bug – The (L)onely Ones