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A Copy For Collapse – Grey Sunday

Tom

Grey Sunday is the second single taken the second album, Waiting For, by Italian electronic duo A Copy For Collapse. It’s a great track that weaves lush patterns throughout mixing laid back electronica with a dose of dreampop. The album is pretty good too. If shoegazing was a techno sub genre then it may have sounded like Waiting For! Grey Sunday, bundled with remixes, can be purchased digitally from here. Waiting For can be purchased on 12″ vinyl from here. It can also be purchased digitally here. Facebook Soundcloud Continue reading A Copy For Collapse – Grey Sunday

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Lost Pets – Lost Pets EP

Tom

Nottingham’s Lost Pets have just released their debut self titled EP. The lo-fi folk songs here lead on from last years demos retaining the melancholic feel and that’s a good thing. Six tracks to immerse and lose yourself in with Richard Loves Doris and the almost upbeat Discount Sushi being the pick of the bunch. The EP is available to buy in digital formats from here. Homepage Continue reading Lost Pets – Lost Pets EP

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The Agnes Circle – Modern Idea

Tom

London’s The Agnes Circle supply us with four slices of Gothic tinged post punk on their debut Modern Idea EP. Musically it echoes to the sound of the past. I can hear bits of Wire, The Cure, Joy Division and The Cocteau Twins amongst others. Florian Voytek’s strong vocals are also another plus drawing the listener in deeper and the end result is that this EP has been on repeat for a few days now. Excellent stuff…… It’s available digitally from the band. A 12″ version should be available soon via Manic Depression Records. Facebook Continue reading The Agnes Circle – Modern Idea

Coldwave, Darkwave, Post Punk1 Comment

Forever Grey – The Red Hall

Tom

Another track from the prolific Forever Grey. Luckily it’s not a case of quantity over quality. The Red Hall again echoes to the sound of the past (is that Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s Chris Reed on vocals?) but the addition of joint vocals once again shows a band expanding beyond their influences. And here is a live recording of Sourland taken from their September Ice EP. Facebook Continue reading Forever Grey – The Red Hall

Electronica, Experimental, Industrial, Post Punk, Synth popLeave a comment

Girl One and The Grease Guns – The Shatterproof Man

Tom

Girl One and The Grease Guns have released their seventh and final 7″ single via Squirrel Records (who also are sadly shutting down). The band may well release music in the future but not in 7″ vinyl format. As for this release The Shatterproof Man carries on in the same vein as previous singles being an energetic and elaborate electronic based pop song which deserves to be kept spinning. The flip side A Steel Cat In A Glass Jar is a different kettle of fish entirely being an experimental track sounding like a mix between industrial music and a film … Continue reading Girl One and The Grease Guns – The Shatterproof Man

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The Haywains – Bobbie Gentry’s Tears E​.​P

Tom

The Bobbie Gentry’s Tears EP is the new EP from indie veterans The Haywains. It features four well crafted lo-fi, DIY songs that cavort through the indiepop model with ease. It’s enjoyable stuff none more so than on Are You Making A Fool Out Of Somebody New? with it’s jangling guitars accompanied by regretful boy/girl vocals. It’s available on 7″ vinyl from Dufflecoat Records or digitally via the band’s bandcamp page. Homepage Continue reading The Haywains – Bobbie Gentry’s Tears E​.​P

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Chorusgirl – No Moon (100 Club Series 7″)

Tom

Wow. No Moon is a stonking tune full stop. Can an old man say stonking? Too bleedin’ right I can. Sounding like the past (think Modettes, Dolly Mixture, Girls At Our Best and more recently Liechtenstein) No Moon also sounds right for both present and future dancefloors. The chorus is too die for making the song sound like an updated White Mouse Disco. Flip side Dream On, Baby Blue ain’t bad but to be fair it’s completely blown away by the a-side. The C81 revival starts here………………. It’s out now on very limited 7″ vinyl via Oddbox Records. Get it … Continue reading Chorusgirl – No Moon (100 Club Series 7″)

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Forever Grey – Telling The Daffodils

Tom

Michigan’s Forever Grey manage to invoke both the imagery and sounds associated with the European post punk scene so much so that the band would not have not looked out of place in Brussels in 1979/1980. On their previous releases Forever Grey reminded me of Joy Division and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Here they manage to sound like everyone but no one else at the same time! I especially like the male/female vocals up against the sombre music and I could listen to this type of music everyday. All their releases are available on a pay what you want basis. … Continue reading Forever Grey – Telling The Daffodils

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GreyVision – Waves/Clouds

Tom

Italian act greyVision have released two EP’s this month that hark back to post punk coldwave and darkwave, two areas I have been rediscovering & exploring recently. Both Waves and Clouds veer towards minimalism with nods to both 4AD and Mute as well as the likes of Kraftwerk and Dead can Dance. You can get both EPs on a pay what you want basis from bandcamp. Continue reading GreyVision – Waves/Clouds

Dreampop, Shoegaze1 Comment

Star Horse – Slower Now/Wherever You

Tom

Nice melodic shoegaze from Sweden that draws comparisons from The Cocteau Twins to Slowdive. There is a lot of this about at present but rather than being a pale imitation Star Horse take these influences and turn them into something lovely especially on Slower Now with singer/guitarist Maja’s vocals standing out. Available on 7″ via Häxrummet Records and digital download. Get it from here. Facebook Continue reading Star Horse – Slower Now/Wherever You