Is it me or are there more indiepop Christmas songs out this year than is the norm? Originally released in 2008 as a digital download Christmas Song by The Garlands get’s a 7″ release courtesy of the Snowflakes Christmas Singles series. It’s backed with the bands cover of Claudine Longet’s 1967 track I Don’t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You. Buy it from here. Facebook Continue reading The Garlands – Christmas Song
Indiepop Stalwarts Ballboy have released their first material for quite some time in the shape of a six track digital only EP. It’s the usual melancholic (Christmas?) “fayre” and Gordon McIntyre’s lyrics are as witty and sharp as ever. Get it from bandcamp. Homepage Continue reading Ballboy – Merry Christmas to the Drunks, Merry Christmas to the Lovers
September Girls, who have signed to Fortuna Pop!, will be releasing their debut album Cursing The Sea on January 6th 2014. Heartbeats is the first single lifted from it and it sounds a bit like The Breeders to me. And that is never a bad thing! You can order the 7″ and pre-order the album from Fortuna Pop! or buy the single plus goodies from the band themselves. Homepage Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading September Girls – Heartbeats
Helen Love have released a digital only Christmas single on Elefant. Visit here to find how you can get it for nowt in mp3 format or get it here as a paid download in a number of other digital formats. So, erm, pump up the volume! And here is their cover of The Ramones Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) they released on a Filthy Little Angels compilation a few years back. Facebook Continue reading Helen Love – Hark The Herald Angels
Naming themselves after a Pavement song the Weird Season EP is the debut release from Australian band Major Leagues and mighty fine it is too covering all bases between garage and shoegaze. You can buy in a variety of formats and bundles from here. Homepage Facebook Bandcamp Continue reading Major Leagues – Weird Season EP
Oddbox Records have released a 15 track compilation covering a number of their releases in 2013 including tracks that appeared on sold out Crackle! Fuzz! Pop! singles club and Volume 1. of The 100 Club Series of 7″ singles. The label asks for a donation (suggested amount £2) in return for the download which is only available until the end of January 2014. Homepage Continue reading Various – Odd Box 2013
Hurrah! The Leeds based fuzzy pop noiseniks are back with their first new song since 2009! I have missed this lot. Facebook Continue reading The Manhattan Love Suicides – (Never Stop) Hating You
Of the two songs here it’s Playing With The Moon that wins out for me. Short and sweet from the ever improving Choo Choo Trains. Facebook Continue reading The Choo Choo Trains – Scrumdiddliumcious
Whilst you wait for their next release you catch catch up on Flowers progress by listening to a new batch of demos they have uploaded to their bandcamp page. Tracks like Never See This Place Again and Shy sound great in demo form which just makes you wionder how much better they can be if they ever record them “properly”. Londoners can catch them playing an acoustic set at the Betsey Trotwood for the Big Pink Cake’s Christmas Party on the 14th December. Facebook Continue reading Flowers – More Demos
I wrote about the latest Fireworks single here and now here is the video for it whcih is almost as great as the song. Out now on Shelflife Records. UK bods can order it from Rough Trade. Facebook Continue reading The Fireworks – Runaround
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