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
Paris based Pop Crimes have a new single out. Up To The Moon is a warm indiepop tune that also has 1960s garage and psychedelia characteristics woven throughout. It’s gentle but hypnotic with it and the listener is soon fully … Continue reading Pop Crimes – Up To The Moon
Paris based Special Friend release their debut album later this month. Titled Ennemi Commun it’s the follow up to 2019’s self-titled debut EP. Pastel is the first single to be taken from the album and is a fine choice of … Continue reading Special Friend – Pastel
Gloria will be releasing their new album Sabbat Matters on March 5th 2021. Amongst the 10 tracks on the album are the two singles the band released last year titled Global Warming and You Had It All respectively. The Lyon … Continue reading Gloria – Sabbat Matters
Ah, this is a delight. A cassette release featuring just the one track for streaming in the shape of Old Fashion Virtue from French band EggS. They have managed to create fine art when it comes to blending garage rock … Continue reading EggS – An Unexpected Christmas Gift
It’s been a busy few days at work and I have been dipping in and out of a number of releases. So the first post of the weekend is a rip through whats been happening and what delights for your … Continue reading One of Those Catch Up Posts
French band Bootchy Temple follow up their 2018 album Glimpses with a new album titled In Consummated Bloom. It is a joint release between Howlin’ Banana Records and Safe in The Rain, seeing the light of day on November 27th … Continue reading Bootchy Temple – Nowhere Else
This weeks pack of three features three releases from French label Howlin’ Banana Records. Cloud Factory – Cloud Factory #1 Cloud Factory are a Pop/Post punk band hailing from Toulouse. They consist of Alice (keyboard/vocals, Ben (bass), Bruno (drums), Robin (guitar) and Romain (guitar). This self titled EP is their debut release. The music is mainly inspired by garage rock but there other influences such as indie pop and a punk attitude also running through. The sound has a fuzziness about it and the female vocals stand out too. A pretty good debut methinks. Cloud Factory #1 is available on … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three From Howlin’ Banana Records
Originally released last October Debuts gets a re-release on cassette (and digital of course) on Howlin’ Banana Records. The band, who are a supergroup of sorts as they comprise members of En Attendant Ana, Blondi’s Salvation and Young Like Old Men take inspiration from the likes of The Pastels, Sarah Records and Pavement. Don’t let that guide you mind as this release mixes up 1960s garage, a bit of grunge and most certainly some noise. Musically each of these songs, which are sometimes harsh or raw, always veer on the side of melody and contain more than enough catchy guitar … Continue reading Pop Crimes – Debuts
Low Tide is taken from the forthcoming self titled EP from Special Friend. It’s a mix of garage and indie rock which already makes it mark just as the psych influenced guitars start to make some noise. There is another track, Before, also available for streaming which merges garage and 1960’s influenced indiepop together for maximum effect. I cannot wait to give the whole EP a listen when it is released but for now these two tracks will do quite nicely for now. Special Friend will be released on Howlin’ Banana records on 10″ vinyl and digital formats at the … Continue reading Special Friend – Low Tide
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