Archive for March, 2009

HoZac Records: Dum Dum Girls, Idle Times and Woven Bones

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Having recently stumbled upon HoZac Records I thought it was time to give the label a mention on the blog.  Based in Chicago in the US - they've been releasing 7" singles since the end of 2006.   In just over 2 years they have racked up an impressive 26 single ...

Projekt A-Ko - Yoyodyne (Milk Pie Records / Filthy Little Angels)

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Projekt A-Ko are a three piece band from Scotland.   They are also three former members of Urusei Yatsura who released some cracking records in the mid to late 1990s.  Projekt A-Ko released a spilt single last year with indiepop fuzzy favourites Horowitz (both songs are included here, possibly re-recorded).  It's ...

Pocketbooks - Fleeting Moments free MP3!

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Pocketbooks have their début LP, 'Flight Paths' available for advance order at the moment from How Does It Feel To Be Loved? The official release date is set to be in June, but the label is posting out advance CD copies now. The band have made one song available as ...

Help Stamp Out Loneliness - Torvill & Dean (Disques Papillons Noire)

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

I've caught this band a few times on recent nights out in London town.   They've divided opinion amongst my peers with some loving them and others, er, not.  Singer D. Lucille Campbell seems to be the dividing point with some loving her deep vocals, that recall Nico and Souixsie Souix ...

Stilletoes - Sownd (Complete Control Music)

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

This 7" single came out about a year ago on Complete Control Music.  I've only recently picked up on the single after hearing on Dandelion Radio.   Stilletoes are from Wales.   They sing in Welsh and English.   This 7" features two songs in their native tongue.   Their drummer is only ...

Lonely Boy - Lonely Boy and Other Tragedies

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

This LP originally came out in the UK on Filthy Little Angels. I missed it. I got this copy via the label that is releasing the CD in the USA - Series Two Records. Lonely Boy is a collaboration between Anthony Harding (music) and Eivind Kirkeby (words). After a couple of ...

Je Suis Animal/Wake The President split 7″

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Lucky Number Nine Records  first release of the year will be on April 6th and is a split 7" from Norwegian dreampoppers  Je Suis Animal and Glasgow based Wake the President. The Je Suis Animal  track, 'Fortune Map', is taken from their excellent debut album 'Self-Taught Magic From A Book' ...

Sin Fang Bous - Clangour (Morr Music)

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Sin Fang Bous is one man, Sindri, from Iceland.   He's released a rather wonderful little LP called 'Clangour' on Morr Music.  The LP varies in approach between electro pop - like opening song 'Advent Inivesga' which has a hypnotic glitchy feel and a sparser folk-tronica feel  - which shines through ...

If You Like Everything There’s Nothing Left To Love

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Matt over on Scatterbrain decided to make a compilation.   It's lovely.  With songs by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Knight School, Brown Recluse Sings, Horowitz, The Parallelograms and The Garlands amongst the 14 songs on offer.  It's essential to these pop years.  The sleeve is fab, too.   Buy ...