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
On the face of it, the new single from Bangkok’s Traveling With Monika is catchy and upbeat thanks to the rhythm of the guitars and the lovely vocals of Nisarat Jongwisan. However, the title may give a clue is not … Continue reading Traveling With Monika – Brutal
New to me band Caution hail from Maryland and were formed by Nora Button and Cash Langdon formerly of Washington based Saturday Night. The band have just released their new self titled extended EP/Mini album for their new label Born … Continue reading Caution – Buy My Life
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
I have to say this is simply outstanding from Leicester’s Dayflower. Originally released (and initially missed by me) on Hidden Gem Records Colourwheel Compilation Volume II In The Clouds gets the full single release it so richly deserves – well … Continue reading Dayflower – In the Clouds
Hadda Be used to be known as Foundlings a band who have been featured on these pages more than once before. New name, new line up changes with Another Life being the first single to be lifted from their forthcoming … Continue reading Hadda Be – Another Life
Firestations – The Circular The Circular is taken from the band’s forthcoming EP Melted Medium that is due to be released via Lost Map Records on March 5th. That EP will be the second in a series of three and … Continue reading A Sunday Trio
