Some more 2020 Christmas tunes that accompany the original post which can be found here. The BV’s – I Hope There’s No Snow Facebook The Reds, Pinks & Purples – We Won’t Come Home at Christmas Time Azure … Continue reading Christmas Cheers and Jeers
You know if you are going to replicate a sound you may as well do it properly and The Lousy Pop Group manage to do so with aplomb. Like many Indonesian bands before them, the band’s influences are firmly rooted … Continue reading The Lousy Pop Group – The Lousy Pop Group
It was only yesterday when covering Leach Me Lemonade that I wrote that I hoped that Shiny Happy Records dig deep into their archives and make releases that were not previously available digitally on Bandcamp available. And overnight two more … Continue reading A Tuesday indiepop Saunter
Indonesian label Shiny Happy Records have re-released Leach Me Lemonade’s Rainy Days (Loneliness) EP. Originally released on cassette in 2015 by the same label it features four tracks. I was aware of the band previously thanks to compilations and split … Continue reading Leach Me Lemonade – Rainy Days (Loneliness) EP
The Sound of Young Sumatera is a new compilation, alongside a play on words, from Shiny Happy Records. As the title suggests the compilation features twelve bands from the Indonesia Island of Sumatera playing indiepop, dreampop and indierock. Thankfully the … Continue reading Various Artists – The Sound of Young Sumatera
The latest release in the Shiny Happy Records is the self-titled debut release from A Zu La. A Zu La is one Guntur Tores who also plays in hardcore bands Veisalogia and Total Struggle as well as providing the artwork … Continue reading A Zu La – S/T
I seem to be writing about Indonesian label Shiny Happy Records quite a bit of late. And given the quality of their recent releases I am not sure I will be stopping some time yet. Take their new compilation which … Continue reading Various Artists – Asian Pop Heaven Compilation
We have not heard from Brooklyn’s Gingerlys for a couple of years now and I certainly have not heard from them since their self-titled debut album back in November 2017. They feature on this new split tape release from Shiny … Continue reading A Split Tape: Gingerlys/Nausea
Lost and Found is the debut EP from Indonesian band Guntingkuku (My Scissors) who I can find next to nothing about. The band certainly put the POP in indiepop as demonstrated on the recent single Leisure Time and second track … Continue reading Guntingkuku – Lost and Found
Manila’s Cinéma Lumière is the latest band to have their Our Secret World Quarantine Session released by Shiny Happy Records. Actually, in this case, it’s only part of it but the two tracks (out of four) released by the aforementioned … Continue reading Cinéma Lumière – Shiny Happy Digital Club 05
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