Paradise is the third and latest single to be taken from Swansea Sound’s latest album, Twentieth Century. The band’s label Skep Wax write that the song “sings about the Twenty First Century through the voices of Twentieth Century pop futurists … Continue reading Swansea Sound – Paradise
Three Cheers! is the new single and opening track from The Umbrellas forthcoming album Fairweather Friend. It’s a slice of quirky and catchy C86 inspired indiepop that takes in the sound of the mid 1980s Medway scene that has aligned … Continue reading The Umbrellas – Three Cheers!
There are two versions of Please on the new self-titled EP from Indonesian outfit Jennifer. It’s the rawer sounding B Version that grabs my ears with its infectious indiepop melodies and words. It also features some lovely 1980s New Order … Continue reading Jennifer – Please (B Version)
Like a speeding driver on a motorway, The Main Thing hurtles along at full throttle. The jangling guitars are frantic, whilst the vocals and drumming keep space. It has an air of This Poison! about it. The Main Thing, which … Continue reading Ducks Ltd. – The Main Thing
The new single from the Busan based Say Sue Me is a song about anxiety, sleeplessness and the effects it causes. The track is a slowly wandering and repetitive alt-rock track. That last description is not a negative because in … Continue reading Say Sue Me – 4am
The new single from Manchester’s Cruush is, according to singer Amber Warren, “just a happy silly song about nature and fairies.” Based on her childhood obsession of wearing her fairy wings everywhere, coupled with reading her favourite poems by Cicely … Continue reading Cruush – As She Grows
So a combination of COVID (yet again!) followed by a busy time at work has seen an enforced absence from these pages. So without much ado, let’s get stuck into the releases I need to catch up with. Here is … Continue reading The Mid-October Sampler
Sleepsong is the third track/single to be lifted from the band’s forthcoming self-titled EP. They head back to the days when music was being made that would soon influence what became known as Shoegaze. The song itself is very much … Continue reading Deary – Sleepsong
Oh, hang on! It’s that a bit of electronica I can hear in the latest single from Stomp Talk Modstone? It is you know and the band’s usual blend of noisy shoegaze has only gone and been replaced by synths, … Continue reading Stomp Talk Modstone – WYD
Anyone who has been following the recent Two from Clare, South Australia posts rejoice now as there is now a third act to follow. New Labour are Joel (Caleb) Carr and Judith from The Boltons. The pair have released quite … Continue reading New Labour – The Convicts
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