The scene here in Southend had been a little bleak since Covid hit if I’m honest. Alternative pub, hub and venue The Railway finally closed its doors after years of struggle, and with it seemingly died a thousand indie pop dreams. Local labels stopped releasing music and bands stalled and splintered as we, like everybodyContinue reading “Andy Bell & Masal – Tidal Love Numbers”
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April Magazine – Wesley’s Convertible Tape For The South
Watching from afar here in the UK, April Magazine have been mysteriously both at the heart and in the shadows of the San Francisco underground for some years now, seemingly everywhere and nowhere all at the same time. The 2021 Tough Love Records compilation If The Ceiling Were A Kite vol.1 brought their earlier workContinue reading “April Magazine – Wesley’s Convertible Tape For The South”
Whitney’s Playland – Sunset Sea Breeze
This album has been floating around the San Francisco underground for a little while now, but with vinyl copies at last reaching the UK and Summer at our doorsteps it felt just the right time to attempt to capture its magic here. The first thing that hits me every time I Iisten to Whitney’s PlaylandContinue reading “Whitney’s Playland – Sunset Sea Breeze”
The Gabys – s/t
I have recently found and fallen for this wonderful 7”/download that arrived late last year on the splendidly named California based label Fruits & Flowers. The Gabys are a UK duo and……… that’s literally everything I can find. How perfect. No hype, no drama, no promises. Just these four perfect moments in time. This wholeContinue reading “The Gabys – s/t”
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