Records I Like
Noise Pop
Resplandor – Adore
I don’t really need to describe the new single from Dutch band Resplandor for you seeing as it’s been mixed and produced by The Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie so, if you are a fan of his work both as a mixer and musician, then you will know what to expect. Suffice to say there are … Continue reading
Aiko El Grupo – Quiero Conocer (Por Tu Actitud)
The new track from Aiko El Grupo has been taken from their forthcoming debut full-length release Va Totalmente En Serio… which will be released in December 2020 as a 10″ vinyl mini-album. Like their previous effort Truchita (Nunca Volveré!!!!) it’s female-fronted fuzzy noise pop with plenty of punk rock attitude. It’s out now digitally via … Continue reading
Records I Like Mix October 2020
Another busy month in the land of Bandcamp. The latest mix sees epic shoegaze, alt-rock, dreampop and indiepop collide to great effect if I do say so myself. Please use the search function to find out more and if you can support the artists in this mix. Especially on Bandcamp Friday. Feedback of the non-musical … Continue reading
Hamburger – Supersad
Bristol’s Hamburger release their debut EP Teenage Terrified via Specialist Subject Records in December. Supersad is the first track we get to hear and it’s a slice of miserableness with words to empathize with and a tune to bounce around too. That may be contradictory but that’s pop music for you whether it’s happy or … Continue reading
Flowers – Erik
Yay! Flowers are back with their first single for over three years. I am not sure how many songs about have wayward pet hamsters have previously featured on this blog (I could take a guess!) but that’s what the new single Erik is about. It’s a short and sweet track that plays down the fuzzier … Continue reading
According to What – A Time You Felt Insecure Around All Your Friends
Wisconsin based According to What, who impressed on their debut EP Punk Songs To Hold Hands To, have just released their debut album. Titled A Time You Felt Insecure Around All Your Friends it’s chock full punk-pop tracks that gave my ageing headphones a bit of a hiding. Songs like Mona Lisa, Reason/Squalor and White … Continue reading
The Sensitive/To Die – Split
The new release from Jakarta based Let’s Kiss a Secret is a split release from The Sensitive and To Die. The former has been mentioned previously on this blog and the post-punk influences found on earlier works have been replaced with a heavy Sarah Records influence. A bit of Field Mice, a bit of Another … Continue reading
Sua – You Don’t Care
Basque Country based Sua impressed on their last single Hormak Apurtzea and they raise the barrier even higher on new single You Don’t Care. It’s epic, driving stuff as the 1990’s inspired indie rock guitars come out blazing whilst the vocals are fierce and determined despite the miserableness of the words. Like Agent Bla, Sua … Continue reading
Nevver – Nada Me Importa
Elefant Records connected a previous release of Nevvers to Felt’s Primitive Painters. For the blurb surrounding Nada Me Importa (Nothing Matters) the label connects them, when mentioning the track’s melody, to the likes of The Cure and New Order. I cannot hear the former but there is certainly more than a hint of the latter’s … Continue reading
Star Party – Demo 2000
Star Party were formed earlier this year to play “misty coastal rock music” which are their words, not mine. That description should be expanded to include C86 fuzz, punk attitude and garage pop because that’s what we have on this demo which features two original songs (I think) and two covers. The former consists of … Continue reading
… Colours Through The Air
- Teenage Waitress - Love and Chemicals November 22, 2020
Cloudberry Cake Proselytism
- :: Soundhouse November 27, 2020
Did Not Chart
- Lunchbox - After School Special November 4, 2020
Emmas House
- Indiepop Radio Episode 20-11 November 28, 2020
Fadeawayradiate
- The Shop Window – Sad Eyes November 27, 2020
I Heart Noise
- Track-by-Track: Middle Blue – Weird Funk in Small Bars November 28, 2020
Old Indie Kid
- Old Indie Kid’s Mixtape Nov 2020 November 1, 2020
Shoegazer Alive
- Shoegazer Alive Pack of Day - 11.24.2020 November 24, 2020
Sound and Shadows
- What am I thankful for this November? Bandcamp Day! November 19, 2020
