Stay Gold is taken from The Hobbes Fanclub debut album Up At Lagrange which was released this week on Shelflife Records. You can pre-order it here or those in the UK/Europe only may want to order direct from the band. Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Hobbes Fanclub – Stay Gold
Liar is taken from the new split release with the lo-fi sounds made by Trust Fund. It is soon to be released on DIY label Reeks of Effort (or Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records in the states) and it is out on 22nd September 2014 (vinyl/digital). Those in the UK and Europe can pre-order from here. Those in the US can pre-order from here but note the site has not been updated as of yet. EDIT: I have not been to keen on Trust fund but this sounds quite good. Joanna Gruesome Trust Fund Continue reading Joanna Gruesome – Liar
I am sure they could of come up with a name far better than Demos 2014 because these tracks from Ann Arbor’s Failed Flowers are perfect as they are. I can hear indiepop influences from both sides of the pond (early Dressy Bessy?) as well as hints of the odd girl fronted group thrown in. I just hope they don’t polish these songs too much at a later date as they may lose some of their DIY charm. Available on tape via Life Like but as it’s not on their site get it from the band’s bandcamp page. Continue reading Failed Flowers – Demos 2014
Literature’s debut album from 2012 Arab Spring has been one of my finds on bandcamp. I rarely play albums these days but it is one I come back to now and again. The band have now signed to Slumberland Records and their new album Chorus is out on August 19th. The two tracks here suggest that Chorus could well be another one I keep on coming back to. Pre-order it here. Facebook Continue reading Literature – Chorus
The School’s new single is part of the singles club at Where It’s At Is Where You Are or just plain wiaiwya to me and you. It’s unmistakably The School with two slices of fab 60’s influenced girl pop decorating both sides of this 7″ with added trumpets on the flip! Get it from here. Homepage Facebook Continue reading The School – When I Fall In Love
Ah this is good. Nice and raw. Reminds me of the DIY pop the Swedes used to make in the middle of the last decade i.e. Spring Factory & The Rough Bunnies. I am patiently waiting for more already! Facebook Continue reading Lemonion – Go Out
One of the highlights of the recent Beko Summer Compilation was Those Days by Worries. I was impressed enough by their homage (well his seeing as it’s 22 year old Alex) to all things indiepop (think Sarah, Labrador etc) that I also sought out other recordings. The good news that there is an impending debut single release. It’s called Age b/w Sometimes and will be out on the Figment Recordings label in cassette format. Give it a listen – you would swear you heard it long ago on Air Balloon Road! It’s out on August 14th. You can pre-order it … Continue reading Worries – Age
Only one of the four songs here manages to get past the two minutes but it all makes for exciting and explosive garage punk inspired indiepop, none more so on Drag It Out. Most excellent! The Wrong Side Of History EP is out now on Grave Mistake Records (US) and Drunken Sailor Records (UK/EU) in both 7″ and digital formats. Facebook Continue reading Earth Girls – Wrong Side Of History EP
Young is taken from Flowers forthcoming debut album Do What You Want To, It’s What You Should Do which is due out in early September on Fortuna Pop (UK/EU) and Kanine Records (US). A lovely, lovely song and I cannot wait to hear the rest. You can buy Young digitally from Bandcamp. EDIT: A nice interview with band member Rachel can be found at DOA – adequacy.net Facebook Continue reading Flowers – Young
Tyrannosaurus Dead and Joanna Gruesome release a split 7″ single on Oddbox Records later this month. The former provide a brand new track in the shape of Post Holiday Dead Song whilst the latter provide Anti Parent Cowboy Killers which is taken from last years excellent Weird Sister album. Both tracks are fuzzy and noisy indiepop of the highest order. Pre-order it from here. Continue reading Tyrannosaurus Dead / Joanna Gruesome Split 7″
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