Category: Alt Rock

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The Pristines – Tricksy Buttons EP

Tom

The Pristines have been around for a number of years now releasing music via the likes of Sunday Records, Edition 59, Cloudberry Records to name but a few alongside a number self released albums. Here the title track is a lo-fi, alt-rock tinged six minute ride whilst the flip side is a new version of old fave That Girl’s In Love With You. Available digitally with a bonus track for a few pennies at Bandcamp. Facebook Discogs Continue reading The Pristines – Tricksy Buttons EP

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Night Flowers – Neverlands

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Night Flowers have made available for streaming another track from their forthcoming 10″ single on Dirty Bingo Records. It’s called Neverlands and continues the dreampop/shoegaze vibe. The band will be promoting the single with a free gig at Dalston’s The Victoria with the excellent Fever Dream confirmed as support. More details here. Pre-order the EP from here. Facebook Continue reading Night Flowers – Neverlands

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The Pretty Greens – Jealous Waves EP

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1960’s Girl Group meets indiepop meets Riot Grrrl courtesy of Philadelphia’s The Pretty Greens. The excellent Jealous Wave EP features three tracks including the band’s cover of The Cookies (recording under the name The Palisades) Make the Night a Little Longer. It’s a free download on February Records or you can buy a CD version directly from the band. Homepage Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading The Pretty Greens – Jealous Waves EP

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Simple and Sure

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I have to say that after the euphoria of their début the second album from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart was a massive disappointment to these ears. A case of too much too soon. Now a new track Simple and Sure has appeared and it’s the first single to be taken from the bands forthcoming album Days of Abandon which is due for release on 22nd April 2014 via Yebo. The good news is that it’s a vast improvement on the majority of Belong and I look forward to giving the whole album a spin when it’s out! … Continue reading The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Simple and Sure

Alt Rock, Krautrock, Noise Pop, ShoegazeLeave a comment

The Electric Mainline / Soundwire (Split 7inch)

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Not yet seven days into 2014 and the label behind this forthcoming release reckons you will not hear a better 7″ single this year. The Electric Mainline are all psych noise and shoegaze mixed together whilst Soundwire go one step further and add krautrock into the mix. It’s a great combination but best 7″ of the year? Whilst I am not sure about that it certainly sets a benchmark for the next 12 months. Pre-order it here. http://soundcloud.com/northernstarrecords/all-too-much http://soundcloud.com/northernstarrecords/a-little-death-soundwire Electric Mainline Soundwire Northern Star Records Continue reading The Electric Mainline / Soundwire (Split 7inch)

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The Wolfhounds – Anthem

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The second post of 2014, like the first, features a release on Oddbox Records. This time it’s the third 7″ single in a year for the label from C86 survivors The Wolfhounds. It’s a double A side featuring Anthem and Middle Aged Freak. Only the former is available for streaming at present and whilst not as catchy as the previous two singles the jagged guitars, Dave Callahan’s deadpan vocals and the crescendo of noise means it soon grows on you pretty sharpish. The band have also been confirmed as playing at this years Northern Star Weekender which takes place at … Continue reading The Wolfhounds – Anthem

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September Girls – Heartbeats

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September Girls, who have signed to Fortuna Pop!, will be releasing their debut album Cursing The Sea on January 6th 2014. Heartbeats is the first single lifted from it and it sounds a bit like The Breeders to me. And that is never a bad thing! You can order the 7″ and pre-order the album from Fortuna Pop! or buy the single plus goodies from the band themselves. Homepage Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading September Girls – Heartbeats