Control is the first single taken from the band’s debut self titled album which is out now digitally and will be followed by a physical release on 26 January 2015 on Fierce Panda. I have enjoyed the band’s singles output so far so hopefully this album continues the trend which, based on Control, is on track to do so! Homepage Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading Desperate Journalist – Control
We Go On is taken by from the bands’ , who feature ex members of Aberdeen, Fonda and Trembling Blue Stars, debut self titled album which is out now on Shelflife Records. The album can be purchased here. I have not found a UK stockist yet but I am sure it will turn up at Rough Trade who still have copies of the excellent debut single Distant Drive in stock. Homepage Facebook Continue reading The Luxembourg Signal – We Go On
Umi is taken from Russian Shoegazer’s Pinkshinyultrablast forthcoming debut album Everything Else Matters which is due for release in January on the Club AC30 label. You can pre-order the album on vinyl from here and/or you can purchase Umi as a lossless digital download here. You can pick up the band’s 2009 debut EP Happy Songs For Happy Zombies (well recommended) from their bandcamp page. Facebook Continue reading Pinkshinyultrablast – Umi
I heard this track for the first time the other day via one of Matthews mixtapes and it’s one of the finest pieces of shoegazing I have heard for a while. It’s taken from the band’s album Hierarchy which was released back in July on Saint Marie Records. You can buy it physically here or digitally here. Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading Lightfoils – Addict
It’s hard not to think of the Deal sisters when listening to this excellent EP from Baltimore’s Crimson Wave as I can hear the likes of The Breeders and The Amps here. However that’s a lazy comparison to make but given that I keep stating this is not a review site it’s the best you are going to get out of me on a downcast Wednesday afternoon other than give it a listen, it’s great! It’s out now on Accidental Guest Records or you can buy it digitally from the label’s bandcamp page. The digital version has a bonus track. … Continue reading Crimson Wave – Say / Calling You 7″
Need We Say More (no) are a one off all grrrrl band featuring Helen (Shrag), Steph (The Blue Minkies, Summer Hunter, Shrag) and Kathy (The Thermals). They recorded a couple of tracks and this is the result for London’s Freakscene label. You shouldn’t be at all surprised that they sound like most the aforementioned bands! It’s out now digitally and you can also get it bundled with postcards and pocxket mirrors. See the label’s bandcamp page for more. Continue reading Need We Say More (no) – Too Many Dead/Superstition corner
When you play Hjearts for the first time it sounds like a record in your collection that you just cannot place. And that feeling keeps occurring track after track. That’s not to say there is nowt original here and there are plenty of ideas competing with one another in order to be heard. Hungry Ghost (the 4th EP in as many months) is chock full of strong songs none more so than Flowering Judas which is one of the finest examples of fuzzy DIY bedroom pop you will hear this year. Gonna give those other EP’s available a listen now. … Continue reading Hjearts – Hungry Ghost
Three excellent slices of fuzzy, catchy pop from Gijón based band No Fucks which draws on from influences ranging from from punk, indiepop to surf music and blimey they do it so well. Pop music as it should be. It’s out now on limited edition (250 copies) 7″ vinyl on High Five Discos – you can grab the digital version for free at the same link. Facebook Continue reading No Fucks – Self Titled 7″
Those legendary German indiepoppers Brideshead are back with a spanking new single on Dufflecoat Records. It’s called Mermaid and is backed with The Loneliest Boy In The World with both tracks echoing to the sound of the 1980’s UK indie “scene”. It’s out on 7″ (limited to 250 copies) and digital formats and you can get your copy from here. Homepage Facebook Continue reading Brideshead – The Mermaid
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is the title of the new album from Belle and Sebastian which is due for release in January 2015. The band have posted a trailer for the video on you tube. Homepage Continue reading Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
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