The new single from Swedish band The Slow Summits is a beautiful piece of music inspired by retro twee and indiepop. I have compared their sound to that of 1980s British indie bands and their ilk previously and there is … Continue reading The Slow Summits – Not the One
Letchworth Garden City is home to some fine things including Dave’s and the Garden Brewery. Now I can add The Chickpea Darlings to that small list. Bitter Lemon is their second album and they write that it’s a “bucket of … Continue reading The Chickpea Darlings – Bitter Lemon
I seem to be writing about Indonesian label Shiny Happy Records quite a bit of late. And given the quality of their recent releases I am not sure I will be stopping some time yet. Take their new compilation which … Continue reading Various Artists – Asian Pop Heaven Compilation
Manila’s Cinéma Lumière is the latest band to have their Our Secret World Quarantine Session released by Shiny Happy Records. Actually, in this case, it’s only part of it but the two tracks (out of four) released by the aforementioned … Continue reading Cinéma Lumière – Shiny Happy Digital Club 05
Hmmm. These mixes are being pushed back into the middle of the month once more. I am not surprised given the quality tuneage on offer! So here we are once more rounding up releases from the past month or so … Continue reading Records I Like Mix – August 2020
Caleb Carr aka Australian based English Summer has just released a new track. It’s a demo recording titled I Dream. The lyrics were written last year whilst the music was put together recently. The raw sound reminds of the early … Continue reading Post-Weekend Pack of Three – Indiepop
Fallen Love Records is an indiepop/twee record label based in Toronto, Canada. Their new 18 track compilation Text Me When You Get Here was released earlier this month and it is a collection of home recordings by artists under COVID-19 Lockdown. There are not many names I recognise here. Well, it’s just the one in the shape of Sushi Backpack to be honest and they supply the entertaining When You Told Me You Were Lonely. If truth be told I am not that keen on the twee-er side of indie-pop especially when ukuleles are involved and I have always preferred … Continue reading Various Artists – Text Me When You Get Here
Asimov – Obelisco Guatemalan shoegazers Asimov are back with their first new song since last years debut album Todo Lo Que Buscamos Es Desaparecer. And what a track they return with! It is a stunning example of ethereal shoegaze and … Continue reading The Saturday Mix
It’s a bumper mix this month running at just over two hours. So get stuck into shoegaze, dreampop, indiepop, jangle-pop and a lot more besides. All the tracks have featured on these pages and in light of the absence of … Continue reading Records I Like Mix July 2020
Fine is the project of Boston (UK) based Liam James Marsh aka Kid Chameleon and Alice Kat. They both are prolific musicians and have recorded together under the name Fine for a few years now. The three songs on their new 8 track recorded EP are three gentle but melancolic indiepop songs that flirt with both with twee and folk. The very short opener Whisper To The World is very erm, fine indeed. On a side note, I believe Alice Kat released a new EP last month but aside from Spotify (and the video below) I have not been able … Continue reading Fine – Lying Alone
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