So not much activity on these pages this month but plenty of activity for my ears as this 90 minute plus mix demonstrates. There is plenty here I would write about if time permitted, but it’s best to draw a … Continue reading Records I Like Mix June 2023
Malmö based Spunsugar have just released their first new single in twenty-odd months. Titled Skin Unwell, it crosses several barriers’ music wise. At times, it sounds like a toned down Silverfish whilst at others you can just imagine if trip-hop … Continue reading Spunsugar – Skin Unwell
June is only nine days old, and it’s been a busy month already. Fighting off a virus, busy project managing and getting ready for a two-week jaunt to the Shetland Islands has put paid to any meaningful contributions to these … Continue reading The Sifting Through The Bookmarks Sampler #1
The Los Angeles based Fairfields are a new name on me. They comprise Ryan Silo (vocals/guitars), Jayd Abellaneda (drums) and Yani Dy (bass). 4pm is the band’s third single, and it’s a blend of shoegaze, indiepop and dream-pop. I am … Continue reading Fairfields – 4pm
Despite a lack of posts by my standards, there was plenty to excite the ears in May and a few weeks earlier. The mix opens with a track from The Bluebell’s latest album In The 21st Century and doesn’t let … Continue reading Records I Like Mix May 2023
This week’s pack of three features three new singles from bands from the Indonesian Capital. Hazel – Dua Angsa Hazel follow up last year’s excellent Over My Head, which appears on the flip in a remastered form, with the shimmering … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three From Jakarta
The sun has been out for a couple of days, so I am going to chance my arm and head to the coast for a long weekend. Here is a playlist to keep both me and you company over the … Continue reading The “Off to the Coast” Sampler
Continuing the series of posting albums and/or EPs as and when they are released (or usually a bit after!) as a follow-up to the initial new tracks/singles posted on this blog. Sample the release via the YouTube track (s) then … Continue reading Recommended Releases 15/05/2023
Sweet Relief is the second single to be taken from a forthcoming, and as yet, untitled album. The Kraków based band deliver some heavy, psychedelic guitar on this shoegazing track. As ever, the strong female vocals are the focal point … Continue reading Strangers In My House – Sweet Relief
Another bountiful mix this month with the best of what indiepop, dreampop, alt-rock and shoegaze has to offer. Also featured is one track from each artist taken from the recent, and very good, three way split indiepop compilation Flowery Melancholia. … Continue reading Records I Like Mix April 2023
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