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Sugar World – We Fell In Love

Tom

Sugar World follow up their excellent Sad In Heaven single with the bittersweet We Fell In Love. Unlike the aforementioned single there is no fuzziness here and instead we are treated to a bittersweet twee-pop song. Both the vocals and guitars are in a mournful mood. Whilst the latter chime like bells the lovely female voice, which seek reassurance, insecurely asks if “do you blame me, do you miss me, do you hate me”. Lovely but sorrowful with it. Facebook Continue reading Sugar World – We Fell In Love

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Records I Like Mix December 2019

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This months bumper mix is dominated by shoegaze and dreampop with some indiepop and jangle pop thrown in for good measure. It features tracks released in the past month or so. Enjoy! Full Tracklisting: Terry vs. Tori – Keepsake Box The band have now added synthesizers into the mix which has added yet another layer of vibrancy to their sound. The Giraffe Told Me In My Dream – Relapse Suffice to say my ears were ringing after taking the headphones off after listening to this one! Fog – Fictitious Fiction Fictitious Sod looking at your shoes and, with this track … Continue reading Records I Like Mix December 2019

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UK Indiepop 2019

Tom

The UK indiepop revival that peaked a few years backed seem to have died out so I asked this question on Twitter the other day and it sparked a lot of chat and replies. Thanks to everyone who was involved. A number of the replies mentioned bands featured on this blog in the past whilst there were a lot of names that were new to me. I am not sure that some of the former met the criteria but as indiepop has a pretty wide ranging sound it seems to be a good idea to include them. So, with all … Continue reading UK Indiepop 2019

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No Middle Name – Meet The Folks

Tom

I must admit I have not listened to No Middle Name since 2017’s Fondness album and their name cropped up again on a twitter thread recently. They released a two part single last month in the shape of Meet The Folks and it’s retro sounding indiepop telling the tale of meeting the other half’s parents, delusions, fallout and the inevitable break up. The vocals of Lucy Martin on part one are a delight and the way she sings the response to David Bailey’s spoken narrative on part two are somewhat wrenching. They make the tuneful guitars seem like a bonus. … Continue reading No Middle Name – Meet The Folks

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All Romantic Days – May I Waste Your Time

Tom

Chengdu based All Romantic Days feature members of shoegazing band Sound and Fury. However what we hear on this, their debut EP, is not the shoegazing sound one would expect but four pretty good indiepop tracks instead. The EP opens with Sleepwear which wrong footed me with the male lead vocals. Personally I prefer a female voice when the songs err on the twee side of things but this is a good track that reminds me of Brazilian indiepop band Pale Sunday. The expected female vocals appear on She Says with the voice and jangling guitars giving the song a … Continue reading All Romantic Days – May I Waste Your Time

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Grrrl Gang – Dream Grrrl

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London based label Damnably have released Dream Girl by Indonesian indiepop band, and new signings to the label, Grrrl Gang. It’s a rerecorded version of the single they released last year via Kolibri Rekords and if you think the song could not sound better you would be wrong. It’s a precursor a compilation of the band Damnably will be releasing in the future which will be the band’s first ever appearance on vinyl. Dream on! Instagram Continue reading Grrrl Gang – Dream Grrrl

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Well Whale – Pipe Dream

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Indonesian band Well Whale return with a new single, following up their debut single She’s A Punk. To be honest the progress between the two singles is astounding. Reminding me of acts on Creation Records the band present a more developed sound with some excellent jangling guitars whilst the vocals sound fuller, being more rounded. And plenty of la, la, la, la’s too…. A cracking track regardless of how you look (hear?) it! Instagram Continue reading Well Whale – Pipe Dream

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Salt Lake Alley – But You Do, You Do

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Swedish band Salt Lake Valley who are comprised of Gustav Tranback (Paper Hearts, Dismal Plight) and Mikael Carlsson (The Honeydrips, Dorotea) will be following up last years Deals at the Crossroads EP (Cloudberry Records) with their debut album The Way It Feels. But You Do, You Do is the first single to be taken from the album and it’s a frantic and catchy indiepop song that bodes well for the rest of the album. Give it a whirl… Continue reading Salt Lake Alley – But You Do, You Do