Heathers is the second single to be taken from Terry vs. Tori forthcoming debut album. Like the previous single Braille it reminds me of that now classic Swedish indiepop sound (think Acid House Kings et al.) as the female vocals and jangling guitars come together in perfect harmony. Simply marvellous. Facebook Continue reading Terry vs. Tori – Heathers
Swedish band Dream Lake’s music certainly puts the dream back into dream pop. Someday, which is out now digitally via Imperiet Recordings, is laid back cloud gazing music that you can drift off too. This is due in no small part down to the lovely vocals of Isabella Svärdstam and if ethereal female vocals is your thing then you are certainly in luck here. The music isn’t bad either as guitars and synths provide the perfect companions to that voice. Facebook Continue reading Dream Lake – Someday
Baby is the first track to be taken from the forthcoming album What You At by Portsmouth based Personal Best. It’s a thriving punk-pop/powerpop track about a failing relationship which contains some damn fine guitar riffs you can jump around too. What You At is out in June. You can pre-order the digital version from the band. Facebook Continue reading Personal Best – Baby
Dalliance sees the return of Processions who we have not heard from since 2017s Slow Decay EP. It’s a great return too. Describing their music as “post-punk music you can dance to” Dalliance is a swirling mix of guitars and percussion that mixes coldwave and dreampop together resulting a song with steely determination. Facebook Continue reading Processions – Dalliance
This weeks pack of three looks (hears) at three releases that tagged themselves as punk derivatives. This Girl Will Self-Destruct – This Band Will Self-Destruct This Band Will Self-Destruct is the debut release from this new impressively named band who … Continue reading Something For The Weekend – Three Punk Derivatives
The Blue Dress is the solo project of Jesus Sandoval who he is not kidding when he states his influences are Sarah Records, Talulah Gosh and The Field Mice! The Perfect Moment sounds like a track given away on a flexi-disc via fanzines of yesteryear. Unlike those aforementioned pieces of plastic this track doesn’t sound warped or crackled although it captures the retro sound from the 1980s perfectly! The Perfect Moment is released as a digital single only (no flexi-disc!) and can be purchased via Emma’s House Records. Facebook Continue reading The Blue Dress – The Perfect Moment
A mix covering a number of varieties of synth pop including 80s retro sounding synthpop, post-punk and coldwave, the darker side of synth pop and pure unadulterated pop music! Enjoy. Full Tracklisting: Xeno & Oaklander – The Light, The Whisper … Continue reading Never Dream – A Synth Pop Mix
The last time I mentioned The Colleagues was way back in 2013. I am not sure if they have done anything since then but their soundcloud page indicates not. Anyway they are back with this slow paced jangling indiepop track which sounds remarkably similar to not only their material from six years ago but also like bands such as Po!, Fat Tulips and Strawberry Story which given their influences should come as no surprise. Hardly original but very pleasant and if female fronted indiepop is your thing this track should be right up there towards the top of your list. … Continue reading The Colleagues – Arkadia
April’s round up covers dream pop, indiepop and shoegaze releases that have caught my ear in the past few weeks. Full tracklisting: The Raft – Xanadu (Abloom Version) The track is an epic, creative dream-pop song which showcases the band … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix April 2019
Anemoia is the new single from Mexican dreampop band Coco. It’s also the first single to be lifted from the forthcoming new album, and follow up, to 2016s Divisiones del Sol. It’s an atmospheric, jangling affair sounding upbeat compared to its maudlin title and words. Lovely stuff. Facebook Continue reading Coco – Anemoia
