Spanish band Lebend follow up last May’s excellent By Your Side single with the cinematic sounding Hologram. It’s a luscious, sweeping track that invokes the images of wide open spaces, landscapes and blissful surroundings. And that is not just the cover! Let your imagination run riot….. Facebook Continue reading Lebend – Hologram
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
A new track from Colchester’s The Angel Makers which may or may not appear on their forthcoming new EP Little Deaths. It’s an upbeat track with programmed beats driving the song relentlessly forward. There are some lovely sounds here none more so than Shauna Kelly’s voice whilst the unexpected slow outro works a treat. Here’s to that EP! Facebook Continue reading The Angel Makers – Too Late
I must admit that the original version of Somewhere by Tokyo based Luby Sparks, which was released last month, did not do much for these ears. However I noticed it now has been given a make over by the Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie so I delved in. Guthrie reduces the epic guitar sound of the original, concentrating on the vocals turning the song to into a blissful, ethereal classic. Dreampop? You bet! Facebook Continue reading Luby Sparks – Somewhere (Robin Guthrie Remix)
This weeks pack of three features three psychedelic inspired releases. Les Big Byrd – Snö-Golem The forthcoming single from Stockholm’s Les Big Byrd mixes drone, krautrock and of course a dusting of psychedelia. It’s a heavy pounding track dominated by … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three Psychedelia
Inspired musically (and in the artwork too) by British post-punk bands such as Echo & The Bunnymen, The Sound and The Chameleons to name but a few the self titled debut from Ontario’s The Epigones is a mandatory listen. The songs highlight and showcase the incredibly strong vocals and the band’s guitar based sound. The way these come together both structurally and melodically is impressive to say the least. Just check these songs out and the way the guitars jangle themselves senseless on First Sunday of Your Vacation is particularity astounding to these ears. Anyone wanna buy a bridge? Homepage Continue reading The Epigones – The Epigones
The debut EP from Brisbane’s Blussh is a fast-paced, grunge and riot grrrl influenced EP. It’s not for the faint of heart as they come at you in droves with noisy and shouty tunes about sad girls, mental health and erm, a big dong – they are not short on humor and put-downs either. Not sure who Becky is but she had better shut up whilst I give this punk-pop frenzy another spin. That said it’s so loud I doubt I could hear her! Homepage Continue reading Blussh – Shut Up Becky!
Molchat Doma – Zvezdy Molchat Doma hail from Minsk, Belarus. Last years Etazhi album was one of the best post-punk releases of 2018 or indeed any other of the past five years. New track Zvezdy continues in pretty much the … Continue reading Post Punk Tuesday
Where You Are by Dallas based Audiobaton is a fuzzy, distorted and noisy shoegaze EP. Alongside the obvious strengths that lie within the songs there are plenty of reference points such as Loop, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Darkside and My Bloody Valentine to name but a few. There are also more than a few nods in the direction of drone and to a lesser extent psychedelia. Songs such as Here and I’ll Run are excellent and should be on any discerning listeners shoegazing playlist but everything on this EP is worth a listen or five. Where You Are is … Continue reading Audiobaton – Where You Are
Lake Ruth, who feature members of Holy Fuck, The New Lines, and The Eighteenth Day of May, will be releasing their new single as part of the Slumberland Records SLR30 Singles Series. The band’s music is inspired by space-pop, Krautrock, noir and baroque pop amongst others. Extended Leave explores these elements to great effect complete with a pulsating bass line and delicate vocals. It’s one for fans of Broadcast or Stereolab. Extended Leave will be backed by Strange Interiors and will be released by Slumberland Records at the beginning of next month on 7″ vinyl & digital formats. Pre-order from … Continue reading Lake Ruth – Extended Leave
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