And not an Erasure track in sight…. Stars On Fire – Salty Kiss South Korean band Stars on Fire follow up June’s Blue Skies Above EP with a new four tracker entitled Songs For The Summer. Salty Kiss is the … Continue reading Ooh Sometimes…..
Another collection of tracks released in the past month or so featuring the usual mix of indiepop, janglepop, shoegaze and with some power pop, noisepop and just some noise thrown in. Enjoy! Alternative stream at Hearthis.at Full Tracklisting: Atta Girl – September It’s September that grabs my attention with it’s mix of indiepop and shoegaze as it jangles it’s way through the maze of melodic guitars heading for it’s soulful conclusion. The Claim – Just Too Far The new single from the Medway scene veterans. Tourist Activities – Crystal River Originally released at the start of the year this track … Continue reading Records I Like Mix October 2019
Following on from two taster releases I Shouldn’t Care and the excellent Native Tongue Swedish alt-rockers Spunsugar have released their debut EP in the shape of Mouth Full Of You. It features four tracks including the two aforementioned ones and is packed full of fuzzy guitars, drum machines and 90s influences. Of the two previously unheard tracks it’s Crumble that I lean to most as it flits from grunge and shoegaze being filled with some fine hooks and sampled drum beats. It’s driving stuff! Mouth Full of You is out now and you can get it digitally from here. Facebook Continue reading Spunsugar – Mouth Full of You
Mexican label Stupid Decisions celebrate their third anniversary later this year and are releasing three compilations to celebrate the occasion. Various Artists – Para Siempre II This is the second volume in the Para Siempre series. There are not many … Continue reading Catching Up…. Stupid Decisions
A solid compilation featuring and reflecting on bands over the years (1995-2015) from Bandung, Indonesia. It’s amazing how many of these bands look towards to the UK for inspiration and some of these tracks cover Britpop, C86 and Madchester. The compilers apologise for the lack of “high fidelity” in some of these recordings but that’s not a negative for me as these contributions are a snapshot in time as demonstrated on the likes of Old and Grey by Peewee and Sadford Lads Club crossing JAMC and the Wall Of Sound on Dan (Sheila on 7). It’s not all guitar based … Continue reading Various Artists – YLLWSPCL: Bandung Pop Darlings The Mixtapes
I have not heard anything from Puzzles y Dragones for a couple of years now so their appearance on this split single from Discos Garibaldi was a welcome treat. Formas De Mirar is a melodic and gentle indiepop song that … Continue reading Puzzles y Dragones/Alborotador Gomasio – Split
The Memory Fades set the bar pretty high on their debut She Loves The Birds EP which was released earlier this year so the Space Pilot EP has a tough act to follow. Once again Stephen Maughan (Bulldozer Crash/Kosmonaut) is joined by a group of friends and flip me, they manage to pull it off once more. The opening and title track is a fuzzy pop number and contains the best end rhyming lyrics in indiepop circles (sky – high, been – seen) since The Mighty Lemon Drops. Talking of lyrics honey and candy feature in Listening to the Marychain … Continue reading The Memory Fades – Space Pilot EP
If you want vintage sounding, C86 inspired indiepop then A Certain Smile will be right up your street. Cherry Bomb is loud and fuzzy in just the way pop music should be. The sound has been revived before of course. The label mentions The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (well maybe they meant the early stuff when they mimicked the Lazy era My Bloody Valentine) but POBPAH have long faded out of earshot. A Certain Smile give to spirit to such a sound as previously demonstrated on 2017s excellent Fits & Starts. Thankfully they have, based on this track, … Continue reading A Certain Smile – Cherry Bomb
This weeks pack of three features new tracks from this mornings Bandcamp inbox! Candybomber – Spare The Dirty Look The new track from Candybomber is a jangling guitar effort being full of energy and a catchy hook or five. A … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? New Tracks Today!
Native Tongue is the second track released by Malmo’s Spunsugar. It’s a short and fuzzy pop song which sounds both fresh and enraged thanks to the distortion and melodious vocals. My type of pop music in a nutshell. Facebook Continue reading Spunsugar – Native Tongue
