Fresh Indie 2022

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An indie playlist featuring the best Indie pop / rock tracks from August 2022. Full playlist at www.birp.fm // Updated monthly, so save your favorites!  Indie, Bedroom Pop, Lofi, Surf Rock, etc.

Indie Playlist • BIRP! August 2022

august 2022 mixtape

Best of September 2022

2022.10.October

... - Part 1

The Waters

I'd Do Anything

Sunbeams

Did You Wrong

Featuring vocals by Lucy Stone ~

'I LOVE FISH' is out July 8th on Grind Select:
Purchase: pinebarons.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-fish

During the mixing process of Pine Barons' last album, Mirage on the Meadow, frontman and multi-instrumentalist Keith Abrams stumbled upon the music of cult favorite Japanese band, Fishmans (active throughout the late 80’s and 90’s) and fell in love with their peerless mix of dream pop, psychedelic rock, trip-hop and dub/reggae. Unable to speak the Japanese language himself, Abrams set out to discover what the lyrics actually meant, and with the help of a Japanese-speaking friend, came up with lyrical English interpretations of the late Shinji Sato’s words. After Sato’s copyright successor passed along his blessing to move forward, I LOVE FISH was officially born.

I LOVE FISH is a tribute album in the truest sense. Also produced and engineered in house, Pine Barons brings its own flavor to the arrangements and compositions that comprise nine Fishmans songs, including ambitious fan favorite, the 30-minute plus “LONG SEASON”, a song that has never been attempted as a cover before. The band paints a picture of recording that track, describing: "we built custom wind chimes out of glockenspiel tone bars, bells, forks and knives which were all hanging from the rim of a bike tire which hung from the ceiling. Two mics coming out the ears of a mannequin head which was placed beneath the spinning wind chimes were used to record it for a binaural effect."

Abrams recalls hearing Sato’s voice for the first time, noticing that “without even knowing what the lyrics were, I felt such a strong connection to the voice that sang them. It confirms to me the genuine beauty of that voice and how universal music truly is."

PURCHASE 🐠

Pine Barons - BABY BLUE

'Chasing Yesterday', the new single from Manchester Indie band Freeda. 
Release Date: 29th July

Chasing Yesterday

Stream 'I See You' Everywhere: https://orcd.co/echoframe-iseeyou

The Vancouver-based musician Echo Frame takes inspiration from all corners of the music world. His craft lies in blending indie, soul, surf-rock, disco and more to create a blissful musical experience. His new single ‘I See You’, will accompany you all summer long. Let yourself be guided by this seducing ballad, its groovy guitar lines and dreamy vocals are here to take you to a place of wonders.

I See You

Stream

Echo Frame - I See You

I've Never Been To LA

Written, performed, mixed, mastered by Hang Ten.

Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/32zNKW...

Follow Hang Ten:
Links - https://hangtenband.com/links/
Website - https://hangtenband.com
Instagram - https://instagram.com/hangtenband
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hangtenband


Lyrics

I think I see it now
Can’t believe it how I missed it once
Who’s been keeping count?
I can’t leave, I’m looking for a rush
   
I would like to like myself
I wonder why
I would like to like myself
I wonder why

Through another round
I hate these people and I hate this town 
Never been this loud
It doesn’t matter I’m just mouthing sounds

I would like to like myself
I wonder why
I would like to like myself
I wonder why

Balloon

Your Shoe Is Tied to the Other

Is it the voices in your head
Keeping you in bed
Run me off the road again
You’re leaving me for dead
With every word you keep unsaid
I throw my cards on the table
I mean what did you expect
I said I was able

But it’s no easier to be alone
I want you here, I needed you to (know)
No it don’t go the way that we planned it
But who the hell cares? Why does it matter?
The way we appear is not up to
All of the fears that they share
It all becomes clear that
Through all uncertainty 
I’d rather be

Is it the choices that you’ve left
Dripping in regret
Check the mirror's reflection
But don’t recognize yourself
With every version you present 
It’s so far off away from 
Your original intent
But still you were able

But it’s no easier to be alone
I want you here, I needed you to (know)
No it don’t go the way that we planned it
But who the hell cares? Why does it matter?
The way we appear is not up to
All of the fears that they share
It all becomes clear that
Through all uncertainty 
I’d rather be

Look me in the eyes
And tell me this ain’t paradise
When you hold me at your side
I feel like there are no lies

But it’s no easier to be alone
I want you here, I needed you to (know)
No it don’t go the way that we planned it
But who the hell cares? Why does it matter?
The way we appear is not up to
All of the fears that they share
It all becomes clear that
Through all uncertainty 
I’d rather be

Drew

Would You Like To Know

Written and recorded by Nature TV
Produced by Solo Major
Master by Ed Woods
Art by Tom Shearing
Drums recorded at Rubix Studios.

I’ve got nothing to say 
I’ve got that makes this all worth while
I’m just treading water just trying not to drown 
Fantasise about nothing with no one around me any more 
We’ve been working for something that won’t work out no more shut that door 

All those other, pointless troubles, they come for free
Under cover, no hides it, quite like me 
I want you, to stay there, so I can just be here
All alone, treading water as I go 

I got nothing to say
I got nothing that might just make you, 
Change your mind 
Pray for time but play for keeps 

We been looking for someone who can keep the thrill alive, ride or die I hear her scream 
 
All those other, pointless troubles, they come for free
Under cover, no hides it, quite like me 
I want you, to stay there, so I can just be here
All alone, treading water as I go

Nightshift EP

Treading Water

Second Single of my upcoming Debut-EP "Foldin' Love."
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_vSUQqAFdU .

Production & Mix - Bruno Breitzke (https://www.instagram.com/bbooatss/) & me at Trixx Studios Berlin (https://www.instagram.com/trixx_studios/)
Drums - David Guy (https://www.instagram.com/dguymusic/)
Mastering by Zino Mikorey (https://www.instagram.com/zinomikorey...)

Green Pastures

"MY DREAM" (Release date: August 3, 2022)
Listen Now: https://ffm.to/chai_mydream

CHAI: https://chai-band.com/global
Bandcamp: https://chaiofficial.bandcamp.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHAIofficialJPN
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHAIofficialJPN
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CHAIofficialJPN
On Tour: http://www.subpop.com/tours/chai

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

CHAI - MY DREAM

written, performed, and produced by me
mixed/mastered by me
album art by me

Lyrics:
I stopped looking for answers in all of the wrong places
They once looked so inviting to me
I stopped wishing that you'd see my value as a person
I don't need anyone to set me free

It's a hard truth, getting older
All these knives stuck in our shoulders
It's a hard truth, to have loved you
Left me with more pain to undo

If I shed a tear it won't be for you
It will be for the person I used to be
Before you took them away from me
When I went looking for answers

When I close my eyes I feel your lies
And I can see that it was never meant to be
All you ever did was hurt me
So I went looking for answers

Oh, if there was an acting award
For acting like you care 'til you're bored
You'd win it while I'd die by your sword

And oh, if it isn't shiny and new
Then it's disposable to you
You bite the hand that feeds then you chew

If I shed a tear it won't be for you
It will be for the person I used to be
Before you took them away from me
When I went looking for answers

When I close my eyes I feel your lies
And I can see that it was never meant to be
All you ever did was hurt me
So I went looking for answers

I don't forgive you
I never have to
I don't forgive you
I never have to

I don't forgive you
I never have to
I don't forgive you
I never have to
 
I don't forgive you
I never have to
I don't forgive you
I never have to

I don't forgive you
I never have to
I don't forgive you
I never have to

Answers

BLONDE

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Make me dance, incoming on @thediscoexpress, was written by a mysterious French ghostwriter under the moniker of Magnolia. The name belies the sheer disco house power contained within as this EP has already be championed by a host of DJ including Fatboy Slim, Defected, Demjua, Danny Howard, Elliot Adamson, Theo Kottis, Sophie Lloyd, Austin Ato, Andy Buchan, The Menendez Brothers and Midnight Riot.

The EP features two original tracks Make me dance and fantasies as well as remixes from Bustin' Loose and Bubs respectively.

Our premier today is the original mix of Fantasies and it's packed full of summer feel good disco vibes with French duo Louisett delivering a vocal which simply exudes joy, something we all need a fix of right now.

Check it here and them jump over to LV online for more on the EP via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/magnolia-fantasies-the-disco-express/

Fantasies

LV Premier - Magnolia - Fantasies (Feat. Louisett) [The Disco Express]

Last of the wine

Last Of The Wine

"Part 2" is about finally admitting feelings I kept buried for way too long. It’s that quiet heartbreak — when you realize someone meant more to you than you let on, but you also know deep down it’s just not meant to be. There’s no big explosion, no fight… just acceptance. It’s vulnerable, bittersweet, and a little heavy, but there’s peace in the letting go.

Performed by: Briana Piedra
Written by: Briana Piedra, Christopher Banuelos
Produced by: Aye Fer, Yellow Trash Can
Vocal Produced by: Briana Piedra
Mixed & Mastered by: Christopher Banuelos

Part 2

Written, recorded, and produced by AJAY
Drums - Adam Stehr
All other instruments - AJAY
Mixing - Fortune West
Mastering - Ryan Schwabe

Swindlers

Sounding simultaneously from the past, the present, and the future, the debut album 'MLDE' by Marxist Love Disco Ensemble seeks to eradicate both the trite from disco and the sobriety from political music. Half poetic, half tongue-in-cheek, this stunning compact eight-track album is influenced by Eastern European and Mediterranean 70s disco records. In the words of band member Paolo, ''it was written in response to hearing 'I love America' by Patrick Juvet. The song prompted the question: why does disco, a genre originally created by oppressed minorities, eventually become synonymous with Western capitalist excess?" MLDE seeks to break this connection.

Merging disco, post-disco 80s pop, and boogie into the fold, 'MLDE' was recorded using only analogue instruments, giving it warmth and space. Recorded on cassette, ½ inch tape, this gives moments of lo-fi abstraction between the beats of an aggressive, tight drum kit. Instruments used for this recording range from saxophone, trumpet, harpsichord, guitar, and rare analogue synthesisers. The bass sound is shaped by early 80s boogie records, whilst the influence of artists such as Hamlet Minassian can be heard in some of MLDE's more driving-disco outings, such as 'Hues of Red'. In the tradition of Soviet vocal group records, which the band has studied, some songs are sung by a vocal quartet in homage to this tradition. 

Tracks such as '1905' and 'Brumaire' have a greater pop aesthetic, with Paolo's vocal style on these more pop-driven songs evoking early 80s bands such as Orange Juice and Chas Jankel. 

The format and message of pop and disco are commonly viewed just to entertain and move bodies around a dancefloor; however, lyrically, the subjects range from dialectical and historical materialism, class struggle, Marxist theory and praxis, as well as the concept of Marxist disco music. 

Adding the icing to the cake, mastering don Joker aka Liam McLean dusted the album with his magic, giving the songs space where the room is needed, as well as the kick and punch demanded by the modern dancefloor.

Marxist Love Disco Ensemble - 1905

I'm Alright If You're Ok

All That I'm Craving

Angel

Lyrics: 

Thursday morning
Walking H Street in the rain
When you occupy my brain
Without warning

We had a bite at Sticky Rice
Smokin' a cig in city lights
Hide and go seek with our feelings
You left me weak
And I'm still healing

Habit forming
Still addicted to your perfume
And the laundry list of issues
I'm ignoring
Fire burning

We had a bite at Sticky Rice
Little Miss Whiskey's DJ night
Hide and go seek with our feelings
You look so happy
And I'm still healing

We'd watch a couple TV shows
Get underneath each other's clothes
That was back then
Things are different
And that's ok
I just kinda miss it
A lot

We had a bite at Sticky Rice
Smokin' a cig in city lights
That was back then
Things are different
And that's ok
I just kinda miss it

That was back then
Things are different
And that's ok
I just kinda miss you

That was back then
Things are different
And that's ok
But I kinda miss it

That was back then
Things are different
And that's ok
I just kinda miss it

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