This is an excellent piece of indiepop from Hethers who seem to have lost a letter from their name since I last heard them. Luckily nowt has been lost on the music quality front. Excellent gloomy pop! Get it from their bandcamp page. It’s available on a pay what you want basis. Facebook Continue reading Hethers – Guiding Light
Always in the comeback single from Swedish indiepop legends Red Sleeping Beauty. It’s like they have never gone away as this is the band at their “vintage” best complete with an intro that sounds like OMD’s Enola Gay. Apparently there is more on the way in 2015. I cannot wait given how good this is. Always is out now on Shelflife Records. Order it from here. Facebook Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty – Always
Bring Me Home is the lead track from the excellently named Swedish band Don’t Cry Shopgirl’s debut 7″ single. There was a time, almost 10 years ago now, that all I seemed to listen too was Swedish indiepop via self released CDRs and this track reminds me of that time. It’s influenced by the bands of the C86 (dare I say twee?) era but it’s done oh, so well. Marvellous and I will be ordering a copy come payday! You can pre-order the single from Cloudberry Records. Facebook Soundcloud Continue reading Don’t Cry Shopgirl – Bring Me Home
Binary is taken from the forthcoming album Try To Be Hopeful which is due out on Fortuna Pop next month. It’s a political tinged slab of 1980’s tinged indiepop that bodes well for the album being a cracker. And, if like me, you missed the first single from the album Burn Masculinity stream it below. Homepage Bandcamp Facebook Continue reading The Spook School – Binary
Spanking new single from Russian experimental shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast. It’s backed with a version on the flip and is out on Club AC30 on October 2nd. Sadly the limited edition vinyl has sold out but you will be able to get it in digital formats via the usual places. The band start their UK tour tomorrow (Friday 25th Sept) and I can vouch that they are well worth catching. Facebook Continue reading Pinkshinyultrablast – Kiddy Pool Dreams
More garage tinged indiepop from Chicago‘s Earth Girls. They start at a frantic pace on the title track, get faster and don’t stop until all four songs are completed in just shy of eight minutes. Pop music for the ideal world………….. Out now on 7″ vinyl via Dirt Cult Records Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading Earth Girls – Someone I’d Like to Know E.P
Just Like Them is taken from the forthcoming mini album from Alpaca Sports entitled When You Need Me The Most. It’s a bouncy, joyful sounding indiepop tune but beware the double edged sword of the bittersweet lyrics! It’s out on Elefant Records or Luxury Records on October 2nd. It’s available on 10″ vinyl (1000 copies) or on CD complete with extra track (but no mention of a tacky badge!). You can also download Just Like Them for free from Elefant using the code 02EBQKXDQ7AT The band play an acoustic set at the Dufflecoat Records All Dayer in London on Saturday … Continue reading Alpaca Sports – Just Like Them
How about some electronica for the weekend? Copy For Collapse – Grey Sunday (Proxy Remix) A very good remix of Grey Sunday by Proxy. Not as accessible as the original (which you can find here) but still impresses with a much harder sound. Facebook New Order – Plastic If Restless and it’s pretty boring remixes got you down and had you thinking it sounded the death knell (again!) for New Order then you may have to have a rethink! Plastic is pretty good and must be the next single surely given it’s remix potential. It sounds like the band has … Continue reading Something For The Weekend
The debut EP from Chester’s Peaness is an immensely catchy and enticing one with hook and pulls drawing you in from every angle. Case in point is stand out track Fortune Favours The Bold which is so addictive it should have a health warning slapped across it. I love the way they fuse indiepop with post punk influences which is always a winner in my book. Despite the title there is plenty of fun to be had here! The No Fun EP is available digitally from here. Someone issue it on 7″ vinyl pretty please…… Facebook Continue reading Peaness – No Fun EP
The latest single from Melbourne dreampoppers Lowtide is a cover of Julia by French post punk band Asylum Party. It’s a cracking cover with the shimmering guitars and joyous joint vocals really doing the original justice. However it’s the flip side Spring that deserves the plaudits here as it develops into a track of anthem like proportions that will have your feet tapping and your head nodding in unison such is it’s pull. Excellent! Out now in 7″ vinyl and digital formats. And here is the original from 1988. Facebook Soundcloud Continue reading Lowtide – Julia/Spring
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