2022 has already seen (heard?) some great singles and the new one from San Francisco’s The Umbrellas could be the best one to date. It’s a fuzzy indiepop explosion drawing on influences from the likes of Lazy Records, early Creation … Continue reading The Umbrellas – Write It In The Sky
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 09/05/2022
Best Bets, the Rangiora based band, will be releasing their debut album On An Unhistoric Night on April 29 2022. Olympic Sprinter, which is the third single/track to be taken from the album, has just been released and it’s another … Continue reading Best Bets – Olympic Sprinter
Stockholm’s Stephen’s Shore return with a new EP. Titled Green it will be released by the Spanish label Meritorio Records on April 15th 2022. Oceans Calling is the lead track from the EP and it’s gentle retro inspired jangles would … Continue reading Stephen’s Shore – Oceans Calling
Ontario’s Capitol release their new EP All The Rest Of My Heads on September 15th 2021. As is the case these days, and something I still cannot understand, the band have released the first single from the EP in the … Continue reading Capitol – Always Saying Nothing
Minnesota’s Real Numbers will be releasing the follow up to 2017’s Frank Infatuation single on January 21 2021. It’s a five-track affair titled Brighter Then and will be released via Meritorio Records. The band, who have expanded to a five-piece … Continue reading Real Numbers – Brighter Then
Stockholm based Stephen’s Shore will be releasing their new EP Brisbane Radio via Madrid based label Meritorio Records on January 22 2021. It features four tracks and the label has made the lead, and the title track, available for streaming. … Continue reading Stephen’s Shore – Brisbane Radio
Even As We Speak – Unknown Unknown, from Australian indie popsters Even As We Speak, is the third single to be taken from the forthcoming album Adelphi which will be released via Shelflife Records on July 24th, 2020. You can pre-order the album from here and/or pick up the single from here. Homepage Facebook Fort Not – The Club Is Open Swedish band Fort Not release their second album on the 11th September 2020. Titled The Club Is Open it will be released via Spanish label Meritorio Records. At time of writing, there are two tracks available for streaming with … Continue reading The Monday Indiepop Threesome
The Yearning has gone all ABBA on us as the new single Only When I’m Dancing demonstrates. The flip side Moonlight Fantasy errs on the side of disco. It all brings up images of wide lapels, flares, tassels, sparkling dresses and glitter balls. It’s very nice and fun too – check out the video. I wonder if they will move onto the 1980s next? When I’m Dancing is out now in digital formats via Elefant Records. Atlanta’s Bathe Alone has released six tracks since last September with new track In Deep being the latest. It’s an indie-rock track that tells … Continue reading The Wednesday Mix
Music For Gloves is a charity project by a group of independent record labels from Spain to help fight against coronavirus. All money raised will be used to buy medical gloves and masks for hospital workers which becomes more telling as I have just read cornonavirus death toll in Spain has now overtaken that of China. Currently there are 12 labels involved but I have only managed to listen to the contribution from Meritorio Records which features unreleased tracks from The Maureens, Girlatones and Holy Tunics. EDIT: I have also enjoyed the EP contributed by Pretty Olivia Records especially the … Continue reading Music For Gloves
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