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The Catherines – She Has a Knack for Seeing Other People’s Faults

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Regular readers may have noted I have a love hate relationship with The Catherines. Take their last two releases prior to this. How Come You Think Everybody Likes You? is a fuzzy pop tune that took from Primal Scream’s Velocity Girl and much more besides. It was great. That contrasted to Why Are You Always So Sarcastic​.​.​. You Prick? which was dire and tuneless. It was the sound of The Smiths without the wit. And now onto She Has a Knack for Seeing Other People’s Faults which thankfully errs on the side of the former. The Catherines will be the … Continue reading The Catherines – She Has a Knack for Seeing Other People’s Faults

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Рыцарь Диких Яблок – Конец каникул

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Just as I finished mentioning this lot last month they went and released another track which I forgot about – well until now. Конец каникул (End of vacation) is another tuneful indiepop song which gets your feet tapping. I have always wanted to go to St. Petersburg and now here (hear?) is another good reason to do so. VK.Com Continue reading Рыцарь Диких Яблок – Конец каникул

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Short Feelings – A Records I Like Playlist (September #2)

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I have been struggling to listen to anything this past week or so but still have managed to cobble a second playlist from the month from the snippets I have managed to grab. Lots of stuff here and hopefully I can do them justice with a few words over the next week or two. In the meantime click on the image to start the playlist and , as ever (I hope!), enjoy. More playlists can be found here and the Playmoss page is here. Continue reading Short Feelings – A Records I Like Playlist (September #2)

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September Round Up #4

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I have been meaning to post one or two posts covering recent releases by Indonesian bands as part of the something for the weekend series but have never got around to it to my shame. So without further ado; Sharesprings – Something Soon It’s not often I mention the same song on these pages twice but Something Soon is the standout track for me from Sharesprings’ debut album Paraparlor which also features recent single Elza, I’d Write You A Song. Excellent indiepop. Tullycraft still matters indeed. Get it from here. Ease – Longing A pretty excellent and most noisy shoegazing … Continue reading September Round Up #4

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September Round Up #3

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Something Else – Don’t Want It Jangling guitar pop with post-punk overtones with a bit of pub-rock thrown in too. They have since released their debut album entitled An Entire Album About My Ex-Girlfriend which has been on heavy rotation recently. Facebook Theatre Royal – All Fall Forward/Better Say Goodbye Powerful guitar driven pop from Rochester, Kent linking the Medway sound and psychedelic pop of the 1960’s. Facebook The Radio Dept – Going Down Swinging The Radio Dept. continue their record of releasing anti fascist singles before general elections in their home country given the rise of the right wing … Continue reading September Round Up #3

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September Round Up #2

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Рыцарь Диких Яблок – Дворец Not sure I am trusting google translate here but the band and recording translate as Palace by Knight of Wild Apples. What I do know is that this is a very fine indiepop EP indeed. Forget the fact this Saint Peterburg based band sing in their native Russian (and why not) and let the music and harmonies do the translating for you. Class. Grab it for free/pay what you want from here. Homepage Ping Pong Club – Sklylight Talking about classy indiepop here is another fine effort from Bandung’s Ping Pong Club that just shines … Continue reading September Round Up #2

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The BV’s – Every Story Is A Ghost Story

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The BV’s are one of the bands whose output I either love (Ray) or loathe (most of the Interpunktion EP) and they are a bit like The Catherines for me in that respect. However I thought the two recent demos were a step forward and that view is further enhanced with forthcoming single Every Story Is A Ghost Story. Alongside the usual dose of indiepop they have added some noise which sounds so much better here than on the aforementioned EP. Mix that with shoegaze, dreampop, drone and a small inkling of krautrock you get a very fine single indeed. … Continue reading The BV’s – Every Story Is A Ghost Story

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The Hannah Barberas – Go Go Hannah Barberas!

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Slow Cooked, the lead track on this EP is one of the finest examples of indiepop you might well hear this year. It’s packed to the rafters with all the ingredients that makes a pop song great and I want to play it until the cows come home. Go Go Pepper is another fine track that gives passing glances to the bands obvious indiepop influences. Rather than me list them all here give the track a listen and I am sure you will come to the same conclusions as me to what those influences are. Sadly they fall flat on … Continue reading The Hannah Barberas – Go Go Hannah Barberas!

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Nancy Sin – Fall For You

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Excellent sounding indiepop just like they used to make in the olden days – okay when I was many, many years younger! The single comprises three high tempo songs that invoke memories of Talulah Gosh, early Soup Dragon and plenty more besides. The title track is a blast! This is their first release since 2015’s debut Room for Rent​/​Again and Again. Let’s hope they don’t leave it so long next time. Facebook Continue reading Nancy Sin – Fall For You