Just a freakin uplifting indie-pop earworm - and frankly, that's all it needs to be.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Jadu Heart - I Shimmer
Super pleasing chord changes in this one tickles the brain in all the right places. Retro dream pop goodness from London duo Diva-Sachy Jeffrey and Alex Headford. Released late 2022 as the lead single from the album 'Derealised'.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Momma - Work
Lazy laid-back chords done lo-fi provides the slow burn that satisfies. A questioning state of being from Brooklyn (NYC) duo Momma from their debut album 'Interloper' released 2018.
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Mystery Waitress - Mountain
Here it comes... here it is... a nice little number from Wellington four-piece band Mystery Waitress and just recently released! Dreamy vocals hide something potentially darker beneath - the seductive push-pull of escape versus chaos, danger and loss...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
ACTORS - We Don't Have to Dance
Canadian post punk synth stuff. Live and tight on KEXP. Released 2018.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
IAN SWEET / Porridge Radio - Everyone's A Superstar
Let's get right down to business - damn fine twanging indie pop-rock in a one-off collaborative effort... just out, Jun 2024.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Les Savy Fav - World Got Great
Comeback song (and related album) from elder NYC post-punksters Les Savy Fav - optimistic, wry and with an absolutely epic video.... cue much head nodding and singing along....
Sunday, April 7, 2024
The Nixons - Basement Static
Old school NZ indie from the Nixons. Band later renamed to become Eye TV. Acoustic melancholic nervous breakdown vibes abound. Released 1995.
Thursday, February 29, 2024
A Place To Bury Strangers - The Falling Sun
Hypnotic, almost metronomic, industrial fuelled sound - paired with a future view of melancholic dystopian despair. Ticking all the right boxes. Released 2007.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Ethel Cain - Crush
Personal small town inspired americana from Ethel Cain who takes us on a hazy guitar-drenched tour of misguided infatuation... From the 2021 EP Inbred.