Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Surf Curse - Freaks

Muddy production disguising a relatable scream-along indie surf-rock anthem. Released 2013.

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Hatchie - Wonder

An emotional longing for connection that's just not there - shoegaze, dream-pop infused despair with just a dash of early Lush. 

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Yuasa-Exide - RJR Nabisco Takeover

Lo-fi basement jangle - sort of reminiscent of early Nun stuff like The Clean - guess that's why I like it.... Released 2024 by Douglas Busson (he likes batteries!). 

Friday, September 12, 2025

schande - Palimpsest

A reused page of manuscript - past layers evident beneath the present - distorted guitars to boot. Singer and guitarist Jen Chochinov in two glorious minds with this one....

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Thanks for coming - 10:19

Simple, singing, strumming, song stuff that takes a turn and soars... Thanks for coming - a vehicle for the very lo-fi and prolific Rachel Brown. A 2020 release.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Craig Finn - Luke & Leanna

Synth-led story-telling and the sad tale of modern-day urban life. Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) gone solo. Released Apr 2025.

Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Moles - Had to be you

A simply beautiful cover of The Bats 'Had to be you' by old skool indie rocker Richard Davies (The Moles). Doesn't need to be any better than that.