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Bubblegum Lemonade – Our Mother’s House EP

Tom

The Our Mother’s House EP is the prequel to the forthcoming album on Matinee Recordings titled Desperately Seeking Sunshine which is out next month. The title track appears on the said long player whilst the two additional tracks Barely Regal and When Life Gives You Lemons are exclusive to this EP. Musically the band are still producing, as ever!, 1960s bubblegum pop nuggets and this EP is no exception. It’s available digitally from the label or via the band. Facebook Continue reading Bubblegum Lemonade – Our Mother’s House EP

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Star Tropics – The Other Side of Midnight

Tom

The Other Side of Midnight is the first we have heard from Star Tropics since their 2017 album Lost Worlds. And it’s well worth the wait as they return with a charming indiepop song despite the maudlin lyrics. The band take their cues from the jangling (shambling?) C86 bands and the subsequent Sarah Records roster before applying their own delicious take across the indiepop board. Most marvellous! Facebook Continue reading Star Tropics – The Other Side of Midnight

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Perfect Strangers – Unlikely Partners

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Unlikely Partners is a collection of songs that flirt with the sounds of C86 and the jangle pop of the Paisley Underground. The band, who feature members of The Drums and Violens, deliver an album which doesn’t give us one standout track or wasted fillers but instead treats the listener to eight consistently strong songs. These include the short and poppy Deborah, the psychedelic-tinged Suds and the jangling Psychic Self-Defense. Entertaining stuff. Continue reading Perfect Strangers – Unlikely Partners

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Enids – Worriers

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Enids hail from København and make punk inspired diy tweepop. There are four songs on this EP and none make the 2 minute mark being brash, fuzzy and noisy. Now that’s the type of music I love! Imagine The Ramones being on the C86 tape being fronted by The Flatmates Debbie Haynes. Play loud! It’s out digitally here whilst cassette formats will follow on Funeral Tapes and Rusted Teeth. Facebook Continue reading Enids – Worriers

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Records I Like Podcast January 2019

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This month’s podcast features a selection of the best tracks to be released in January plus a few from the end of 2018 that slipped through the net. A glorious mix of indiepop, garage, janglepop and shoegaze if I do say so myself. Enjoy! Full Track Listing 01. Beauty Parlour – Chance On You Taken from the Fall In Love EP 02. Bobkat’65 – Four Times A Fool The new single out now on Get Hip Recordings. 03. Westkust – Swebeach Lead single from the forthcoming slef titled album. 04. Strange Passage – Shouldn’t Be Too Long Title track from … Continue reading Records I Like Podcast January 2019

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Mirror Decay – Mirror Decay EP

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Barcelona’s Mirror Decay open this, their debut EP, with a pretty damn jaw dropping moment in the shape of Radio. It’s a beautiful track that reminds me of Talulah Gosh’s finest moments. The singers voice is just beautiful over the jangling guitars which at points sound like Blondie’s Dreaming. The backing vocals are pretty damn perfect too. I had better stop gushing now! The rest of the EP gives the band a chance to show that the opener was not a flash in the pan. It’s not. They even come close to matching it on Wrong and the slow and … Continue reading Mirror Decay – Mirror Decay EP