Thursday, October 23, 2025

Yuasa-Exide - RJR Nabisco Takeover

Lo-fi basement jangle - sort of reminiscent of early Nun stuff like The Clean - guess that's why I like it.... Released 2024 by Douglas Busson (he likes batteries!). 

Friday, September 12, 2025

schande - Palimpsest

A reused page of manuscript - past layers evident beneath the present - distorted guitars to boot. Singer and guitarist Jen Chochinov in two glorious minds with this one....

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Thanks for coming - 10:19

Simple, singing, strumming, song stuff that takes a turn and soars... Thanks for coming - a vehicle for the very lo-fi and prolific Rachel Brown. A 2020 release.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Craig Finn - Luke & Leanna

Synth-led story-telling and the sad tale of modern-day urban life. Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) gone solo. Released Apr 2025.

Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Moles - Had to be you

A simply beautiful cover of The Bats 'Had to be you' by old skool indie rocker Richard Davies (The Moles). Doesn't need to be any better than that.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Kxllswxtch - Waste

Could be considered a bit emo and depressive? Similar vibes to Nirvana's Something in the Way? Could just be me? Released back in 2021.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

knitting - Heaven

Lots of alt 90s college /slash/ Dunedin sound churning here - but no - a 2024 debut album release from Montreal 4-piece songsters 'knitting'. Old school grunge-pop to the fore....