My latest radio show is now available for streaming/download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer and other leading podcast apps. Alternatively, you can visit http://www.sfob.co.uk and scroll down to the widget at the bottom of the page. Playlist: Monday 6th November 1) The Umbrellas – Three Cheers! https://theumbrellasca.bandcamp.com/album/fairweather-friend 2) En Attendant Ana – BlackContinue reading “Ship Full Of Bombs ep.6”
Tag Archives: jangle pop
Life In The Jangle Is Hard…
Here are some new sounds that have been moving me, maybe they will move you too… The Small Intestines – Hide In Time (Meritorio Records/Lost and Lonesome, out now) Tight three-piece harmonies and warm hearted jangle are at the forefront on this Melbourne based groups delightful debut album, featuring members of Chook Race (Trouble InContinue reading “Life In The Jangle Is Hard…”
The Reds, Pinks & Purples – Murder, Oral Sex & Cigarettes
Three years on from my introduction to both Glenn Donaldson and the wider Bay Area underground scene thanks to the wonderful Red, Pinks & Purples collection You Might Be Happy Someday, I still get an unmatched tingle of excitement whenever a new EP or album quietly arrives online. This time out it’s the dramatically titledContinue reading “The Reds, Pinks & Purples – Murder, Oral Sex & Cigarettes”
Are you feeling Lightheaded?
Combining the soaring melodies of sixties garage-pop with the bittersweet jangle of the late 1980’s DIY indie explosion, New Jersey based Lightheaded have been riding a tide of excitement and anticipation ever since news of their debut release for the revered Slumberland Records started circulating. Their EP Good Good Great! arrives 13th October and aheadContinue reading “Are you feeling Lightheaded?”
Lightheaded – Mercury Girl
The Slumberland Records hot streak continues unabated with the release of Mercury Girl, the debut offering from New Jersey trio Lightheaded. Combining the talents of Cynthia Rittenbach (Glycerine Queens), Stephen Stec (Paper Streets) and Sara Abdelbarry (Teen Idle), the band release their first EP Good Good Great! on 13th October with both Cassette and DigitalContinue reading “Lightheaded – Mercury Girl”
Helpful People – Brokenblossom Threats
Times are weird. You know it, I know it, Helpful People know it. The majority of us are facing struggle of one kind or another. Kindness and truth crushed beneath power grabs and petty politics, art continuously devalued and discarded. Bay Area creatives have consistently been a shining light in the fight back against suchContinue reading “Helpful People – Brokenblossom Threats”
Helpful People – Bugs From Below
I knew something was afoot when the same few reliable voices all started whispering the words Helpful People to me in unison, and it only took a few seconds of hearing Bugs From Below to know that this would be the latest Bay Area sound to sweep me off my feet. Helpful People features theContinue reading “Helpful People – Bugs From Below”
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