A bit later in the month (again!) here is a mix rounding up tracks featured on the blog this past month or so plus some that slipped through the net. Alongside the usual dose of indiepop, shoegaze and jangle-pop you … Continue reading Records I Like Mix March 2021
Beach Vacation – Lost in Sight The follow up single to last November’s excellent I Fell Apart album is a dreamy, jangling affair which should come as no surprise since they claim their influences are “every Swedish pop band”. The … Continue reading The Right Thing Is Hard To Do
Here is a bit of jangle fest for you. The second single from Midlands-based The Gabriels fuses 1960s guitar harmonies with some country twang. The delicate vocals of singer Gudg float into your consciousness and take residence like a welcome … Continue reading The Gabriels – We
Philadelphia’s The Stammer return with a new EP called Burden On The Living after a couple of years away. And what a return. The title track is the place where jangle-pop meets post-punk. The words are heartfelt which comes as … Continue reading The Stammer – Burden On The Living
Padua’s Wake In June will be releasing their (well his new album) early next month via Z-Tapes. Titled Weak In June the album features contributions from Bryce Kepner and Uneima. There is one track available for streaming at present in … Continue reading A Sunday Round Up
The Blue Herons return with a brand new single. The band, who feature Andy Jossi (Switzerland) and Gretchen DeVault (US), produce a jangle-pop tune of the highest order with Endless Rain (or should that be lockdowns?). DeVault’s maudlin words are … Continue reading The Blue Herons – Endless Rain
Yesterday I mentioned some of the blogs I read in order to discover new music. Today I want to mention one of the regular mixes I listen to. I have been following Stephan’s Emmas House Music (named after that song) … Continue reading Jumping Someone Elses Train #2
That’s DIY done for another weekend. It’s at times like this that I cannot be bothered to dig deep through my Bandcamp pile for my listening pleasure. That’s the cue too cast my eyes over the blogs I like reading … Continue reading Jumping Someone Else’s Train
Hot on the heels of their recent Sabtu Sore Bersamamu EP Indonesian indie popsters Oktober86 have released another new track. I am not sure if the title or the untranslated words hint at Indonesia’s colonial history or just a love … Continue reading Oktober86 – De Oranje
As lockdown continues so does my exploration of music. The UK indie scene shows signs of growth. Swansea Sound and the returning Lodger keep the flag flying. Foundlings have renamed themselves Hadda Be and deliver a punchy slab of alt-rock … Continue reading Records I Like Mix February 2021
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