Experimental meets shoegaze meets pop. Or something like that. Friends finishes far too quickly for my liking whilst Flowers takes a few listens as it slowly grows on you. An interesting first release from this Cambridge based band. It’s out as a digital single via Ear To Ear Records. Get it from here. An album (with a new line up) follows later this year. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Tape Runs Out – Friends / Flowers
The fact that their name is taken from a Swervedriver song should give you some clues of how this band sounds. Doncaster’s 93MillionMilesFromTheSun is a new name on me despite the imminent release of their third album Fall Into Nothing. The Watch Her Fall EP came out in February and I have been playing it more and more in recent weeks. It is simply immense none more so than on Breathe Again. If there truly is a shoegaze revival in 2015 then this lot should be right up there leading from the front. Get it from here. Facebook Continue reading 93MillionMilesFromTheSun – Watch Her Fall EP
Next weekend sees the fifth and final Oddbox Weekender. To celebrate this fact the label have released a free 27 track compilation featuring bands who are playing over the course of the three days. It includes tracks from the likes of Fever Dream, The Spook School, The Manhattan Love Suicides, Horowitz and many more. Get it from here. Hurry though – the download will be removed on 4th May! More info and tickets for the Weekender can be found here. Facebook Continue reading Various Artists – Odd Box Weekender V
Netlabel Eardrumspop have released a free 38 eight track compilation in celebration of their fifth birthday. There are a number of unreleased tracks here nestling amongst others culled from their previous EP releases and their unique Between The Waves compilations. A comprehensive history of the label (and links to all releases) by it’s founder Knut can be found here. Download from here. Homepage Continue reading Various Artists – Hi, Five!
Running Late is taken from the ROYGBIV EP by Aussie shoegazers Flyying Colours. It’s out on May 11th via Club AC30 (UK/EU) or stateside via Shelflife a day later. Running Late is proof that shoegazers can produce perfect pop songs. This has been on repeat for a couple of days now and I cannot see that letting up just yet. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Flyying Colours – Running Late
Excellent new single (and their first away from Labrador) from those eighties revivalists The Mary Onettes. Ruins also features some nice vocals from Selebrities‘ front-woman, Maria Usbeck. It’s a digital release via the Cascine label. Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Mary Onettes – Ruins
Brand new single from The School featuring four tracks including two tracks taken from their forthcoming album as well as covers of Knickers Baby Don’t Hold Your Breath For Me and Carole King’s Crying In The Rain. I Will See You Soon is the best track here and grabs me more than the title track. It’s all undeniably The School who rarely veer away from their 1960’s girl band influenced brand of indiepop. But if it ain’t broke………… It’s available as a limited edition 7″ single or digitally. Buy the 7″ from here Facebook Soundcloud Continue reading The School – All I Want From You Is Everything
Mercury Girls contain two members of Literature and Catnaps which alone should be a recommendation to give these tracks a listen. Some nice fuzzy guitars and shared vocals here (well the standard indiepop template then) which get my feet tapping here alone in an empty office bathed in the spring sun. It’s a pay what you want download from here. Facebook Continue reading Mercury Girls – Demos
I am loving the artwork and I am loving the tunes. Here are two more previews of tracks taken from the forthcoming album We Are Hard Left due for release in May. The album is due to ship a few days after the UK general election. Here’s hoping it will be a soundtrack ushing in a badly needed change of government. Pre-order the album here. Facebook Continue reading Hard Left – Kicking It Off & Holiday
Excellent noisy, fuzzy shoegaze with female vocals from Baltimore’s Wildhoney. And it’s all over in just 35 minutes and a bit minutes. Cracking stand out tracks too including Molly and the luscious Owe You Nothing. Pick it up via Forward Records (US) or Deranged Records (International Orders) or digitally (Bandcamp). Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading Wildhoney – Sleep Through It
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