Austrian’s Crush are a new one on me, despite the fact they have been around since 2016. Their ear catching single Where Flowers Grow is their first new music since the Sundown EP almost three years ago now. See! I … Continue reading Crush – Where Flowers Grow
Austin based DAIISTAR’s debut single Tracemaker will no doubt remind the listener of an early Oasis on the first listen or two. But did deeper, and you can hear echoes of the likes of The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or … Continue reading DAIISTAR – Tracemaker
The Catherines cover Terry Hall’s Sense to great aplomb, turning Hall’s maudlin original into a shimmering indiepop classic. It sounds a bit like The Lightning Seeds, but given Ian Broudie co-wrote the original back in 1994 and that the Lightning … Continue reading The Catherines – Sense
After hearing Humsikk’s recent collaboration with Amy Amanda & The Cottons, I was hoping that line up would bear more fruit. I thought it was a one-off, but little did I know it was the title track of the band’s new EP sans collaborators. Alone, as the title may suggest, is a slice of melancholy indiepop. The chords and the structure of the song will remind the listener of so much yet, by the end, it will have established its own identity, imprinting itself in your memories. I previously wrote, amongst other things, that the title track “is a mellow … Continue reading Humsikk – By the Sea
Manuel Joseph Walker aka Foliage has remixed last year’s single (and video!) Can’t Go Anywhere/ He writes that he “re-imagines his jangly 2022 single “Can’t Go Anywhere” with a House club banger” and as a “foreshadowing of what’s next to come for Foliage”. It’s an uplifting remix that truly enhances the original, developing it in all the right places. One for the indiepop and house fans to dance along in unison too. Facebook Continue reading Foliage – Can’t Go Anywhere (Club Mix)
Continuing the series of posting albums and/or EPs as and when they are released (or usually a bit after!) as a follow up to the initial new tracks/singles posts posted on this blog. Sample the release via the You Tube … Continue reading Recommended Releases – 05/02/2022
Well I certainly had a lot of emails to sift through this Bandcamp Friday. So much so, it was time to resurrect the unpopular sampler feature! Here are some of the tracks purchased today. Here is the Playlist: or listen … Continue reading The Bandcamp Friday Sampler
Melbourne’s Dream Room last few singles has seen a union of ethereal dreampop and shoegaze, a union which has seen pretty effective results. New single Skin thankfully does not buck this trend, resulting in a haunting track packed full of … Continue reading Dream Room – Skin
By The Sea is a three-way collaboration featuring Indonesian acts Humsikk, The Cottons and Amy Amanda. I have not heard of the latter, but the other two acts have put out some fine indiepop singles in the past, although not … Continue reading Humsikk Feat. Amy Amanda & The Cottons – By The Sea
The Sydney based five piece Futureheaven were formed back in 2018 but have just released their debut single Tides. The band write that it was a long time coming, which has to be the understatement of the month! They also … Continue reading Futureheaven – Tides
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