2014

"Delphine (With A Purpose)" is the first single from the debut album 'Floristry' by young Dunedin, New Zealand floral-pop trio Trick Mammoth. They say:

“Formed in early 2013, Trick Mammoth are a pop band from Dunedin, New Zealand. Fragile, lucid but rough around the edges, their songs are unintentionally sincere and bashfully honest, performed with open arms and a soft indifference. 
 
Drawing mostly on film, literature and poetry, their music discharges a shy pretension buried under layers of simplicity. With comparisons ranging from Black Tambourine to The Carpenters, Trick Mammoth have crafted a sound saccharine sweet yet doused in death.
 
In mid July 2013, the band recorded their first full length album with the assistance of Tex Houston (The Clean, The 3Ds). Adrian Ng and Millie Lovelock play guitars and sing, Sam Valentine plays drums. They all took turns to play bass.

Their debut album 'Floristry' is released through Fishrider Records in NZ on 31 January 2014 and co-released by Fishrider Records and Occultation Recordings in the UK on 24 February 2014."

http://trickmammoth.bandcamp.com/

Trick Mammoth - Delphine (With A Purpose)

So You Know - from the upcoming album "Interrupt" out February 25, 2014 (Kanine).

Where did you go / So you know / I’m alone / Now you know / I’m all alone / Didn’t you know / I’ve been here before / Doesn’t it show / Why can’t you see / I’m all alone / You take me down / Can’t believe / You break me down / Don’t you see / What you say / What you do / I can’t sleep / Days are weeks / Here I am I will wait for you / I can’t sleep / Days are weeks / I’ll stay up for you

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"Kissing Can Wait"
Written and performed by She Sir
Song by Karloff
Shelflife Records
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She Sir is Russell Karloff, M. Grusha, Jeremy Cantrell, David Nathan

Produced by Erik Wofford & She Sir
Engineered & mastered by Erik Wofford
Recorded at Cacophony Recorders, Austin, TX, USA

©2014 She Sir. All rights reserved.

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Kissing Can Wait

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Eternal Death "Head"

Fortuna POP! will be releasing the self-titled third album by London’s LET’S WRESTLE in February. The record sees the band enter a new phase of maturity and sophistication giving frontman Wesley Patrick Gonzalez a forum to showcase his songwriting talents and love of classic pop. More heartfelt and musically diverse than previous albums, Let’s Wrestle sees the band transformed and ready to move up to a different level completely. 

Let's Wrestle - Codeine and Marshmallows

Lilies On Mars - Dream Of Bees

Making Marks’ debut album A Thousand Half-Truths is a collection of heartwarming pop songs, touched with Scandinavian cool. Blending sweet male and female vocals with a lush soundscape filled with jangling guitars, buoyant drumming and textured synth lines, the Norwegian quartet have a real knack for melody and a keen ear for rich instrumentation.

Making Marks formed in Oslo in 2012 and are made up of Ola Innset on guitar and vocals, Nina Bø on vocals and keyboards, Marie Sneve on bass and Jørgen Nordby on drums. They’ve gigged with the likes of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Asobi Seksu, Allo Darlin’ and Marit Larsen, and have toured extensively around Europe and the USA, including appearances at SXSW.

They recorded a number of tracks for the album at Soup Studios in London, with Simon Trought and Giles Barrett. It was their influence that saw Paul Rains from Allo Darlin' playing lap steel on the song “Barcodes” and this led to Making Marks supporting Allo Darlin’ in Europe. The rest of the album is recorded in Oslo with respected indie producer Sjur Lyseid, who has worked with the band in various guises over the years.

A Thousand Half-Truths as an album is one of tensions – both resolved and unresolved. Making Marks initially planned to go down a folk/country musical path, however they soon realised that indie came more naturally to them. Yet, the tension between the country and the pop still remained, with folky melodies echoing the extended harmonies of The Carpenters, whilst their propensity for banjos, ukuleles and harmonicas faded away to leave the band sounding more integral and functional. This left them with a set of quietly confident, melancholy country songs as played by an bubbly indiepop band.

There is also tension between the lyrics and soundscape as well as between the warm, dreamy, more life-affirming songs such as "Lemon Sheets”,“Flying High Forever" and "Forgive and Forget"; and the political, critical and often pessimistic approach of "Like Spinning", "A Thousand Half-Truths", Barcodes" and "Ticket Machine".

If you do the sums, A Thousand Half-Truths equals five-hundred full truths. Yet songs are just songs – they can tell you something about life but just a glimpse at a time, revealing only half-truths but in the end perhaps that’s all we need.

Making Marks - Bruises

In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)

Saturday Looks Good To Me - "Everything Is Embarrassing"

This EP was recorded with Lee Bowden at Finnmark! HQ in Leeds and Lee's country retreat in York in May to June 2013.  

This is a joint release between Finnmark! and the brilliant February Records. 

Download or buy the CD from http://finnmark.bandcamp.com/album/were-not-k-ping 

DIY until we die!

Considering a Move to Sweden

Happy Diving s/t EP out digitally January 14, 2014 + on cassette on February 18, 2014.

Happy Diving - Never Been

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Echoes Of Songs (For Trish Keenan)

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Shelflife presents the new four track EP from Spain's When Nalda Became Punk entitled Indiepop or whatever! coming March 4th. 

Elena Sestelo started the group as a solo project in 2006. She self-released some lovely digital singles (one under the name Nalda) and also took part in Bubbletone Discos digital singles club. In 2011, the group expanded into a duo with Roberto Cibeira joining in. That summer they released their debut 7" for theme song "When Nalda Became Punk" on UK indie pop label Pebble Records. In 2012 the band played several shows, including Madrid Popfest and recorded their debut album, A Farewell to Youth. As the previous single, it was produced and recorded by Eva Guilala and Ivan Juniper from the Spanish band Linda Guilala at their Kaiju Studios (Vigo, Spain) and was mixed and produced by Ian Catt (producer of Saint Etienne, The Field Mice, Dylan Mondegreen, The Proctors, etc). The album was released on Shelflife at the beginning of 2013. Antonio Llarena then joined the band, completing the actual formation of WNBP, and they played several shows, including the Indietracks Festival. 

Now the band is ready to release Indiepop or Whatever! the new EP recorded and produced in Vigo (Spain) by Bruno Murmura. The title of the EP is an attempt to acknowledge all the musical influences in the band. Although it's obvious that indiepop is one of their main ones, they also take inspiration from 90's britpop, shoegaze, punk-pop, synthpop and even grunge. Elena explains "when sometimes people ask what kind of music we make, the answer is indiepop... or whatever you may call it." She later wrote a song with that name and it seemed to fit perfectly as the title of the EP. 

"Song for Carrie Mathison", the first single from the EP, is a pure-pop song filled with energetic jangly guitars and bittersweet synths and is dedicated to Homeland's Carrie Mathison, one of Elena's and Antonio's favorite TV shows. "Indiepop or Whatever" is a twee punk-pop song written about what it's like being in a band and performing live at popfests. At times it all suddenly turns into a dream, so far away from everyday life that you'd wish it could last forever. "Daylight Saving Time" is considered by the band as Nalda's grungiest song. The noisy 90's guitars go along with lyrics about being desperately sad for not finding your place in life. "A Secret Plan", which has the super catchy electronic bass and toy synths, is a song written about hope and getting past the worst of times. When Nalda Became Punk continue to lead the new chapter of brilliant Spanish bands and we're pleased to help bring their music to the world. 

For Fans of: Heavenly, Helen Love, Moving Pictures, La Pequeña Suiza, Vacaciones, Band à Part, Even As We Speak


When Nalda Became Punk - Song For Carrie Mathison

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Seeds Of Doubt have been inhabiting mouldy practice rooms, strung out house parties and the kinda venues you wouldn't go on a first date for a while now. Branded No-fi, shit-pop and a bunch of other self-effacing terms its true theres a level of 'un-production' here rarely seen but behind that lies 5 songs with 5 perfect melodies, structures and references.

Already self-releasing a 12-song cassette of solo recordings by founding member Chris, these 5 tracks see an extra 3 members added as they hone their home recording skills, creating a more focused and concise sound.

Early recordings soundtracked a number of skate edits made by Nike SB and members of the band have recently soundtracked a series of films by London skate company Isle.


UPCOMING SHOWS:
George Tavern, London - 23rd Jan
Stags Head, London Tape Launch w/Rodents - 26th Jan
Power Lunches, Dalston  w/Dana Kunze/Max Hart/The Common - 21st Feb
Ryans Bar, Stoke Newington w/Primitive Parts and Omi Palone - 22nd Feb



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Seeds Of Doubt - There You Go

Lost Tapes - Poetry Dates

Empress Of - Tristeza

"Horseshoe" is the first single from Withered Hand's album "New Gods," and features a guest appearance from Pam Berry (Black Tambourine) on backing vocals.

Fortuna POP! (UK/Europe) and Slumberland Records (US/Canada) are proud to announce the new album by the Edinburgh based folk-rock troubadour Dan Willson who records as WITHERED HAND. “New Gods” is his stunning second album, following his critically acclaimed debut “Good News”.

Active in the world of visual art and dabbling in music for many years, Withered Hand’s Dan Willson came late to singing and songwriting at age 30, in a period of reflection between the death of a close friend and the birth of his first child. The resultant material, much of which went on to become the album “Good News,” has been praised for its depth and startling honesty.

Withered Hand has been embraced by Fife-based musical powerhouse the Fence Collective (whose sovereign King Creosote guests on the new album), seen his songs picked up on MTV and cult series Skins, and gained a legion of fans including Jarvis Cocker and Rolling Stone Magazine USA (who decreed him “Artist to Watch”).

A prolific live performer, recent Withered Hand shows have included collaborations with Pam Berry of seminal 90's US noise-pop band Black Tambourine and a rotating cast of musical friends embellishing Dan's exuberant and original songwriting alongside fragile and uplifting solo performances.

The long-awaited second album (produced by Tony Doogan – Mountain Goats/Belle & Sebastian etc - and part-funded by arts council body Creative Scotland) features guest appearances from the likes of Pam Berry, Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines and members of Belle & Sebastian and Frightened Rabbit.

The five years since “Good News” was recorded has seen Willson honing his songcraft, building his audience and gaining critical momentum. “New Gods” is a beautifully executed collection of songs from one of Scotland’s most gifted songwriters.

“Beautifully constructed lyrical frameworks ... on this banjo-tinged brand of Caledonian gospel” – **** MOJO

“the UK’s best lyricist” – King Creosote, in The Independent

“Killer melodies ... wobbly folk grooves ... tunes full of warm, woozy sing-song charm” – 'Artist to Watch', Rolling Stone

Withered Hand - Horseshoe

The Mary Onettes - "Silence Is A Gun"

Second single by The Sun Days. Out on Spotify and iTunes January 30. 

Pre-order mp3 at luxuryrecords.bandcamp.com



The Sun Days - Don't need to be them

'Alta' and 'Waterfall', taken from the forthcoming debut album, 'Loom'.

Released by Kanine Records on the 21st April in the UK, 22nd in the US, on CD, Digital and Vinyl formats.

A limited deluxe two coloured vinyl edition will be released on Record Store Day, April 19th.

Pre order at FEAROFMEN.CO.UK

2014

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