If their sound doesn’t suggest to you any clues about the bands influences then the song title almost certainly will. Vintage sounding indiepop. Available as a free download. Facebook Continue reading Jessica & The Fletchers – Air Balloon Road
After being blown away by their track Days which appears on the American Sole compilation I conclude that French indie poppers Beach Youth certainly sound like a combination of The Lodger and Bricolage with hints of Postcard era Orange Juice thrown in for good measure. However regardless of who their sound reminds me of they make cracking tunes and a bit of digging reveals two more tracks. Waves is taken from a compilation entitled Citrus City Vol 1 which has been put together by Virginian DIY label Citrus City Records. You can get the compilation here. And a Soundcloud search … Continue reading Beach Youth – Waves and Memories
I have been intrigued by Plastic Fish Records since coming across Colour of Spring’s debut release. It’s a Leeds based label and I have come across a compilation they released back in October 2014 which highlights bands from home, across the pond and Europe. It’s worth a listen and the Beach Youth track is bloody amazing! Strangely it is not available on Bandcamp (please!) and is only available for purchase via i-tunes at time of writing. You can stream it at Spotify as well. Facebook Soundcloud Continue reading Various Artists – American Sole
Flowers have lifted Forget The Fall as a single from their excellent Do What You Want To, It’s What You Should Do album in support of their first ever headline tour which starts today in Brighton – see image above for dates and venues! Facebook Continue reading Flowers – Forget The Fall
It’s been out for a couple of weeks now and it’s a cracker setting the benchmark for all other album releases this year. From opener With My Heart via the brilliant single Runaround to the closing track it’s a glorious way to spend 37 and a bit minutes. That means I get to play it twice on my journey into work! Get it from Rough Trade (UK) or Shelflife Records (US) Photo by Pierre Delpino taken at the bands recent launch show at Rough Trade East. Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Fireworks – Switch Me On
Two short digital singles from new Sheffield band Nixon who should not be confused with Roger Gunnarsson’s outfit of the same name or countless others. Enjoyable stuff…….. Continue reading Nixon – The Cheese King & Too Aware
I mentioned Starry Eyed Cadet and their demo track On The Run back in June last year. The full EP mentioned in that post is now out and On The Run is better than ever and already sounds like a long lost indiepop classic. The rest of the EP fully encompasses the full range of inspirations behind the indiepop sound from 1960’s girl bands (Sugar), twee (She Used To Shine) and there is even a bit of fuzz and shoegaze thrown in (Expect A Kill). The only let down is on Baby Please Come Home. It just doesn’t do it … Continue reading Starry Eyed Cadet – Starry Eyed Cadet
I have not come across Talbot Adams before but a quick glance at his bandcamp page show releases going back to 2010. Green Girl is his new single and has that authentic 1980’s indie sound about it. It’s pretty infectious too and will have your attention throughout. Flip side I Love You So doesn’t quite grab me in the same way. It’s a bit hit and miss and whilst the 1960’s vocal effects are nice the track doesn’t bring anything new to the party. Buy for the A side. It’s out on 7″ vinyl via Market Square Records. get it … Continue reading Talbot Adams – Green Girl/I Love You So
Tracks 10 to 6 can be found here. The countdown continues…….. 5. The Radio Dept. – Death to Fascism The Radio Dept. only seem to release songs these days when there is a general election in their native Sweden. Death To Fascism is their response to the rise of the extreme right in Sweden and features chants of Smrt fašizmu, sloboda narodu over what sounds like a remix of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Reverence. You can download the song for free from Soundcloud. 4. The Wendy Darlings – Bobby Darin Taken from the album The Insufferable Fatigues of Idleness … Continue reading Records I Like Tracks Of The Year 2014 – 5 to 1
Phew. It was a hard choice picking just 10 songs to represent the Records I Like Top 10 Tracks for 2014 and I think I should really thinking about a move to Spain at some point given the amount of Spanish indiepop I have listened to in 2014. The just missing out pile included tracks by Lost Tapes, Earth Girls, Shackleton, Teen Runnings, Factory Floor, The Debutantes, Joanna Gruesome, My Light Shines For You, Zipper, Lightfoils, PinkshinyUltrablast, Peru, Crescendo, Hardfloor, The Hobbes Fanclub and The Popguns off the top of my head – maybe I should have done a top … Continue reading Records I Like Tracks Of The Year 2014 – 10 to 6
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