Salt Lake Alley have covered The Clash 1980 single Bankrobber. The band write that “we tried to approach it like The Byrds approached Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man. In the end, it probably sounds more like the UK circa 1989 … Continue reading Salt Lake Alley – Bankrobber
Last November, Skep Wax Records reissued Heavenly vs Satan as part of a series of vinyl album reissues featuring the band. The label have now announced that Le Jardin de Heavenly, which was originally released in 1992, will be next … Continue reading Heavenly – Le Jardin de Heavenly
Continuing the series of posting albums and/or EPs as and when they are released (or usually a bit after!) as a follow up to the initial new tracks/singles posts posted on this blog. Sample the release via the You Tube … Continue reading Recommended Releases 05/03/2023
It’s Bandcamp Friday and this sampler covers my travels so far. I have not spent as much as I normally do as I got stung by the dentist this morning! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And here … Continue reading The Bandcamp Friday Sampler
Whilst indiepop, which has been a mainstay of my listening and these pages too, seems to be fading from fast from view (or should that be these listening ears?) shoegaze influenced music seems to be on the rise once more … Continue reading Slow Pulp – Cramps
The Lousy Pop Group’s record label, Shiny Happy Records, suggest the band’s new EP would be “for the fans of Brighter, Harper Lee, Nixon, The Field Mice, etc”. They are not kidding. Eko Sutrisno, the man behind the monikor, has … Continue reading Lousy Pop Group – Last Breath
Written in response to the murder of George Floyd in 2020 Setting Sun, the new single from London based Whitelands, is a musically explosive affair dealing with racism and ignorance. “It’s another song of sadness from the Black diaspora,” explains … Continue reading Whitelands – Setting Sun
Cruush – Stick In The Mud Manchester’s Cruush have been a round for a couple of years now, although Stick In The Mud is the first material I have heard from them. It’s female fronted shoegaze erring on the noisier … Continue reading A Tuesday Trio
Singaporean Shoegazers/Dream Poppers have relocated to good old London Town since I last mentioned them. They have also released a brand-new single in the shape of Utopia Reimagined: These Corners. It’s a slow burning track full of atmosphere and haunting … Continue reading Coming Up Roses – Utopia Reimagined: These Corners
Another round up of all that’s good in the worlds of alt-rock, dreampop, janglepop, noisepop and shoegaze. There are songs inspired by twee, the 1960s and the 1980s/90s UK scene. February also saw Babaganouj announcing their new album alongside Shonen … Continue reading Records I Like Mix February 2023
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