On The Parcels is the first single to be taken from Llanelli based The Hepburns forthcoming album Only The Hours. It’s a catchy indiepop song resplendent with a political swipe about making ends meet. The band describe it as a … Continue reading The Hepburns – On The Parcels
This week’s pack of three features three new releases straight from my Bandcamp inbox. The Vapour Veils – St Pauls Café St Pauls Café is the second single to be taken from the forthcoming EP, The Dying Dandy. It’s a … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three From The Inbox
Houston’s Bug Bites return with their first single in a couple of years. Toyota Sienna is a nice blend of alt-rock and alt-Americana, detailing how life has flashed by after a lift in the back of Toyota Sienna in the year “2000 and something”. Have the protagonists wasted time after the loss of youth and over the course of the sad, mournful words contained within the passages of the song? It’s backed with an acoustic version, which highlights the lovely voice of singer and guitarist Daniela Hernandez. Get it from here. Continue reading Bug Bites – Toyota Sienna
The Athens based band Glances of Bordeaux released three singles last year, and now their fellow country folk at Make Me Happy Records have compiled these into a four track EP. The band write that their sound combines inspiration from … Continue reading Glances Of Bordeaux – 2022
Carsick – Runner Runner is punk-infused noise pop, which reminds me a bit of early Super Furry Animals in parts. Plenty of earworms yet the track does not even reach the two-minute mark. Less is more, eh? Runner is taken from the Salisbury based band’s debut EP Drunk Hymns which will be released via Alcopop! Records on June 30 2023. Fun With Ether – Spirit Kid Shoegazers Fun With Ether release their new album A Dirty Kind of Clean on March 01 2023. Spirit Kid is one of two tracks currently available for streaming, being a fuzz laden track with … Continue reading A Tuesday Trio
Distant Sky is the first track (single?) to be taken from Swimming Pools & Movie Stars forthcoming, and as yet untitled, sophomore album. It features shimmering and dreamy guitars with the hushed and sometimes barely audible vocals floating alongside them, … Continue reading Swimming Pools & Movie Stars – Distant Sky
This week’s pack of three features three new but contrasting singles. The Plus 4 – You Look Right Through Me Not sure who The Plus 4 are, but their second single You Look Right Through Me is a full-blown 1960s … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three Different Sounding Ones!
Austrian’s Crush are a new one on me, despite the fact they have been around since 2016. Their ear catching single Where Flowers Grow is their first new music since the Sundown EP almost three years ago now. See! I … Continue reading Crush – Where Flowers Grow
Austin based DAIISTAR’s debut single Tracemaker will no doubt remind the listener of an early Oasis on the first listen or two. But did deeper, and you can hear echoes of the likes of The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or … Continue reading DAIISTAR – Tracemaker
The Catherines cover Terry Hall’s Sense to great aplomb, turning Hall’s maudlin original into a shimmering indiepop classic. It sounds a bit like The Lightning Seeds, but given Ian Broudie co-wrote the original back in 1994 and that the Lightning … Continue reading The Catherines – Sense
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