mmmarkos! is an Indonesian band comprising Angelina Paskali (vocal), Fadhullah Hamid (guitar) and Ivan Reza (bass). The band were formed via the Surabaya Dynamics University scene and like many of their peers they are inspired by UK/US indiepop. However, carbon … Continue reading mmmarkos! – Live in My Head
Cotton Candy Clouds is the second single to be taken from the Manila based Cinéma Lumière’s forthcoming album, What’s Life Without Whimsy? Like its predecessor Sunday the track is inspired by twee pop circa post punk/C86. It’s appropriate the word … Continue reading Cinéma Lumière – Cotton Candy Clouds
Back in January I mentioned that Fairground, Deary’s debut single, reminded me of big beat and trip hop. Well, they have only gone and solidified that opinion by getting Saint Etienne, and their collaborator Augustin Bousfield, in to remix the … Continue reading Deary – Fairground (Saint Etienne meet Augustin Bousfield at the Top of Town Mix)
I wonder what goes through the minds of a band when they create a song? I know, “let’s write a song about the true story where two brothers board up their countryside house to protect themselves from a breakout at … Continue reading Kindsight – Madhouse Breakout Multitool
Slowly discarding their 1990s influences, London’s Bleach lab return with their new single. It’s the sound of a band bringing their influences and subsequent interpretations up to date in order to stamp their own authority/identity on their music. The result … Continue reading Bleach Lab – Indigo
The new EP Hey, Listen To Me from the Daegu based Drinking Boys and Girls Choir is a collaborative affair with three female artists from their city (Kim Seoul, Minjung Kim and Mi-so). Additionally, their label write that “Jang Young-eun, … Continue reading Drinking Boys and Girls Choir – Listen To Me
Five years after volume 2, we finally get a new Strawberry Punks compilation, which is a series that showcases Indonesian indiepop past and present. Opener Catch Up was originally found on the now defunct twee pop duo Sex Sux’s 2010 … Continue reading Various – Strawberry Punks Vol 3
Hot Coppers is the solo project of Gareth Parton who is a music producer and who has produced bands such as Breeders, The Go! Team, Foals, The Beta Band and many more. The double-sided Molecule/Soft World is his second single … Continue reading Hot Coppers – Molecule/Soft World
Hollow is the first single to be lifted from Callière’s forthcoming album Freefall Into Heaven which will be released on 07 April 2023. It’s an expansive, swirling shoegazing effort. The vocals take a bit of getting used to. Initially they … Continue reading Callière – Hollow
I have been featuring a lot of female fronted dreampop recently, especially bands with a vocalist who give an ethereal feel to the songs. One band who I have been constantly reminded of has been The Cranes, mainly because of … Continue reading Cranes – Peel Sessions 1989-1990
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