Dummy follow last years Mandatory Enjoyment long player with a new single recorded for the Sub Pop Records Singles Club. Mono Retriever is a full on romp through krautrock, drone and psych tinged synth-pop that answers to the call of the likes of Pram, Broadcast and a band beginning with S that I promised not to mention anymore. Flipside Pepsi Vacuum ventures into ambient territory with it’s call to nature. Plenty of scratchy sounds mixed with hazy vocals that present a chilled vibe. It could be the sound of My Bloody Valentine if they took the Brian Eno route. Mono Retriever is out now via S ..read more

The BV’s have released their first new track in four years. Warp is a limited 12″ vinyl edition release which will be out via the German label Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten next month. The EP features three tracks, with the band making the title track available as a taster. And what a taster it is too, being an epic 8-minute-long track that mixes post-punk, indiepop and Krautrock to wonderful effect. The label write that “Josh, Fred, Matt and Hannes listened to a lot of New Order and The Cure 12” Singles from the 1980s and to The Field Mice records of their later period. They combine all th ..read more

The sun has been out for a couple of days, so I am going to chance my arm and head to the coast for a long weekend. Here is a playlist to keep both me and you company over the few days. Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And here are the individual tracks/info: Rilev – Sueños Loud, fuzzy and scuzzy shoegaze from Mexico City’s Rilev. An EP titled Noizu, follows on August 23 2023. Flowerbed – Hide More loud shoegaze (must be that time of year!) which is interlaced with some vintage sounding grungy sounds that make your ears rattle. Avalyn – Sea Change Shimmering dreampop that has mad ..read more

I have not heard of the Indonesian band Danzas before. Maybe it is because they take their musical cues from a decade before most of their peers, although given that I could not find anything else about them, Siaran Langsung must be their debut release. Inspired by early Krautock, psychedelia and drone, the band deliver a nine-minute epic that either fuzzes you out or makes you want to dance. Or a bit of both to be fair. If The Stone Roses were more influenced by Can, Neu! or Faust, rather than Sly and The Family Stone, they may have well sounded like this. Or consider it a drone-ish Weekende ..read more

It’s Bandcamp Friday and this sampler covers my travels so far. I have not spent as much as I normally do as I got stung by the dentist this morning! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube And here are the individual tracks/info: Spiral XP – Deja Vu Deja Vu is the opening, shortest, and to my ears, the best track from the Washington based’s Spiral XP new EP titled It’s Been a While. It’s an EP full of sounds that is a blend vintage UK Shoegaze and American alt-rock bands of the late 1980s/early 1990s. The EP is out now on Danger Collective Records. Waves Crashing – Life On Display Well ..read more

Seattle’s Coral Grief have returned with a new EP. Titled Daydrops it features six tracks including the lead single Wow Signal. The band’s music blends the sound of British Komische influenced bands such as Sterolab, Pram and Broadcast alongside psychedelia, dreampop and shoegaze. All that is fully encompassed on Wow Signal which is a mesmerising track even without the accompanying Stable Diffusion produced video. Daydrops is out now on cassette via Den Tapes or via the band.Digital formats available at both. Facebook ..read more

San Francisco’s Aluminum, who were founded by members of Wild Moth, are releasing their debut EP on October 07 2022. Titled the Windowpane EP it features six track including the title track that has just been released as a lead single. Whilst there are some shoegazing undertones there are also plenty of elements taken from done and krautrock. This gives the song a motoring sound resplendent with effective monotone vocals. If you are a fan of Stereolab or what Pale Blue Eyes or Dummy are currently doing then give this lot a listen. The Windowpane EP is split release between Dandy Boy Records ..read more

London’s burning in record breaking sunshine once again – literally on the commons near where I live which have caught fire more than once this past week. Here is a selection of tunes to cool me, and you, down. Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube. Theatre Royal – 1994 1994 is the lead track from the band’s latest EP titled Beneath The Floor EP. It sounds like it was made in Liverpool circa 1982 and there is more than a hint of Pete Wylie in the vocals. Which can only be a good thing! The Beneath The Floor EP EP can be purchased from here. The Crystal Furs – Charlatan Hot on the heel ..read more

Blimey – has it really been a month since the last sampler? I have been listening to a right mix of tracks today and have bundled them up in one little capsule for you. As ever, enjoy! Here is the Playlist: or listen on YouTube. Track Listing: Atmos Bloom – Picnic In The Rain Another slice of jangling dreampop from Manchester’s Atmos Bloom. A track for all meal types, not just picnics! Phantom Handshakes – The Flowery Man More jangling dreampop this time from New York’s Phantom Handshakes. The song is inspired by a New Yorker’s article about an elderly lady who suddenly starts having halluc ..read more