Category: indiepop

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Something For The Weekend? Three from Shelflife.

Tom

This week’s pack of three focuses on three current & imminent releases from Shelflife Records. Love Dance – All The Time I haven’t heard anything from Love Dance in an age and then I heard this and I thought it was a completely different band. Long gone is the jangling indie pop which is now replaced by pulsating synth pop beats. Hell it even sounds like Bizarre Love Triangle towards the end. Excellent. Available digitally from here. Facebook Homepage The Luxembourg Signal – Laura Palmer More shimmering dreampop loveliness from The Luxembourg Signal who deliver the goods once more. Musically … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Shelflife.

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Jetstream Pony – Out Of Reach

Tom

Here is a demo from Brighton/Croydon based Jetstream Pony. It’s the project of Shaun Charman (Wedding Present/Popguns/Fireworks) and also in the line up also features Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars/Luxembourg Signal/The Fireworks) on vocals, Matthew Rimell (The Fireworks) on additional guitar, Kerry Boettcher (Turbocat) on bass and Sara Boyle on drums. Nice bit of cut and pasting that. So what’s it sound like you say. Well (if you cannot be bothered to press play) it mixes indiepop and post-punk which gives the track a strong retro vibe but also manages to give it a new coat of paint so that … Continue reading Jetstream Pony – Out Of Reach

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The Popguns – So Long

Tom

It’s been a quiet couple of years for The Popguns since 2014’s Pop Fiction album and subsequent singles especially if you ignore last year’s side project The Perfect English Weather and the hit & miss album Isobar Blues. The good news is that they are back and June will see the release of the new album Sugar Kisses. So Long is the first single taken from the album and it features their trademark, infectious jangle pop sound. What’s not to like? It’s currently available as a free download so hurry! Sugar Kisses will be out on Matinee Recordings. Pre-order it … Continue reading The Popguns – So Long

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Port Sulphur feat. James Kirk – Orient Express

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On their last release Port Sulphur enlisted Davy Henderson (Fire Engines, Win plus more!) and Vic Godard (Subway Sect). On this release they are joined by James Kirk, once of Orange Juice, who co-wrote the track, plays guitars and sings. He is joined by Ken McCluskey (The Bluebells) who plays harmonica to great effect. It’s a brilliant song that harks back to the golden age of Scottish post-punk in a triumphant manner. The oriental sounding guitars and the Kirk’s vocals draw the listener straight in. Everything else is a bonus. I didn’t think they could top January’s The Lane single … Continue reading Port Sulphur feat. James Kirk – Orient Express

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Kidsmoke – And Mine Alone

Tom

I cannot say I have really been grabbed by Kidsmoke. Maybe I expect more from a band who write that “the band play indie-pop inspired by The Smiths, Joy Division”. I found tracks like previous single Waves to be a bit turgid (for the want of a better word) but I persist because their recent cover art is so eye catching. Now they have made a track that has caught my ears too in the shape of And Mine Alone. Twisting and mesmerising guitars combine with effortless, sometimes dreamlike, vocals resulting in a damn fine indiepop tune. Good things come … Continue reading Kidsmoke – And Mine Alone

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Something For The Weekend? Three From Shadowonthewall

Tom

I recently joined Playmoss and have been exploring other users playlists. The one name that keeps cropping up is a user who goes by the name of Shadowonthewall who collates weekly playlists concenrating on indie-pop. Here are three tracks I have discovered after sifting through his/hers playlists. Marble Gods – Big Baby Catchy, quirky and enjoyable indiepop from Glasgow. Facebook Silver Liz – One and Twenty Luscious dream-pop with a hint of shoegaze from Chicago’s Silver Liz. Facebook Grrrl Gang – Stop This Madness Two slices of indie pop from Indonesia dealing with unrequited love and one night stands. Instagram … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three From Shadowonthewall

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The Fireworks – Dream About You

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The Fireworks release their new single Dream About You next week. It’s also their first material with new vocalist Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars/Lightning in a Twilight Hour/The Luxembourg Signal). Thankfully the change of singer does not affect the band’s brand of fuzzy, sometimes noisy, indie pop. All three tracks here are corkers but it’s Better Without You Now that stands out for me especially given its retro sound and the joint girl/boy vocals shining throughout. It wouldn’t sound out of place on one of Cherry Red’s recent eighties indie-pop compilations. Get it! It’s available on 7″ from Opposite Number … Continue reading The Fireworks – Dream About You

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Red Rosie – Red Roses

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A bit tongue twister this one if you say the band name and song title too fast. Two versions of the same song here. The EP mix is the rawer of the two being somewhat noisy with shouty female vocals whilst the single version is scaled down musically with the instruments shining through. Additionally, the vocals are more harmonious with both male/female voices being both gentle and dominant at the same time. It’s a win-win situation and I cannot wait to hear more. Continue reading Red Rosie – Red Roses

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Blonde on Blonde

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I am old enough to remember the term Blonde Movement, coined by then Melody Maker writer Chris Roberts back in the day, to describe a late 1980’s musical movement which was defined by the hair colour of vocalists of The Primitives, Darling Buds, Transvision Vamp and to a lesser extent Birdland! Amazingly the first two bands from that list are still releasing music a quarter of a century later. The Primitives for a number of years now whilst The Darling Buds have just released their first new material for almost 25 years. The former release a new EP on Elefant … Continue reading Blonde on Blonde

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Something For The Weekend? Three from Kosmonaut

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And onto this week’s pack of three. Kosmonaut, the band who feature ex-members of Bulldozer Crash, have released records their singles on esteemed labels such as Matinee Recordings, Firestation and Cloudberry Records. They recently released a number of tracks before, during and after the last weekend’s Easter/bank holiday weekend. Here are my three picks taken from the eight tracks released, all of which covered different styles and influences. Day In The Sun The experimental electronica one…… Debbie Harry’s Smile The punk pop one…….. Losing Friends The maudalin, guitar one….. You can buy all the tracks digitally from here. And here is a … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Kosmonaut