Swirlpool – now there is a shoegazing band name if I have ever heard one – hail from Regensburg, Germany. They make a sensual mix of indie and shoegaze that you can immerse and easily lose yourself in. Camomile is a taster for their forthcoming debut EP that will be released later this year on Reptile Music. Facebook Continue reading Swirlpool – Camomile
Fall into Place is the first single to be taken from an as of yet untitled but forthcoming album. It’s a tuneful guitar based track with hooks and vocals that drive deep into your consciousness. A great teaser for that album…. Facebook Continue reading The King In Mirrors – Fall into Place
More music from Russia for you today. Changes is the new single from Herlights. It features three dream-pop tracks complete with the band’s trademark sullen vocals which give a strong atmospheric feel to the songs none more so than on Wasted Youth. I was a bit disappointed by some of the new songs on the previous effort Happiness is now but Changes is an excellent return to form. Get it from here. Continue reading Herlights – Changes
More twee influenced indiepop from the Russian band Verbludes. Кошмары sounds quite jolly but once you translate the title (Nightmares) and the lyrics into English is not all smiles and handclaps as you may have been lead to believe! Regardless of all of that it’s a catchy and bouncy track none the less! It’s pretty much the same formula on Пустые слова (Blank Words) which also contains some excellent boy/girl vocals. The result? Two excellent indiepop tracks that you can get for nowt from here. VK.Com Continue reading Verbludes – Nightmares
This two track single with a tongue in cheek title from Jakarta’s Dismantled label is not a bad way to start 2018. Sugarsting’s Chasing Pony is a pretty damn effective and infectious track that pulls in both indiepop and indie rock complete with wonderful female vocals. Flip side Larry by Ache is a far rockier affair that took a couple of plays for me to appreciate but I certainly appreciate it now. Available from here. Dismantled Continue reading Dismantled – Single of The Year
And so here we go. The top 10 tracks of 2017. Well for me at least. 10. Port Sulphur – Orient Express 09. Youthmemory – City 08. OMD – Punishment of Luxury (Extended Version) 07. Factice Factory – Extinguisher 06. UK Cinema – English Girls 05. we. the pigs – Too Young 04. Major Leagues – It Was Always You 03. Closure – Would She Love Me 02. SLEEPiES – Barf Haus …drumroll….. 01. Say Sue For Me – Good For Some Reason And here is a fully comprehensive … Continue reading Records I Like – Best of 2017
Well I have covered a lot of ground in the past week and a bit so here is a handy playlist with a track each from (almost!) every release I have mentioned this month to date. That should tide you over whilst I try and work out my Top 10 for the year! Click on the image to start the music…. Have a great holiday/solstice/Christmas/well earned break……. Continue reading Constant Mind – A Records I Like Playlist (December #1)
No Vacation – Intermission Dreamy, laid-back music from Californian’s No Vacation. It’s easy to drift off and daydream to these tracks especially on opener Yam Yam which sets the tone for the EP. If indiepop clubs had chill out rooms this could well be the soundtrack. Available on vinyl, cassette and digital formats from here. Facebook Poppel – Hit It Staying with the dreamy vibe Hit It is the debut album from Belgian jangle poppers Poppel. These songs are short, sweet and very jangly with only one passing the 3 minute mark – by a second! Pleasure is my pick … Continue reading Ending 2017 #5
Some Christmas releases to catch the ear. Seafang – Happy When It Snows Actually this, like all of Seafang’s releases to date, is actually pretty good. Shoegaze (or should that be snowgaze) mixed with the sounds of C86 delivers one of the better holiday songs I have heard. They also cover The Primitives You Trashed My Christmas for good measure too. Facebook Girl Ray – (I Wish I Were Giving You a Gift) This Christmas Epic indiepop from Girl Ray. There is so much going on here you are going to have to play it a few times to take … Continue reading Christmas Single Jingles
And the round up continues…. Pip Blom – Babies Are A Lie/School Two slices of apprehensive and anxious indiepop from Dutch based Pip Blom. Both these tracks are catchy with rough sounding fuzzy guitars and heavy bass riffs. Available on 7″ and digital formats from here. Facebook Color TV – Paroxeteens 7″ Excellent punk rock with a poppier edge than usual from Minnesota’s Colour TV. Short, sweet and loud! Available from here. Facebook Patsy’s Rats – Is It Alright?/Givin’ Up Is It Alright is pop punk (or is it powerpop?) at it’s finest. Flip side Givin’ Up errs on the … Continue reading Ending 2017 #3
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