An ever-expanding list that will become the alternative soundtrack to summer

New tracks for indie lovers: Summer 2015

"I Should've Stayed Home" out March 20, 2021

Music and lyrics by Lindsay Baffo

Vox/guitar- Lindsay Baffo
Bass- Gus Puga
Drums- Tib Van Dyke Jr.
Guitar- Carlos Marroquin

Music and Lyrics by Lindsay Baffo

Tracks 1-8 recorded, mixed and mastered by Danny Balistocky at Rev 9 Recording in Hollywood, CA

Track 9 recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Keehan at Downtown Rehearsal in Los Angeles, CA

Artwork by Simone Arasimowicz

What's The Craic?

Faith Healer - Universe

Oh those eyes...

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Fire in the Sky

A malformed protest song and memorial for all those old school socialists and anarchists and fire raisers that have been pushed aside by the change of history and its political axis - circular folk rock verses remind us of the legacy of these prophets of arcadian utopias and the need for the spirit of the people to endure - these choruses give way to guitar duel solos as the past fights the future of the left the second of these  3 solos has a guest scrabbabang geetar screech from producer Simon Trought - his first since the days of his old group Tompaulin. The last solo has Ben's wonderfully paisley Beatles-esque backwards solo ending the EP as it began and lyrically with a note of hope that the next generation of dreamers fight apathy. When the band began over 20 years ago this Tony Benn form of labour and socialism still breathed and was still valid and we tried to write songs and manifesto that echoed these thoughts but gradually it's become archaic so this song forms a farewell to that and to one element of the groups motifs although the political side will become even more pronounced with the next record it seems pointless to continue with the outdated socialist motifs of then.

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Cruising's debut will be released by Tough Love on 14th August 2015 in a limited edition of 300 12”, with the first 100 on hot pink vinyl. Pre-order the hot pink pressing here -  http://smarturl.it/Cruising.pinkvinyl 

Cruising are a four piece from Dublin and Belfast made up of Benni Johnston (Vocals), Claire Miskimmin (Guitar/Bass) Neil Brogan (Guitar/Bass) and Sarah Grimes (drums). With previous/ongoing experience in bands such Girls Names, September Girls, Sea Pinks and Logikparty, Cruising began in 2013 as a side project for all four.

Named for William Friedkin’s gay exploitation shocker from 1980, the debut single You Made Me Do That (taken from the killer’s line in the film) dropped in early 2014 on Soft Power records and was recorded live as it was written. Practicing sporadically and playing a string of incendiary/chaotic live shows when schedules allow, CRUISING have now miraculously recorded their debut EP proper for Tough Love. Recorded in two days in a freezing railway arch studio (Dublin’s Guerilla Studios) in January 2015, and mixed at Belfast’s Start Together, the self titled EP shows the band in various guises, morphing between popper’d up Agit-Punk (the re-recorded You Made Me Do That, Woman), psyched out post-punk (Lifting), and riff driven bangers (Safe Corridor, Cutlass, The Spectacle).

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Cruising - Safe Corridor

Feedback Over Talent

Something's Over by Delsbo Beach Club, released Nov 20 2018. From Debut EP 'Four tracks & a burger', released Jan 25 2019.

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Delsbo Beach Club - Something's Over

Taken from their self-titled debut album, out June 14, 2019 on Slumberland Records.
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Brooklyn's Jeanines specialize in ultra-short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Messthethics, the Television Personalities, Marine Girls, early Pastels, Dolly Mixture — they've crafted a style that is as individual as it is just plain pleasurable. Alicia Jeanine's pure, unaffected voice muses wistfully on the illusions of time, while My Teenage Stride/Mick Trouble mastermind Jed Smith's frantic Motown-esque drumming and inventive bass playing provide a thrilling rhythmic foundation.

"Winter In The Dark" and a cover of The Siddeleys' "Falling Off Of My Feet Again" provide great insight into what Jeanines are about. 60s-meet-80s melodies combine with timeless guitar jangle in a way that recalls everything from The Aislers Set and Saturday Looks Good To Me to more recent DIY pop groups like Parsnip and Chook Race. Album opener "Either Way," "Hits The Bone" and "Where We Go" hearken back to some of the most intriguing bands of the C86/C88 era, when bands like Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes crafted perfect pop gems enlivened by the inspiration of punk. Songs like "Where I Stand," "Too Late" and "In This House" are windows into Alicia's lyrical concerns of mortality and the passage of time. The marriage of the minor-key melodies and melancholic lyrics is powerful and make Alicia's songs all the more memorable, especially so on songs like "No Home," with its echoes of girl harmony post-punk groups like Grass Widow and Household.

Clearly, with 16 great songs included, there is a lot at work here on this standout debut album. Jeanines have been compared to such cult pop icons as Dear Nora, Black Tambourine, and more recent acts like Veronica Falls and Girl Ray, but their dark, modal melodies and pensive, philosophical lyrics, along with Smith's versatile but ever-economical musicality, ensure them a place of their own in today's crowded but boisterously healthy DIY pop scene.

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Jeanines - Either Way

Soft Blue Shimmer's debut album Nothing Happens Here out June 28th, 2019 on Disposable America.

Pre-order the album on digital and cassette @ https://disposableamerica.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-happens-here

Soft Blue Shimmer "Happier Than Mitsuru"

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'Swear Jar' is the first single from our forthcoming EP 'Zero' out Friday 25 October via Dot Dash / Remote Control

'Swear Jar' is an optimistic tune about the dumb stuff we fight about in the heat of the moment, and having the patience to find out what the other person really means without judging them on the language they used initially, on the premise that hindsight is the mother of foresight.

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Lyrics:

it helps to swear if you're hurt,
to scream, and kick, and curse
damning the hypocrites and liars
for what they call friendly fire
when it seemes no suture can make it better
just remember...
it helps to swear if you're hurt

even when you've done nothing wrong
the resentment is just as strong
don't punish yourself for painting fiction
for there's more to be seen in a narrowing vision

if you swear I can tell something's beating you down
we'll dig you out from your underground
it's less like a light switch and more like a dimmer
while the anger is fading, the room will get brighter
same with your language, I understand
there's a spectrum between words like fuck and damn
there's a spectrum between words like fuck and damn
there's a spectrum between words like fuck and damn
so remember...
it helps to swear if you're hurt

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"This Is Not the Indie Rock I Signed Up For" can be heard on Girl Friday's 2020 album Androgynous Mary smarturl.it/girlfriday_AM

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Androgynous Mary

Girl Friday - "This Is Not the Indie Rock I Signed Up For"

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