Formed in 1980 the Milwaukee band PLASTICLAND have just had their album commonly known as the “Colour Appreciation” reissued via the exceptional label and blog site THE ACTIVE LISTENER, from the garage revival scene the band made some waves in the UK after the post punk scene, punchy sound this track is a cover of a song by Pinkerton’s Colours .
check out the ACTIVE LISTENER blog page please.

Luke Sital Singh from South West London is a singer songwriter with an amazing voice, I first caught him as support at the Bodega Social in Nottingham,A real talent who is already set for greatness He struck me straight away with his gift of Vocals and acoustic guitar style melodies and evocative songs. His first EP was issued in 2012, since then there have been two more EP’s. Now there is a debut Album coming in July titled “Tornados”

Certainally one of the more prominent shoe-gaze bands and one of my favourites of the early 90’s. this song has all the classic markings of the genre, the etherel vocals the distorted and shimmering layered guitars. Simply intangible and heavenly taken from the Gala Album and released as their second single.

its nice when friends pass on the music links they think you need to hear, not heard of Rachel before she is from the large state of South Dakota what a pure clear vocal, Compassionate songs  thier is a small tour supporting the excellent Amanda Shires and a new album out now titled “The Ghost of a Gardener”  show at the Maze in Nottingham

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White Sea is the project of Morgan Kibby  Electro Pop and anthemic sounds with soaring rock styled Vocals, Morgan is also a collaborator of the French band M83, The new album “In cold Blood” is out now

amazing video for the track “They Don’t Know” from her project band WHITE SEA ,Led by Morgan Kilbby a member of the French based electronica band M83 the new album is entitled “In Cold Blood”

Amid a swirling fury of frayed-wire guitar distortion and a rambling backbeat, Courtney Barnett speak-sings fleeting thoughts about failed relationships, boredom, and youthful directionless in exacting detail and shrugging nonchalance. And while her lyrics seem specifically personal, and well, mundane, they’re immediately identifiable.

take “Are You Looking After Yourself” — a phone conversation with her parents that we’ve all had at one time or another, where they ask “Are you working hard my darling, we’re so worried… Are you eating? You sound so thin.” Or see her witty setup-punchline in “Avant Gardener”: “The paramedic thinks I’m clever ’cause I play guitar / I think she’s clever ’cause she stops people dying.”

 

 

Australian Singer Songwriter Courtney Barnett hits the midlands this week with a show at the Musician in Leicester last night and a set at the Dot to Dot festival on Sunday in Nottingham, Love the lyrics in this more slowed up version, get the double album “A Sea of Split Peas”
Its a Monday, its a Mundane, What exciting things will happen today,

Los Angeles Singer Songwriter Irene Diaz steadily building stateside she recently played the SXSW festival after funding her intial EP through pledges via Kickstarter, she has toured as part of a latin American collective

 

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Ride formed in Oxford in 1988 and drawing on the influence of My Bloody Valentine,, with a more rockier feel. Founder member Andy Bell went onto become the bass player in Oasis,this has great Jangly guitars and a brilliant snare drum sound with a beating tambourine takes shoegaze to another level. the debut “NOWHERE” is one of the great shoegaze albums also some exceptional EP’s were released, Laurence Colbert is now with the reformed Jesus and Mary Chain