Tullycraft release their first album in six years towards the end of next month. Titled Shoot The Point it will be released via Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records (HHBTM) Records on August 22 2025. The wonderfully named Jeanie’s Up … Continue reading Tullycraft – Jeanie’s Up Late Again and Blaring Faith by The Cure
I have been on a retro indiepop trip of late and if I did not know better I would have said that Mingling With The Thorns was a long lost classic from the C86/Sarah Records (insert own lazy cliche here) … Continue reading WUT – Mingling with the Thorns
Dancer will be releasing their new record next month. Actually let me rephrase that as it is a split release with Whisper Hiss with both band’s contributing six tracks each. Priority Girl is Dancer’s lead track and it’s a retro … Continue reading Dancer – Priority Girl
Indiepop stalwarts The Primitives are back with their first single in five years. Titled Don’t Know Where to Start it’s the sound of girl groups meeting C86’s fuzzy, punk inspired indiepop. Hey, there is even a bit of 1970’s glam … Continue reading The Primitives – Don’t Know Where to Start
Swansea Sound, who feature members from Pooh Sticks, Catenary Wires and Talulah Gosh, release their debut album Live at The Rum Puncheon on November 19th 2021. The album contains 12 tracks including the now hard to find singles I Sold … Continue reading Puncheon Drunk
theCatherines – It All Goes Down From Here My Dear It All Goes Down From Here My Dear is taken from theCatherines new album Drenched. It’s one of the highlights for me alongside the poptastic Oh Oh I Told You … Continue reading A Monday Quartet
The new single from Swansea Sound is a call to arms for the “indies of the world to revolt against the corporate greed of the music industry especially the digital streaming services that give independent musicians, such as them, a … Continue reading Swansea Sound – Indies of The World
The Flatmates only existed between 1986-1989 the first time around but, like most artists on band member Martin Whitehead’s The Subway Organisation label, they have had a lasting impact. Since reforming with a new line up in 2013 they have released a couple of fine singles and played some excellent gigs – the one at London’s 100 Club a few years ago lives on in my memory! However, despite their long history, they have never released an album aside from a couple of compilations on Claire Records and Cherry Red respectively. Well until now that is and on this self-titled … Continue reading The Flatmates – The Flatmates
Liar is taken from the new split release with the lo-fi sounds made by Trust Fund. It is soon to be released on DIY label Reeks of Effort (or Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records in the states) and it is out on 22nd September 2014 (vinyl/digital). Those in the UK and Europe can pre-order from here. Those in the US can pre-order from here but note the site has not been updated as of yet. EDIT: I have not been to keen on Trust fund but this sounds quite good. Joanna Gruesome Trust Fund Continue reading Joanna Gruesome – Liar
Debut single from the band who feature Leif Anders (ex Orca Team) in their line up. Out soon on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. You can also order it via the band’s bandcamp page. Facebook Continue reading Week of Wonders – Piggybacks
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