This weeks pack of three features three albums that have been released today: Well Whale – Bittersweet Kisses Indonesian indiepop band Well Whale have released their debut album Bittersweet Kisses. It features eight tracks including previous singles Diana, Pipe Dream … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Three New Albums
Los Angeles’ based Smokescreens have a new album due for release later this year. Titled A Strange Dream it will be released by Slumberland Records on October 30th 2020 and it’s produced by The Cleans David Kilgour. Given the band’s … Continue reading Smokescreens – Fork In The Road
C86 and Flying Nun enthusiasts/revivalists Smokescreen release their new album Used To Yesterday via Slumberland Records on July 13th 2018. The album opener Someone New has been released as a taster and what a catchy jangle-fest it is, suggesting that the forthcoming album is gonna be something else! Pre-order the album from here or via the label. Facebook Continue reading Smokescreens – Someone New
Out Of Time is a taster taken from the forthcoming self titled release by Smokescreens. Their line up includes Corey Cunningham from Terry Malts/Business of Dreams as well as Chris Rosi of Plateaus. The track itself invokes comparisons to the jangle pop bands that appeared on the C86 cassette but I reckon they like a bit of noise as well which prevents me tagging them as twee. It also has a nice catchy chorus that reminds me of The Pastels. Cannot wait for more. The Smokescreens cassette will be out on Parked in Hell sometime soon. Facebook Continue reading Smokescreens – Out Of Time
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