Category: Pop

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Tiny Fireflies – Nothing / 2040

Tom

I have had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Tiny Fireflies over the years. Sometimes they just deliver tracks that are way too twee and sugary sweet. You know where you have to put your head between your shoulders, shudder and wait for your teeth to fall out. Then on the other hand they deliver the perfect pop record. You know where you swoon and want to grab that precious vinyl and hold it snugly in your arms. Thankfully the double a sided Nothing / 2040 falls into the latter and it is possibly one of the finest, if … Continue reading Tiny Fireflies – Nothing / 2040

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Ending 2017 #5

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No Vacation – Intermission Dreamy, laid-back music from Californian’s No Vacation. It’s easy to drift off and daydream to these tracks especially on opener Yam Yam which sets the tone for the EP. If indiepop clubs had chill out rooms this could well be the soundtrack. Available on vinyl, cassette and digital formats from here. Facebook Poppel – Hit It Staying with the dreamy vibe Hit It is the debut album from Belgian jangle poppers Poppel. These songs are short, sweet and very jangly with only one passing the 3 minute mark – by a second! Pleasure is my pick … Continue reading Ending 2017 #5

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Christmas Single Jingles

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Some Christmas releases to catch the ear. Seafang – Happy When It Snows Actually this, like all of Seafang’s releases to date, is actually pretty good. Shoegaze (or should that be snowgaze) mixed with the sounds of C86 delivers one of the better holiday songs I have heard. They also cover The Primitives You Trashed My Christmas for good measure too. Facebook Girl Ray – (I Wish I Were Giving You a Gift) This Christmas Epic indiepop from Girl Ray. There is so much going on here you are going to have to play it a few times to take … Continue reading Christmas Single Jingles

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Ending 2017 #2

Tom

Continuing with the series of round ups. Underwater Obstacles – Meet Me I have really been enjoying Underwater Obstacles morose offerings of late. Meet Me is the latest track and is a great alternative gothic song. An album entitled Ghosts Of Trees is forthcoming. Wintermilk – Sonnik Ethereal shoegaze from Russia. The band have released a few songs to date but this is the first sung in their native language. Sonnik, or Dream Book in English, reminds me of The Cranes mixing it up with The Sundays and is not too dissimilar to some of Ummagma’s recent work. Lovely stuff. … Continue reading Ending 2017 #2

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Compilation Week – ​.​.​.​.​For Friends

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…For Friends is the first compilation from Box Bedroom Rebels which is a Manchester based label specialising in 7″ singles.This mammoth 33 track compilation was released back in 2015 but is still relevant two years on. It collates the labels fourteen singles and names you may have heard of include Horse Beach, Lost Tapes, Tape Waves, The Artic Flow amongst others covering dreampop, indiepop, lo-fi and shoegaze. It’s available in both vinyl and digital formats. Get it from here. Homepage Continue reading Compilation Week – ​.​.​.​.​For Friends

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Something For The Weekend? Three from Down Under

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This weeks pack of three features three artists from Australia. Fragile Animals – Light That Fades EP Melodic alternative/indie rock from Brisbane. Their music is further enhanced by the voice of Victoria Jenkins, who also plays bass, that gives them an edge over other bands in the genre.  The title track and Home are the EP standouts. They do fall flat on their faces on the mishmash that is Smaller Circles but four decent tunes out of five ain’t bad. Available on CD or digital formats – get it from here. Facebook Turtle Bay Television – Rest Well In Your Shell Rest Well … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Down Under

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Closure – Journey EP

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This EP has been one of my most loved discoveries of the past couple of months. It’s certainly one of the best debut releases I have heard for a while – well since Strange Passage last year.  Indie pop with a heavy post punk influence and some fantastic vocals to boot combine to make this a fantastic EP. Check out the jangletastic Would She Love Me and Slow Drive and try to deny you have heard better this year (and if you have tell me!). Essential listening……. Available on CDR from O Pamela or digitally from Let’s Kiss A Secret … Continue reading Closure – Journey EP

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Something For The Weekend? Three from Kosmonaut

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And onto this week’s pack of three. Kosmonaut, the band who feature ex-members of Bulldozer Crash, have released records their singles on esteemed labels such as Matinee Recordings, Firestation and Cloudberry Records. They recently released a number of tracks before, during and after the last weekend’s Easter/bank holiday weekend. Here are my three picks taken from the eight tracks released, all of which covered different styles and influences. Day In The Sun The experimental electronica one…… Debbie Harry’s Smile The punk pop one…….. Losing Friends The maudalin, guitar one….. You can buy all the tracks digitally from here. And here is a … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Kosmonaut

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The Sensibles – Ice Cream man

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More punk pop/new wave inspired tracks from Milan’s The Sensibles. The a-side is an enjoyable full on guitar-based power pop romp whilst the flip is more laid back but just as effective. Regardless of the style singer Stella’s vocals excel on both tracks. Make mine a 99! It’s limited to just 200 7″ vinyl copies or is available digitally. Get it from Bandcamp. Facebook Continue reading The Sensibles – Ice Cream man