Unexpected Feelings is the debut EP from the relatively new Indonesian act Texas Two and this release features the vocals of Polar Tree’s Anya on a couple of the EP’s four tracks. If last December’s I Die For You , … Continue reading Texas Two – Unexpressed Feelings
Makassar’s The Interpretation Cultures write that the two songs found on this release “inspired by some of releases indie label disanorak/heavenpunks from Jakarta, and surrounding areas. in which we think has a raw style“. The first track Suicide Prevention has … Continue reading The Interpretation Cultures – Ignored Notifications
Regular followers of these pages may have gathered the impression that I am a big fan of fuzzy and sometimes shambolic indiepop sounds reminiscent of my youth. You would be right! One of my favourite purveyors of such a sound … Continue reading Crayon Cats Are Singing Songs About You
Rocket Rules self titled debut EP that saw the light of day in September last year was one of the finest releases of 2024 to these ears. Six months later the bed room recorded follow up Immediately And Without Hesitation … Continue reading Rocket Rules – Immediately And Without Hesitation
The Outsiders Music Show is something of a recent discovery courtesy of Mixcloud thanks to a comment from Dave Fennessy who runs the show. To say our musical taste is practically the same when it comes to indiepop and post-punk … Continue reading Jumping Someone Elses Train #6
Glitter On The Mattress is a Gateshead based act and seems to be the pseudonym of one Esmé Newman – that Shop Assistants reference will be come clear in a mo’. Love Songs is the second EP released in as … Continue reading Glitter On The Mattress – Love Songs
I think I blinked and February whizzed by. Luckily I had a soundtrack to accompany me most of the time and a number of tracks can be found on this mix. A lovely return from The Royal Landscaping Society can … Continue reading Records I Like Mix February 2025
I have more than gushed about Jakarta’s Crayon Cats on these pages over the past months. Their sound resonates with my youth, Think fanzines, the Subway Organisation, Lazy Records, The Shop Assistants, 53rd & 3rd and flexi discs etc. The … Continue reading Crayon Cats – Songs About You! #2
Almost a year since the last volume was released the Disanorak curated Strawberry Punks reaches volume five. Gauntlet open proceedings with some tongue in cheek DIY pop on I Listen to The Pastels (More Than You) and The Sensitive follow … Continue reading Various Artists – Strawberry Punks Vol.5
I have been quite busy over the past week and whilst I did not really get the chance to write about a tune or two I managed to listen to a far bit. This sampler features a number of new … Continue reading The “It’s Almost Like You’re Here” Sampler
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