Paradise is the third and latest single to be taken from Swansea Sound’s latest album, Twentieth Century. The band’s label Skep Wax write that the song “sings about the Twenty First Century through the voices of Twentieth Century pop futurists … Continue reading Swansea Sound – Paradise
Three Cheers! is the new single and opening track from The Umbrellas forthcoming album Fairweather Friend. It’s a slice of quirky and catchy C86 inspired indiepop that takes in the sound of the mid 1980s Medway scene that has aligned … Continue reading The Umbrellas – Three Cheers!
There are two versions of Please on the new self-titled EP from Indonesian outfit Jennifer. It’s the rawer sounding B Version that grabs my ears with its infectious indiepop melodies and words. It also features some lovely 1980s New Order … Continue reading Jennifer – Please (B Version)
So a combination of COVID (yet again!) followed by a busy time at work has seen an enforced absence from these pages. So without much ado, let’s get stuck into the releases I need to catch up with. Here is … Continue reading The Mid-October Sampler
I wanted to start producing the mixes in the first week of each month, hence the September mix going AWOL. To make up for that here is a bumper mix containing loads of goodies from Indonesia and Japan mixed with … Continue reading Records I Like Mix October 2023
The Sweetest Touch has followed up last year’s Perfect Sky EP with a new release on Chaotic Pop Records. I mean what other label right now eh? Titled When It’s All Over it’s been on the band’s Soundcloud page for … Continue reading The Sweetest Touch – When It’s All Over
Continuing the series of posting albums and/or EPs as and when they are released (or usually a bit after!) as a follow-up to the initial new tracks/singles posted on this blog. Sample the release via the YouTube track (s) then … Continue reading Recommended Releases 29/09/2023
So as the title says on the tin, two tracks from Clare, South Australia. As it’s the hometown of Caleb Carr (English Summers/The Guild/Arts and Letters) I wonder if he is involved in any way, shape or form? I am … Continue reading Two From Clare, South Australia
I clocked an article on Disease X whilst supping my first brew of the morning, which cheered me up no end I can tell you! Well music is an antidote isn’t it, so here is a prescription chock-full of tunes. … Continue reading The Sunday Saunter
We never used to have proms in the UK. But like the commercialism of Halloween, proms have been come as part of UK culture thanks to adopting the customs of our friends across the pond. We had school discos at … Continue reading Drizzly., Moongazing and Her – Best Prom Ever
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