Smile – Hideout
Italian band Smile quickly follow up March’s debut album The Name of This Band Is Smile with a new single. I must admit to not being taken with that album in the main but on Hideout it is clearly a … Continue reading Smile – Hideout
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Howlin Banana Records – Summer Sampler #8
Parisian label Howlin Banana Records have released their annual summer sampler. It features a large number of bands featured on these pages including Pop Crimes, EggS, Gloria, Tapeworms, Siz and Hoorsees to name but a few. There is no point … Continue reading Howlin Banana Records – Summer Sampler #8
Stomp Talk Modstone – Supercar
The new single from Japan’s Stomp Talk Modnstone sounds like it’s straight from a time capsule containing all the ingredients that made shoegaze so exciting the first time around. Fast-paced fuzzy guitars coupled with some wonderful joint vocals with the … Continue reading Stomp Talk Modstone – Supercar
Cloudy Summer Days – Love Is In The Air
Los Angeles based Cloudy Summer Days released their third album Slow Dance earlier this month. The album’s lead track is Love Is In The Air and it is a retro-tinged bedroom pop track with some marvellous jangling guitar running over … Continue reading Cloudy Summer Days – Love Is In The Air
April June – Summer Bruises
Spanish act April June, aka Victoria Zolotukhina, are fast becoming one of my favourite acts of 2021 and the new single Summer Bruises does nothing to dampen that feeling. It’s another swirling indiepop gem and Zolotukhina’s voice is as beautiful … Continue reading April June – Summer Bruises
Letniy – A Girl
A Girl is taken from the new extended EP/Mini album by the Japanese band Letniy. The band, who formed in February 2020, consist of Suzuko (Vocals/Guitar), Shoko (Bass/Vocals), and Naoya (drums). The EP titled Same Here consists of newly rerecorded … Continue reading Letniy – A Girl
Something For The Weekend? Three New Singles
This weeks pack of three collates three brand new singles. H! – Stay At Home It’s been nearly a year since we heard from Jakarta based H! and I am not sure if it is still just the one individual, … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three New Singles
Tears To Go – Patronizing Self-Help
Patronizing Self-Help is the first single and title track from the forthcoming album by Vigo’s Tear To Go. The band has been formed by Elena Sestelo (ex When Nalda Became Punk) and on this record, she is joined by Marta … Continue reading Tears To Go – Patronizing Self-Help
Lazy Eye – Palisade
Palembang based Lazy Eye continue their obsession with 1980s UK indie bands and the 1990s American acts they influenced. There are four songs on their latest EP Palisade each containing jangling guitars and shared boy/girl vocals. Whilst the sound is … Continue reading Lazy Eye – Palisade
The Post Holiday Catch Up Sampler #2
The second “sampler” of the weekend rounding up a number of new releases from the past two weeks or so. A number more were not on You Tube so I hope to cover those at some point in the week. … Continue reading The Post Holiday Catch Up Sampler #2
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