Half way through the week and it’s December already. Another 10 tracks and not a Christmas song in sight. Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And here are the individual tracks/info: Lucie,Too – Shiwa No Tane Taken from … Continue reading The Midweek Sampler
Some of you may have noticed the move away from music reviewing on these pages to that of music discovery/recommendations alongside regular mixes and samplers. The reasons for this are twofold. One is that I listen to more music than … Continue reading Recommended Releases 27/11/2021
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A much shorter (well over an hour) , but a no less powerful mix than previous months efforts. It’s a pretty decent blend alright. As ever, enjoy! Full Tracklist: Blanco Tranco – Trophy Hunting Las Infrarrojas – Johnny Is Mine … Continue reading Records I Like Mix November 2021
The Blue Herons – Take Them Back Take Them Back is the latest offering via the project of Gretchen DeVault and Andy Jossi. It’s a shimmering dreampop track that is jointly dominated by DeVault’s sweeping vocals and Jossi’s musicianship that … Continue reading Take Them Back!
Another ten tracks to start the week off. Enjoy! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And here are the individual tracks/info: Bridge Dog – Gone South The second single from Sydney’s Bridge Dog in as many months. Very … Continue reading The Monday Sampler!
The new single from Toronto’s Tallies deals with the subject of mental health and in particular the depression faced by vocalist/guitarist Sarah Cogan. It’s a beautiful song with Cogan’s voice soaring above the swirling synths and jangling guitars. The band … Continue reading Tallies – No Dreams Of Fayres
Blankenberge – No Sense Russian shoegazers Blankenberge release their new album Everything in a weeks time. The only preview track available is May’s No Sense single which I covered here. Since that review a fan has made a video for … Continue reading Ear Candy
I had way to many Bandcamp Friday emails to wade through yesterday hence the lack of a post but this playlist reflecting of what I discovered or purchased fits the bill. Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And … Continue reading The Post Bandcamp Friday Sampler
I have been playing these tracks tonight. Now it’s your turn to do the same! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube Nobody’s Flowers – Mountains out of Broken Men Sounding more like The Smiths than Northern Portrait ever … Continue reading The Saturday Sampler
Hmmm. Given that this is a shoegaze song I thought the title might be ironic. Whilst there are some shimmering guitars just like the Oxford quartets the debut single from Australian band Dream Room allows them to stamp their own identity on a sometimes flogged to death genre. The vocals of Nad Khan alongside reverb effects and the arresting keyboards certainly gives the band a distinct selling point on this dreamy, mesmerising song. An EP is in the works but until then grab this one from here. Facebook Continue reading Dream Room – Ride
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