‘And’ is the first song to be released by Colorama since their last album, ‘Some Things Just Take Time’ in 2017. It sees the beginning (chronologically at least) of a collaboration between Carwyn Ellis and the extraordinarily talented American producer Shawn Lee, which has already yielded awesome music by Rio 18 and Saint Etienne. In…
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[streaming] Thibault – Centrelink
Thibault, a new band helmed by Melbourne singer-songwriter Nicole Thibault, has shared their debut single, ‘Centrelink’, alongside an album announcement. ‘Centrelink’ is the first single lifted from Thibault’s debut album, ‘Or Not Thibault’, which is slated for a September 4 release via Chapter Music. The record was produced by James Cecil, known for his work…
[streaming] In My Tribe – I’ll Bring You Joy
Written for Joy Choir Collective in Hove, this version has been recorded by Wendy Pickles (of The Perfect English Weather) as In My Tribe, to raise funds for RISE http://www.riseuk.org.uk, a Brighton & Hove based charity which supports people affected by domestic abuse – a vital service, of even greater value during the Covid-19 crisis….
SPIRIT FEST – Mirage Mirage (Morr Music, 2020) Il traffico creativo sulla direttrice Tokyo-Monaco di Baviera giunge alla terza tappa di un itinerario alla scoperta delle potenzialità derivanti dall’incontro tra sensibilità diverse, tra sensibilità pop e ricerca sonora. Saya e Ueno del duo giapponese Tenniscoats, Markus Acher dei Notwist, Cico Beck (Aloa Input, Joasinho) e…
[streaming] Good Dog – Floating
Taken from the album ‘Creature’, out Friday 22nd May 2020 via Lost Map Records. Good Dog is Suse’s low-key solo project, and we are extremely delighted to announce that we have released her debut single ‘Floating’ b/w ‘Bumblebee’, both as part of our PostMap Club subscription service (info on that below), as well as, for…
[streaming] Elan Noon – Spinning
You may have heard of Elan Noon, Keenan Mittag-Degala’s solo project in 2018 when his debut album, “Have A Spirit Filled”, was released on French label Field Mates Records. His second album is ready to come out. In the meantine, discover an unreleased track, “Spinning”, offered by Keenan from is confinement location in Victoria (British Columbia)….
[streaming] Gaze Is Ghost – Abacus
Gaze is Ghost was originally the pseudonym of classically trained Irish composer and singer-songwriter Laura McGarrigle. Two years ago she was joined by drummer Casey Miller (also of Zed Penguin), a veteran of the Scottish Music and Art scene, and Keith Mannion (from the electronic band, ‘Slow Place Like Home’). Their album shall be released…
THE PROPER ORNAMENTS – Mission Bells (Tapete, 2020) Meno di un anno è trascorso da “Six Lenins”, che già tornano in pista Max Claps e James Hoare, con quello che ormai costituisce a tutti gli effetti il progetto principale di quest’ultimo, dopo la conclusione delle esperienze di Veronica Falls e Ultimate Painting. Data anche la…
[video of the week] Revolutionary Army Of The Infant Jesus – I Carry The Sun
You probably weren’t expecting the Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus to release a single – their first – and you almost certainly weren’t expecting it to be a great pop record. “I Carry The Sun” won’t be included in the forthcoming “Songs of Yearning” LP, out June 2020 via Occultation Records, but it will…
[streaming] Elrichman – Cop On A Horse
The first single from the album “Heaven’s Mayor” by Elrichman, out on Bobo Integral on April 24th. Elrichman – the project of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Erlichman – is set to release its new album Heaven’s Mayor. Following his work as part of the art-pop duo Goosebump (formally Germaphobes), Erlichman, who also plays in the…
ISOBEL CAMPBELL – There Is No Other (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)* Sono tempi particolari per cuori nostalgici che avevano amato i Belle And Sebastian più romantici, quelli dei primi dischi di fine anni Novanta. Prima il sorprendente ritorno di Murdoch e soci a quei registri (“Days Of The Bagnold Summer”, 2019), con canzoni nelle quali sembrava…
[streaming] European Sun – The Future’s Female
“The Future’s Female”, is European Sun first release, a simple song for the new decade, a rallying cry for progressive people to have hope in a decade that threatens to be dark. Songwriter Steve Miles was reflecting on a sad detail of his mother’s childhood, the painfully true story behind the first verse, when he…
THE JUST JOANS – The Private Memoirs And Confessions Of The Just Joans (Fika Recordings, 2020) Non di sola nostalgia vive l’indie-pop scozzese che, a fronte delle numerose eccellenze riconosciute e ancora pienamente sulla breccia (dai Pastels ai Teenage Fanclub, passando ovviamente per i Belle And Sebastian), continua a presentare proposte di grande freschezza e…
[video of the week] Darren Hayman – I Tried and I Tried and I Failed
First track from the upcoming new album “Home Time”, due out on 3 April via Fika Recordings. An autobiographical album about break ups, the record is tender, honest and frequently funny. Darren set an 8 track, acoustic rule for the record. Everything sounds warm, close and intimate. Darren’s own love-worn, London voice is joined on…
VETCHINSKY SETTINGS – Underneath The Stars, Still Waiting. (Vertical Form, 2019) Non si può davvero fare a meno di essere colti da un sussulto di nostalgia di fronte a un nuovo progetto artistico che coinvolge due musicisti da considerare a ragione veri e propri veterani della scena pop britannica da ormai qualcosa come oltre trent’anni….
THE INNOCENCE MISSION – See You Tomorrow (Bella Union, 2020)* È sicuramente capitato a tutti di pensare almeno una volta “fermate il mondo, voglio scendere”; ebbene, uno dei tasti in grado di avviare il processo coincide con quello play di ogni nuovo lavoro degli Innocence Mission. Succede da ormai oltre trent’anni, e ancor più di…
YELLOW DUDES – Parking Spot E.P. (Self Released, 2019) La passione per l’indie-pop più agrodolce e nostalgico continua, ora più che mai, ad alimentarsi di piccole scoperte, di proposte minimali che provengono da ogni parte del mondo. Piccolo, nel senso della durata, è infatti senz’altro l’Ep di debutto dei messicani Yellow Dudes, costituito da sei…
DUCKS UNLIMITED – Get Bleak E.P. (Bobo Integral, 2019) Non vi è necessità di dilungarsi, anzi quando si tratta di indie-pop dodici minuti sono più che sufficienti per rivelare un talento cristallino. Tale breve lasso temporale corrisponde alla durata dei quattro brani che formano “Get Bleak”, Ep di debutto di un quartetto canadese che risponde…
THE LEAF LIBRARY – The World Is A Bell (Where It’s At Is Where You Are, 2019)* In principio fu “Daylight Versions” (2015), con la sua sorprendente miscela di pop retrò e leggiadre orchestrazioni, subito dopo le scarnificate traslitterazioni ambientali di “Nightlight Versions” (2016) e i remix di “Versions”, poi ancora ulteriori derive di astratta…
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