The second part of the catch up focuses on post-punk releases that have been previously consigned to my bookmarks! Italian (I think) outfit Broken Up release their debut album Soul Victim next month. I have enjoyed the two singles to … Continue reading Midweek Catch Up #2 Post-Punk
This weeks pack of three features three recent post-punk releases that are inspired by synth-pop. Handful of Snowdrops – The Four Winds Canadian post-punk veterans Handful of Snowdrops return with their first new material since 2018’s excellent Noir album. The Four Winds errs on the side of poppier side of synth-pop whilst Tail Sails is a moody, atmospheric instrumental track. However it’s the scattered edit of the title track that stands out taking the original version to a higher level or should that be dancefloor? Facebook Холодный звонок – Друг Moscow based one man post-punk act Холодный звонок (Cold Call) … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? – Three Post-Punk/Synth Pop Acts
And here is the follow up to Part One. As mentioned in the oprevious post there is no order of preference and this mix contains indiepop, post-punk and synth-pop. It’s not a bad mix to be fair. One thing I … Continue reading Records I Like – The Best of 2019 (Part Two)
So another year over and it was one of the best I can remember but given my memory of late that’s no strong ask. It started strongly in January and never looked back. It was a painstaking task compiling the … Continue reading Records I Like – The Best of 2019 (Part One)
Red Sleeping Beauty have had a great 2019 what with the Stockholm album and all the singles & mixes taken from it. For their final (I presume!) release of 2019 they lift yet another track from said album in the shape of a new and edited version of New York City Girls. The track has already seen a rework back in August when the band teamed up with Cristina Quesada on Chicas De Madrid. It’s one of my favourite tracks from Stockholm and the electro-pop beats sound a bit deeper here drawing on the stadium house sounds of the KLF. … Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty – New York City Girls
The new single from Fanclub is a delightful mix of synth and indiepop. The synths drive the song whilst the guitars buzz around in support. The vocals of Leslie Crunkilton are a delight as ever as she sings of “sneaking through unlocked gates” to spend time with a loved one before the inevitable heartbreak comes. Facebook Continue reading Fanclub – Trespassing
Human Program – Moons At The Gate Minimal synths crossed with some Peter Hook style bass riffs opens this EP in the shape of V1. Sounding like long lost outtakes from the mixing desk of Martin Hannett it’s hard to … Continue reading Post Punk Tuesday
I have been enjoying the EPs released this year by one man outfit Холодный звонок which roughly translates as Cold Calling. His (Dmitry Scherbakov) music is on the poppier side of coldwave and there are four synth-pop tracks here including two cover versions of originals by – well I haven’t a clue to be honest. The songs are energetic and lively despite being resplendent with words sung in a dour vocal style. However I think that adds to the charm as demonstrated on Дела which is my pick of the tracks on offer. EDIT – I think I located the … Continue reading Холодный звонок – Генерал
Rounding up some more post-punk inspired tunes. Beryllium – Beryllium Not sure if these are unfinished tracks, demos or works in progress but on this debut release there are four very short wave synth-pop/coldwave inspired post-punk tracks. The synths hook you in and the vocals give the songs (excerpts?) an extra dimension but they are oh so short. I really hope there is more to come from this act as this EP bodes well for the future. Figure Section – Spectre Belgium has a long association with all things coldwave/post-punk and Brussels based Figure Section is a new addition to … Continue reading Post-Punk Tuesday
This weeks pack of three features three tracks that are drawn from different genres. Tara – Letting Go Tara present another dreamy track that meanders along it’s ethereal course. Shimmering guitars and intangible vocals are the order of the day … Continue reading Something For The Weekend – Pick ‘n’ Mix
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