The Primitives have released a new digital single. The band write that “to coincide with and as a counterbalance to us celebrating our past with the Lovely 35th anniversary shows this month, we are pleased to announce the release of … Continue reading The Primitives – I Won’t Care/Everybody Needs Somebody To Hate
New Greek band The Vaxtones are somewhat of a supergroup as they comprise members of The Last Drive, Scopitone, The Hi Rollers, Raindogs, Xaxakes, Film, Maximum High and The Earthbound. Never Ending Story is the band’s debut single, and it … Continue reading The Vaxtones – Never Ending Story
Continuing the series of posting albums and/or EPs as and when they are released (or usually a bit after!) as a follow up to the initial new tracks/singles posts posted on this blog. Sample the release via the You Tube … Continue reading Recommended Releases 19/03/2023
Cotton Candy Clouds is the second single to be taken from the Manila based Cinéma Lumière’s forthcoming album, What’s Life Without Whimsy? Like its predecessor Sunday the track is inspired by twee pop circa post punk/C86. It’s appropriate the word … Continue reading Cinéma Lumière – Cotton Candy Clouds
The Filipino band Cinéma Lumière have a new album due out soon. Titled What’s Life Without Whimsy? it has been preceded by the first single to be taken from the album, called Sunday. The track itself has been around for … Continue reading Cinéma Lumière – Sunday
And it’s that time of year once again. What songs have grabbed my ears more than most in 2022? It was a great year for music and for those regular readers (all two of you) who have previously noted my … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2022
Lower Than Underground Vol. 1 is a compilation that will be released jointly via Greek label Old Bad Habits and the UK label Shambotic Recordings. The compilation features 22 tracks, of which are all cover versions. The former describe some of these originals as being from artists “who invented indie pop”. Hmmmm. Anyway the compilations provides bands such as The Frenchmen, Boyracer, Manhatten Love Suicides, The Jasmine Minks, Horowitz, Davey Woodward and Wimpy Milkshake covering the likes of The Primitives, Talulah Gosh, Beat Happening, Velvet Underground, Television Personalities, The Turtles and The Shirelles to name but a few. It comes … Continue reading Lower Than Underground Vol. 1
It’s a definite mix of two halves contained in this month’s mix. The first 11 songs feature the best, well to these ears anyway, dreampop, shoegaze and all things indie from the past few weeks or so. On side two, … Continue reading Records I Like Mix December 2022
Linköping’ s The Slow Summits release their new single Budge on Too Good To Be True on Friday. It’s part of that label’s 2022/23 Singles Club, The song itself is a fine slab of retro indie pop that fuses the … Continue reading The Slow Summits – Budge
Five songs to kick start your week. Blanco Tranco – Take Care Of Yourself The new single from Blanco Tranco is somewhat darker than their previous output. I am not sure if this is a one off or a change … Continue reading Monday Bunch of Five
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