Indie pop
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Track: Welsh indie pop veterans Melys return with the engaging Santa Cruz
Welsh indie/psych-pop veterans Melys have made a notable return with their latest single, Santa Cruz, now available on all streaming platforms. This track serves as a precursor to their forthcoming album, slated for release in the spring of 2025. Following their April 2024 release of BBC Radio Sessions (Vol 1)which highlighted sessions recorded for Huw …
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Live Review: The Magic Numbers / Rhiannon Scutt- The Foundry, Sheffield 25.01.2025
The Foundry in Sheffield was taught with anticipation as a packed crowd gathered to witness The Magic Numbers deliver an unforgettable performance, certainly for this first timer. The scene was set with an emotive set by singer-songwriter Rhiannon Scott, whose heartfelt melodies and poignant lyrics captivated the audience, setting a perfect tone for the night. …
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Live Review: Skep Wax Records Night: The Gentle Spring / Sassyhiya / Pink Opaque – Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield 24.01.2025
The Hallamshire Hotel, with its gloriously kitschy 70s charm, provided the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable Skep Wax Records night. Drawing a healthy crowd of indiepop fans, all eager to catch The Gentle Spring—former Field Mice bassist Michael Hiscock’s new band—it was an evening steeped in nostalgia and fresh promise. Opening the night was local …
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Track: The Gentle Spring craft indie pop gem with new single “Looking Back At The World”
The Gentle Spring’s new single, Looking Back at the World, released on January 17, 2025, via Skep Wax Records, is a poignant reflection on the past, echoing the classic sound of Michael Hiscock’s former band, The Field Mice. The track exudes a reticent and shy demeanor, yet brims with understated emotion and a profound sense …
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Track: Legendary jangle Pop outfit The Loft release new video for the imperious “Dr. Clarke”
There was some excitement in Backseat Mafia towers at the news of a brand-new single and video for “Dr Clarke” by The Loft, and it’s a track that encapsulates everything that made the band such a defining force in mid-80s jangle pop – at least in my house after taking a chance on their single …
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Track: C Duncan chases pop perfection with new single “Think About It”
C Duncan’s latest slice of pop perfection, “Think About It”, has the poise and summery optimism of something truly special, dressed up with all the frills of sophisti-pop. The third single from his upcoming album It’s Only a Love Song (out January 24 via Bella Union), this track showcases Duncan’s masterful blend of slick production, …
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Premiere: Taylor Acorn strips back a pair of fan favourites for an acoustic EP
She may only have released her most recent album Survival in Motion in September, but true to the album’s title, Nashville-via-Wellsboro’s Taylor Acorn shows no signs of slowing down. Capping off the year, the Tennessee transplant’s releasing a two-song EP of acoustic reworkings from her new record, featuring another take on title track ‘Greener’ and …
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Track/Video: Lo-fi indie realists No Frills preview upcoming album with the chiming ‘Shopping In The Toothpaste Aisle’.
It’s been a while since anything’s been heard of Daniel Busheikin and his No Frills buddies. The Toronto band’s self-released debut album ‘Downward Dog’ trundled into the US college radio charts of summer ’22 with its lo-fi jangling pop, chiming with Mersey Beat and Sarah Records melodics. Busheikin’s songs saw funny and fragile tangled together, …
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Live Review & Gallery: Magnetic and Unfiltered – FLETCHER’s Pop Confessional Hits Sydney’s Hordern 27.10.2024
Heartbreak, Healing, and Hooks: FLETCHER owns Sydney
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Premiere: Chiara Angelicola covers Aimee Mann’s ‘Save Me’, new EP out today
Back in August, we indicated there was further new music to come from the Guatemalan-Italian Chiara Angelicola, who hadn’t released anything as Bird Call since the pandemic outbreak put the skids on touring for her previous record, late 2019’s Year of the Dogfish. She broke her silence with ‘Tiny Transistor’, and today returns in earnest …