After releasing a series of excellent singles over the past 12 months which were encapsulated on the A Year With Club album the Swedish legends have released a single that is just as good, if not better, than last years … Continue reading Club 8 – ooo
Космос на потолке (Space On The Ceiling) are a Russian band who are based in the Japanese capital Tokyo. Целую is their first single for almost two years and is a very catchy alt rock song. This is due to … Continue reading Космос на потолке – Целую
The new single from the Saint Petersburg based Blankenberge see them trying their hand at a love song. It’s a fine shoegaze song combining the intangible voice of Yana Guselnikova whilst the swirling guitars and synths also add a layer of fuzziness to the mix. It’s like a toned down Pinkshinyultrablast in places and like their compatriots music it is also an essential listen if you have a love for all things shoegaze. Most good. Homepage Continue reading Blankenberge – Together
A number of the blogs I read, music ones that is, have been singing the praises of the Indianapolis based Good Flying Birds. They have just released a collection of songs recorded between 2021 -2024 via the Rotten Apple Label. … Continue reading Good Flying Birds – I Will Find
A look at what has been grabbing my ears for the first five and a bit days of 2025! Bloom Effect – Portents Brighton’s Shore Dive Records have collated the output of the Vancouver based Shoegaze trio Bloom Effect who … Continue reading The “Welcoming in 2025” Round Up
Razif Mudarsyah Haragi has been recording under The Sweetest Touch moniker for sometime now. He has not lost his love for 1980’s UK indie, in particular Sarah records, just yet as these four songs found on the latest EP Reminiscence testify. The opening three tracks (Solitude, Reminiscence, Tender Heart) are akin to The Sea Urchins more serene moments. These are dreamy melancholy driven tracks that will have the listener drifting off through the clouds. The urgency of the final track Unnatural sees me snap out of my trance like state as it swirls around grabbing, demanding, the listeners attention. The … Continue reading The Sweetest Touch – Reminiscence
The final look back at 2024 covers all, well most, things post punk. 2024 saw the recorded return of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry whilst veterans The Chameleons released the stirring Where Are You? The Death Decay Magic label carried on … Continue reading Records I Like – Best of 2024 #3 (Post Punk)
I listened to quite a lot of electronica in 2024 focussing on labels such as Móatún 7, Neotantra, Secuencias Temporales, Archives, Inner Symphony and Steyoyoke. That said music from the first four labels does not feature greatly on this list … Continue reading Records I Like – Best of 2024 #2 (Electronica)
The Interpretation Cultures is an indiepop band from Makassar, Indonesia.Rather than summarise the label blurb here is is in all it’s glory: It started off by listening to a compilation by The Kids at the Club: An Indiepop Compilation (2006) … Continue reading The Interpretation Cultures – The Interpretation Cultures
H! is the project of Adicumi Sastroputro who is based out of Cibinong, Indonesia. The project started during the pandemic with Specious Pop being the second EP, following on from 2022’s Nyata. The four tracks here are fully rooted in … Continue reading H! – Specious Pop
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