Category: sunshine pop
Houses – Endless Spring
Lefse Records (with a pronunciation that is more difficult than what you might achieve by going it alone without the phonetics) kept popping up on my radar (owing to their signing of hugger favs Low Sea and A Classic Education) […]
Donny Hue And The Colors – Humming With The Flowerbirds
I hope you have room in your heart for another Brooklyn band because Donny Hue and the Colors are worth it. For one thing doesn’t it feel kinda refreshing to hear sleigh bells on a tune that belongs in a […]
Miracle Fortress – Have You Seen In Your Dreams
I think I’ve found real love. Not Friday night after work drunken love, more that girl you’ve seen in that recurring dream of yours (or the girl you’ve just married). 2007 has still to work it’s magic on me, to […]
It Hasn't Rained For 10 Hours, The Summer Has Arrived
As a thank you to the weather gods here is a selection of great tunes to celebrate the temporary end of the wettest Irish summer in living memory. Normandy – Kentucky Isolation More Info: Official & Myspace Dyrdin – Popp […]
Bikeride – Hideaways
Don’t you just love those songs that creep up on you. One minute you are minding your own business washing the dishes and then suddenly the sound of summer emerges from your hard drive. ‘Hideaways’ is so awash with the […]
Acid House Kings – Do Want You Wanna Do
Another gem crafted from the loins of the majestic Labrador label. And while we’re on the subject the same label has just released a retrospective of their first 100 releases. If pristine pop is your bag then this will go […]
Columbus – Christian Girls
Columbus go in search of the discovered land of California where the pop nugget once grew with wholesome regularity. This Columbus, however, is a band from Canada and thanks to their ‘Debut’ EP and some 7-inch singles have displayed a […]
The Thrills – Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
I once saw the Thrills support Lowgold (remember them?) and they went on to totally blow the more acclaimed act out of the water (pacific of course). This was 2001 when the young band were unburdened by expectations. Fast-forward to […]
#258 Pugwash – It's Nice To Be Nice
It’s too easy to be tough on bands that are derivative. After all, have you ever heard of an acclaimed cover band? Nope they don’t exist, the beauty is in the creation not in the facsimile. Pugwash are so overwhelming […]
Treefight For Sunlight – What Became of You and I