New York’s UV-TV have just released a second single from the forthcoming album Always Something. Titled Back To Nowhere it opens up like Echo And The Bunnymen’s A Promise being played at twice the speed before morphing into a punk-pop/indiepop … Continue reading UV-TV – Back To Nowhere
CosmasMix is another of my regular listens via Mixcloud or if you subscribe to the mailing list, other sources. It’s a long running mix and has been going since 2009. The mix covers new (and newly reissued) indie releases from … Continue reading Jumping Someone Elses Train #3
This weeks pack of three features three bands with twee (or twee-punk) influences in their music. Star 99 hail from San Jose, California and comprise Saoirse, Chris, Cole and Jeremy. The six-track My Year in Lists is their debut and … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Twee Tracks
UV-TV will be releasing their third album Always Something released on May 28th 2021 via Papercup Music. Distant Lullaby is the first single to be lifted from the album and in short, it is a catchy as feck. I have … Continue reading UV-TV – Distant Lullaby
Hadda Be are certainly going for it on Wait in the Dark which is the second single to be lifted from their forthcoming album Another Life. It’s a loud, pulsating indie rock track with noisy and fuzzy guitars complete with … Continue reading Hadda Be – Wait in the Dark
The new single from Valencia’s Lisasinson Tú Y Yo (You and Me) is taken from their forthcoming mini-album Perdona Mamá. Whilst it still mixes riot grrrl and punk it’s the bands poppiest moment to date despite the words of contempt … Continue reading Lisasinson – Tú Y Yo
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
Bristol-based Grandmas House have impressed these ears with their first two digital singles and they maintain that benchmark on their third release. Both sides of this one consist of pulsating punk rock. The anthemic Always Happy has heavy basslines and … Continue reading Grandmas House – Always Happy
The Kensingtons have released their new extended EP/Mini album (delete as appropriate). Titled All It Was, Was Everything it’s chock a block full of frantic, fuzzy guitar-based indiepop although they do get onto some quieter moments such as I’ll Think … Continue reading The Kensingtons – All It Was, Was Everything
Paris based Special Friend release their debut album later this month. Titled Ennemi Commun it’s the follow up to 2019’s self-titled debut EP. Pastel is the first single to be taken from the album and is a fine choice of … Continue reading Special Friend – Pastel
