Various – Strawberry Punks

Strawberry Punks is a compilation compiling five Indonesian bands who contribute a track each. This EP demonstrates how strong the Indonesian indiepop scene is. Go back a few years and whilst the music was good in most cases it was note for note copy of a any number of Sarah Records bands you could care to name. On this compilation however bands are now coming out of their comfort zone and expanding far from their influences none more so than The Whistling Possum and their track Them Are Pigs which fuses some of the danceable elements of post punk together … Continue reading Various – Strawberry Punks

Something For The Weekend? Three From Shadowonthewall

I recently joined Playmoss and have been exploring other users playlists. The one name that keeps cropping up is a user who goes by the name of Shadowonthewall who collates weekly playlists concenrating on indie-pop. Here are three tracks I have discovered after sifting through his/hers playlists. Marble Gods – Big Baby Catchy, quirky and enjoyable indiepop from Glasgow. Facebook Silver Liz – One and Twenty Luscious dream-pop with a hint of shoegaze from Chicago’s Silver Liz. Facebook Grrrl Gang – Stop This Madness Two slices of indie pop from Indonesia dealing with unrequited love and one night stands. Instagram … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three From Shadowonthewall