Skep Wax have announced that they will be releasing new albums from Jeanines and Lightheaded, with both being a joint release with the US label Slumberland Records, as well as announcing details of a joint UK tour. Jeanines will be … Continue reading Skep Wax News – Jeanines & Lightheaded
The Jeanines release their new single Each Day on July 07 2023. It’s a 102 second long jangling indiepop track with sullen words to match. If you have heard the band before you know what to expect, but if not, … Continue reading Jeanines – Each Day
The new double a-sided single from The Jeanines provides two short and sweet indiepop songs that clock in at ninety seconds each. The band’s retro inspired sound still manages to be distinctive, well they cannot fail to be otherwise given the voice of Alicia Jeanine, but can still send the old timers like me back to the 1980s and the days of fanzines and flexis. Of course American bands later picked up on that twee inspired sound so whether it’s Talulah Gosh or Henry’s Dress that floats your boat you will want to get your indiepop mitts on one of … Continue reading Jeanines – Latest Light/After All
Continuing the series of posting albums and/or EPs as and when they are released (or usually a bit after!) as a follow up to the initial new tracks/singles posts posted on this blog. Sample the release via the You Tube … Continue reading Recommended Releases 23/04/2022
The Jeanines will be releasing their second album Don’t Wait For A Sign on April 22 2022 via Slumberland Records. According to the label the album “is deeper and a bit darker” than their self-titled debut with “the folk influences … Continue reading Jeanines – Any Day Now
For those unaware Bandcamp are running a Covid-19 fundraiser today which seems them waiving their revenue share so that all monies go directly to supporting the artists. You can read about that here. If you can buy just one release that would help the artists concerned and the fundraiser lasts until Midnight Pacific Time tonight (7am in the UK). Onto the round up. It’s been two years since we last from Dunedin’s Astro Children. On new single Milk the band move away from their alt-rock/shoegazing roots and instead is a vibrant alternative pop song. Well worth the wait and it’s … Continue reading The Friday Round Up
New York’s Jeanines will be releasing a new 7″ EP on London based label Where It’s At Is Where You Are or WIAIWYA for short. Titled Things Change it features four tracks including the taster track Been In The Dark. It follows the pattern of last years self titled debut album and fuses post-punk (Dolly Mixture, Television Personalities) with indiepop from both sides of the pond (Shop Assistants, Black Tambourine, Talulah Gosh, Aislers Set etc). Things Change will be released on March 6th 2020 and will be available on 7″ vinyl and digital formats. Pre-order from here. The band also … Continue reading Jeanines – Been In The Dark
The self titled debut album by Jeanines takes me back to the years of my youth circa early/mid 1980s. It takes me back to the times I eagerly waited for fanzines, flexi-discs and records to drop through my door or the weekly trip to pick up the music press to excitably scour for even more things to spend my hard-earned pennies on. Not to mention the countless trips to the record shop! So much on this fantastic record reminds me of those days. The DIY ethos, the very short songs, the artwork with a distant church, the 1960s influenced tunes … Continue reading Jeanines – Jeanines
New York’s Jeanines grabbed our attention this time last year with a couple of demos and the wonderful Hits The Bone which betrayed all of their indiepop influences. They have since signed with Slumberland Records and will be releasing their debut self titled album in June. Either Way is the albums opening track and it suggests that some great things are coming our way. Sounding like Tallulah Gosh and the American bands they influenced (The Aislers Set/The Frenchmen) it is indiepop perfection. Roll on June…… Facebook Continue reading Jeanines – Either Way
I don’t normally write about the same band twice in a month but I will make a very big exception for Jeanines. This latest track is a terrific blend of indiepop, 1960’s girl bands and to a lesser extent garage. The vocals are very dreamy and all in all it’s an addictive, catchy track. Hits the bone? Well it certainly hits the spot…… Continue reading Jeanines – Hits The Bone
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