French label Beko have released a free (or pay what you want) digital compilation titled Summer 2014. It features tracks from the likes of Pale Spectres and Finnmark! amongst others. Get it from here. Facebook Continue reading Various – Summer 2014
Any record featuring female vocals and fuzzy guitars is going to be a winner in my book and the debut EP from Gingerlys is no exception especially on Summer Cramps which could develop into a terrace chant. I think this EP will be on permanent play for a while. The Jumprope EP is released next week on Shelflife Records on 7″ vinyl and digital formats. Pre-order it here. You can get free live/demo versions of some of the EP from here and here. Facebook Continue reading Gingerlys – Jumprope EP
I must admit Franny & Zooey didn’t grab me on their Bananafish EP but this is more like it. Bottled Up And Ready To Go is your ready made indiepop soundtrack for the summer and is packed full of short, sweet and catchy pop songs none more so than I Love You. You must be one miserable sod if you don’t at least crack half a smile whilst listening to this. Bottled Up And Ready To Go is out on Dufflecoat Records as a limited edition CDR single or buy in digital formats direct from the band. Facebook Continue reading Franny & Zooey – Bottled Up And Ready To Go
On The Run is a taster for the band’s debut five track EP due in the next couple of months and has nods to a range of musical genres from the 60’s to the 90’s. It will be interesting to hear how the EP pans out based on this demo track. Facebook Continue reading Starry Eyed Cadet – On The Run (demo)
The Yearning (and Elefant Records) continue their love for 1960’s girl groups on their new single If I Can’t Have You which is a taster for their debut album Dreamboats & Lemonade which is due for rlease any time now. On the flipside they even take the Nolan’s 1980’s hit Gotta Pull Myself Together back two decades as well. It’s out now as digital single on Elefant Records. Get it from here. Facebook Continue reading The Yearning – If I Can’t Have You
Impressive 7″ single from French band Juniore aka one Anna Jean. Side A is a nod to sixties girl groups whilst the flip mixes country and surf sounding like a theme tune to a 1960’s spaghetti western as the cover art suggests. Out now on Les Disques Entreprise in 7″ and digital formats. get it here. Facebook Continue reading Juniore – La fin du monde
Amida have been plugging away for a few years now with their excellent singles and live shows. They have finally released their debut album and despite the fact it contains 13 tracks it’s all over just over the half hour mark. Now that’s my type of album. Excellent jangling and melodic indiepop invoking everyone from The Chills to the Wedding Present. It’s out now on Jigsaw Records or buy digitally from the band. Facebook Continue reading Amida – Boring Birth
Colour Me Wednesday have followed up their I Thought It Was Morning album with a split album on Lauren Records with Spoonboy. You can buy it physically from here or digitally from the respective bandcamp pages. Colour Me Wednesday Spoonboy Continue reading Colour Me Wednesday/Spoonboy – Split LP
Univers hail from Barcelona and on their debut album L’Estat Natural they initially suggest to me that they are a Catalan version of a Sea Monsters era Wedding Present. However subsequent listens suggest they are poppier than that with more than a state side slant. The sulky vocals, crashing guitars and the pulsating drive in each song more than make up for the fact that, unless you speak Catalan, you have no idea what they are singing about. Music is a univers (al) language indeed. Excellent stuff. Buy on vinyl from the label or digitally from the band. Facebook Continue reading Univers – L’Estat Natural
This, the first I have heard from London based Chorusgirl, mixes indiepop, garage and surfpop. And what a nice combination that is. It started off somewhat slow but by the end I was hoping it didn’t stop. Must catch them soon….. Facebook Soundcloud Continue reading Chorusgirl – Oh, To Be A Defector
