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So this mix sees off the last of 2020 and welcomes in 2021. Despite the ongoing lockdown, there is still plenty of music old and new to discover. Of course, this mix focuses on the new. There are plenty of enjoyable and wonderful new tracks out there and next months playlist is filling up already! But for now, press play and begin! Please use the … Continue reading Records I Like Mix January 2021
Aside from coming from Chicago and being the name that one Nikki Navarro writes, performs and records under I know nothing about Tijeras. However, this debut single is a good place to start as any. In the Darkness is a dreamy indiepop song with the words and vocals standing out. I am guessing it was home-recorded so it sounds a little rough but I would … Continue reading Tijeras – In the Darkness
OutControlJoys is a band hailing from Pokhara, known as the City Of Lakes, which is in the country of Nepal. The project seems to be the work of one individual named Samn and this demo EP looks like it’s the first material from the band. The music on Division (Demo EP) is a mix of dreampop and shoegaze with some post-punk elements thrown in for … Continue reading OutControlJoys – Division (Demo EP)
Midnight Flowers – Never You Never You is the second release in as many months from this new band comprising of in-laws Tatiana and Charles. Their music blends indie-rock and indiepop with the female vocals delicately poised over woven layers of atmospheric guitars and more. The band are working on new songs and new EP should follow earlier rather than later. Homepage 93millionmilesfromthesun – Covered … Continue reading Hit Me With Your Rhythm Six
Just some rambling notes……. I have never compiled as many best-of mixes as I have done this year. Given that I have been based at home since the middle of February and listened to tons of music I should not really be surprised. This has meant a record (no pun intended) number of blog posts in 2020, double the number of views and distinct visitors … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part Three
The second part of Records I Like Best of 2020. To be honest I have listened to so much stuff this year that a third volume is more than likely so the words I had prepared for this volume will most probably appear when that’s published. As ever enjoy the mix. Full tracklisting: Nah… Perfect Game (Taken from the single Perfect Game) The Shop Window … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part Two
So it’s that time of year again where I start assessing what I have listened to this year. This first mix is pretty diverse and reflects that working from home since mid-February has had an impact on my listening habits expanding far outside of this blog’s self-imposed remit. For starters, the ear crunching mix of heavy metal and electronica from Kenyan band Duma is definitely … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part One
Blimey. You do not normally get a single this good released at this time of year but that’s just what Seville’s Martes Niebla have done with Reykjavík. It’s the follow up to 2018’s debut EP as well as being the first single to be lifted from the debut album which should the light of day next year via the Barcelona based label El Genio Equivocado. … Continue reading Martes Niebla – Reykjavík
The definition of beautiful includes “having qualities that delight or appeal to the senses and often the mind” and that description sums up the new EP from Russian band Малыш Камю in its entirety. I normally berate the use of the ukelele but my ears make an exception over the course of these four delicate and haunting dreampop/ambient pop tracks. The highlight for me is … Continue reading Малыш Камю – Луна
The final Monthly mix of 2020 which rounds up indiepop, dreampop and shoegaze releases from the past month or so. Please use the search function to find out more and if you can please support the artists in this mix. Thanks to everyone who has listened to these mixes and feedback is always welcome . As ever, please enjoy! Full tracklisting: Films on Song – … Continue reading Records I Like Mix December 2020
