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Agent Blå – Another Reason To Cut Off An Ear

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Swedish band Agent Blå’s penchant for producing indiepop which could easily fill a stadium given their sound shows no sign of abating on latest single Another Reason To Cut Off An Ear. Vocalist Emelie Alatalo’s voice is as epic as the accompanying soaring guitars giving the song a haunting and dramatic feel. It’s also the lead track from their new Vinyl EP Medium Rare which was released this past Friday. Get the single (with an exclusive b-side) and/or the EP from the band or the label, Luxury Records or; Kanine Records in the States, Through Love (Germany) or 2670 Records … Continue reading Agent Blå – Another Reason To Cut Off An Ear

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BMX Bandits – Way Of The Wolf (With Dr Cosmo’s Tape Lab)

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I cannot say I was too taken with last year’s BMX Bandits Forever album but the quirky Way Of The Wolf is a clever, catchy, fun and addictive track. The band’s label Elefant is partial to remixes and most sadly have not worked (see The Primitives for starters) but this surely single is ripe for the picking thanks to it’s beat. It’s backed with two unreleased tracks including You Justify My Life which BMX frontman Duglas T Stewart originally wrote with David Scott of The Pearlfishers and was released on their 1999 album The Young Picnickers. It’s available digitally from … Continue reading BMX Bandits – Way Of The Wolf (With Dr Cosmo’s Tape Lab)

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Neonic Sundrive – I Can’t See Your Eyes

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I Can’t See Your Eyes by Moscow’s Neonic Sundrive is an enjoyable romp across both indiepop and shoegaze territories. Taken from the forthcoming debut album Lie Paradise it features noisy guitars and boy/girl vocals sounding like a cross between Tyrannosaurus Dead and a Strawberry Wine era My Bloody Valentine. Intriguing stuff. Instagram Continue reading Neonic Sundrive – I Can’t See Your Eyes

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Deaf – Truancy

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More dark post-punk this time from New Zealand’s Deaf who, after a bit of digging, I found to be made up of former members of Sunken Sea and Tiddabades who remain unheard of by me. Truancy is an amazing debut song made distinctive by the unique vocals of Luke Kavanagh. Fleeting synths and toned guitars add to the mix giving the track a haunting atmospheric feel. A keeper and a taster for the debut EP that is due out later this year. Maybe those previous bands will not be unheard of for much longer! Facebook Continue reading Deaf – Truancy

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Browned Butter – Fall

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Fall is a simple but damn right effective shoegazing track from Kyoto’s Browned Butter. It’s certainly one of the best shoegazing tracks I have heard this year and by the time it has finished playing I am sure you will be saying the same thing too thanks to it’s melodic guitars and the lovely vocals of singer/guitarist Naoko Yutani. Amazingly this is their first demo and they may have set the bar just a little too high. Time will tell! Get it from here. Homepage Continue reading Browned Butter – Fall