London based Deary emerged last year with their Fairground Demo EP which I compared to Trip-Hop meeting 4AD or The Cure meeting Electronica. Since then, the band have been signed by the London shoegazing label Sonic Cathedral and the aforementioned … Continue reading Deary – Fairground
Russian veterans Motorama are now in their 18th year and whilst their output slowly declines, the quality of their songs does not. The band have moved away in recent years from their original post-punk influences (Joy Division, coldwave etc.) to … Continue reading Motorama – Another Chance
It’s been almost three years since we last heard anything new from them, but The National Honor Society are back. The band recently announced that their second album To All The Distance Between Us will be released this spring. It … Continue reading The National Honor Society – In Your Eyes
When I am not listening to indiepop under all its various guises or post-punk whether it’s guitar or synth based, you well may find me listening to electronica. Whilst my ears cannot take the blunt full force in your face … Continue reading Three From Steyoyoke Records
More shouty post punk from Paris based Frustrations, who are a band who once described themselves as “Warsaw meet Wire meet the Fall”. Nowadays is an attention grabbing track full of spiky and jagged post-punk guitars, with singer Fabrice Gilbert’s … Continue reading Frustration – Nowadays
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 22/01/2023
This week’s pack of three features three recent singles that have been getting time on the stereo, erm PC. The Vapour Veils – The Night Stockholm’s The Vapour Veils have not wasted anytime in following up last October’s debut EP. … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three Recent Singles
Three years ago now, the Indonesian indiepop band The Lousy Pop Group released their excellent single Days. It was to be followed by a 7″ EP titled Time Flies When You’re Having Fun on the German based, or is it … Continue reading The Lousy Pop Group – Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
A Tuesday trio! Darksoft – Only Time Will Tell Only Time Will Tell is taken from the current album Beigeification by Portland’s Darksoft. Some have likened them to The House of Love, others to New Order. It’s nice and jangly … Continue reading Da Da Da
The Choo Choo Trains, who were originally together between 2011 and 2016 have reformed. The self-proclaimed “girl-guide shoegaze” band will be supporting The Roves at London’s Lexington on March 18, 2023. Funny enough, the band’s last live show was with … Continue reading The Choo Choo Trains Return
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