Central Javan outfit Loca Polka are back after almost four years away – seems to be a lot of that these days! I covered them and their delectable single Surrender a few years ago, but I am sad to say … Continue reading Loca Polka – Solace
London based Deary emerged last year with their Fairground Demo EP which I compared to Trip-Hop meeting 4AD or The Cure meeting Electronica. Since then, the band have been signed by the London shoegazing label Sonic Cathedral and the aforementioned … Continue reading Deary – Fairground
Russian veterans Motorama are now in their 18th year and whilst their output slowly declines, the quality of their songs does not. The band have moved away in recent years from their original post-punk influences (Joy Division, coldwave etc.) to … Continue reading Motorama – Another Chance
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 22/01/2023
A Tuesday trio! Darksoft – Only Time Will Tell Only Time Will Tell is taken from the current album Beigeification by Portland’s Darksoft. Some have likened them to The House of Love, others to New Order. It’s nice and jangly … Continue reading Da Da Da
Lights of Sorrow (Apthero) is taken from the second EP by the Nepalese band OutControlJoys. Titled Unturn it features six shoegazing influenced tracks with Lights of Sorrow (Apthero) being one of the standouts for me. It’s a fast driving, upbeat … Continue reading OutControlJoys – Lights of Sorrow (Apthero)
Wherever You Are by Fresno’s Paradise Blossom is an example of the shimmering dreampop that is spending more and more time between my listening ears. The guitars glisten despite their delicateness, whilst the hushed vocals sound like waves lapping at … Continue reading Paradise Blossom – Wherever You Are
Secret Postcards hail from Thessaloniki, Greece. They consist of Stella (vocals , guitar), Dimitris (guitar) , Nicholas (bass) and Christos (drums). Never Dreaming is their debut single and demonstrates their love for indie music from the 1980s and 1990s. It’s … Continue reading Secret Postcards – Never Dreaming
Three songs from three forthcoming albums to kick start 2023! The Tubs – Dead Meat Dead Meat is the title track taken from The Tub’s latest album which will be released via Trouble In Mind Records on the 23rd of … Continue reading Three From Forthcoming Albums
Happy new year one and all. Records I Like now enters it’s 11th year which is way longer than my previous, and more successful effort, indie-mp3. I still don’t know who the wag is who purchased the domain name and … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2022 – The Other Stuff!
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