Those legendary German indiepoppers Brideshead are back with a spanking new single on Dufflecoat Records. It’s called Mermaid and is backed with The Loneliest Boy In The World with both tracks echoing to the sound of the 1980’s UK indie “scene”. It’s out on 7″ (limited to 250 copies) and digital formats and you can get your copy from here. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Brideshead – The Mermaid
The Lovejunky 7″ contains the first new Popguns songs for 18 years. Whilst that is a long time The Popguns sound hasn’t changed one bit. Phew. The label claim it’s a smash hit. Who am I to disagree? Classic, vintage indiepop…….. It’s out on limited edition cherry red vinyl and the title track is backed with Long Way To Fall and Home Late. Neither of these tracks will appear on the forthcoming Pop Fiction album. Lovejunky is out now on Matinee Recordings. Order from here. Facebook PS: I know I mentioned this song back in June but it’s out now!!! Continue reading The Popguns – Lovejunky 7″
This is one from towards the end of last year I have just come across. Little Little by Chilean band My Light Shines For You is a track taken from their Días de lluvia EP (Rainy Days EP) which ticks all the right boxes for any fans of C86 inspired noise pop. I have no idea where to get the EP itself though or even if it was ever released. Facebook Continue reading My Light Shines For You – Little Little
I am sure they could of come up with a name far better than Demos 2014 because these tracks from Ann Arbor’s Failed Flowers are perfect as they are. I can hear indiepop influences from both sides of the pond (early Dressy Bessy?) as well as hints of the odd girl fronted group thrown in. I just hope they don’t polish these songs too much at a later date as they may lose some of their DIY charm. Available on tape via Life Like but as it’s not on their site get it from the band’s bandcamp page. Continue reading Failed Flowers – Demos 2014
The opening fifteen seconds of Sent To Saltcoats suggest we could have a Northern Soul floor stomper on our hands before it merges with a jangling indiepop sound. Flip side Time On The Clock is full of rhyming guitars that bounce along in conjunction with frontman Brian’s strong and distinctive vocals. An excellent single all round. The single is out now on Archdeacon Of Pop Records in 7″ and digital formats. Facebook Continue reading Peru – Sent To Saltcoats / Time On The Clock
I have bookmarked a lot of music to mention but time prevents me from writing about them all individually so this post is a round up of them all serving as my must buy list too! Note: if you want to listen to a companion playlist to this post head over here. The Hundredth Anniversary released their Wreckers EP back in March. Not sure why I didn’t mention it then as it’s great. Another great release on Oddbox Records. Spanish indie poppers Band A Part have a compilation of their early material and demos out on Elefant Records. It’s a … Continue reading Clearing The Decks
The annual indietracks compilation is out. It features a track from each of the 55 artists playing this years festival including the likes of The Hobbes Fanclub, Joanna Grusome, Dean Wareham, The Popguns, Nightflowers and many more. Yours for just two quid. The compilations for the past two years are also available. Indietracks takes place on July 25th – 27th at the Midland Railway Centre in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside. More info at the festival site. Facebook Continue reading Various – Indietracks Compilation 2014
On The Run is a taster for the band’s debut five track EP due in the next couple of months and has nods to a range of musical genres from the 60’s to the 90’s. It will be interesting to hear how the EP pans out based on this demo track. Facebook Continue reading Starry Eyed Cadet – On The Run (demo)
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
Matinee has released a stash of stuff recently which I have not had the time to write about including the new album from Bubblegum Lemonade and a new Northern Portrait compilation amongst others. If, like me, you need to catch up on the label’s activities Matinee have put together a soundcloud playlist entitled 2013 hit parade featuring forty tracks that have featured on releases this year. For those who prefer Spotify I have created a version in that too. Homepage Continue reading Matinee Hit Parade 2013
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