Timepieces – Belle Ghoul (from ‘Rabbit’s Moon & Doomsday‘ 10″ EP. YouTube)
Centuries of Light – Darlings (from ‘Feel Better’ LP. Bandcamp)
Still Waiting For The Winter – The Popguns (from ‘Pop Fiction’ LP. Matinee Recordings)
Girls Who Smoke Strange Things – Ha the Unclear (from ‘Bacterium, Look at Your Motor Go’ LP. Bandcamp)
Chico – The Velveteens (from ‘Sun’s Up’ LP. Bandcamp)
Painted Dayglow Smile – Chad & Jeremy (from ‘The Ark
Keep In The Dark (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Reanimation) – Temples (from ‘Sun Restructured
Shapes and Patterns – Eat Lights, Become Lights (from ‘Into Forever
Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) – A.R.Kane (available on Complete Singles Collection
Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave – The Twilight Sad (from ‘Nobody Wants To Be Here & Nobody Wants To Leave
Slide – The Wolfhounds (from ‘Middle Aged Freaks’ LP. Bandcamp)
Veneer – September Girls (from 12″ single. From Fortuna Pop)
Twisting The Knife – Pale Lights (Digital single. Bandcamp)
Teenage Kicks – Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents (from digital single. Bandcamp))
God Bless the Ruby Breasted and the Sparrow – Carl Creighton (from ‘The World Is A Beautiful Place’ LP. Bandcamp)
Awake London Lads – Darren Hayman (from ‘Chants For Socialists’ LP. Bandcamp)
I Hate You – For Strangers & Wardens (digital single)
I Want to Be Alone – Shiny Times (digital single)
Isak At The Woods – Aunt Sis (from ‘9 Tracks’ cassette. Bandcamp)
The Memory Museum – Lightning In A Twilight Hour (free digital download)
Silver Currents – To The Wedding (from ‘Silver Currents’ EP. Bandcamp)
Chances – Minipop (from ‘Chances’ EP. Bandcamp)
At the risk of being seasonal (as if..) this latest crop is something of a cracker full of the familiar and the unheard. Curiosity aroused yet again and many thanks Alistair! One small point…nice to hear an unknown Chad and Jeremy but the echoes of McCartney seem unmistakeable – could this be the sign of something (ha) ?
Thanks Rob. Yes, I know of your general antipathy towards Chad & Jeremy but ‘The Ark’ is really not what one might expect, is it? It is a terrific album. Not sure about the McCartney echoes… it feels more infused with the soft-pop baroque of West Coast groups like Millennium and that ilk, which is perhaps why I like it so much! And yes, I will concede that those West Coast groups were enormously influenced by The B******. They just sounded a million times better 🙂
I LOVE Chad & Jeremy. I’m not ashamed. LOVE I say.