Category: Post Punk

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Forever Grey – Telling The Daffodils

Tom

Michigan’s Forever Grey manage to invoke both the imagery and sounds associated with the European post punk scene so much so that the band would not have not looked out of place in Brussels in 1979/1980. On their previous releases Forever Grey reminded me of Joy Division and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Here they manage to sound like everyone but no one else at the same time! I especially like the male/female vocals up against the sombre music and I could listen to this type of music everyday. All their releases are available on a pay what you want basis. … Continue reading Forever Grey – Telling The Daffodils

Coldwave, Darkwave, Post Punk, Synth popLeave a comment

GreyVision – Waves/Clouds

Tom

Italian act greyVision have released two EP’s this month that hark back to post punk coldwave and darkwave, two areas I have been rediscovering & exploring recently. Both Waves and Clouds veer towards minimalism with nods to both 4AD and Mute as well as the likes of Kraftwerk and Dead can Dance. You can get both EPs on a pay what you want basis from bandcamp. Continue reading GreyVision – Waves/Clouds

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Echo Signal – Call Down The Light

Tom

The Echo Signal are a post punk band from Minneapolis whose music errs on the dark side of that genre. Think lots of goth bands and a lot of Joy Division. This is a strong EP if that is your sort of thing. It certainly is mine! Whilst the band are musically and lyrically sound I reckon the droning vocals are a bit like marmite – you will either love or hate them. The singer sounds like a cross between Peter Murphy and Ian Curtis which is no surprise given the bands influences. He especially sounds like the latter on … Continue reading Echo Signal – Call Down The Light

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Factice factory – !NADA!

Tom

Just imagine post punk bands on Mute such as The Normal if they were around today. Or Belgian minimal acts such as The Names being remixed 35 plus years later. If you can then you may get an idea of how French/Swiss act Factice Factory sound. Two excellent slabs of synth pop harking back to the post punk era taken from the forthcoming album !Nada!. They are currently available as a free download from the band’s bandcamp page. Facebook Continue reading Factice factory – !NADA!

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Satsuma – Cassette Tape

Tom

It was the cover of this release that caught my eye reminding me of those half page band shots in the NME or Sounds circa 1984/5. The music also has that vintage feel and Satsuma sound like a mix between The Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins and early Sisters of Mercy. Now that band would have got a 4AD deal! I am not sure where the actual tapes are available but you can pick it up digitally from Bandcamp on a pay what you want basis. Facebook Continue reading Satsuma – Cassette Tape

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Flowers – Joanna

Tom

Here is another track taken from Flower’s debut album Do What You Want To, It’s What You Should Do which is due out next month. New single Joanna was originally released last year on Oddbox Records and whilst this version a bit more polished thankfully it does not lose much of it’s rawness. Indeed Rachel’s voice is stunningly brought to the fore! Joanna is out later this month as a limited edition 7″ single. The album will be out on Fortuna Pop (UK/EU) and Kanine Records (US) on September 8th & 9th. Facebook Continue reading Flowers – Joanna

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Pang – Young Professionals

Tom

Just to prove that everyone hears things differently I have read a lot of comparisons of Pang to The Long Blondes. This is a bit wide of the mark for me and I would say that Pang owe their sound to the likes of female fronted post punk acts such as Girls at Our Best, The Modettes and to a lesser degree a punkier Slits but then again I am an old man! Amongst their peers I would suggest what Liechtenstein were doing a couple of years ago also fits the mould as evidenced on the tracks available for preview … Continue reading Pang – Young Professionals

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The Salient Braves – Somewhere Sordid EP

Tom

The title and lead track on this EP will more than likely to be in my top 10 tracks of the year. Hell the rest of the EP is pretty fine too. It certainly is one of the strongest releases musically I have heard in 2013 coupled with intelligent and witty writing. There is even a decent cover of The Kinks Waterloo Sunset which may give you an idea behind some of main man Matt Bailey’s songwriting influences. The label describes them as post C86 but I hear a bit of pre C86 in there too – post C81 then … Continue reading The Salient Braves – Somewhere Sordid EP