Well I have covered a lot of ground in the past week and a bit so here is a handy playlist with a track each from (almost!) every release I have mentioned this month to date. That should tide you over whilst I try and work out my Top 10 for the year! Click on the image to start the music…. Have a great holiday/solstice/Christmas/well earned break……. Continue reading Constant Mind – A Records I Like Playlist (December #1)
The Autumn Sighs – Green The Green EP is the latest release from German shoegazers The Autumn Sighs who stick to the template rigidly and deliver a beautiful, haunting EP reminiscent of The Pale Saints. Shoegaze at it’s finest. The EP is out on Dreams Never End. Facebook Your Friends Polymers – v chuzhoi strane Sticking on the shoegaze/dreampop theme we next head to Russia and the latest one from Your Friends Polymers who finally follow up 2015’s Chudesa EP. Thankfully their music is much better than their name and this is one of the best EP’s in the genre … Continue reading Ending 2017 #4
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
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
As we hurtle to the end of 2017 I am trying to collate a number of releases over the next few posts. Sky Faction – Sky Faction Sky Faction have members of Starry Eyed Cadet amongst their ranks so if you are familiar with that band you may guess how this lot sound. If not then we have five indiepop tracks that may delight or annoy in equal measure. Whilst No One Else is an absolute delight I am pegged back by the over complicated Miss Solitary and the dreary Mar. Thankfully things pick up on Lactose Intolerant and the … Continue reading Ending 2017 #1
Vanishing Act is a taster for Air Formation’s new album Near Miss that is due for release next March via Club AC30. It’s a great fuzzy shoegaze track that leaves me wanting more! Facebook Continue reading Air Formation – Vanishing Act
Here is most probably the last playlist of the year barring a best of or two next month. Really enjoying the tracks from UK Cinema, Blacanova, Pony, Black Sea to name but a few. As per usual click on the image to start the playlist. Playmoss has made some changes so if the playlists do not work for you please leave a comment. Continue reading Out of Place – A Records I Like Playlist (November #2)
Aside from some of the tracks I have written about recently there is some excellent music here – why would I include anything but! If you only flirt with this list make sure you check out the tracks from Sound and Fury, Matriakatet, Glass Arcades, Savak, Soda Fountain Rag and the beautiful Bloodshade by Flower Crown. If you have missed any previous playlists you can find them here. Continue reading Blow City – A Records I Like Playlist (November #1)
A third and final playlist for October which should see you through the week and into November. There is so much good stuff out there now I could not possibly write about them all so these playlists are great as they encapsulate what I found on bandcamp. Hopefully there will be something you like too. Enjoy! Continue reading Daze In The Sun – A Records I Like Playlist (October #3)
Astro Children’s first new song since last years split 7″ with fellow Kiwi Miss June is a good’ un. Slow, fuzzy guitars compete with pounding drums and gruff female vocals with nods to garage, shoegaze and grunge. It’s short and sweet. Just like this post. Facebook Continue reading Astro Children – Straight For My Heart
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