Five years after volume 2, we finally get a new Strawberry Punks compilation, which is a series that showcases Indonesian indiepop past and present. Opener Catch Up was originally found on the now defunct twee pop duo Sex Sux’s 2010 … Continue reading Various – Strawberry Punks Vol 3
Hot Coppers is the solo project of Gareth Parton who is a music producer and who has produced bands such as Breeders, The Go! Team, Foals, The Beta Band and many more. The double-sided Molecule/Soft World is his second single … Continue reading Hot Coppers – Molecule/Soft World
As She Slips Away is the second single to be taken from the forthcoming second album To All The Distance Between Us. It’s an expansive indiepop song that gets its influences from the past yet manages to make them sound … Continue reading National Honor Society – As She Slips Away
Salt Lake Alley have covered The Clash 1980 single Bankrobber. The band write that “we tried to approach it like The Byrds approached Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man. In the end, it probably sounds more like the UK circa 1989 … Continue reading Salt Lake Alley – Bankrobber
Last November, Skep Wax Records reissued Heavenly vs Satan as part of a series of vinyl album reissues featuring the band. The label have now announced that Le Jardin de Heavenly, which was originally released in 1992, will be next … Continue reading Heavenly – Le Jardin de Heavenly
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 posts posted on this blog. Sample the release via the You Tube … Continue reading Recommended Releases 05/03/2023
It’s Bandcamp Friday and this sampler covers my travels so far. I have not spent as much as I normally do as I got stung by the dentist this morning! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And here … Continue reading The Bandcamp Friday Sampler
The Lousy Pop Group’s record label, Shiny Happy Records, suggest the band’s new EP would be “for the fans of Brighter, Harper Lee, Nixon, The Field Mice, etc”. They are not kidding. Eko Sutrisno, the man behind the monikor, has … Continue reading Lousy Pop Group – Last Breath
Another round up of all that’s good in the worlds of alt-rock, dreampop, janglepop, noisepop and shoegaze. There are songs inspired by twee, the 1960s and the 1980s/90s UK scene. February also saw Babaganouj announcing their new album alongside Shonen … Continue reading Records I Like Mix February 2023
Another ten tracks compiled for your listening pleasure. February has been a great month for music, has it not? And there is still two days to go! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube. En Attendant Ana – Same … Continue reading The Sunday Saunter Sampler
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