I did have to chuckle yesterday. Further to my Spotlight Kid post where I wrote that “there isn’t scope for variation when it comes to the traditional shoegazing sound” Ben over at Did Not Chart covered the new compilation from … Continue reading The Earth Earth – Peel Slowly & See
Toronto’s Tough Age are using that “riff” I have heard in so many indiepop songs of late on new song Giuseppe Pizzeria. It’s one I have heard the likes of Pastel Coast and Morning Arcade, to name just a couple, … Continue reading Tough Age – Giuseppe Pizzeria
Magic Pierrot is the name of a small restaurant in Japan where band members Margot and Théo found themselves in as they travelled back to France as the first lockdown hit that country last year. It was obviously a magical … Continue reading Tapeworms – Magic Pierrot
I am not sure I am going to beat the blurb for this release as it sums it up entirely. That’s lazy I hear you cry. Maybe it is but play the tune and read the words and see if … Continue reading Dentist – Let Me Let Go
I haven’t heard Spotlight Kid sounding this much like an early Ride in ages. They manage to send my ears hurtling back over thirty years in time via the title track of their new VRHN EP. I could say it … Continue reading Spotlight Kid – VRHN EP
Whimsical have signed to Shelflife Records and their first single for the label will be released early next month. Titled Gravity it’s a rousing guitar lead track that gives plenty of space for Krissy Vanderwoude’s ethereal vocals to open up … Continue reading Whimsical – Gravity
Seville’s Escuelas Pías have just released their third EP in a musical tetralogy based around plants. Plantas Venenosas (Poisonous Plants) features four tracks ranging from full-on indiepop to synth-based efforts. It’s the lead track Pasatiempos that catches my ears, and … Continue reading Escuelas Pías – Pasatiempos
French band Je T’Aime describe themselves as Cold-Punk (yeah, I like that!) and they look to early Factory Records and Manchester in general for inspiration. The original version of Another Day in Hell is very guitar-driven and, whilst it has … Continue reading Je T’Aime – Another Day in Hell
Australian post-punk band The Cold Field will be releasing their second album Hollows this summer. Endless Ending is the first single to be taken from said album. It’s a vibrant, powerful track encompassing coldwave-inspired synths, pulsating guitars rounding off with … Continue reading The Cold Field – Endless Ending
The Summer Triangle are based in California and consists of Dale (Some Gorgeous Accident, Apple Orchard) and Connie (Carnival Park). They will be shortly following up their debut single Stardust with a self titled EP. The band has recently released … Continue reading The Summer Triangle – Distant Skies
