The blurb on this one suggested a healthy Sonic Youth influence and that’s pretty good timing for me personally at the moment as I’m in the midst of the annual Sonic Youth rediscovery binge – I’ve had “Goo”, “Daydream Nation” and “Dirty” in particular on repeat lately. On to Witching Waves then. They’re a London… Continue reading Witching Waves at Collective Zine
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Try the Pie at Collective Zine
I mentioned on a recent review of Jess Locke’s LP that I’d been listening to a lot of downbeat, bedroomy recordings lately and I think this one fits in well with that. Try The Pie is the solo work of Bean Tupou who is based in San Jose and is also a member of Crabapple… Continue reading Try the Pie at Collective Zine
Lunchbox at Collective Zine
Summery and fuzzy indie pop from Seattle here. It’s all quite catchy and melodic – every now and then I think of the odd 90s indie band while listening to this although there is something of a 60s bubblegum pop side to their sound too. It’s also a bit noisier than your average indie pop… Continue reading Lunchbox at Collective Zine
American Culture at Collective Zine
This is some fuzzed up, slacker and poppy indie rock from the desert west in the USA. You can tell they like a fair bit of 90s music like Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth (clear on the first half of “I Wanna Be Your Animal”) and The Jesus & Mary Chain but it’s also got a… Continue reading American Culture at Collective Zine
Animal Daydream at Collective Zine
The proclamation that this is “SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!” in the subject line of the email that this came in on would normally make me pretty sceptical about the content but I’ve enjoyed the last few things the PR folk had sent in here as they gave me the opportunity to hurtle into a whirlwind of heady… Continue reading Animal Daydream at Collective Zine
Luxembourg Signal at Collective Zine
This one came into the review pile a couple of times so I thought I might as well review it. Apparently the album has been a bit delayed so we have a bit more time to review it…which is good as we do like to take our time on occasions while we are busy doing… Continue reading Luxembourg Signal at Collective Zine