“Letters to Melissa” by Model Shop
Despite Model Shop being a new band with no discography to pour through, we can confidently predict that we will love their debut album, Love Interest. Is that due to their first single...
“Liquid Love” by No Zu
2022 continues to bring us happy surprises. In this instance it is the news of a November EP by Melbourne's No Zu. Creators of a heady, physical mix of funk, house,...
“Hammers” by Melby
Is it here? Is it here? Is it here? No, Looks Like A Map by Swedish fourpiece Melby is not here yet. But lead track "Hammers" is the just released lead track, and it...
“Compilation Tape” by Model Shop
Like any truly good indie pop song "Compilation Tape" has a solid core of melody and hooks. And this new single by Seattle's Model Shop has that and more. The...
“Slow Down” by Whose Rules
"Slow Down" is an appealing and pleasing reminder to take time to enjoy the happy current moments and not always rush onwards. It is the creation of Marius Elfstedt, a...
“Ice Cream Skies” by The Laughing Chimes
The optimism of youth plus an appreciation for the enduring appeal of jangle pop provide us with a couple of highlight tracks for our Saturday night. The band is The Laughing...
Skytone – Adrift
Skytone is a duo consisting of siblings Rodney and Darius Doddridge. When we first encountered their music they were best described as a jangle pop band. However, for new album Adrift the brothers...
“Jag ser bara fel” by E. Bjorklund
Four to five years ago we covered several releases by a Swedish band known as Delsbo Beach Club. The group was headed by Erik Bjorklund, who also fronted Blodmyren. We...
Katie Lass – Hypnopomp
Hypnopomp is a multi-layered treasure box that might just be the best tapestry of sounds that you have heard in a long time. It is sufficiently different that it presents a...
Long Odds – Fine Thread
Fine Thread is not a new release, although it was released in the first half of this year. But we won't let the fact that we belatedly discovered it to keep...