I noticed an EP titled Rock Paper Scissors! has just turned up on Bandcamp with a release date of a couple of months ago. Despite being on the Japanese label Galaxy Train Darlivie are an Indonesian outfit based on the … Continue reading Darlivie – Rock Paper Scissors!
The latest release from those Heavenly Punks, Disanorak Records, is a split between two bands regularly featured on these pages. Maisonette provide Polite that is a nice slice of harmonious indiepop that sees them slowly moving away from their Mighty … Continue reading Maisonette / The Sensitive – Split
Unexpected Feelings is the debut EP from the relatively new Indonesian act Texas Two and this release features the vocals of Polar Tree’s Anya on a couple of the EP’s four tracks. If last December’s I Die For You , … Continue reading Texas Two – Unexpressed Feelings
Makassar’s The Interpretation Cultures write that the two songs found on this release “inspired by some of releases indie label disanorak/heavenpunks from Jakarta, and surrounding areas. in which we think has a raw style“. The first track Suicide Prevention has … Continue reading The Interpretation Cultures – Ignored Notifications
The attention grabbing blurb accompanying Salt Lake Alley’s new single states that Always Out of Time “captures the band’s deep love for classic indie pop, drawing inspiration from the likes of Felt, Orange Juice, Teenage Fanclub, and The Wedding Present”. … Continue reading Salt Lake Alley – Always Out of Time
Regular followers of these pages may have gathered the impression that I am a big fan of fuzzy and sometimes shambolic indiepop sounds reminiscent of my youth. You would be right! One of my favourite purveyors of such a sound … Continue reading Crayon Cats Are Singing Songs About You
Another month almost done, another round-up incoming. Featuring the usual mix of shoegaze, indiepop and dreampop this mix also features a couple of 1960’s inspired tunes too. As ever, enjoy! I have noticed the Mixcloud streams have reduced since the … Continue reading Records I Like Mix March 2025
Three releases that grab your attention thanks to the wonderful female vocals. Vein Blue – Dandelion EP Los Angeles based Vein Blue have called in a day after a decade of making music but they have signed off in style … Continue reading Pack Of Three – Three Female Fronted Ear Grabbers
Sea Lemon, the project of Seattle based Natalie Lew, release their new album Diving For A Prize on June 13 2025 via Luminelle. The album features last years excellent Crystal single, which featured Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard, as … Continue reading Sea Lemon – Stay
Is the return single from Swedish indie-poppers No Suits in Miami a “How Soon Is Now” for the Gen Z generation? Crying at the Club, with it’s shimmering guitars, jangling melodies and fast paced delivery certainly shares some traits with … Continue reading No Suits in Miami – Crying at the Club
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