The British alternative band The Primitives from the late 80s and 90s are back with a brand new full-length of new material after many years not together. This album turned me from a casual fan of that one song on the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack to a hardcore listener of the band! The Primitives released… Continue reading Primitives at Read Junk
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Hulaboy at Losing Today
First of three new 7’s from the emotional response imprint a label headed up by Jen Turrell and Stewart Anderson of 555 recordings and red square fame – the latter of whom happens to feature on all three releases as boyracer mainstay). So far Hulaboy have thus far managed to escape our ever watchful eye,… Continue reading Hulaboy at Losing Today
Boyracer at Losing Today
Talking of boyracer – the attached guide note makes mention of over two decades of indie cool totalling (what?) over 800 release appearances and all this whilst taking a sabbatical which they are now returned and re-energised from. The ‘pete shelley’ EP features four grizzled power pop nuggets dragged from their lo-fi basement. Lead out… Continue reading Boyracer at Losing Today
Safe Distance at Losing Today
Best of the three by a whisker width is the four- track offering from the Safe Distance – a super group of sorts featuring various members of boyracer, the cannanes, sarandon and Crayola all gathering together to etch all manner of skewed and skedaddled pop discordance upon the finite grooves of this limited coloured wax… Continue reading Safe Distance at Losing Today
Bastards of Fate at Collapse Board
I have a Bastards Of Fate album here, clutched in my sweaty paws. Not literally. It’s called Vampires Are Real And Palpable. ‘Winter’ reminds me of Gogol Bordello fighting over who gets to keep the kitchen sink. ‘Further’ is like David Bowie if he still had some joy and imagination. With Antony And The Johnsons duking… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Collapse Board
Luxembourg Signal at San Diego Reader
Click through for the show preview. [Link]
Primitives at The Vinyl District
For a US lad of the late-‘80s, the indie pop of The Primitives was a welcome pleasure. Most folks know them for ’88’s Lovely and its accompanying hit single “Crash,” but after breaking up in the early-‘90s the band reformed roughly half a decade back. The group’s latest LP Spin-O-Rama is out this week via the Elefantlabel; if it doesn’t reach the… Continue reading Primitives at The Vinyl District
Eureka California at PerformerMag
Athens’ HHBTM Records has been knocking it out of the park lately. Like labelmates Muuy Biien, Eureka California is loud, buzzy, kinda punky and a little beyond definition. Like their (probable) ’80s garage/college rock idols, EC blends jangly, fuzzed-out guitars with bombastic melodies and a touch of humor. A frenetic energy that causes tracks to… Continue reading Eureka California at PerformerMag
The Primitives at KEXP
Listing and a track stream at the link. [Link]
The Primitives at Linear Tracking Lives
The Primitives first album of original material in 23 years is out today stateside, but it’s as if no time between releases has elapsed at all.‘Spin-O-Rama’ is chock full of the same timeless indie pop PJ Court and Tracy Tracy gave to us in their heyday. That’s a sentiment you see in review after review as… Continue reading The Primitives at Linear Tracking Lives