New single from, if I have read it right, the soon to be no more Catnaps which features guest appearances from Fred Thomas of Saturday Looks Good To Me and Kinsey Matthews of Us & Us Only. Pick it up for nowt or pay as much as you can afford. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Catnaps – Forget About It
Colour Me Wednesday release their début album I Thought It Was Morning towards the end of next month (Discount Horse Records). As a taster for the album they have released the track Shut as a free download single. I get pretty giddy on merry go rounds so if you do to don’t watch the video! Homepage Facebook Continue reading Colour Me Wednesday – Shut
Today sees the release of The Yearnings Still In Love EP. It’s available as a 10″ Vinyl EP or digitally and is out on Elefant Records. The band hail from the UK whilst their sound is pitched between Camera Obscura, The School and the classic girl band sound. Buy from the label Facebook Continue reading The Yearning – Still In Love
It’s a double one two from Dufflecoat Records. Also released on Monday is this 7″ single from The Moments, who like Old Lacy bed also hail from Nagoya, Japan. Judging by both these releases there is a big C86 influenced revival taking place in that city as this is vintage sounding indiepop. Order from the label’s website or via it’s bandcamp page. Continue reading The Moments – Shining Eyes
Vivid is taken from the new 7″ EP from Nagoya’s (Japan) Old Lacy Bed which will be released on Monday via Dufflecoat Records. Order via the labels site or via it’s bandcamp page. Continue reading Old Lacy Bed – Little Girl EP
New EP from The Very Most with a guest appearance from Liz Hunt (The School) who provides the vocals on a cover of It’s Not Unusual originally done by her countryman Tom Jones. Available as a 7″ single via manic pop! records. I haven’t heard anything by the band since their Year With The Very Most series on Indiecater Records a couple of years back. I have a few releases to catch up on judging by their bandcamp page! Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Very Most – Just A Pup EP
I previously mentioned the release of this album last month and now it has appeared for ordering digitally via bandcamp. You can also now order a physical copy from Cloudberry Records. The NYC based band are over in the UK next month and play Colour Me Pop with Comet Gain and The Pale Spectres on July 25th at London’s The Miller whilst they also appear at Indietracks the following day. Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Secret History – Americans Singing In The Dark
Today sees the release of a lovely new single from Sweden’s Summer Heart. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Summer Heart – Beat Of Your Heart
This single has been a constant play for me since it’s release last year. Not many songs make me smile and make me want to drag my aging bones onto a dance floor but this is one of them. The band are coming to the end of their US tour whilst lead singer Liz Hunt provides vocals on the cover of It’s Unusual found on the new The Very Most EP out next week on Manic Pop! Records. Back to the track. The 7″ single itself is sold out but the album it’s taken from, Reading Too Much Into Things … Continue reading The School – Never Thought I’d See the Day
Nackamasterna by Johan Hedberg (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names) is a free download single and taster for a new album due for release later this year. Out now via Labrador Records. Continue reading Johan Hedberg – Nackamasterna
