On this third eponymous album (their first with the new label Born Loser Records), Dallas-based trio Sculpture Club continues on their quest to make jangly post-punk accessible to those who were around when vinyl was the primary option, as opposed to nostalgic hipsterism, the Spotify generation of quick mouse draws, and absolutely everything in between. As a result, The Cure’s more melodic Boys Don’t Cry era metallic jangle-pop riffs run through songs like Cursed or Hexed, Hide and Seek, and If I Was Ghost, while the jangle-gaze modernity of contemporary acts such as The BV’s or The Sylvia Pla ..read more

The last time we heard from The Color Waves, Mr. Trump was pretending COVID did not exist while failing to see any contradiction in calling such a non-existent illness the ‘Chinese Flu’, and Boris Johnson and his Tory barsteward cronies were trying to convince the British public that a fifty people drinking, playing music and dancing, whilst nibbling on snacks could in no way be construed as a party. Yes, COVID-19 seems like a long time ago now, but acts like Garry Hoggan and his The Color Waves project, who released a lovely eponymous album of subtle cinematic and symphonic pop, helped to bri ..read more

London-based quintet Thelightshines unexpectedly reemerged with The Dappled Light of Morning EP in March 2024, swiftly followed by this Door To Your Room EP, ten years after the gloriously jangly psyche-pop of Enter the Sandman album seemed to mark the beginning and end of their career. The opening title track starts with a funky bassline that acts as a foundation for the London based quintet to fill every conceivable crack between the juxtaposition of the 3.A.M. Again,  The Shining Tongues and Kelley Stoltz, with their sixties west coast pop inflections, while A Morning in Love engulfs t ..read more

It is fitting that Fred Thomas music is the subject of Antiquated Futures’ latest “Selected Songs” series, considering that he performed mastering duties on the overwhelming majority of the previous then that have been released. This time, in collaboration with their long-time musical partner Betty Marie Barnes, the series features covers of songs that Barnes performed lead vocals on during the duo’s successful time with Saturday Night Looks Good To Me, live tracks they hadn’t performed with their previous band, and new songs exclusively for Mighty Clouds that are indelibly and uniquely t ..read more

Having debuted at the beginning of 2023 with the glorious jangly indie-pop of the Never Dreaming  single (released by Fastcut Records and the Make Me Happy Records label), the Secret Postcards are finally back with something more substantial with this The Way Back EP that is released on another Greek label, the Old Bad Habits Label. This is the first installment of the label’s ambitious project to introduce the indie acts of Greece to a wider audience. Unapologetically, Secret Postcards flaunt their devotion to Sarah Records, highlighting their superiority over a multitude of recent band ..read more

Onira first tickled our aural senses in May 2022 with their three-track debut Demos EP (only Distractions makes the cut here). The dreamy, jangly dream pop of this Plain To See debut album has benefited from a rejuvenation of sound and careful production excellence. Luster joins the glorious opening triple salvo of Tree-lined, Meadow, and the title track, to combine a jangly dream-pop sweetness and bruised noise-pop with a subtle shoegaze core, with Grecia Chavez’s innocent, fey vocal sweetness, ensuring that the aesthetic of this foursome remains firmly rooted in the mid-2000s style of twee ..read more

Comprising of Alejandro Ceballos (drums), Sergio Ilincheta (bass and vocals), and Julián Iturri (lead guitar and vocals), Maicol was resurrected by the core members of Spanish indie-pop acts such as Cloud Nine and Storms to Come (from the 90s and 2000s). Separated by period influences rather than any definitive changes in quality, the opening double salvo of New Ramon and Days cradles the 60s-addled, 90s-style jangled riffs of acts such as Hanemoon, Teenage Fanclub, and Dropkick against the sort of twee, luscious jangly indie-pop that stops just short of the cutesy of tonto-pop, whilst still r ..read more

Those of you that have arrived at La Fleur via the sheer jangle-pop brilliance of erstwhile ‘single of the year’ Reni’s Car will not be disappointed with tracks such as Hide in a Song, The Butterflies, and Make Believe which firmly planting hands on notable jangle-pop touchstones such as Elliot Smith, Lloyd Cole, and Jim Nothing. However, in one of Stoltz’s most expansive albums of recent times, there is a sense of ‘dulcet dank’ that acts a foundation through his ever-present psyche-laden jangle. As such, fuzz-laden, crushed jangly psyche-pop heaves its beauty through Human Event, Losing My W ..read more

There are approximately eleventy squillion bands with the name Alone Together on Spotify and a further hundrety bazillion tracks with the same name, so good luck in searching for this presumably Chinese act on the new Shanghai-based label, Tears Collection. (would this be an opportune time to point out there are sveral labels of the same name or have I already laboured the point?). However, thankfully, the above lack of originality is no indicator in relation to the quality of their music, as Today I’m Getting A Bob debut EP certainly deserves a wider audience than the search issues and lack ..read more

Thank you for joining us for Beat the Delete 0232, featuring Another “biggie” featuring 30+ acts that have swerved the dreaded delete button with their submissions we have received over the last 2/3 weeks. Enjoy !!! Taking the driven twee-pop sensibilities of Fuck Me I’m Twee era Tullycraft and drifting it through a C86 playfulness this Tilt​-​A​-​Whirl by Higher Selves Playdate deserves to be playlist headers for all the coolest lists around. This Change Your Mind single by California’s Maria offers a beautiful juxtaposition of Yea-Ming and the Rumours-style jangly indie-pop fragility and ch ..read more