Hjearts – Hungry Ghost

When you play Hjearts for the first time it sounds like a record in your collection that you just cannot place. And that feeling keeps occurring track after track. That’s not to say there is nowt original here and there are plenty of ideas competing with one another in order to be heard. Hungry Ghost (the 4th EP in as many months) is chock full of strong songs none more so than Flowering Judas which is one of the finest examples of fuzzy DIY bedroom pop you will hear this year. Gonna give those other EP’s available a listen now. … Continue reading Hjearts – Hungry Ghost

Tyrannosaurus Dead / Joanna Gruesome Split 7″

Tyrannosaurus Dead and Joanna Gruesome release a split 7″ single on Oddbox Records later this month. The former provide a brand new track in the shape of Post Holiday Dead Song whilst the latter provide Anti Parent Cowboy Killers which is taken from last years excellent Weird Sister album. Both tracks are fuzzy and noisy indiepop of the highest order. Pre-order it from here. Continue reading Tyrannosaurus Dead / Joanna Gruesome Split 7″

Clearing The Decks

I have bookmarked a lot of music to mention but time prevents me from writing about them all individually so this post is a round up of them all serving as my must buy list too! Note: if you want to listen to a companion playlist to this post head over here. The Hundredth Anniversary released their Wreckers EP back in March. Not sure why I didn’t mention it then as it’s great. Another great release on Oddbox Records. Spanish indie poppers Band A Part have a compilation of their early material and demos out on Elefant Records. It’s a … Continue reading Clearing The Decks

Various – Indietracks Compilation 2014

The annual indietracks compilation is out. It features a track from each of the 55 artists playing this years festival including the likes of The Hobbes Fanclub, Joanna Grusome, Dean Wareham, The Popguns, Nightflowers and many more. Yours for just two quid. The compilations for the past two years are also available. Indietracks takes place on July 25th – 27th at the Midland Railway Centre in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside. More info at the festival site. Facebook Continue reading Various – Indietracks Compilation 2014