Bangkok’s Death Of Heather deliver the goods on this absorbing dreampop track. It’s a song that features slow simmering guitars that echo profoundly alongside hushed vocals which sing of someone who isn’t out of mind but yet isn’t here or there. Lovely stuff. Facebook Continue reading Death Of Heather – Mind
Texan band Flowerbed have been impressing with their tracks to date and this self titled EP cements that even further. Sounding like a cross between The Cocteau Twins and Slowdive with hints of Lush and My Bloody Valentine thrown in for good measure their sound leans towards the etheral side of dreampop. The guitars are woven into harmonic threads whilst the voice of bassist/vocalist Bailey Biggs are hushed and soothing and at times the bands music sounds like the shoegazing equivalent of a lullaby. Lovely stuff especially on the beatific bluebonnet. Facebook Continue reading Flowerbed – Flowerbed
Just as it says on the front of the tin this weeks pack of three features three releases from Matinee Recordings. My darling YOU! – Thanks For Letting Me Stay Thanks For Letting Me Stay is a track that appeared … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Matinee Recordings
Holy Now surely have surpassed themselves on It Will All End In Tears. It’s a song characterized by splendour that just keeps improving on each listen. Play it through headphones and you will see what I mean and the effects of the psychedelic tinged guitars and Julia Olanders’ voice should have you in raptures before the song ends. Despite the somber title, it’s somehow uplifting. It’s backed with the previously released, but still impressive, All The Time and a live track You Never Can Tell with it’s 1960s rock ‘n’ roll feel. The EP is out now on Lazy Octopus … Continue reading Holy Now – It Will All End In Tears
Hot on the heels of his debut album Milk Floes, which I failed to mention so let me rectify that by pointing you over here, Japan’s one man bedroom indiepop band Happypills has released a new single. I am not quite sure why Summer Song did not make the aforementioned album (maybe it’s because it’s so short) but it would have been a worthy inclusion thanks to the now trademark jangling guitars with a vocal style that wavers between deadpan and emotional ridden. The song itself may be over a tad sharpish (1m44s fact fans) but it will linger on … Continue reading Happypills – Summer Song
Another slice of Gothic-tinged post-punk from Scary Black in which a tale of a long-lost chance is told just as the memories are fading fast. The early New Order guitar sound that is used sparingly gets the song extra points but if the Truth (see what I did there?) be told it’s just the icing on the cake for another excellent track from Scary Black. Facebook Continue reading Scary Black – Icarus
Uejima Onitsura hit the nail in the head when he wrote that a few centuries ago as it’s been teeming down in London Town today. Well at least that gives me a chance to present a mini round-up of sorts. … Continue reading I Know Well That the June Rains Just Fall
I am certainly not comparing Singapore based Coming Up Roses with the music of Wagner but the opening 50 seconds on Fall reminds me of Das Rheingold Vorspiel, which happens to be the piece of music New Order choose to … Continue reading Coming Up Roses – Fall
San Diego’s Sugar Violets once again provide us with a noisy tune which, in an ideal world, would be a template all pop music should follow. Distortion, vocals that fight to be heard and blurred, obscured guitars. It’s my kind of tune alright. They didn’t forget the fuzz on this one! Facebook Continue reading Sugar Violets – Palo Santo
Kidsmoke are another one of those bands who I have a love hate relationship with. Sometimes they try to be too clever and produce songs that are too complex resulting in, to these ears, muddled results (Rising Sun for example). … Continue reading Kidsmoke – She Takes You Under
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