I think I have mentioned on these pages before that I consider the Grrls Like Us shows on Mixcloud an essential listen. Here are three tunes that stood out for me from their recent Grrls Like Us #39 show. Wet … Continue reading Jumping Someone Elses Train #4
Estonia’s Pia Fraus are releasing a new album next month titled Now You Know It Still Feels The Same. It was recorded to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pia Fraus debut album Wonder What It’s Like and features rerecordings of … Continue reading Pia Fraus – How Fast Can You Love
So back from another week away with some catching up to do! Again a lack of time prevents me from posting about these tracks individually so here is another “Sampler” that has served me, and you I hope, so well … Continue reading The Latest Post Holiday Catch Up Sampler!
The new self-titled track single from Swansea Sound is about the radio station from which the band took their name. The band write that “On 1 September 2020 Swansea Sound Radio ceased to exist: it was taken over by a … Continue reading Swansea Sound – Swansea Sound
kkvtz are a Madrid based indie rock band and they write they create their own unique sound which is influenced from a range of genres such as alternative, retrowave, shoegaze and dreampop. The Opening Ceremony EP is their debut release. … Continue reading kkvtz – Opening Ceremony
Australian band Grazer’s music has shifted from indiepop to dreampop to shoegaze (and back again!) over their releases to date. On the new single Without You they blend elements of all three. It’s a hazy track complete with a luxuriant … Continue reading Grazer – Without You
We have not had a post-punk round-up for a while so here (hear?) is my pick of some recent releases. There is some amazing music coming out of Australia at present. Check out Church Group and The Condos even if … Continue reading Post-Punk Sampler
Chicago’s Lightfoils give another example of epic shoegaze in the form of 306. It’s dreamy and hypnotic as the psychedelic tinged shimmering guitars and the delicious voice of Laura Boton wash all over you. It’s backed with a remix of … Continue reading Lightfoils – 306
Italian band Smile quickly follow up March’s debut album The Name of This Band Is Smile with a new single. I must admit to not being taken with that album in the main but on Hideout it is clearly a … Continue reading Smile – Hideout
Parisian label Howlin Banana Records have released their annual summer sampler. It features a large number of bands featured on these pages including Pop Crimes, EggS, Gloria, Tapeworms, Siz and Hoorsees to name but a few. There is no point … Continue reading Howlin Banana Records – Summer Sampler #8
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