Posts Tagged ‘Jigsaw Records’

FLYING FISH COVE – ” En Garde EP “

Posted: June 23, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Hot on the heels of their stellar debut album, “At Moonset” (also on Jigsaw Records), Flying Fish Cove are back with another batch of songs that are as enchanting and magical as they are catchy and fun. The lead track, “No Ending”, is easily the band’s most rocking tune to date, sounding halfway between Heavenly and a Harriet Records release by the likes of Pest 5000 or Twig. The title track follows, and is a serious hit, replete with an incredibly memorable chorus. The latter half of the EP is made up of a pair of gentler omnichord-driven songs that show off the band’s lighter and afore-mentioned enchanting side. Brief but essential, this is a surefire hit for the summer, just in time for the band’s cross-country tour!
released June 21st, 2019

MEGRIM – ” Families “

Posted: February 19, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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last year we were reintroduced to the world of Les Autres, an excellent French indie rock band from the ’90s, via a compilation entitled “Backwards”. Now, we’re happy to present the debut album (after a couple self-released digital-only EPs) from Megrim, which is the new project of that older band’s guitarist/vocalist, Olivier Doreille. Like Les Autres, comparisons can be drawn to early ’90s contemporaries such as Lorelei and Hood, but Megrim’s sound is a bit more fleshed out, at times reminding me a lot of early Death Cab For Cutie and Nada Surf. Their songs are sometimes driving, other times melancholic, but always interesting, making for a well-rounded and rewarding album to listen to.

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GALANTS – ” Galants ” EP

Posted: November 17, 2016 in MUSIC
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The best thing about EPs (when they’re done right) is that it gives bands a chance to put their best songs right up front, with no filler. Don’t get me wrong, I love albums as much as the next guy, but a very good EP can be just as strong – if not stronger – than a decent album. Take this one, for example, the first for these four Irish fellows: it’s only got four songs, but all of them are complete winners. It’s seriously hard to pick out a single favorite on this disc, as each one is a perfect example of hard-hitting shoegaze/noise-pop in the vein of Ride, Swervedriver or the Brother Kite (particularly the latter, who have also perfected the blend of shoegaze and noise-pop). Not bad for a first outing, eh?

Members

David Kennedy, James McDonald, Colin O’Dwyer & Ruairi Paxton

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Jigsaw Records is the label/record shop/mailorder that sticks up for the little guys, specializing in indiepop, janglepop, lo-fi pop, indie rock, powerpop, twee, punky pop and pretty much any other kind of fun music that we fancy.

ZEBRA HUNT – ” City Sighs “

Posted: February 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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After a couple singles, Zebra Hunt, the Pacific Northwest’s foremost purveyors of the Dunnedin sound have released an album. City Sighs has obviously been influenced by the classic Flying Nun sound of the early 80’s made famous by the Clean, the Verlaines and the Chills, but it also incorporates some distinctly American sounds to create a fresh variation on a well worn style.

City Sighs seems to be an album full of jangle, longing and discovery. It’s full of pop songs that are instantly likable and easy to remember. Deleware starts the record and opines for a lost friend who’s up and moved back to the first state in the Union. Singer Robert Mercer sings just enough (and leaves even more unsaid) to get you wondering why this person left. It has an air of mystery to it like a Raymond Carver story. The American influences aren’t just literary. Call It Off is a dusty rocker that has Long Ryders feel to it and Isle of Song and Always both owe a little something to Galaxy 500. The band also rightfully resurrect Half Right and Beaches of LA, two of their best songs that originally appeared on their first single that came out on the now defunct Manic Pop label.

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The last song Haze Of Youth may be my favorite song on the album. Starting out as pop and then transitioning into a long jam, it out real estates Real Estate. “City Sighs” is being released by the tiny Tenorio Cotobade label in Madrid, Spain, so you probably won’t see this record at your local shop unless you live in Seattle, but it deserves as much exposure and recognition as like minded records (on much larger labels) by the Twerps and Real Estate.