11/02/2024

Time Travelling MoFo - Musical Years

 I picked up the nickname of Time Travelling MoFo from Andrew Johnson (17th President of the United States) and have used this title to record a mix of my favourite music from each year between 1963 and 2062. The genres of music depend on the year you can hear all sorts within these mixes from pop, rock, psychadelic, reggae, rap, new wave, dance, flip flop hop, or dubzebra revival.  I believe there is always good music in any yaer if you're prepared to search for it within this timeframe.  Most mixes are around the 2 hour mark and I try not to repeate artists in the same year.  I will update this blog with links to all my shows as they appear online. 

 

Prototype time machine with extra large turntable 

THE SIXTIES

1963 Time Travelling MoFo 1963 Mix #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1964 coming soon

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1967 Time Travelling MoFo 1967 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1968 Time Travelling Mofo 1968 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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THE SEVENTIES

1970 Time Travelling MoFo 1970 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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1972 Time Travelling MoFo 1972 Mix #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1973 Time Travelling MoFo 1973 Mix #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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1977 Time Travelling MoFo 1977 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1978 #TTMoFo 1978 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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THE EIGHTIES

1980 Time Travelling MoFo 1980 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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1982 Time Travelling MoFo 1982 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1983 Time Travelling MoFo's 1983 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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1985 Time Travelling MoFo 1985 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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1987 Time Travelling MoFo 1987 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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1989 Time Travelling MoFo 1989 #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud


THE NINETIES

1990 Time Travelling MoFo 1990 Mix #TTMoFo 1990 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1991 Time Travelling MoFo 1991 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1992 Time Travelling MoFo 1992 #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1993 Time Travelling MoFo's 1993 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1994 Time Travelling MoFo 1994 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1995 Time Travelling MoFo 1995 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1996 coming soon

1997 Time Travelling MoFo 1997 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1998 Time Travelling MoFo 1998 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

1999 Time Travelling MoFo 1999 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud


THE NOUGHTIES

2000 Time Travelling MoFo 2000 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

2001 coming soon

2002 Time Travelling MoFo 2002 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

2003 Time Travelling MoFo 2003 Mix #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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2006 Time Travelling MoFo 2006 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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THE TEENIES

2010 coming soon

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2012 Time Travelling MoFo 2012 Mix #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

2013 Time Travelling MoFo 2013 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

2014 coming soon

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2016 Time Travelling MoFo 2016 Mix #TTMoFo by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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2019 Time Travelling MoFo 2019 Mix by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud


THE TWENTIES

2020 Time Travelling MoFo 2020 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

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THE FUTURE (EMBARGOED FOR COPYWRITE REASONS)


NOTABLE MENTIONS

Time Travelling MoFo's Mixtape 1960 - 1989 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

Time Travelling MoFo's Mixtape 1990 - 2022 by In Your Ears Music | Mixcloud

13/12/2023

Albums of 2023



 2023 has been another bumper year for albums on the independent scene.  I've had to make some hard decisions to cull the list to just 30 and fear I've probably forgotten a few that could have made it.  The order is entirely subjective etc etc. But all albums on this list are worth exploring if any of my short reviews piques your interest.  I've included a Spotify playlist with a tune from each album to play whilst you browse through my ramblings.  I've included links to purchase the albums where I found them and twitter handles (where they still exist) to engage with the artists and keep tabs on their future releases and gigs. Thanks to all the artists featured here for keeping me entertained and making the new music scene fresh and lively. 


A few vinyls from my album list that have already arrived Down Under  





#30 Lulu - Hey Calamity 

Dave Thomas from South Australia has been very prolific in 2023 and released two albums this year in quick succession following from his debut in 2022.  Urbania came out in October following Lulu's release in April 2023.  A mixture of Shoegaze and Dreampop with a nod to the early records of The Cure which deserves the attention of your best headphones.  A couple of songs feature the vocals of Emily Thomas including one of my highlights Soft Illusion.     

Favourite songs: Soft Illusion & Saving Grace

Twitter: @HeyCalamity22

Bandcamp: https://heycalamity.bandcamp.com/album/lulu


#29 Jake Davey - You Are What You're Spoonfed

Jake Davey's second album You Are What You're Spoonfed offers the listener plenty of wonderful songs that build up and capture your heart.  Just listen to the totally underated music on Like Dynamite and Grind Our Bones for that laidback Seventies groove.       

Favourite songs: Like Dynamite & Grind Our Bones

#28 As The Crow Flies - Kevin Robertson 


Kevin Robertson has followed up his excellent 2022 album Teaspoon of Time with another fine collection of melodic jangly pop with Magic Spells Abound. If you like the Cosmic Rough Riders this is in a similar vein. Kevin is also a member of Aberdeen band The Vapour Trails who have three albums in their catalogue.

Favourite songs: Sunset & As The Crow Flies

Twitter: @KevinRo17521365

Bandcamp: https://kevinrobertson.bandcamp.com/album/magic-spells-abound


#27 Twenty-First Century Times - Joe Astley


Released in January 2023 the debut album from Joe Astley collects four of his best singles released over the last few years alongside new material full of social commentary on the state of the nation. There’s a doff of the flat cap to Springsteen, Dylan, Shane MacGowan and Billy Joel.  The sublime Anthem For The North is still the centrepiece and even gets a reprise here.

Favourite songs: Anthem For The North & The Battle of Wigan Lane

Twitter: @JAstleyOfficial


#26 Get On The End Of It! - Laurie Wright

 
A loud raucous rock n roll debut album from London’s premier busking mod punk. This is one huge redemptive riot of an LP from one of the new music scene’s brightest stars who almost burnt out but survived and used that to fuel his fire. If you’ve not heard of him then Laurie Wright is an artist you should discover today.

Favourite songs: Butter Side Up Boy & Wings Of Gold And Platinum 
 

#25 Between The Lies - MantraRay


This second album has another great selection of indie rock and pop tunes on it.  Topics include war, family, love, heartbreak and holidays in the Sun. Their self production has improved in leaps and bounds and I’ve written up a track by track review which can be found here oldindiekid.blogspot.com mantraray-between-lies-album-review

Favourite songs: My Broken Heart & Just Like The Sun

#24 Woke Up - Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson’s Wake Up is in his own words “10th Generation, bargain basement, white man blues” with funky electro noodling.  This is ten top examples of the new crossover genre Big Beat Blues with a mixture of poignant and humorous self deprecating lyrics.  Cheer up Andy! Might never happen. 

Favourite songs: Big Bad Dose Of You & 44 More


#23 Mode - Mode


From Adelaide, South Australia comes this five piece power pop Britpop band who self-released their debut album on vinyl in March.  Mode mix the sounds of the Sixties and the Nineties with a New Wave influence and create some perfect pop music.  If you enjoy their labelmates Cigarillo then you should check out Mode who also share singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Garnett.  This album isn't available on Spotify so head to bandcamp to hear and purchase it.        

Favourite songs: Hold On To Yesterday & Rundle Mall 

#22 The Long Way - Leigh Thomas


An awesome album of thunderous Aussie rock.  Big anthems, sing along choruses, great lyrics and melodic hooks to snare your interest.  The Leigh Thomas debut album contains 3 previous singles and seven spanking new tracks including the bombastic Underground and my favourite the eco-warrior album closer Kids of Tomorrow. The Long Way album is a full face blast of classic contemporary guitar music from a talented singer songwriter and purveyor of total tunes.

Favourite songs: Kids Of Tomorrow & Higher Low 


#21 Don'ts And Dos - The Radio Field


Lars from Subtafuge formed a side project in Dussledorf during the lockdown which morphed into a fully fledged band playing breezey jangle pop.  This is their debut album and its bloody great.  

Favourite songs: Other One (featuring Phantom Handshakes) & Love

#20 The Only Light In This Tunnel Is The Oncoming Train - Afflecks Palace

Hazy jangle Pop introduced by a buzzing bee. Eighteen months after the excellent debut album, this second album from Afflecks Palace deals up another big batch of baggy tunes that I have personally road tested on the dance floor. 

Favourite songs: Wide Eyes On The Night Bus & I’m So Glad You’re On Ecstasy 

#19 Unmask The Circus - Mark Sharp & The Bicycle Thieves


Hailing from the musical hotbed of West Lothian, Mark Sharp and The Bicycle Thieves released their wonderful debut album Unmask The Circus in August 2023 and it is a strong collection of great hooky indie pop and rock songs.  

Favourite songs: All That Northern Soul & Sink Or Swim

Twitter: @MarkSharpMusic

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/marksharpmusic


#18 Counting To Three - Portable Radio


Manchester’s Portable Radio mix the Pop sensibilities of Supergrass with the harmonies of The Beach Boys in a joyful blast of pop hedonism drunk on Chipper Juice.

Favourite songs: I Feel Like A Dog & Good News

#17 Here We Are - Apollo Junction 


The Leeds band’s third album contains ten prime cuts of well produced 80s influenced indie rock anthems.  There are moments which sound like The Joshua Tree with synths and everything is turned up to eleven. Each song has that lighters in the air, sing along, feel good factor. 

Favourite songs: History & By The River

#16 Pictures Of You: A Compilation of Covers of Songs by the Cure - Various Artists

With 45 cover versions of one of my favourite artists I couldn't lose on this mental health charity indie compilation.  I've picked out three favourites from artists I know but the whole album is brilliant.

Favourite songs: In Your House by dunkie, The Kiss by Pocket Lint, Just Like The Cure by Sean Buckley 


#15 False Starts, Open Endings - Katie MF

Katie MF is a London based artist with a punk ethos and a bucketful of talent. The opening song Lucky MF tells the story of her near death accident that nearly finished her off and her reactions to this traumatic experience. Katie brings infectious humour and anger as her songs take on the Tories, the patriarchy, sexism, and an errent piece of metal trying to take her fucking head off. 

Favourite songs: Lucky MF & Confidence Crisis 


#14 Quasars and Fluff - Blokeacola


Blokeacola’s double album is well worth exploring.  Inspired by the Beatles White album there are a variety of styles on this latest opus. His brilliant lyrics are always a pleasure to listen to and there is a strong Beck influence on many of the acoustic songs that adorn Quasars and Fluff. The difficulty here was picking highlights as each song you hear quickly becomes a new favourite. Not yet on Spotify so head to Bandcamp if you want a copy on CD on a digital download. 

Favourite songs: Carrion & Troublesome Lie

Twitter: @blokeacolazero

Bandcamp: https://blokeacola.bandcamp.com/album/quasars-and-fluff


#13 Fires In The Night - 3 Little Wolves 🐺🐺🐺


It’s been a real pleasure seeing how 3 Little Wolves have grown from their first official release in 2021 until the release of their debut album two years later. They have been busy in the transfer market and tinkering with formations but they keep improving.  Really excited for their next album but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.  Fires In The Night contains about seven singles and many of them re-recorded to beef up the original sound with extra layers of guitar and keyboard. 

Favourite songs: Darkside & My House


#12 Night and Day - Dub Shepherds 


A French based reggae outfit I recently discovered via the Keep Yourself Nice podcast.  They play dub reggae and it feels like a lost Seventies classic with great songwriting and chilled Island grooves. 

Favourite songs: Rebel Souls & Ain’t Coming Back


#11 HOOPLA - Super 8


Paul ‘Trip’ Ryan mostly records under the Super 8 name but he always has a few side projects on the go. Hoopla is a brilliant album a couple of years in the making and filled with twelve gorgeous indie songs. The influences include The Beatles, The Smiths, Teenage Fanclub, The La’s and Shack to name a few. I’ve played half of the songs here on my Daftpom podcasts and love this album. 

Favourite songs:  Our Town & Moments In Time

Twitter: @super_8_music

Bandcamp: https://trip8.bandcamp.com/album/hoopla-super-8-album


#10 The Synesthete - Joe Adhemar



The album was released in February 2023 on Bandcamp and has since appeared as a series of EPs on streaming sites with a full extra b-sides thrown in.  Another top collection of songs with headphone ear popping production from one of the new music scenes most thought provoking songwriters. The topics covered on Joe’s sixth album of the decade include calling for the youth to rebel, blocking internet trolls, Stranger Things, Tory incompetence and corruption, alongside more personal songs. This is a more guitar oriented album than the previous About The Soul thanks to collaborator and axeman Jim Sanger.

Favourite songs: Hopper (ft Skylu) & Revolution By Hashtag

Twitter: @JoeAdhemar

Bandcamp: https://joeadhemar.bandcamp.com/album/the-synesthete


#9 Four Sides Of The Circle - The Mariners

Nottingham’s finest 60s throwbacks The Mariners have been very prolific this year. As well as releasing a Christmas CD they released their third album and a double one at that. The recurring theme’s are the passing of time, memories of the past and the changing of the seasons. There are too many songs to do it justice in this short review.  But give it a listen and let The Mariners guide you on a journey once around the sun and up the garden path for a pot of tea and some lawn maintenance. Marvellous stuff! 

Favourite songs: Autumn Will Come Soon & Bathley Street


#8  Our Fear Is Their Power -  The Shed Project


The Shed Project second album is a brilliant album commenting on the state of the world.  Themes tackled include government corruption, the decline of Britains cities, the scourge of addiction and industry charlatans (not Tim Burgess & friends).  

Favourite songs: Naughty & Ghost Town


#7 Your Cuckoo - Teenage Waitress


Southampton’s Daniel Ash is a talented songwriter and has created a fantastic second album with many songs reminiscing on youth and relationships. Great use of sound effects as alarm clocks, car indicators, crashing waves, seagulls and jangling keys all add to the ambience. 

Favourite songs: Grey Sky & Back Seat


#6 Little Pictures Without Sound - SENSES

The debut album by SENSES has been a long time coming.  The band have been playing together since they teenagers but life mishaps kept getting in the way of releasing their debut album. Senses dusted off the decade-old recordings during the lockdown and decided to finish what they started. Little Pictures Without Sound was finally released on 42 Records in April 2023 to widespread acclaim. But when the music’s this good it’s worth waiting for.

Favourite songs: Drop Your Arms & Let Me In 


#5 Standard Patter - Fire Up The Sun


ArrCee & MC Burnoot are baldy white Scottish rappers who just don’t give a fuck. They ain’t in it for the money because they realise there isn’t any but it keeps them off the streets. After a number of EPs they have expanded to a debut album with ten quality well produced tunes, social commentary and very dry dark humour. There are guest spots for MC Bongo and Lewca as collaborators in the madness. I’ve been listening to this album regularly since its release in May 2023.  Are you listening? Cause you fuckin should be! 

Favourite songs: Life Logistics & Last Orders

#4 Boombap for Boomers - Lewca

Fire Up The Sun return the favour by appearing on Lewca’s album to rip the piss out of him on the first track. Lewca and S.O.A.P. (DJ Son Of A Pitch) return with a blinding album of tunes in a variety of genres that refuse to be pigeonholed.  Lewca’s lyrics are humorous and poignant and really resonate with me as a Forty-Nothing Dad. Guest spots for OrangeG, Fayabraz, Mick Swagger and Dancehall Legend Elephant Man! I reviewed the album in more detail on my blog article below…

oldindiekid.blogspot.com/lewca-boombap-for-boomers-album-review

Favourite songs: Roundabout & Monday Morning 


#3 Delta Shakedown - The Heavy North


Blues n Soul n Rock n Roll is what we’ve come to expect from Merseyside’s Twelve Legged Groove Machine and this second album delivers in spades. You’ll be forgiven for mistaking the title song Delta Shakedown as a lost classic by The Doors. Next come the three singles that preceded the album each catchier than the last. When they slow the tempo they demonstrate their musical maturity and you are left in no doubt that you listening to a classic rock band at the heading for the peak of their powers. 

Favourite songs: Delta Shakedown & Where Are You Now?


#2 Something About This Place - Thrillhouse


This is the long awaited Thrillhouse debut album - four years after the Brighton band started releasing dance tinged indie singles.  For the album they have taken a different direction with guitars to the fore and a country rock tinge that nods at The War On Drugs, Bruce Springsteen and Dire Straits.  The meloncholy songwriting is brilliant and reminisces about childhood memories, growing up and the passing of time.  They used Kickstarter to fund their album's physical release on CD and Vinyl.  Not sure if any copies remain but you can ask them if you missed out. They talk themselves down but they should be bigged up because  Something About This Place is a triumph and a timeless record I can see myself enjoying for years.

Favourite song: So Far From Where I Started From & Butch Reilly

Twitter: @Thrillhouseok


#1 Demons - Brownbear



What else could it be?  An absolute classic album from the band from Ayeshire.  This second album arrived five years after 2018's debut album What Is Home?  Hopefully we won't have to wait half a decade for the follow up.  Ten quality songs largely dealing with the ups and downs of relationships that pulls at your heartstrings, makes you want to dance, cry and sing along.  This is all killer no filler territory and picking favourites from this album is very hard.  There are no wrong answers!  The music is influenced by acoustic indie, pop, northern soul, reggae and rock.  There are less than 10 copies remaining on red vinyl if you hurry you might nab one for your record collection.  

Favourite songs: Unity & Telling Stories 

Twitter: @BrownBearBand

Bandcamp: https://brownbear.bandcamp.com/album/demons

Buy the vinyl: Brownbear Demons Vinyl LP Red 2023 — Assai Records


And that’s a wrap. Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year.  I’ll be back in 2024 with a few more reviews and the return of the DaftPom Show on InYourEarsMusic.com 

If you can’t wait for my December 2024 recommendations you can follow my new music playlist which I try and update twice a week.  

28/11/2023

MantraRay - Between The Lies - Album Review

The second album from MantraRay is an excellent collection of indie rock songs recorded over the last couple of years.  Two years on from their debut album Mantraray (The Collection) they have pulled out all the stops for the follow up.  Trevor Brill from Cardiff and Billy Raymond-Barker from Devon were once bandmates on the 90s London gig circuit but have reunited to record new material        

Between The Lies is released on 1st December 2023 on all good (and many bad) streaming platforms.

Bandcamp Friday is 1st December 2023 so all digital or physical CD purchases go straight to the artist who will kindly donate all profits for the album to mental health charities.  

▶︎ Between The Lies | MantraRay (bandcamp.com)       


The album opens with a trio of new rocky numbers.  Rockstar tells the tale of the big man who has outlived his fame and is clinging to the past whilst drifting into obscurity.  My Broken Heart is unsurprisingly a heartbreak song if you listen to the lyrics but the music sneers at that genre and is played as a high tempo angry guitar rock song.  Filthy takes things up another notch and vents at politicians who darken their door.  There could be a few candidates on the recieving end of some well deserved verbal abuse come the next election. 

A surprise faithful cover of Plush by Grunge legends Stone Temple Pilots is a real pleasure.  It is the only cover they have ever recorded and they've rugby tackled a classic here and come up smiling.  Devil You Know (sadly not a Kylie Minogue cover - but I'ld love to hear that).  This is a song about being stuck together in a relationship which you know isn't working and trying to end it.  Interlude is a fifty second acoustic anti-war song.  It's MantraRay's Elizabeth My Dear.  It is followed by Sunflowers inspired by an act of bravery of a Ukrainian woman who offered a Russian soldier sunflower seeds so something good would come from his death. This is the first song on the album that has been released previously and it also features the talents of Joe Adhemar on piano and backing vocals.   


The second half of the album begins with the magnificent Kaleidoscope - a dark song with strings, beats, chruching guitars and plenty of aural treats. The message is take chances and live your best life.  Cuts Too Deep is a Noel Rock style ballad if Noel wrote songs about being saved from suicidal thoughts.    Forever Your Pleasure is another previously released single featuring the elusive Invisible Squirrel dropping a handful of his winter cache of squelchy beats into the mix.


Sorry Not Sorry is a song about facing your demons and struggling with them.  Lazy Days however is  a carefree song about enjoying your holiday and wishing it would never end.  Complete with Mexican horns and the smell of aftersun lotion.  It also features Speedy Gonzales on backing vocals - which is quite a coup!    Just Like The Sun is a fantastic woozy song that I've enjoyed for a long time and its pleasing to find it on this album as the penultimate track.  The album closer Grown is a another short acoustic song written to their grown up children and it's lovely.

In summary - bloody great album - go get it! 


Social media and streaming links  MantraRay | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

 ▶︎ Between The Lies | MantraRay (bandcamp.com)

MantraRay (formerly known as Pet Shop Boys) 

19/10/2023

The Shed Project - Our Fear Is Their Power - Album Review

Hallelujah!  The Bolton Boys are back to release their second long player to their growing fanbase.  They have been cooking up some very tasty flavours in their Shed over the last year and it arrives on cd and vinyl wrapped with The Shed Project’s own print media project delivering the scoops via Editor in Chief Roy Fletcher.

The album title/headline comes from a slogan painted on a motorway bridge near Manchester warning that governments use whatever boogeymen they can to scare people and then offer themselves as the saviours to retain control.  Yes it’s political. But in the thirteenth year of a zombie Tory government on the take and desperately clinging to power,whilst the country literally crumbles, how could it not be?

Side A begins with a radio tuning betweeen stations - each of them playing the early hits taken from The Shed Project's debut  (The Curious Mind Of The Common Man - Album Review).   A killer juggernault-size riff cuts through the static and we're off!  If You Know You Know was released as a single back in July 2022 only a few months after their debut album dropped.  The sound is massive and despite the wall of sound guitars, the vocals and piano shine through.  Shout out to drummer, Shane, who plays with precision and flair - it's both tight and loose if you know what I mean?   It’s a strong opening with a jumbo dollop of  Second Coming vibes and the follow up Easy doesn't let up the pace and is a short song with pounding beats and guitars turned up to eleven. 

The next two songs tackle the subject of people putting on a show whilst hiding their internal thoughts and the reality of their daily lives.  Crowdpleaser is about a girl putting on a public face which masks her true feelings.  Weekend Millionaire is a character tale of a weekend warrior living it up and flashing the cash in the pub and then scraping through the rest of the week totally skint.  It feels like a lost 60's track as Roy channels his inner Ray Davies.  

Excuses closes the first half with acoustic jangle as Roy laments as a friend slides deeper into a drug hell and offers suggestions to help  them turn their life around.  This is a recurring theme on the album.  


Side B opens with a montage of quotes from political leaders set to a drum beat and the now familiar sound of the title track emerges.  Whether it’s drugs, crime, terrorism, disease or refugees, there is always some problem that can be weaponised and used to justify more powers for the state whilst the liberties of the people are constantly eroded.  This song is a call to wake up and realise the government assisted by the press barons are spreading fear to coerce the masses whilst those at the top are self serving and taking what they can.  In the 2020s we have sunk so low that this feels like accepted wisdom rather than a conspiracy theory.  Ian Brown’s influence is strong here. 

Ghost Town opens with a crashing of glass and an upbeat jangling riff favoured by Afflecks Palace. Roy despairs at the decline of his hometown and just a glimmer of optimism that it might be reversed. The music becomes a hypnotic kaleidoscope of sound - are they still guitars or are we listening to sirens? Forty years after The Specials used the same song title it is still relevant in many parts of the country. 

Lower Than A Snake is a high tempo reggae song with some top imagery in the lyrics.  The middle part  slows the pace down and allows some guitar solos and rattlesnake noises before ramping up to a frantic finish.  The lying piece of scum who inspired this song is not named, but it appears to be based on unscrupulous fake character(s) in the independent music scene.  You know the type - one who promises much and delivers too little, too late.  Do it yourself is the message that The Sheds have learned.         

The penultimate track is called Naughty and it's a mind blowing joyous banger of the first order.  It honestly sounds like Happy Mondays remixed by The Chemical Brothers.  The bass is fierce on this one and the the Madchester baggy and trance vibes are spot on.  It even ends with a sly wink to Blue Monday.  Roy's in full voice on this one and it's another anti-drugs song for old ravers to get off their tits to.  It's also my new favourite song!           

Side B closes with the Beatlesque I’ve Got The Blues.  The first part is dominated by a heavy piano accompanied by synthesied strings.  The drums kick in during the second minute and guitar licks reminescent of Champaign Supernova join them.  They've thrown the kitchen sink at this ending and it's all stuck.  It contains some of Roy's finest lyrics and it is nothing less than a modern Britpop anthem. There's not many albums with a better Side B. 

The Shed Project have been improving with every release over the last three years. The band have been doing it their way and delivered an emotional rollercoaster with well crafted songs, bangers galore, killer guitars, intricate drumming and moody atmospherics.   Ignore them at your peril and catch 'em if you can! 


Album release date: 24/11/23

Get the signed vinyl or CD exclusively from Wax and Beans

Merch and gig news from: The Shed Project – One Love Records

Digital downloads: Music | The Shed Project (bandcamp.com)

Social Media: You can't miss em!

13/09/2023

Lewca - Boombap For Boomers - Album Review

Album released: 15/09/23

Get the vinyl: Lewca - Boombap For Boomers (Halloween Orange Vinyl) – Wax and Beans

Or a digital download from Bandcamp: https://lewca.bandcamp.com/music



Another year, another Lewca album review.  Since the 2022 release of Friday Night Rockstar (Reviewed here: Old Indie Kid: Lewca - Friday Night Rockstar - Album Review ), Lewca has appeared on the anti-Tory anthem Gaslight, a standalone single with Le Spectre and Burn It To The Ground with Fire Up The Sun.  Whilst mainstream success has studiously avoided Lewca up to this point, he has become a cult icon to the selective gang of loyal fans and fellow artists that are happy to collaborate to create such awesome music. The great news is his second official album is out and can be enjoyed by everyone who takes a punt on this dodgiest of geezers.




Fire Up The Intro

The album opens with  rising bagpipes and a guest introduction from Fire Up The Sun's  MC Burnoot  who roasts Lewca before anyone else has the chance. It sends a clear message to anyone who hasn't got it yet, Lewca is aware of his public image and is determined to have fun with it.  Lewca also appeared on a couple of tracks on the excellent debut album Standard Patter | Fire Up The Sun (bandcamp.com) 

Peace of Mind

A comedown song about facing yourself on the morning after selling your soul to the Devil.  Already we have stumbled on the theme of the new album.  After the highs of 2022's Friday Night's Rockstar, we have a collection of more chilled introspective songs dealing with life's hangovers.

Roundabout

A song recalling teenage thrills with old friends enjoying a wasted Summer in the 90s.  Roundabout also discusses how that comraderie is easily recaptured when they meet up years later, and then comes full circle anticipating your kids doing the same shit.  Roundabout has a great chorus and a is song that is already a firm favourite appealing to two generations in my household.  (I haven't played it to my Mum yet).  God knows what instruments are used on this track - it sounds like Lewca and S.O.A.P. are strategically squeezing a gaggle of geese with penny whistles gaffer tapped to their bills.  

I Got It All

This is a song about people who are busy chasing their fame and fortune and ponders whether success ever satisfies. Lewca decides to celebrate all the things he already has.  "I don't need shit, King of the World, Mate". 

Day Job (featuring Mick Swagger)

The music industry is broken for independent artists, and Lewca and guest vocalist Mick Swagger decide that they better not quit their day jobs just yet.  The tune has a groovy swing beat and it's another classic track held back until the album's release date.    

Quite Like Me (featuring Elephant Man)

Lewca and S.O.A.P. team up with the Jamaican Dancehall legend on this collaboration and it's a head bopping experience.  Lewca told me he has been a huge fan of Elephant Man since the 90s and is made up to have recorded a song together.  The message here is to be yourself - don't be another sequel.    

All Grown Up

A drum n bass tune with Lewca refusing to be an adult. Kids singing, squeeky toys squeeking and general chaos is unleashed.  

Monday Morning

A brilliant ska tune about packing the kids off to school and heading to work with a hangover.  Lovely trombone parts provided by of Ian Williamson, who appears on four tracks on the LP.  

Boombap For Boomers

A brilliant fun tune with self-deprecating lyics, full of hooks, scratches and beats.  The album's titular song and one of the highlights of  Lewca's impressive catalogue.  "Like a tab of acid in a pint of Guiness".

Discoboy (featuring Faya Braz)

Piano house tune which encourages escapism from the background noise of the daily grind via hedonistic dance moves.  Another message here - don't be a hater, embrace the variety of genders, live and let live, and throw some outlandish shapes on the dancefloor.  

Internet Recovery

This is the ultimate 80's electro pop stomper with added dial up tones.  The lyrics are brilliant and based on reviving your soul via the metaphor of a computer reboot.  "The last few decades I've been under the weather, My addictions and me are two birds of a feather... Best guess is to erase the whole damn disk, Format my mind, I may cease to exist".

Life, Innit? 

Another classic autobiographical Lewca story of his marriage over an infectious bass-heavy tune. 

Daydreaming (featuring OrangeG) 

Banjo strumming from Pittsburgh artist OrangeG provides a chilled and trippy ending to the album.  In another world I can imagine Kermit singing this in his swamp.  Daydreaming contains some of my favourite lyrics on the album "I played a fool, Make believe that i break the rules, My life is one big bluff, But too much is never enough".  The video is below. 


I can't recommend this album highly enough and it's my learned opinion that this album tops Friday Night Rockstar.  Lewca is a unique talent and given he hasn't broken through into the mainstream consciousness yet, then just be thankful that you've heard his music.  Hopefully Lewca's Boombap for Boomers album will increase his musical reach.  Hey Lewca, stop being such a cult! 

   

05/12/2022

Albums of 2022

 2022 - What a year it was / still is.  This isn't the place for a news retrospective, this is all about the music.  Specifically the music released on albums from the independent scene over the last 12 months.  I've agonised with the order (a bit - not too much) for a chart style countdown. These are my arbitrary rankings on the day I hit publish and I’m not expecting anyone to agree with my choices or rankings.  (You can bloody well write your own blog if you disagree). Have a read below, nod at the ones you know, and maybe discover something new.  As always support the underground scene, play them, follow them, share their music and catch them at a gig if you can. 


I’ve attached a Spotify playlist for this blog with a favourite song from each album. But Bandcamp is where most of these artists will see a benefit so I've included links for digital or physical copies if you can afford to purchase something for your collection. 


#30 The New Nostalgia - Bleed & Bloom. 

Bleed & Bloom is the debut album from Amsterdam’s The New Nostalgia. Modern Rock N Roll is rarely this angry and humorous, at the same time.  It’s bouncy, smart, and full of dirty riffs. 

Favourite song: Ibis Budget 

Twitter: @newnostalgiauk

Bandcamp: https://thenewnostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/bleed-bloom-2


#29 Holy Coves - Druids & Bards

Creeping through the mists off the Isle of Anglesey comes the dark brooding alternative rock beasts known as Holy Coves. These songs build up until the listener is ensnared in their  B.R.M.C by The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Come Down by Dandy Warhols are good reference points for the sound of this album.  They are continuing their UK tour in February 2023 after main man Scott sustained an injury.  They have also been championing new music and giving up and coming bands a leg up which is what we love to see in this new music community.   

Favourite song: The Hurt Within 

Twitter: @holycoves

Bandcamp: https://holycovesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/druids-and-bards


#28 Hey Calamity - Desperation 

All your South Australian dream pop and shoegaze needs are catered for here.  Swathes of synths wash over you and soaring guitars ring out.  It has a big sound that I've been digging lately.  The songs deal with emotions and gets as gothic as The Cure in the early 80's in many places, especially on the songs Running In Circles, and Words Don't Mean A Thing. 

Favourite song:  Ocean In Between Us   

Twitter: @heycalamity22

Bandcamp: https://heycalamity.bandcamp.com/album/desperation



#27 Chris Boddington - Dirty Bit

An album that will take you back to the 90s with 8 banging tunes influenced by artists such as Prodigy, Orbital, Propellerheads, Death In Vegas, Roni Size, 2 Bad Mice, SL2, and The Chemical Brothers.  The beats are big, and the sounds are a bit dirty.  Chris has also just released a second album of the year called Can't Complain which delves into funkier upbeat territory.

Favourite banger: Phoenix 

Twitter: @chrisbodmusic  

Bandcamp: https://chrisboddington.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-bit-album-2-2022


#26 Professor Yaffle - Let There Be Light 

Liverpool's Professor Yaffle have created yet another sublime trippy album. I love the Andy Warhol smoking Cyberman cover art and you can get carried away with this excellent album that runs for an impressive 66 minutes.  Within you will find everything from electronic noodling, swathes of organ, jazzy horns and the deftest touches on the percussion front. It's got the inventiveness of early Boo Radleys under the influence of Nick Drake.

Favourite song: Wandering Star, Pt 3 

Twitter: @ToffeeYaffle

Album Link: https://www.professoryaffle.co.uk/product/let-there-be-light/



#25 Kevin Robertson - Teaspoon Of Time

Second solo album from Kevin Robertson, front man of Aberdeen’s The Vapour Trails. An album of light psychedelic pop ear-worms reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub and Belle and Sebastian. 

Favourite song: Misty Dew Soaked Mountains

Twitter: @Kevinrol17521365

Bandcamp: https://kevinrobertson.bandcamp.com/album/teaspoon-of-time



#24 Triangle Rain Club - Triangle Rain Club

Harking back to the scuzzy alternative rock scene of the late 80s and early 90s, Chicago’s Triangle Rain Club is heavily influenced by The Cure, Sugar, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, and most prominently The Jesus and Mary Chain on the gruff vocal delivery. This debut album contains 10 short melodic songs drenched in feedback and is easily digestible with a running length of 27 minutes. Play on repeat!

Favourite song: In My Head   

Twitter: @RainClubBand

Bandcamp: https://trianglerainclub.bandcamp.com/album/triangle-rain-club


#23 Thousand Yard Stare - Earthanasia

Formed in 1988, Thousand Yard Stare were a band I had heard of and I loved 0-0 a.e.t. but I didn't get into them until their previous album.  Then Earthanasia came along and blew me away with the quality of the tunes.  It is a varied album and a joy to listen to.  Released on their own fantastically named Stiffed Aardvark label in October.       

Favourite song: Square Peg Round Hole 

Twitter: @wearetys  

Bandcamp: Earthanasia LP | Thousand Yard Stare (bandcamp.com)


#22 Lines of Flight - Signs of Life 

10 songs recorded in isolation using ipads and whatever they had about the house.  Helen and Matthew are both from Leeds and they met online and created this album together / apart. Lines of Flight released a song per month during 2021 so the album is already familiar.  But now they are collected together on a beautiful sky blue vinyl that allows you to wallow in the ethereal vocals and dark gothic pop.  

Favourite song: Birthing Bell

Twitter: @linesof_flight

Bandcamp: Signs Of Life | Lines of Flight (bandcamp.com)



#21 Voldo - Melting Pot 

Choons straight out the Banger Wardrobe, delivered in a melting pot of genres and styles.  Great songwriting accompanied by beats, samples, guitars, banjos, piano, in fact, anything that fits the mode. A modern day trip hop Odelay. 

Favourite song: Caley Line 

Twitter: @voldomusic

Bandcamp: https://nunnyboy.bandcamp.com/album/melting-pot-album


#20 The Lazy Eyes - Songbook

Sydney's psychadelic pop band mix the late 1960's with the early 2020's combining The Beatles with Tame Impala to create an immersive album that will have you grooving and grinning in equal measure.     

Favourite song: Fuzz Jam

Twitter:@TheLazyEyesBand

Available from: Official Site - The Lazy Eyes



#19 Lossline - When I Look Out I See No Stars

If you’re looking for sad bleak delicate songs set to ethereal soundscapes interspersed with upbeat sad bleak sing-a-longs that make you question the point in existence, then look no further than the Manchester’s Lossline. An excellent album from the most unhappy-go-lucky band in the Northeast. 

Favourite song: Death Masks 

Twitter: @losslines

Bandcamp: https://lossline.bandcamp.com/album/when-i-look-out-i-see-no-stars 


#18 Jay Tennant - Forever Roses

An album of indie guitar anthems containing seven previous singles to soundtrack the night.  Poker Polka sounds like Shed Seven hitting the casino disco,  Spectre is the new music scene’s alternative Bond theme, full of menace and espionage imagery.  Jay hasn’t stopped releasing new music and has already released another four new songs likely to appear on the follow up album in 2023.

Favourite song: Spectre 

Twitter: @jaytennant_

Bandcamp: https://jaytennant1.bandcamp.com/album/forever-roses


#17 The Finest Drops - To Live Between The Worlds

An album of gothic jangle psychedelic shoegaze that was the soundtrack to my two days of covid fever.  I rediscovered it when compiling this list and it’s a great album regardless of your rapid antigen test results. The Finest Drops hail from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and this album is available on CD or pay what you want for a digital download on Bandcamp. 

Favourite song: For Another Time   

Twitter:  @MrStuRobson @DavidNHewitt

Bandcamp: https://thefinestdrops.bandcamp.com/album/to-live-between-the-worlds


#16 Andrew Johnson - Sunrise Empire

My favourite of Andy’s new albums this year. Full of breezy indie pop nuggets embracing a range of instruments, styles, and influences.  

Andy is a favourite of mine, my most streamed artist of the last few years, and one of the most prolific songwriters around.  Subscribe to him on Bandcamp and you will get exclusive albums and singles throughout the year (digitally and through your letterbox). Honestly you will never need to tweet “I need new music” ever again. 

Favourite song: Oversquared 

Twitter: @itmustbeandy

Bandcamp: https://andrewjohnson1.bandcamp.com/album/sunrise-empire


#15 Cigarillo - Deodorant 

Nearly two years after I first heard RTL2 / Everyone Loves Janet, the debut album Deoderant is released to great joy amongst those lucky enough to dip into Cigarillo’s take on Britpop.  The songs are varied, inventive, smart and each gives a few knowing winks to your favourite bands of the 90’s. Expect more from Adelaide’s End of The Pier record label next year, as they have several albums in the pipeline.

Favourite song: The Forecast Was Wrong

Twitter: @eotprecords & @BenTOGM  

Bandcamp: https://cigarillo.bandcamp.com/album/deodorant



#14 Gabriel’s Dawn - Gabriel’s Dawn

Midlanders Gabriel’s Dawn released three brilliant singles back in 2021 all are included on this melodic summery jangle pop album.  Sweet melancholy female vocals cuts through the chipper tunes giving it a Belle and Sebastian vibe.  Ten songs of love, hope, despair, stalking and defiance.  Gorgeous jangle pop of the highest order.

Favourite song: I Don’t Believe (In The Summer Of Love)

Twitter: @GabrielsDawn

Bandcamp: https://gabrielsdawn.bandcamp.com/album/gabriels-dawn


#13 Shader - Everything Is Connected

The debut album from Stoke-on-Trent band Shader. Roughly two-third of songs were previously released as singles over the last few years. So as a follower of the band it is instantly familiar to my ears and the new songs are also brilliant making this a very strong collection of indie guitar anthems. Favourite song: Time Is Right 

Twitter: @SHADERUK  

Available from: Shader - Official Store (tmstor.es)



#12 Skylights - What You Are

York band Skylights have filled their debut album with indie anthems that have been blasting out of stadium tanoys over the last couple of years.  Y.R.A., Enemies, Outlaw and Britannia are examples of epic sounding terrace singalongs perfect for ramping up the tension.  Elsewhere Darkness Falls and Driving Me Away are delivered as acoustic versions with Julia Violinista providing the strings. A monster of a debut and you sense they will take things even higher in the near future. 

Favourite song: Y.R.A.

Twitter: @SkylightsYRA

Available from: Shop - 42's Records (musicglue.com)



#11 Shoes On Now - Deadhead

A punk rock concept album about gardening.  My teenage self would shudder with embarrassment at this idea.  But as a middle aged dad losing the battle with Mother Nature each weekend trying to make my scrubby sandy patch of land resemble a garden, this tickles me.  It is very funny, frantic, and strangely addictive.  There are some great song titles such as Pockets Full Of Poo Bags, and Rats In The Compost.  My highlight is the touching punk opus No One Can Help Me, which is an expose on father-son relationships, stubborn male pride, and the desire to leave a legacy.  "Shoes On Now" has also become a phase I've taught my dog this year, to alert him a walk is iminent.     

Favourite song: No One Can Help Me 

Twitter: @shoes_on_now

Bandcamp: https://shoesonnow.bandcamp.com/album/deadhead


#10 Sunzoom - Sunzoom

Sunzoom's album opens with a hippy chant reminisicient of 60's throwbacks The Cosmic Rough Riders.  Elsewhere a former Beta Band member plays on Pour Me Another Wine.  The songwriting is of a high order demonstrated through the vivid imagery on Anytime Soon based on the experiences of a D-Day Veteron, and his personal family experiences on The Place Where The Long Shadows Grow.  There are beautiful Beatlesque harmonies, and string arrangements, and whether you soak it up on your headphones or blast it out loud, it's clear Greg is very happy experimenting in the studio and it's mind blowing for a debut album.  As Palpatine said to Anakin, "We will watch your career with great interest..."   

Favourite song: Hell No

Twitter: @SunzoomMusic

Album link: https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/sunzoom-sunzoom


#9 Lyon Tide - Life Pop Bang 

There’s a wonderful combination of mature songwriting and synth pop on the second album from West Midlands band Lyon Tide. From the beat driven opening banger Chemical Burn, through the 1980s singalong of Life Pop Bang, and the minimalist approach taken on Silent Words sung by Julia Faulkes. There is haunting melancholy on album closer One Way Love and previous single Alone, where the vocals take centre stage over the percussion and soft synthetic swirls as the music briefly rises in the middle and then fades away - quality songs. 

Favourite song: Alone  

Twitter: @LyonTide

Bandcamp: https://lyontide.bandcamp.com/album/life-pop-bang



#8  Dean Dovey - Journey To The Sun

A truly outstanding album from the Bard of Birmingham.  The production is awesome transforming the songs into the full HD Widescreen Surround Sound epics.  Dean is an excellent songwriter and there are no weak links in his ten-track debut album featuring previous singles, If Only, Shout, Wishing Well, Journey To The Sun, Borrowed Time, and Loving Heart.  The new album tracks are pure quality as well and I'm constantly changing my mind about a favourite song which shows the strength of this album.  At the time of writing, I'm going with the epic album closer Where The Light Comes In, which ends with a female backing vocalist, a horn section and a big cheeky nod to The Smiths and The Beatles.       

Favourite Song: Where The Light Comes In

Twitter: @deandoveymusic

Bandcamp: Journey To The Sun | Dean Dovey (bandcamp.com)


#7 Sean Buckley (& Friends) - Featuring 

Salford’s Sean Buckley has been collaborating with the cream of the new music scene over the last 18 month’s providing his melodic electronica music as the basis for others to embellish, collaborate, sing on, or just shout “I’m Alright” over the top of it.  It’s a fabulous collection of songs featuring Lewca, 3 Little Wolves, Joe Peacock, Laura Jayne, The Shop Window, Ollie Winder, James Willows, Gomrund, and Leon The Pig Farmer.    

Favourite song: Pull (with James Willows)

Twitter: @Mintball 

Available from: Streaming sites on 30/12/22




#6 Narcissus - A Sense Of Plac

The debut album from Manchester band Narcissus is a slab of ultra cool dark electro bangers with more hooks than a secondhand pirate store. The beats, bleeps, strings, guitars, samples, and vocals combine to create music that is utterly compelling. Guest vocalists Becki Fishwick plays an integral role elevating the songs to the next level in the same way that Denise Johnson lifted Primal Scream. Ten songs - all killer no filler - it’s a riot. 

Favourite song: Friends In High Places

Twitter: @narcissushq @beckifishwick

Available from: Shop - 42's Records (musicglue.com)


#5 Lewca - Friday Night Rockstar 

Friday Night Rockstar is an incredible collection of witty autobiographical songs from the life of my favourite Geezer.  There’s a mixture of genres here, smooth R&B grooves, drum n bass, and hedonistic party music undercut with self-deprecating lyrics.  Lewca and S.O.A.P. have collaborated with some of the cream of the new music scene to create this album which includes contributions from Ben Todd, Ben Samama, John Michie, Orange G, James Willows, Oh! Paulo, Ambre, Mondo Trasho, Zar Acoustic, Victory Flow and Shark Star. What a squad of talent to draw from!   

Full review: Old Indie Kid: Lewca - Friday Night Rockstar - Album Review

Favourite song: Friday Night Rockstar 

Twitter:@Lewca

Bandcamp: https://lewca.bandcamp.com/album/friday-night-rockstar  Released 16/12/22


#4 Joe Adhemar - About The Soul

Joe Adhemar’s fifth album of the decade is delivered from an artist at the top of his game. Joe’s production on his synth heavy album is quality here as he tackles different genres with ease. Listen on quality headphones to unlock deeper levels beyond my limited hearing range!  Good Day For Falling (reggae), Georgio (disco), About The Soul (soulful techno), Power Lines (Electro-Waltz). He has found his preferred baritone vocal style which unites this collection despite the variety of styles on each song.  Joe’s songwriting tackles subject matter including relationships with the environment, partners, friends, an electronic music pioneer, longing for return to earlier times, mental health, wealth inequality and err…power lines. (Probably some symbolism that was lost on me there). 

I recorded a show with Joe Adhemar and Moby Tanner where Joe explains his album with us in a track-by-track review. https://www.mixcloud.com/inyourearsmusic/joe-adhemar-about-the-soul-album-introduction-with-old-indie-kid-and-moby-t/

Favourite song: When Our Lungs Are Empty

Twitter: @joeadhemar 

Bandcamp: About The Soul | Joe Adhemar (bandcamp.com)


#3 The Shed Project - The Curious Mind Of A Common Man 

The Rise of  The Sheds continued this year, with the release of the long awaited debut album filled with new music anthems - A Day In The Dam, My Life, Lucky Number, Bedtime, One Shot, Feel My Love, Friend, Modern Way.  It's an album of highs influenced by their heroes The Stone Roses and the Madchester scene. Roy is a legend and top dude on twitter always supportive of others.  He says the next album will blow this one out of the water - hope we get to hear it in 2023.  

My full album review here: Old Indie Kid: The Shed Project Debut Album

Favourite song: Don't Wait For No One 

Twitter: @project_shed

Bandcamp: https://theshedprojectuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-curious-mind-of-a-common-man



#2 The Heavy North - Electric Soul Machine

One of the best bands I discovered during the initial lockdown of 2020 were Liverpool’s The Heavy North. Kenny’s distinctive vocals and the 70s soul infused blues rock sound are a killer combination. It amazes me that they don’t have a residency at Las Vegas already.  Following on from the fabulous Dive Bar Blues EP the Electric Soul Machine album was a long time coming, delayed by vinyl pressing problems but worth the wait when it arrived. It’s already a classic of the 2020s with brilliant songs including Darkness In My Eyes, Awake, Satisfy You, No Good, and As Long As You’re Here With Me. And this legendary band are back in the studio at the moment working on the follow up. 

Favourite song: Satisfy You  

Twitter: @TheHeavyNorth

Bandcamp: https://theheavynorth.bandcamp.com/album/electric-soul-machine


#1 The Shop Window - A 4 Letter Word 

The Maidstone Massive released their second album at the end of November and have taken out top billing with my album of the year. I love this band and also awarded them second place for their debut album last year. The Shoppies have turned the jangle up to eleven and have written a collection of gorgeous indie pop love anthems.  Ten blissful jangle pop songs stepped in a love of the alternative music of the late eighties to mid Nineties. Whilst music can’t be adequately conveyed using words, I tried, and you can read my full review here: Old Indie Kid: The Shop Window A 4 Letter Word

Favourite song: Circles Go Round

Twitter:@theshopwindow1 

Bandcamp: A 4 Letter Word | The Shop Window (bandcamp.com)


So that wraps up another year of awesome independent music.  My partner in broadcasting crime, Moby Tanner and I will be back for a final radio show later in December. We will be counting down the top 100 songs as voted for by the new music twitter community and Louis Tomlinson’s fans. It will be the final ever #indie100cup show (cross my heart and hope to die), on InYourEarsMusic. I hope you can catch that show and see which songs made the final cut. 

Thanks for reading and please share my blog to help raise awareness of the brilliant talent that exists on the underground scene. And check out some of the albums you haven’t heard yet.

Cheers Danny @oldindiekid1

 

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