Debuted in my weekly personal indie chart on May 6, 2018 edition :)

prodigious sounds. the vocals are angelic

A year in the making, these are the (at time of initial inclusion)underexposed tracks which have found favour with us in 2018. Either we've not heard that many, at least on Soundcloud, or it's been a poor year seeing as we've usually managed a few of these previously. Ho hum. Hopefully 2019 will be more fruitful.

Underexposed 20181217

Earthshake

Triptides - Shaman
Lifted from the 4-Way split 7" featuring Frankie & The Witch Fingers, The See See & Young Sinclairs. 

http://strollonrecords.bigcartel.com/product/stroll-on-4-way-split-7

Triptides - Shaman

Broken Candle

Silver Lining

Vices by Atlantic Thrills

Gringo and Faux Discx are set to release an expanded version of HOOKWORMS debut EP on CD and digitally on March 4th 2016

Pre-order: http://gringorecords.limitedrun.com/products/566096-hookworms-hookworms-ep-bonus-tracks-cd

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A reissue of a 7 track expanded version of Hookworms 2011 self-titled debut EP off the back of two critically acclaimed albums - 2013's Pearl Mystic on Gringo and 2014's The Hum released worldwide on Domino arm Weird World – is both a marker from where Leeds five-piece have subsequently hurtled forwards from, but also a document and proof of the undeniable character that they've never allowed to waver even as all around them has changed.

The EP contains the first tracks the group ever recorded in vocalist and producer MJ's original Suburban Home Studio, with the group just a handful of local shows into their existence – one such show, supporting Sun Araw lead to its original release.  "It was a very exciting time for us," bassist MB recalls. "MJ having his first studio meant we'd gone from practicing in a tiny basement and receiving noise complaints to having a place where we could do what we wanted. We played with Sun Araw just as we were finishing the EP and Cameron Stallones enjoyed our set and asked to hear any recordings - then subsequently released it on cassette."

Hookworms have long since evolved into a mighty beast, live able to fill cavernous warehouses with a vitriolic form of kosmiche, as when headlining Liverpool Psych Fest, or when supporting fuzzy legends Slowdive during their 2014 comeback. Hookworms as a listen though already has in place several of the traits that have helped elevate them – the strutting bass and four note repetition of Teen Dreams is pure Modern Lovers, mining the group's 60's garage and proto-punk influences and mixing them with a caustic modernity. It's the only track that still makes an occasional appearance live; another highlight is the rolling bass thunder of I Have Some Business Out West crackles with the energy of an approaching storm: "Our gear wasn't as good back then so we did quite a bit of re-amping and post-production," MB comments. "The EP was basically a playground for experimentation with a bunch of new guitar pedals we'd recently acquired."

In addition, the reissue comes with additional early and rare recordings - the drone heavy initial version of Form and Function, which would appear on a split 7" alongside Nottingham-based peers Kogumaza, plus the swaggering rumbles of The Correspondent – which appeared on 2012 Sonic Cathedral compilation Psych For Sore Eyes. The former is a premonition of phase two of the band, foreshadowing the heavier, dense sound around Pearl Mystic; the latter still sounds like a wonderful outlier – which says something for a band whose boundaries have forever stretched towards the horizon.

MJ would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the support, help and donations he has received after his studio in Leeds was flooded over Christmas. The band had been working on new material at Suburban Home Studios prior to the flood. 

Tracklisting:

Medicine Cabinet
Teen Dreams
I Have Some Business Out West
Resolution
Form and Function (originally released on a split 7" with Kogumaza on Gringo)
Deu (originally released on cassette Spur: Volume One compilation, Magnetic Tapes)
The Correspondent (originally released on Psych For Sore Eyes 7")

HOOKWORMS – Teen Dreams

November 24th sees the return of Dark Horses with their new single, XIII, released on Tricky Spirits Records.

Underpinned by an insistent, pulsing synthesizer, singer Lisa Elle paints a ghostly dystopian scene in which every one of us is broken down into data, our individuality and expression stripped back to numbers and algorithms.

As the razor-sharp guitars crash in, she urges you to run... because what else is there left to do in a world where the rich and powerful can tap deep into our inner psyche at the click of a button and the smell of a few dollars more?

Produced by Dark Horses and Bob Earland.
Artwork by Ferrish VP

XIII

First track from the forthcoming album 'Hormone Lemonade', released 23 March 2018 on Duophonic:
http://smarturl.it/hormonelemonade

Make Out Fade Out

Taken from debut album "Have A Spirit Filled" out on january 26 on Field Mates Records.

Pre-order (run of 50 tapes only) https://fieldmatesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/elan-noon-have-a-spirit-filled

Have A Spirit Filled

Elan Noon - Blue

"These are strange, uncertain times. It might seem odd to be full of the joys of spring right now, given the constant newsfeed of anxiety. But hear me out. Our songs are often described as bittersweet. The words may be ambivalent, or even on occasion downright sad, but the melody will usually be buoyant and bright. Bearing this mind we decided to go all out, and make something unequivocally happy for once. This song is unapologetic in its lack of irony. It’s a little three minute detour, a portal into a suburban garden shaking off the last frost, sunshine bouncing off dewdrops, saturation dialled right up. Pure, undiluted, deeply unfashionable, guitar oriented pop. We recorded and mixed it ourselves earlier this month, tracking at our practice space, and decided to throw it out there as close as possible to the time of its making. It’s best listened to out of doors. So take it with you next time you go for a walk, drive, pedal boat swan ride or whatever. Preferably somewhere with terrible 4G. And allow yourself to be transported, just for a moment, from the sheer fuckery of it all." 

Neil Brogan, April 2018

Sea Pinks - Run & Run

Chastity Belt - God Damn

Final mix? Yes? UNMASTERED? Yes. A version of this will be on an un-yet named or, scheduled LP.

MISPERCEPTION

Thee Oh Sees - Minotaur

Taken from the forthcoming album 'Gravez', out 27th May (UK/EU) / 28th May (N. America).

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