Howdy. The sweet new album by Saturday Looks Good to Me was added to Spotify a couple of days ago. Genre: indie pop. Enjoy! (US version here.) Saturday Looks Good to Me – One Kiss...
Club 8 started out as a twee-pop outfit before gradually obscuring and veering towards electronics. On the duo’s eighth outing, Above the City, the electro-pop sound is very ‘now...
Is pop music, by definition, the music that plays on the radio and is literally popular; is it music that is inherently not subversive and non-alienating; or is it an all...
Hi. The sun is shining which reminded me of the catchy new album by indie pop band Tullycraft. It was added to Spotify some weeks back. Enjoy! (US version here.) Tullycraft – Lost...
Morning. The charming debut album by Golden Grrrls is another very recent addition to Spotify. Genre: indie pop. Read this review and enjoy! (US version here.) Golden Grrrls...
The opening track of Golden Grrrls self-titled debut, “New Pop,” is a jam-and-a-half. Short, sassy, and full of sharp, buzzy fun, “New Pop” is filled to the brim with melodic...
Remember how the internet was supposed to make albums extinct? Around the turn of the century, serious-minded pop scholars were telling us that listeners would stop caring about...
Waiting For Something To Happen is a darn good pop record with songs you won’t be able to shake loose for days.
Struggling to pin down Veronica Falls' sound, an interviewer recently told frontwoman Roxanne Clifford, "You know, you aren't twee." To which she replied, with exaggerated...
A swirling, centripetal force guides Veronica Falls' sophomore effort Waiting for Something to Happen. The album's 13 wistful numbers have a billowing jangle reminiscent of Felt...
Morning. The fine new album by Veronica Falls was added to Spotify yesterday. Genre: indie pop. Enjoy! (Note: US release date is next week.) Veronica Falls – Waiting For Something...
Hayman's real focus has been on this 20-song release, chronicling the 17th century Essex Witch Trials during the English Civil Wars. The record constitutes the third part of...
Hi there. Let’s start the month with the elegant new album by Mexican band Hello Seahorse! It was added to Spotify some weeks back. Genre: dream pop. Enjoy! Hello Seahorse...
Howdy. Here is a goodie for all indie pop fans out there. The debut album by Swedish band The Garlands was just added to Spotify. Enjoy! (One review here and another one here...
Remember Saturday Looks Good To Me? I do (vaguely). It’s been four years since the Michigan indie pop band released anything new, but now they’re back with “Sunglasses.” It sort...
Hi. The debut album by Swedish artist De Montevert was added to Spotify today. The double title (Swedish and English) looks a bit strange, but I guess it’s a way to reach an...
Don’t let that tired old "twee" tag allow you to write off one of the most blissfully melodic albums you’ll hear this year.
Howdy. This is the very busy early fall season in terms of new releases and I like it. From a very recent Spotify update comes the catchy new album by Seapony. Genre: dream/indie...
The recent news that Best Coast would be opening up a leg of Green Day's massive arena tour came like a splash of Pacific-blue clarity. And that was before Billie Joe Armstrong's...
Since freeing himself from the business ties that bound Hefner, Darren Hayman has become ever more prolific. His first fully instrumental record, Lido is the second of at least...
Where does 'whimsical comedy song' cross the line into bona-fide indie-folk? The best acousticy-singer types, from Emmy the Great to Billy Bragg are genuinely funny, while the...
Hey. This new EP by Cocoanut Groove was added to Spotify not that long ago. Genre: indie pop. Enjoy! Cocoanut Groove – Colours Filed under: 2012, Pop
The School have studied hard, taking their lessons from '60s pop and soul (and a spot of contemporary twee), but will they miss out on the top grades?
The School have studied hard, taking their lessons from '60s pop and soul (and a spot of contemporary twee), but will they miss out on the top grades?
The Toronto-based duo recorded its 2008 self-titled debut at a homemade studio inside their shared in Groningen, Netherlands, earning international attention from the likes of...
The third full-length by Cleveland indie-pop duo Bears opens up their sound a bit and results in their finest release to date. Charlie McArthur and Craig Ramsey play enough...
Featuring three members of Magic Bullets, the Troggs-inspired Bay Area trio balances an aggressive delivery and melodic, relatively reserved vocals on their debut LP.
Hey. The latest EP by Eux Autres was added to Spotify yesterday. Genre: indie pop. Enjoy! Eux Autres – Sun Is Sunk Filed under: 2012, Pop
Hello there. The latest album by indie pop band Liechtenstein looks like a recent addition to the Spotify library. Enjoy! Liechtenstein – Fast Forward Filed under: 2012, Pop
Having charmed fans with their 2009 debut ‘Reservoir’, Fanfarlo further expand their sonic toolbox. This Ben Allen-produced affair is a bold, confident record, with the band...
The London baroque-rock band's sophomore album-- produced by Ben Allen (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Halcyon Digest)-- finds the group aspiring to darker and difficult territory.
It's understandable that some listeners might have initially passed on Fanfarlo as being something of an Arcade Fire lite, with their debut record, Reservoir, which showcased a...
The strident folk of the Anglo-Swedish outfit's debut is put aside in favour of synthetic layers and ornate, slow burning, building tracks.
On their satisfying debut LP, this C86-nodding California noise-pop quintet mixes the familiar with the unexpected.
The former Hefner artist provides a selection box of variable treats to be dipped into: a superb reminder of what a unique and valuable artist Hayman continues to be, with or...
Written in a bedroom in San Francisco and recorded in a barn in Cornwall, Fight Less, Win More has one foot planted firmly on either side of the Atlantic. But is this album...
Los Campesinos! can't stop adorning their odes to existential grief with snappy handclaps, but the Welsh septet are still showing signs of growth on this third album. Keyboards...
Some things are regarded to be richer for their imperfections. Los Campesinos! might just be. With 'Hello Sadness' the group have grown into themselves and crafted a measured and...
Los Campesinos! haven't changed much on their fourth album, their darkest yet. The band's serrated twee is not exactly in fashion, though, and if LC! are the last men and women...
Hi. The new album by Los Campesinos! is a very recent addition to Spotify. Genre: indie rock. Read some early reviews and enjoy! (Version for the UK here. It’s out in the US...
Despite the gloomy title, the fourth album from Los Campesinos! is as in your face as you’d expect. It may be their relationship fail record, but that doesn’t mean that it’s...
Hi. Here is another album that slipped under my radar when it was added to Spotify earlier this year. Genre: indie pop/rock. Good stuff. Enjoy Comet Gain! (Note: Not available in...
There's no doubting that Butcher Boy's third is a record of quiet majesty and, in setting their sights high, the band has proudly staked a claim at grander things. Alex Wisgard...