An acoustic version of “Tides” taken from the “Souvenirs” EP. Swimming Tapes are a dreamy guitar-pop band based in London. https://www.facebook.com/swimmingtapes
Tag: alt-pop
[streaming] Lake Ruth – Julia’s Call
Following their critically acclaimed debut “Actual Entity” (2016), NYC’s Lake Ruth announces the release of their second album, “Birds of America”, out February 16th, 2018. Mixed by Grammy-winning producer Geoff Sanoff, the stereo LP will be available in a limited vinyl edition of 500 from UK collector’s label Feral Child (Luna, Cheval Sombre, Pete Astor)….
MATH AND PHYSICS CLUB – Lived Here Before (Matinée / Fika Recordings, 2018) Nonostante la raccolta “In This Together” (2016) ne avesse in parte temperato la quinquennale mancanza di un nuovo album vero e proprio, i Math And Physics Club si presentano al loro quarto disco senz’altro maturati e in parte trasformati nella loro vivace…
THE YEARNING – Take Me All Over The World E.P. (Elefant, 2018) Continua a esserci qualcosa di elegantemente spensierato e fuori dal tempo nella ricerca di Joe Moore e Maddie Dobie di una perfezione pop non soltanto formale. Lo dimostrano le sei nuove brevi e aggraziate cartoline raccolte in “Take Me All Over The World”,…
SIN FANG, SÓLEY & ÖRVAR SMÁRASON – Team Dreams (Morr Music, 2018) Lungo tutto il corso del 2017, tre artisti islandesi di primo piano hanno condiviso un piccolo esperimento creativo, che li ha visti realizzare una traccia al mese, rilasciandola in formato digitale su un’apposita pagina Bandcamp. Al completamento della dodicesima tappa di questo percorso…
[streaming] The Perfect English Weather – Christmas In Suburbia
Taken from “English Winter” E.P., out now on Matinée Recordings. Brighton duo The Perfect English Weather return with the new 4-track ‘English Winter’ EP which marks an intriguing departure from last year’s much loved debut album ‘Isobar Blues’. The release sees the duo—Simon and Wendy Pickles—drawing further distinction from their other band The Popguns and…
FLORIST – If Blue Could Be Happiness (Double Double Whammy, 2017) È necessario un periodo di decantazione, insieme a quel minimo distacco marcato dal trascorrere del tempo, per mettere a fuoco le dieci canzoni di “If Blue Could Be Happiness”, secondo lavoro di Emily Sprague e dei suoi Florist Per farlo, va innanzitutto sgomberato il…
[video of the week] The Yearning – Do You Remember?
The Yearning, the most well-known project by Joe Moore, is going to releases a new 10″ Ep in early 2018. As an advance, we are bringing you one of the six songs that will be included on that 10”, numbered, limited-edition vinyl – the Digital Single “Do You Remember?”. The song is flooded with samba,…
SPIRIT FEST – Spirit Fest (Morr Music, 2017)* Dopo numerose esperienze – tra tutte quella con i Pastels – un filo sottile continua a legare Saya e Takashi Ueno (Tenniscoats) all’Europa e, nell’occasione, in particolare alla Germania. Il tratto che ha avvicinato il duo a Markus Acher (Notwist), Mat Fowler (Jam Money) e Cico Beck (Joasihno,…
THE CLIENTELE – Music For The Age Of Miracles (Tapete / Merge, 2017)* I’ve been living like I’m so far away/ like I’m somebody else, in some other place Non poteva esserci contesto più adeguato delle prime folate d’autunno, con la loro miscela di languore, fascino cromatico e rinvigorente freschezza, per celebrare il ritorno –…
[streaming] Warm Morning Brothers – Wandering Mind
Taken from “(don’t) ASKMETODANCE #2″, out on September 15 on Lost Without Your Love Records, 7” only. Two brothers, one guitar, one ukulele, a million dreams. Warm Morning Brothers‘ music is a shelter from the chaos of a noisy world. If their name conjures images of a lazy warm summer day, you’ll know they hit…
[streaming] Caroline No – Birds Fly Up
Taken from “No Language”, out October 6th via Students Of Decay. Recorded in early 2015 and originally released as a micro edition cassette on World News Records, “No Language” is the debut collection of songs by Melbourne’s Caroline No. The group’s unique, beguiling sound sits somewhere between archetypal Dunedin pop and languorous, textural improvisation. “No…
SEA PINKS – Watercourse (CF Records, 2017) Sempre più distante dall’originario ruolo di batterista dei Girls Names, Neil Brogan ha trovato alla guida dei suoi Sea Pinks una propria dimensione espressiva, fatta di chitarre più pulite e soprattutto di una vena pop sempre più lieve e sbarazzina. A poco più di un anno da “Soft…
[streaming] Colorama – Gall Pethau Gymryd Sbel
Never has there been a better time to unleash Colorama’s new album upon the world. No less than 10 years in the making, Welsh singer-songwriter, music producer and multi-instrumentalist Carwyn Ellis has honed the fittingly-titled “Some Things Just Take Time”, flavoured with the great US tradition of delivering strong narratives through timeless song-writing. “The title,…
[video of the week] Wand – Plum
Title track from Wand LP/CS/CD/Digital, released by Drag City on September 22, 2017. Los Angeles-based Wand announce the release of Plum, out September 22nd via Drag City Records, as well as lead single, “Plum,” and its accompanying video, and a tour that embarks on the heels of the album’s release. Plum is Wand’s fourth LP…
[streaming] Jake Bellissimo – Piece Of Ivy
From “The Good We’ve Sewn”, Jake Bellissimo‘s first full length, due out October 20th. Jake Bellissimo is an American composer and songwriter currently residing in Rochester, New York. Floating between classical composition, folk, noise, and musical theater. Try to imagine some elegant orchestral-pop that connects Andrew Bird’s poetry with Bright Eyes’ urgency, managing to extend…
[video of the week] The Clientele – Lunar Days
The Clientele return in September with “Music for the Age of Miracles”, their first release of new music since 2010’s “Minotaur EP“. “Lunar Days” is the first track available out of it. The Clientele is a London-based British band with Alasdair MacLean on vocals and guitar, Mark Keen on drums, and James Hornsey on bass….
[streaming] Sasha Mishkin – Gathering
Taken from “Nighteater”, the latest digital album by Sasha Mishkin. Available as a “name your price” download via https://mishkintapes.bandcamp.com/album/nighteater. Sasha Mishkin is a DIY/lo-fi songwriter from Petrozavodsk, Russia. https://www.facebook.com/mishkintapes
THE POPGUNS – Sugar Kisses (Matinée, 2017) È davvero una seconda giovinezza, oltre che una seconda vita artistica, quella ritrovata dai Popguns dal loro ritorno sulle scene dopo un’assenza quasi ventennale, coinciso con la pubblicazione di “Pop Fiction” (2014). Da allora, la band di Brighton sta inanellando una costante presenza discografica, fatta di uscite frequenti,…
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