The new single from Letters To Annika aka Azusa Suga, of For Tracy Hyde & April Blue, is a jangling affair that merges both indie and surf pop. The video and the cover art give the latter away whilst the … Continue reading Letters To Annika – Tether
I think I have mentioned on these pages before that I consider the Grrls Like Us shows on Mixcloud an essential listen. Here are three tunes that stood out for me from their recent Grrls Like Us #39 show. Wet … Continue reading Jumping Someone Elses Train #4
Estonia’s Pia Fraus are releasing a new album next month titled Now You Know It Still Feels The Same. It was recorded to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pia Fraus debut album Wonder What It’s Like and features rerecordings of … Continue reading Pia Fraus – How Fast Can You Love
So back from another week away with some catching up to do! Again a lack of time prevents me from posting about these tracks individually so here is another “Sampler” that has served me, and you I hope, so well … Continue reading The Latest Post Holiday Catch Up Sampler!
The new self-titled track single from Swansea Sound is about the radio station from which the band took their name. The band write that “On 1 September 2020 Swansea Sound Radio ceased to exist: it was taken over by a … Continue reading Swansea Sound – Swansea Sound
Australian band Grazer’s music has shifted from indiepop to dreampop to shoegaze (and back again!) over their releases to date. On the new single Without You they blend elements of all three. It’s a hazy track complete with a luxuriant … Continue reading Grazer – Without You
Parisian label Howlin Banana Records have released their annual summer sampler. It features a large number of bands featured on these pages including Pop Crimes, EggS, Gloria, Tapeworms, Siz and Hoorsees to name but a few. There is no point … Continue reading Howlin Banana Records – Summer Sampler #8
Los Angeles based Cloudy Summer Days released their third album Slow Dance earlier this month. The album’s lead track is Love Is In The Air and it is a retro-tinged bedroom pop track with some marvellous jangling guitar running over … Continue reading Cloudy Summer Days – Love Is In The Air
Spanish act April June, aka Victoria Zolotukhina, are fast becoming one of my favourite acts of 2021 and the new single Summer Bruises does nothing to dampen that feeling. It’s another swirling indiepop gem and Zolotukhina’s voice is as beautiful … Continue reading April June – Summer Bruises
A Girl is taken from the new extended EP/Mini album by the Japanese band Letniy. The band, who formed in February 2020, consist of Suzuko (Vocals/Guitar), Shoko (Bass/Vocals), and Naoya (drums). The EP titled Same Here consists of newly rerecorded … Continue reading Letniy – A Girl
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