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Without Feathers – Three Songs

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Without Feathers are Nat Johnson, Emma Kupa & Rory McVicar whose names you may recognise (solo acts or ex Standard Fare/ ex Monkey Swallows The Universe etc etc!). Three Songs is their first available set of demos which you can either stream or download either for nowt or a small contribution. I don’t normally “do” acoustic music (and don’t me started on ukuleles!) but the first track here Scared and Worried is outstanding. Facebook Nat Johnson Rory McVicar Continue reading Without Feathers – Three Songs

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Big Wave – Goldmine/GW Bridge

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Following on from their stunning performance at the Sounds XP all dayer Torquay based indiepoppers Big Wave will be releasing a new single later this month. It’s titled Goldmine and is backed by GW Bridge. The flip side is available for streaming and also as a free download via the link on the player below. Punchy indiepop – just as it should be.! It’s out on 20th May (gold cassette single!) via the Art Is Hard label. Buy it here. Homepage Main pix by Elissabetta Pezzaioli Continue reading Big Wave – Goldmine/GW Bridge

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The Fireworks – Higher and Higher

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I have mentioned The Fireworks debut self titled EP previously. They have now released a video for the lead track “Higher and Higher”. They also have a change of drummer. Carys has rejoined the reformed (or should that be revitalised?) Give It Ups and has been replaced by Shaun Charman who used to play in The Wedding Present and The Popguns. The EP can be purchased via the label. Homepage Continue reading The Fireworks – Higher and Higher

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Club 8 – Stop Taking My Time

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Club 8 head for the dance floors following previous excursions that have covered dub, bossa nova and trip hop to name a few alongside their original indiepop leanings. It’s the first single taken from their brand new album Above The City which is out on the 21st May on Labrador.  Another single  “I’m not gonna grow old” predates it on May 7th. Another track from the album Kill, Kill, Kill was released as a digital single back in January. Homepage Continue reading Club 8 – Stop Taking My Time

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The Colleagues – S/T EP

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Whilst the UK indiepop scene stagnates once more we have to look further afield for our fix. Bands from The Philippines and Indonesia have been producing high quality indiepop for a few years now ably promoted by the likes of the amazing SEA Indie and the now seemingly defunct Popscene Manila (just go and download all those releases!). Dufflecoat Records is fast becoming an outlet for some of these bands to gain wider exposure here in the UK and one of the recent releases was by Bandung based four piece The Colleagues. Building on the free download single released back in February a six track … Continue reading The Colleagues – S/T EP