Australian band VIM impressed greatly with 2017’s UKIYO EP and we have not heard from them since their appearance on the Songs For Stoph compilation album which was released early last year. On Waiting (an apt title!) the guitars guitars pick up the pace, shimmering as the female vocals stay in the background. The words are emphatic and will surely resonate with anyone who have found themselves in a similar situation. A welcome return…. Facebook Continue reading VIM – Waiting
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
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
This weeks pack of three feature three bands from this weeks Bandcamp feed! The Giraffe Told Me In My Dream – Slowfall Epic and noisy shoegaze from Taiwan. Slowfall contains colliding guitars and synths with the ethereal female vocals providing … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three From My Bandcamp Feed
Originally from Cambridge but now based in London Lemondaze have been gigging for a couple of years now. Neon Ballroom is the band’s debut single and I guess all that gigging has paid off as this is a blistering effort. There is more than a nod to the the shoegazers of years past but there are also elements of those bands who followed prior to the Britpop explosion. Someone on Bandcamp makes reference to Bleach and that’s not a bad shout. If you like your shoegaze intense and noisy then Neon Ballroom should be right up your street. Facebook Continue reading Lemondaze – Neon Ballroom
Teen Idle, aka New Jersey based Sara Barry, has been playing the guitar and singing since she was nine and started posting her work to Bandcamp in July 2018. Dreaming is the first work of hers I have heard and I hope it will not be the last. It’s a gentle, dreamy song that glides it’s way over a gentle guitar sound as Barry mournfully sings the somber words contained within. Sometimes sad, sometimes lovely but either way you look at it Dreaming is a great song which is ideal for listening in the diminishing light as the rain falls … Continue reading Teen Idle – Dreaming
Sydney’s Lorelei did not fail to impress on June’s single I Am A Road. They have now followed it up with Skylight which is a gleaming dream pop track that sparkles thanks to the guitars and Claudia Schmidt’s lovely voice. As she sings “how things would go?” throughout the song I think I know. On constant repeat…! Facebook Continue reading Lorelei – Skylight
Belltown is the third single to be taken from the forthcomimg Chalice album and it could be the best one yet from this two piece band from Seattle. There is a real sense of story telling here as the very strong vocals take centre stage leaving the guitars and synths to shimmer in the background whilst the drums keep the song on track. To put it mildly Belltown is a very impressive single indeed. Facebook Continue reading Night Hikes – Belltown (Single Version)
Estonian dreampop band Pia Fraus have released a new single in the shape of Hidden Parks which is taken from the forthcoming new album. It’s a blissful track with some nice arrangements which fits in well with the falling autumn leaves outside my window. Like the previous single Sweet Sunday Snow it’s bundled with a number of remixes which may or may not enhance the track depending on your persuasion. I can easily live without the Wolfredt and Vanishing Twin remixes which do very little for me. That said things pick up up with the Erko Niit remix which adds … Continue reading Pia Fraus – Hidden Parks
Phasing is an interesting and experimental release from San Francisco’s No Vacation and builds on 2017’s Intermission EP which I described as the soundtrack for an indie club’s chill out room. Plenty of work has gone into this EP during … Continue reading No Vacation – Phasing
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