There are quite a few bands making a post-punk sound which I lazily describe as being influenced by The Fire Engines, The Raincoats, Delta 5, Girls At Our Best as well as decade old revivalists such as Liechtenstein. Whatever happened ..read more

Don’t despair if you did not manage to get any Oasis Quo tickets. Why? Well here is a mix combining shoegaze, dreampop, janglepop, twee and indiepop to take your mind off the Gallagher brothers (delete as appropriate) tax bill/divorce settlement(s)/one ..read more

Running at just over and hour this months mix is a blast of indiepop, noise pop, jangle pop and a loads more besides. Oh is it me or is there a hint of She Bangs The Drums on that Shop Windows track? As ever enjoy! Track Listing: So, Reverie – Sentimentality Race – After Laughter Cheeseu Club – Tacky The Proctors – Signs of Life (Vinyl Version) The Shop Window – Cherry Lemonade Lone Seagull – By My Side #16 Helen Love – Stay With Me The Cords – Bo’s New Haircut Sunshy – Poison Camera Obscura – Baby Huey (Version) Dayflower – Crush Matched – Saving Face Crayon Case – Because Aluminum – Everyt ..read more

This months mix features recent releases on the Indonesian Chaotic Pop Records and two tracks from a new label from that country, Fast Records. There are two tracks from Skep Wax Records and a few noisy nuggets from the likes of Cosmit, Shit Present and more. Throw in some indie/jangle pop and this mix sums up my April indiepop listening to a tee. As ever, enjoy! Track List: Mammoth Penguins – Flyers The Wendy Darlings – Don’t Flirt Harper – Home Again Roller Derby – Dreams Neutrals – Wish You Were Here Shit Present – Accident Prone Oxyjane – All This Weight Blume – Go To Sleep The Wellingto ..read more

Phew. Lucky there was an extra day this month, or I would have missed the cut! And what a cut it is featuring tracks culled from the new Albums from The Umbrellas, Ducks Ltd., The BV’s and The Fauns. There is plenty more here too with genres covered ranging from ethereal to indie pop, shoegaze to janglepop and lo-fi to noise. As ever, please enjoy! Track listing: The Umbrellas – When You Find Out Ducks Ltd. – A Girl, Running Lightning Bug – Just Above My Head (Demo) New Labour – Aesthetics of Power theCatherines – I Don’t Wanna Hear You Whining (2024) The Boltons – [Don’t Leave Still Corners ..read more

This mix gathers tracks from the end of last year, a few new releases (including a stunning return from Agent Blå) and some late discoveries. Not to mention some tracks found as a result of deeper crate digging thanks to the various 2023 compilations I have been listening to these past few weeks. I hope you enjoy this mix of indiepop, dreampop, twee and shoegaze. Comments as ever welcome! Track Listing: Dive Collate – Divine Light Agent Blå – Discount Cuarto Paisaje – Otro año más (Versión demo) Denbaron – Young, Foolish And Wild (You Get The Guns I Get The Car) Lauds – Honest Fuvk – Attic M ..read more

Dandy Boy Records (DBR) is a Californian based label who were previously known to me because of their Aluminum and The 1981 releases, not to mention their reissue of Seablite’s debut album. This handy pay what you want compilation is a good place to check out the other acts on their roster. I have already started digital crate digging with some of the acts here. The fuzzy pop of Smile Too Much has drawn me right in and I have already snagged their recordings to date. Damned compilations eh? There is more pop fuzziness courtesy of husband/wife duo Funeral Cake, whose recordings to date have ..read more

As we enter the last fortnight of the year, the usual round of compilations & samplers are making an appearance. Here are three that have caught my eye. Er, I mean ear! A Chaotic Pop Records Compilation – I Know It’s Only A CDR Release, But I Love It! I don’t really need to add anything else to what I have written previously these past few months about Indonesian label Chaotic Records. I think this compilation should be compulsory for any indiepop and twee-pop fan. Available on CDR but, thanks to the postage costs, it’s also available digitally from the label. Gold Mold Records – Sampl ..read more

As we hurtle towards the end of another year, here are some releases gathered from the last four weeks or so. We have three from Chaotic Pop Records. This Indonesian label has fast come my favourite of this year and if they keep it up, next year too! We have lead tracks from the forthcoming Ducks Ltd. and The BV’s albums which hint at special things to come. 93MillionMilesFromTheSun have returned with a new EP and are one of the many shoegazing highlights in the mix. And indiepop? That’s covered by the likes of mmmarkos!, The Yellow Melodies, Pálida Tez, April June and a few more besides. As ..read more

Another three releases I have been listening to this past week or so, summed up by others on the net. Please add these sites to your reading lists, RSS feeds, sidebars, bookmarks etc. Or at least give them a visit! Lightheaded – Good Good Great! “Fully realized and full of shiny tonal surfaces, this stuff goes down like honey. Lightheaded do so much here with just a few elements. And yet, the tunes on Good Good Great are distinct, with each a little pop gem. Vocally, this aligns with the recent Jeanines records on this imprint, and musically with the Papercuts and Peel Dream Magazine ones. Bu ..read more