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
Sapphire & Steel, the band comprising Estella Rosa (Nah…) and Jørn Åleskjær, are not constrained by any one genre as part of their retro-pop project. We have had disco, MOR and folk scattered across their two releases to date. On the new single Evelina janglepop and 1980’s pop music entwine as the song tells a tale “of a girl you will pass her by on the street without noticing.” The words spin a melancholy tale, one of regret and self-imposed suffering. Åleskjær’s guitar twangs whilst the pair share joint vocals. Who knows what we will get to hear on their … Continue reading Sapphire & Steel – Evelina
Sapphire & Steel (I am old enough to remember the TV series!) are Estella Rosa (Nah…) and Norwegian Singer/songwriter Jørn Åleskjær. They write that Sapphire & Steel is a “retro pop project and the result of bouncing ideas back ’n … Continue reading Sapphire & Steel – Assignment 1
You wait yonks for a decent indiepop compilation then two turn up in a row! Hot on the heels of the Impermeable Records C19 compilation Fadeawayradiate Records have just issued Join A Comp!. Despite countries slowly opening up as a result of the covid virus the label writes that “there are still no venue events, festivals and gigs. I thought it would be fun and also good exposure for bands to do a compilation”. Hard to argue with that. Like the aforementioned compilation there is plenty here that you may (I hope!) read about on these pages. So where to … Continue reading Various Artists – Join A Comp!
Having been involved in putting out a number of releases over the past decade I know how stressful getting the finished article can be. That’s why I sympathise with Estella at Fadeawayradiate Records when she writes that, whilst putting the label’s third compilation together, “was like extracting a tooth from a whale”! Mind you sending the whale to the marine dentist was worthy sacrifice as this is a very good compilation indeed. The theme of the compilation, titled F.A.R. OUT, is that of a late 1960s sunshine pop theme and unlike the label’s two previous compilations which consisted of cover … Continue reading Various Artists – F.A.R. Out
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