The sun is finally out in London Town and this playlist reflects that in the shape of slumbering dreampop, shimmering shoegaze, sparking indiepop and Swedish pop! The highlight of week for me is the 1960’s inspired retro sounds of In … Continue reading The “Kindred Soul” Sampler
This week’s pack of three features recent album releases from Matinee Recordings. All three albums can be purchased from the Matinee Recordings Shop. Bubblegum Lemonade – Lawrence of Suburbia The sixth album from the Scottish band features their trademark blend … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Matinee Recordings
Drum roll and back. After a combination of holidaying and self-imposed exile, I have started to catch up on the releases I have missed from the past two weeks. I have also given some thoughts on how I may approach … Continue reading The Return To The Fray Sampler #1
Red Sleeping Beauty’s latest collaboration sees them teaming up with Amelia Fletcher formerly of Tallulah Gosh, Heavenly etc and now of Catenary Wires and Swansea Sound. It also sees the band dispensing with the synth-pop sound they have engaged with … Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty featuring Amelia Fletcher – Solid Gold
The new single from Red Sleeping Beauty sees the Swedish outfit join forces with Mary Wyer from Even As We Speak who features on vocals. It’s a casual, relaxed dance tune and it’s hard not to compare the song with … Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty – Second Time
Red Sleeping Beauty have reworked their 2016 single Mi Amor with Spanish pop singer Cristina Quesada on vocals. It’s not the first collaboration between the two having previously worked on last summer’s Chicas De Madrid single. On this version the synths sound lower and deeper whilst Quesada’s amazing varied vocal style, which range from the childlike to the spoken, give the song additional dimensions when comparing against the original. It’s backed with a Fuerteventura Version and is available digitally from the Red Sleeping Beauty bandcamp page. Cristina Quesada (Facebook) Red Sleeping Beauty (Facebook) Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty with Cristina Quesada – Mi Amor
Red Sleeping Beauty have had a great 2019 what with the Stockholm album and all the singles & mixes taken from it. For their final (I presume!) release of 2019 they lift yet another track from said album in the shape of a new and edited version of New York City Girls. The track has already seen a rework back in August when the band teamed up with Cristina Quesada on Chicas De Madrid. It’s one of my favourite tracks from Stockholm and the electro-pop beats sound a bit deeper here drawing on the stadium house sounds of the KLF. … Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty – New York City Girls
Chicas De Madrid sees Swedish indie/synth pop legends Red Sleeping Beauty join forces with Elefant’s Spanish Pineapple Princess Cristina Quesada. It’s written by Niklas Angergård of the former whilst the latter applies her voice. It’s a rework of New York City Girls from Red Sleeping Beauty’s recent Stockholm album. It’s a slow paced synth pop track that glides along nicely thanks to the vocals with pointers being the likes of Saint Etienne, Hop Chip and even The K.L.F. It’s backed with a rework (cover version?) of Quesada’s recent Love At Third Sight single with the male vocals giving the song … Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty and Cristina Quesada – Chicas De Madrid / Love At Third Sight
Red Sleeping Beauty lift Tonight as a single (are there any more tracks left on Stockholm?) and it’s another example of a pleasing pop track with joint vocals and synths that echo throughout. Mind you second track Someone Somewhere should have been the single. It’s melodies are as catchy as a dose of the catchiest flu and the vocals continue to delight as the song progresses. The band get back to their original indiepop roots with a cover of Emma’s House originally by the Field Mice. Starting of in a sedate manner it slowly morphs into a piece of eletronica. … Continue reading Red Sleeping Beauty – Tonight EP
Just as it says on the front of the tin this weeks pack of three features three releases from Matinee Recordings. My darling YOU! – Thanks For Letting Me Stay Thanks For Letting Me Stay is a track that appeared … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three from Matinee Recordings
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