Who ever maintains Pillow Fight’s Bandcamp page may have a point. About the new single Secret Crush, they write that it’s an instant minor chord pop classic. And do you know what, they ain’t wrong. Following up the wonderful Jean … Continue reading Pillow Fight – Secret Crush
Two labels have stood out for me with their release schedule over the past few weeks as well as the next couple of months. In one corner we have the French Label Howlin’ Banana Records, whilst in the other is … Continue reading Howlin’ Banana Records versus Subjangle – A Mix
The Grimmer Club is a solo project by the East Borneo based Lystiadi Bisma. The two very short tracks on this release, which the label annoyingly calls a maxi-single, are previews of a forthcoming EP. The 43 second Mengelilingi Kota … Continue reading The Grimmer Club – The Grimmer Club!
Amazingly, the feted Indonesian indiepoppers Aggi return several years after calling it a day with this new five track EP. Almost nine years may have passed, but thankfully, Aggi’s sound remains the same. They play a brand of retro indiepop … Continue reading Aggi – The Raw Veggies and A Well-Cooked Disappointment EP
So I am shifting the mixes to the beginning of the month rather than the end. Okay, I will admit it. September ended without me realising, and I was caught out. So in compensation here is a mix of tracks … Continue reading Records I Like Mix October 2025
At the start of the week, I was optimistic about posting each day this past week. Such optimism eh? Sadly, real life and work intervened, but I have managed to put together a sampler of tracks I was planning to … Continue reading The “When You Said Goodbye” Sampler
Getting back into the swing of posting with three new ones from Indonesia. Monetaries – Away From World Monetaries (possibly named after a McCarthy song) deliver an EP of twee pop songs that tug on the wrong side of heartbreak … Continue reading Three From Indonesia
The Science of Words, the band who feature ex-members of The Rosehips, Horowitz and Jack In The Green, release their self-titled debut album later this month. As well as both sides of 2022’s brilliant Day Crash/Weekend Away single, the album … Continue reading The Science of Words – Girl Like Me/Volunteer
The world is a mess. Given the horrors of war across the globe and the rise of fascism in the countries who opposed it eighty years ago, you may be forgiven for not noticing what is happening in Indonesia right … Continue reading Jennifer – The People’s Voice
Well what a hectic month August has been both work and pleasure and more besides. I came back from another break to find out the NAS drive that holds my extensive Bandcamp collection had corrupted. My usual tool of choice … Continue reading Records I Like Mix August 2025
Records I Like 