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акульи слёзы – малостьby

Tom

The new single from Ufa’s акульи слёзы (Google translates their name as Shark Tears) is, as the band write, about “difficulties, experiences and feelings that disappear”. It’s certainly a sorrowful affair as mournful trumpet sound add to the atmospheric feel of the song. Whilst it is somewhat far removed from the bands output I have previously heard (4AD influenced shoegaze/dreampop) it’s beautiful stuff indeed. Gloom rather than Dream pop. VK.Com Continue reading акульи слёзы – малостьby

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Records I Like Mix February 2020

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Well a bit later than usual but finally here is the mix for February 2020 featuring tracks released in the past month or so – some a bit longer. 60 minutes of listening pleasure! Details and full tracklisting: Golden Teardrops – I Won’t Be Fooled Again Is that a bit of floor stompin’ northern soul I can hear creeping into to their brand of baroque/sunshine pop? I think it is you know! The Lousy Pop Group – Days It’s a gentle, wistful track that harks back to 1980s indiepop/twee and which fades away far too soon. Wild Nothing – Blue … Continue reading Records I Like Mix February 2020

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Midweek Catch Up #1 – Indiepop &c

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A catch up of stuff caught on the Records I Like Radar. The Radio Dept. have released a new single. Titled The Absence of Birds it’s backed with a remix of the same song. The former is a wispy indiepop song with folk-ish overtones whilst the latter mixes ambient with drone. You can get it from here. Diet Cig released a new track at the end of last month. Titled Night Terrors it’s a fine example of alternative pop with scary lyrics to match – boo! You can get it from here. Medway Scene veterans The Claim have a new … Continue reading Midweek Catch Up #1 – Indiepop &c

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Stoop Kid – Nothing At All

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At the time of their last release, that being the excellent Uhm Yeah Sure EP, Stoop Kid was the project of one Jens Reubens. On this brand new EP it still is but now Reubens has formed a full band that will start to play gigs later this year. Anyway update over let’s return to the EP. The EP opens with the catchy Thought This Was The Uniform which gives way to the initially slower Done Deal. After opening with some chiming guitars with vocals to match the song picks up speed with jangling guitars kicking in for a minute … Continue reading Stoop Kid – Nothing At All

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Meltway – From Blue

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Meltway are a new Danish/Norwegian band who write that they are a “dreamy and noisy indie-rock heavily inspired by the 90’s shoegaze-scene”. They release their debut EP titled Everytime next week and have previewed the track From Blue as a taster. It’s a longish track which takes those influences into account and I like the way the guitars merge with the breezy vocals giving a spacious aura to the track. The Everytime EP is released on February 10th 2020 in digital formats and can be pre-ordered from here. Facebook Continue reading Meltway – From Blue

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Mountain Moves – Ocean Bliss EP

Tom

The Deerhof referenced Mountain Moves hail from Bandung, Indonesia forming in 2017. The band consist of a core of Ferin and Lajiw and the line-up expands when the band play live. On this, their debut release, the band produce four slabs of strong indiepop tunes on which the band already provide a distinctive sound far removed from the C86/Sarah Record influences produced by their peers. Whilst the sound is predominately twee the instruments come to the fore pushing the vocals to the background which was something I found too much, being a bit too sugary sweet, on first listens but … Continue reading Mountain Moves – Ocean Bliss EP

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Sicayda – Caught in the Rain

Tom

Sicayda’s new single features some of the heavier elements in the Toronto based band’s armoury. It also features some of their most melodic moments too. It’s the latest single in the bands series which sees them taking an older song and welding it together with some new ideas in order to demonstrate their new approach and sound. A new EP is due to follow in July this year. Facebook Continue reading Sicayda – Caught in the Rain

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Silent Run – Side A [EP]

Tom

Russian band Silent Run hail from the city of Nizhny Novgorod and Side A features the first part of a live session that the band recorded last year. They make a blend of music that mixes alt-rock, post-rock and shoegaze. As it is recorded live some of their songs come over as loud and raw especially on the driving and noisy instrumental Because Fuck You, That’s Why! They demonstrate that they can do the “not so severe side” just as well as evidenced on the gentle opener Drone A. Highlight for me is Awake as the female vocals give the … Continue reading Silent Run – Side A [EP]