C86, indiepop, Lo-FiLeave a comment

Talbot Adams – Green Girl/I Love You So

Tom

I have not come across Talbot Adams before but a quick glance at his bandcamp page show releases going back to 2010. Green Girl is his new single and has that authentic 1980’s indie sound about it. It’s pretty infectious too and will have your attention throughout. Flip side I Love You So doesn’t quite grab me in the same way. It’s a bit hit and miss and whilst the 1960’s vocal effects are nice the track doesn’t bring anything new to the party. Buy for the A side. It’s out on 7″ vinyl via Market Square Records. get it … Continue reading Talbot Adams – Green Girl/I Love You So

Electronica, Noise PopLeave a comment

Girl One & The Grease Guns – Suburban Robot

Tom

Suburban Robot is taken from the new Girl One & The Grease Guns/Jen Schande split single that is out now on Squirrel Records. It’s a fine slab of synth inspired post punk a sound which Girl One & The Grease Guns have made their own during the past year or two. Dig that robot! Pick it up on limited edition orange vinyl direct from the label. Facebook Continue reading Girl One & The Grease Guns – Suburban Robot

Electronica, ShoegazeLeave a comment

Pinkshinyultrablast – Holy Forest (Keep Shelly In Athens Remix)

Tom

Whilst we wait until next month for the release of the début album by Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast here is a remix of Holy Forest, the second single taken from that impending album. Holy Forest is out on 26th January as a limited edition cassette single via Club AC30. The album Everything Else Matters follows a couple of weeks later. And here is the original for comparison: Facebook Continue reading Pinkshinyultrablast – Holy Forest (Keep Shelly In Athens Remix)

Dream PopLeave a comment

Heavy Heart – Shell

Tom

Shell by Peckham’s Heavy Heart is taken from the bands debut self release entitled the This Season EP. It’s a sublime piece of dreampop that, despite listening to it enough these past few days, the rest of the EP just cannot reach although parts of Daisy Chain come valiantly close. It’s available on cassette or as pay what you want digital formats from the band’s bandcamp page. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Heavy Heart – Shell

Alt Rock, Dream Pop, indiepop, Noise Pop2 Comments

Records I Like Tracks Of The Year 2014 – 5 to 1

Tom

Tracks 10 to 6 can be found here. The countdown continues…….. 5. The Radio Dept. – Death to Fascism The Radio Dept. only seem to release songs these days when there is a general election in their native Sweden. Death To Fascism is their response to the rise of the extreme right in Sweden and features chants of Smrt fašizmu, sloboda narodu over what sounds like a remix of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Reverence. You can download the song for free from Soundcloud. 4. The Wendy Darlings – Bobby Darin Taken from the album The Insufferable Fatigues of Idleness … Continue reading Records I Like Tracks Of The Year 2014 – 5 to 1

Alt Rock, indiepop, Noise Pop1 Comment

Records I Like Tracks Of The Year 2014 – 10 to 6

Tom

Phew. It was a hard choice picking just 10 songs to represent the Records I Like Top 10 Tracks for 2014 and I think I should really thinking about a move to Spain at some point given the amount of Spanish indiepop I have listened to in 2014. The just missing out pile included tracks by Lost Tapes, Earth Girls, Shackleton, Teen Runnings, Factory Floor, The Debutantes, Joanna Gruesome, My Light Shines For You, Zipper, Lightfoils, PinkshinyUltrablast, Peru, Crescendo, Hardfloor, The Hobbes Fanclub and The Popguns off the top of my head – maybe I should have done a top … Continue reading Records I Like Tracks Of The Year 2014 – 10 to 6

PunkLeave a comment

Hard Left – Skinheads Home For Christmas

Tom

Hard Left, who are a band who hark back to the 1970’s both in terms of music and political attitude, knock out an instant punk Christmas classic backed with a cover of John Paul Young/Bay City Roller’s Yesterday’s Hero. Play loud and get Santa pogo’ing down that chimney. Out now on limited edition 7″ via Future Perfect or as a free digital download. Get it here. Facebook Continue reading Hard Left – Skinheads Home For Christmas

C86, Noise Pop1 Comment

The Fireworks – On and On

Tom

On and On is taken from the Fireworks forthcoming debut album Switch Me On which is due for release in February 2015 on Shelflife Records. On and On is noisy, frantic and clocks in under two minutes. Think The Buzzcocks meeting up with The Shop Assistants. Now that’s the perfect pop recipe for me. On and On is available digitally from here. You can pre-order Switch Me On in blood red vinyl as well as CD from the label (US) or you can order the CD version via the band or vinyl via Rough Trade (UK/EU). Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Fireworks – On and On