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Perfect Strangers – Unlikely Partners

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Unlikely Partners is a collection of songs that flirt with the sounds of C86 and the jangle pop of the Paisley Underground. The band, who feature members of The Drums and Violens, deliver an album which doesn’t give us one standout track or wasted fillers but instead treats the listener to eight consistently strong songs. These include the short and poppy Deborah, the psychedelic-tinged Suds and the jangling Psychic Self-Defense. Entertaining stuff. Continue reading Perfect Strangers – Unlikely Partners

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Battery Point – Desire

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Battery Point have been consistently delivering some great tunes for the past few years and Desire keeps that run of success going. It contains all the ingredients that have made have the band stand out and Desire errs between the lines of indiepop and shoegaze with the joint vocalists sounding better than they have ever done. Desire remains in the consciousness long after it finishes, and I am sure this one will be in the 2019 best of lists despite the year only being two months in! Continue reading Battery Point – Desire

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February Round Up #2

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And the round up is on day two…. Patrick Farrugia – Too Late Patrick Farrugia has been releasing music for a few years now and the two tracks on Too Late is the first I have heard from him. Both tracks are 1980s-inspired or in the case of Oblivion 100% inspired by New Order’s Age of Consent such are the similarities between the two. Not bad then! Sadly less said about Olympiad the better. I am left wondering if it’s actually by the same person. Very MOR. Just grab the first track. Facebook Crystal Eyes/Marlaena Moore – Radical Softness – … Continue reading February Round Up #2

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February Round Up #1

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Before I have had even time to blink I have racked almost a century of emails in my bandcamp folder. Time to wade through some of those tracks that are piling up! Leathers – Phantom Heart Leathers is the project of Shannon Hemmett who is also a member of Canadian post-punk band Actors. Phantom Heart mixes synth pop and dark wave to great effect. Facebook Sheer – Glimpse Glimpse is the first track in almost two years from Californians Sheer. It’s worth the wait as Glimpse is a laid back alt-rock track with lovely female vocals which betray the melancholic … Continue reading February Round Up #1

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The Records I Like Mix February 2019

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And the quality stuff keeps on coming so much so that I failed to meet my 15 track/less than an hour limit. Oh well… Enjoy! Full Track Listing Piroshka – What’s Next? 2nd single from the album Brickbat out now on Bella Union. True Sleeper – Heavy Life The current single out now. Chasms – Every Heaven In Between Track taken from the soon to be released The Mirage album. Fanclub – Swear Stand out track from the self titled EP. Monnone Alone – Do It Twice the 2nd taster single from the forthcoming Summer of the Mosquito album. Westkust … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix February 2019

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Foundlings – Enemy

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Londoners Foundlings gear up for next months debut self titled EP release with a track taken from said EP. Enemy is another faultless track that builds up slowly before jangling it’s way to it’s conclusion. It certainly bodes well for that EP. None of the bands previous tracks appear on the EP which can be pre-ordered from here. The EP will be launched at London’s Sebright Arms on 2nd March 2019. Tickets available from here. Facebook Continue reading Foundlings – Enemy

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Monnone Alone – Do It Twice

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Monnone Alone is Mark Monnone, once of The Lucksmiths, and friends. New single Do It Twice is the second one to be lifted from the forthcoming album Summer of the Mosquito which is due out in May this year. It’s a fuzzy jangling indiepop song that harks back to the glory days of Flying Nun and according to the blurb is an ode to second chances and graciously sabotaging life’s opportunities – just for kicks!. It’s available on 7″ via a number of labels. Check the band’s bandcamp page for your nearest label. Continue reading Monnone Alone – Do It Twice

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Gars de Gouttiere – Tchou Tchou

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The new effort from that Paris based Gars de Gouttiere may suggest that the band has a split personality. Petite Balade is a lovely, short indiepop song with jangling guitars and whispered vocals. However flip side Tchou Tchou Tchoin Tchoin is a full on dance track with those whispered vocals making a return.  The two distinct types of musical styles here may have some scratching their heads but personally I think it’s great that they offer two contrasting songs that, if you think about it, may not be too dissimilar after all. Facebook Continue reading Gars de Gouttiere – Tchou Tchou