Helen Love have released a digital only Christmas single on Elefant. Visit here to find how you can get it for nowt in mp3 format or get it here as a paid download in a number of other digital formats. So, erm, pump up the volume! And here is their cover of The Ramones Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) they released on a Filthy Little Angels compilation a few years back. Facebook Continue reading Helen Love – Hark The Herald Angels
Whilst you wait for their next release you catch catch up on Flowers progress by listening to a new batch of demos they have uploaded to their bandcamp page. Tracks like Never See This Place Again and Shy sound great in demo form which just makes you wionder how much better they can be if they ever record them “properly”. Londoners can catch them playing an acoustic set at the Betsey Trotwood for the Big Pink Cake’s Christmas Party on the 14th December. Facebook Continue reading Flowers – More Demos
I wrote about the latest Fireworks single here and now here is the video for it whcih is almost as great as the song. Out now on Shelflife Records. UK bods can order it from Rough Trade. Facebook Continue reading The Fireworks – Runaround
Matinee Recordings celebrate their 15th year as a record label this month. As part of the celebrations they are releasing a new 15 track compilation which features new, unreleased or rare tracks from their stable of artists. Personally I am really pleased to hear the track from The Electric Pop Group after four years as I thought they were dead or something! The new track from Strawberry Whiplash is pretty fine whilst Brazil’s Pale Sunday also pack the goods too. Oh and Northern Portrait. And Bubblegum Lemonade………. You can order the CD from here. Continue reading Various Artists – A Sunday Matinee
The Wofhounds, a band who featured on the C86 tape, release their second 7″ of the year on Odd Box Records at the beginning of next month. It’s also the follow up to Cheer Up which was on the same label and the limited edition 001 EP which was released on German label Vollwert Records back in June. I have yet to see them since they reformed a few years ago but it’s on my to do list especially as all year they have sounded like they have never gone away! Pre-order the single via the label’s bandcamp page. Facebook Continue reading Wolfhounds – Divide and Fall
The contenders for song of the year keep on coming. Originally sounding like a Subway Organisation tribute act (and there is definately nothing wrong with that in my view!) The Fireworks have totally expanded beyond that original pigeonhole and have now gone further musically more than I imagined they ever could after witnessing one of their first ever live shows a couple of years back. The mix between Emma’s vocals, the melodies that scream pop at ya and the fuzzy guitars are simply sublime. Simply put I love this! It’s on on 7″ and mp3 via Shelflife Records. Pre-order here. … Continue reading The Fireworks – Runaround
The title and lead track on this EP will more than likely to be in my top 10 tracks of the year. Hell the rest of the EP is pretty fine too. It certainly is one of the strongest releases musically I have heard in 2013 coupled with intelligent and witty writing. There is even a decent cover of The Kinks Waterloo Sunset which may give you an idea behind some of main man Matt Bailey’s songwriting influences. The label describes them as post C86 but I hear a bit of pre C86 in there too – post C81 then … Continue reading The Salient Braves – Somewhere Sordid EP
The Wedding Present have released a new single to celebrate the 21st Annivesary of the Hit Parde series of singles. it’s only available at one venues on the Hit Parade tour which starts in Wolverhampton on 22nd October. Two Bridges is a new song whilst you will find the band’s cover of Wreckless Eric’s Whole Wide World on the flip side. Homepage Continue reading The Wedding Present – Two Bridges
Hurrah! Damaged Good Records are releasing a compilation dedicated to Talulah Gosh later this month. Titled Was It Was Just A Dream? The Complete Story Of Talulah Gosh it features 29 tracks. You can pre-order it here. Read an Interview with Amelia Fletcher here. Here are their first three singles. You can download Talulah Gosh from here. Continue reading Talulah Gosh – Was It Just A Dream?
Boyish release their new single The Hidden Secrets on Cloudberry Records next week. It’s limited to 500 copies and features four tracks. It’s very C86 influenced as are most things I have heard coming out of Japan these days. Those in the UK can order it from Rough Trade. You can download a mp3 of the track from here. Homepage Continue reading Boyish – The Hidden Secrets
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