Sometimes you can miss
out on a band, they can completely pass you by. New York trio Ivy
formed in 1994 and have been releasing indie-pop albums ever since,
plus much TV and film work, yet somehow I'm hearing them for the
first time. Well, good things come to those who wait, and I'm pleased
to report that new album 'All
Hours' sounds
like a corker. Grab a freebe below.
IVY - Make It So Hard by nettwerkmusicgroup
Free download: You Make It So Hard
Ivy's website
Buy the album.
The Rifles - Coming Home
Also
gracing the nation's record stores this week is 'Freedom
Run',
the new album from The
Rifles who
seem to have gathered a large cult following on the sly. The laddish
tendencies of some of their earlier work seem to have (thankfully)
disappeared, leaving behind a very decent indie-rock band. Wider
recognition may be coming their way.
Free download: Coming Home
The Rifles' website
Buy the album.
Regina - Unessa
On
the whole, Sweden overshadows the other Scandinavian countries on the
decent-bands-per-head-of-population ratio, but every country has its
great bands. Regina
are
Finnish and make rather exquisite electro-pop. Their second album
'Soita Mulle' is
out this week and free taster Unessa(it
means 'asleep' in English) is pretty much perfect, like a laid back
Stereolab.
Regina - Unessa by 7Johnk7
Regina on Myspace
Buy the album.
Lanterns On The Lake - Keep On Trying
Newcastle
sextet Lanterns On
The Lake describe
their sound as “sparkly
cinematic pop”.
Following a series of self-released EPs, they have signed to Bella
Union who put out their debut album-proper this week. 'Gracious
Tide, Take Me Home' is,
well, sparkly cinematic pop! Keep
On Trying is
quite beautiful as it washes over you. Lantern On The Lake do exactly
what they say on the tin.
Keep On Trying by Lanterns on the Lake
Free download: Keep On Trying
Lanterns On The Lake's website
Buy the album.
OBLIGATORY RECORD OF THE WEEK
Shonen Knife - Rock 'n' Roll Cake
Shonen
Knife have
been making noisy pop-punk for thirty years now and show few signs of
mellowing. Latest album 'Free
Time'
was released last year in their homeland and this year in the UK. And
what a fine racket it is! Breaking through the scratchy noise is this
quite fantastic indie-pop track Rock
'n' Roll Cake, now
out as a free download single. Warning: like cake, this track is
delicious, slightly addictive, very sweet and probably bad for you.
Download it ASAP.
Free download: Rock 'n' Roll Cake
Shonen Knife's website
Buy the album.
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