Work of Art is the new single from Finland’s Burning Heart and is taken from their forthcoming, as of yet untitled, album. It’s currently available in digital formats from itunes. Facebook Continue reading Burning Hearts – Work of Art
Useless Youth don’t bother reinventing the indiepop wheel but instead plunder it to great effect. On Youth, the latest single to be taken from the forthcoming album The Coldest Ocean, they mix jangling guitars, boy/girl vocals and sweet harmonies in order to create a likable bedroom pop track that will certainly garner a few more plays. Nice…. Facebook Continue reading Useless Youth – Youth
Regular readers (if such as thing exists!) would have noticed I was a somewhat quiet during April and May and now I have a backlog of stuff to post all of which I am sure you have heard before. Anyway Mercury Girls released an impressive couple of demos last year (which are still available here) and recently released their debut single on Slumberland Records. Ariana follows the classic indiepop template albeit with a 1990’s twist but it’s the flip side All That Heaven Allows that stands out for me. It’s a catchy post punk pop song with a great chorus … Continue reading Mercury Girls – Ariana
The new 7″ single from Jessica & The Fletchers serves up two fine pieces of C86 style noise pop. It reminds me of the records released on Lazy Records in their prime such as the likes of The Primitives and the pre-Creation My Bloody Valentine who are just a few of the bands who have provided Barcelona’s finest (and that includes the football team!) with inspiration. My words cannot do the two tracks here justice so just press play to your hearts content. Then buy! Marble Fountain/Crystal Tears is out now via Market Square Records. Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading Jessica & The Fletchers – Marble Fountain/Crystal Tears
Please You by Melbourne’s The Newsletters is a well crafted 1960’s influenced pop song that has it’s heart and soul in all the right places. Lovely stuff for a lazy Easter Monday afternoon. It’s currently only currently available in digital formats but a vinyl release is planned for later this year. Facebook Continue reading The Newsletters – Please You
Mi Amor is the second single since their comeback by Swedish indiepop legends Red Sleeping Beauty. It’s a fine piece of synthpop sung in both English and Spanish. An album, entitled Kristina, will be released later this year. The band will also be making their first live appearance in 19 years at this years Madrid Popfest. Mi Amor is out now on Shelflife Records and will also be released on Labrador Records. Facebook Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty – Mi Amor
Rocket Heart, the new single from The Trudy, is taken from their forthcoming album Always Never Beautiful Forever which is due for a release next month. The band have been going since the early 1980’s and there are hooks and influences from each decade of their existence here resulting in a pretty damn near perfect pop song. Rocket Heart is out now via Miron Music. Get it from here. Facebook Continue reading The Trudy – Rocket Heart
Excellent indiepop from Paris that harks back to times gone by especially on the guitars that have a bit of the “Emma’s House” about them. It’s very catchy and infectious, which funny enough, is just like the cold I have at the moment. Listening to this though is far better than taking Lem-Sip! Pre-order from here. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Pale Spectres – Your Boyfriend’s Girlfriend
Blunt Claws by Hate Week is taken from their forthcoming 7″ release on wiaiwya. They feature previous members of bands such as The Faintest Ideas, The Javelins, Girlfriendo as well as a current member of Love Is All. Blunt Claws is fast and frantic and a fine piece of punk/post punk influenced indiepop. There will be only 77 copies of this 7″ single so hurry up and pre-order it from here. Continue reading Hate Week – Blunt Claws
The debut EP from British/Swedish duo Whalo came out in September last year. If, like me, you missed it the first time round you will be happy to hear that it got another release last week on Spanish cassette label Mondo Canapé Records. It mixes indiepop and alt-rock to great effect and there is plenty here (or should that be hear?) to keep you entertained. Highlight is closing track What’s Left For Us Girls that opens with a distorted telephone conversation then builds up to a crescendo of fuzzy, droning guitars that drown out the wispy vocals. Play that one … Continue reading Whalo – Sleepy EP
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