A couple of years back the Jacobin magazine wrote that “However, twee — particularly in Britain — has a much longer and more complex political legacy, tied to punk, opposition to Thatcherism, and a fledgling attempt at carving out a … Continue reading Yes Minister – The Big Chair
The songs that I have covered on these pages over the past decade (and more) have covered a range of subjects from unrequited love to anti-war. But I am not sure I have reviewed a song on the subject of … Continue reading Twee Patootie – An Intro For A Cartoon Show
The latest release from chaoticpoprecs is a split between indiepop stalwarts The Silent Love and the relative newcomer Race who appeared last year with the album Half Men, Half Sympathy which saw releases on Faster Records, Subjangle and Chaoticpoprecs themselves. … Continue reading The Silent Love/Race – Remain Without An Answer
The Interpretation Cultures is an indiepop band from Makassar, Indonesia.Rather than summarise the label blurb here is is in all it’s glory: It started off by listening to a compilation by The Kids at the Club: An Indiepop Compilation (2006) … Continue reading The Interpretation Cultures – The Interpretation Cultures
The Vanishing Maxi Single is made up of the title track and Run. The topic of depression fuses both tracks. The latter tells the tale of dreams crushed by realities of real life whilst the former deals with Johatsu which … Continue reading The Social Progress – The Vanishing Maxi Single
I’ll Die For You by the new to me Texas Two is a short blast of fuzzy indiepop that just runs slighty longer than Primal Scream’s Velocity Girl. The label mentions that the band are “An introverted grind-pop band inspired … Continue reading Texas Two – I’ll Die For You
Is twee-punk a thing? If so Cheeseu Club, a one man bandwagon from Depok, is at the front waving the flag. There are four tracks on this EP with the total time being four and a half minutes. However each … Continue reading Cheeseu Club – Cheeseu Club
Indonesian’s band Poplar Tree follow up last year’s Me vs You single with their debut EP Whisper Of Heart. It features four twee pop influenced song that are exquisite in their simplicity. The title track and My Stupid Girl are … Continue reading Poplar Tree – Whisper Of Heart
Forever With You is the new, and dare I say it, debut single from Indonesian outfit The Pale Love Unseen. All I know is that it’s the project of just the one fella. Actually I know something else. Whoever it … Continue reading The Pale Love Unseen – Forever With You
The Memories Postcard is Eko (Guitar), Zah (Guitar), Ridwan (Vocals), Alip (Bass) and Jaya (Drums). They are members of The Lousy Pop Group, Fantastic June and Poplar Tree to name but a few. The band’s label suggest that ” the … Continue reading The Memories Postcard – Closer To Your Smile
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