it's really nice. but no offense, the vocalist kinda 😕

The Umbrellas album sampler

Joining a long line of SF bay area indie bands, The Umbrellas are sure to dazzle with their new self-titled debut album. Classic indiepop influences abound, from The Byrds to Orange Juice, The Pastels, Comet Gain and Belle & Sebastian, along with a noticeable garage-pop/Paisley Underground flavor that is a hallmark of San Francisco's best bands. Lead-off single "She Buys Herself Flowers" introduces us to a band that's both intimately conversant with indiepop history but also unburdened by it, a group with the song-crafting chops and spirit to take familiar elements and create for themselves a fresh new sound. The album goes from strength to strength, studded with pop gems like "Near You," "Lonely" and "Pictures" -- tunes that sound like classics from the first listen, as timeless and elemental as all great pop.

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The Umbrellas - Pictures

The Umbrellas - She Buys Herself Flowers

Taken from their ace self-titled debut album, "Near You" might be The Umbrellas' purest jangle-pop moment. It's a lovely mid-tempo tune that recalls ace female-fronted indiepop classics from groups like Heavenly and Camera Obscura, full of sing-song melodies, deft tambourine accents and perfectly infectious, timeless guitar jangle. At a mere two minutes in length "Near You" is over far too soon, leaving you the only option of hitting the back button and letting Morgan's honeyed vocals wash over you all over again. Achingly good.

The Umbrellas - Near You

Sunburst - Ave Africa, The Kitoto Sound Of East Africa 1973-1976
Out 24th June on Strut
Pre-order: http://strut.lnk.to/SunburstAveAfricaSo
Limited Demos Cassette Bundle: http://strut.lnk.to/SunburstBundleSo

On the occasion of the first-ever retrospective of Tanzanian Afro-Rock band Sunburst, longtime Strut associate and compiler of the Nigeria 70 series Duncan Brooker presents a selection of some of Sunburst's peers and contemporaries via this incredible mix of rare East African 45s. 

'Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976' is released 24th June on Strut. For a limited time, orders from the Strut web store & Bandcamp have the option to include a limited edition cassette featuring unreleased Sunburst demos recorded in Lusaka in 1976. 100 copies only!
http://strut.lnk.to/SunburstBundleSo

Track list:
1. SUNBURST - SIMBA ANGURUMA                  
2. NDARA MOYO - THAT’S THE WAY                 
3. SALOMON NGOUA - SHE’S GOT A SNAKE
4. NGOZI FAMILY - SUKUMA SEMEJI
5. SUNBURST - BANCHIKICHA
6. AFRO 70 - PEMBENYI MOTO
7. VIJANA JAZZ BAND - DIBWEWZE ZOGOLO JANGU
8. TABORA JAZZ BAND - HASIRA HASARA
9. SUNBURST - VIJANA
10. THE AFRO-KIDS - SHOREZA INYANGE
11. THE SAFARI TRIPPERS - MWANA MPOTEVU
12. MAQUIS DU ZAIRE - KASONGO
13. CASSIM COMBO – CHAKACHA
14. THE MIGHTY CAVALIERS - DUNIA INA MAMBO

Order Sunburst LP

Duncan Brooker - East African 45s Mix [Sunburst Preview]

Deep One Perfect Morning

The incredibly talented song-writer/producer/performer Frankie Rose joins us on "THL" with a totally cas' chat about life - her humble beginnings as a bike messenger in San Francisco to the salad rocks of Brooklyn rock from Vivian Girls to the Dum Dum Girls. We delve into the making of her brand new LP "Cage Tropical" which is out Aug 11th on Slumberland and dig into the dirt of her forthcoming podcast “Weird Night with Juan & Frankie”. You can order 'Cage Tropical' at agreymarket.com - please don't forget to spread the word about The House List and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube or SoundCloud! Thanks!

Ep. 41 - Frankie Rose

Essential Mix 2018

free download on: https://deepflake.bandcamp.com

Grime Numbers Station

A Nunpod by Bruce Russell (Dead C and Xpressway Records) originally broadcasted on Volcano Radio in Lyttelton, community radio - live and local - www.volcanoradio.co.nz

TRACK LISTING:

1.	Alastair Galbraith &amp; Graeme Jefferies Timebomb [Xpressway 7”, 1989]
2.	The Builders America [no label 7”, 1982]
3.	The Riptoids The Devil Paid a Visit [Onset/Offset 7”, 1985]
4.	The Swingers Certain Sound [Ripper LP, 1979]
5.	Herco Pilots NZ Rec [Rem 7”, 1982]
6.	Naked Spots Dance Crescendo/Circle Moon [Sausage LP, 1980]
7.	Playthings Coloured [no label 7”, 1981]
8.	Life in the Fridge Exists Have You Checked the Children? [Sausage LP, 1980]
9.	The Wasp Factory Steel Blue Sky [F-Star 7” 1986]
10.	Toerag When the Moon is Strong  [Onset/Offset 7”, 1985]
11.	Fetus Productions Marvellous [no label LP, 1980]
12.	Shoes This High Not Weighting [no label 7”, 1980]
13.	George Henderson &amp; Alastair Galbraith Maquarie Island [Turbulence box set, 1991]

… and the maggots dance, 1…2…3… [Bruce Russell, Dead C - podcast]

KEXP's Owen Murphy spotlights a band challenging norms in rock music while reflecting on those who came before them. Get to know Brooklyn's Peel Dream Magazine.

Peel Dream Magazine Challenges Norms On New Album

NIXMAS 2020
Track listing:

In My House – Kahil El' Zabar
Badder Weather – Matthew Halsall & the Gonwana Orch.
Celestial Blues – Gary Bartz NTU Troop
Vibes From The Tribe – Emanative
Music Infinite – Adesse Versions
Have Mercy Upon Us – Amina Claudina Myers
Trickle Down (Lock-In) – Fat Freddy's Drop
A Place In My Heart – Taylor McFerrin
Aspects – STR4TA
Words N Music – Kon Edit
We Can Make It – Orgone
Satisfactorise Your Mind – Africano
Paradis En Moin – Meliza
Ah Wo (Brand New Revolution) – Bro. Valentino
Hang On In There – Mike James Kirkland
L-O-V-E Love is the Key – Larry T and the Family
Everything That Shines Ain't Gold – Maurice Moore & Family Affair
A Little Talk – Beverly Glenn-Copeland
Pray Up Stay Up – Sault
You're So Good to Me – The Love Affair & Troy Ranglin
Golden – United Vibrations
Oui Non – Jpye & Leonidas
Shine – Clara-Hill
Would It Be Impossible – The Superimposers
Michael Kiwanuka – Hard to Say Goodbye
For Us All – Jeff Majors
Luna Turca – Don Cherry

Hope you enjoy...

Nixmas 2020

Slumberland began operations in 1989, inspired by such musical happenings as C-86, early Creation, Sarah, Postcard, and the UK post-punk indie label scene. Since then we've covered a lot of territory, from punk to lofi noise to shoegaze and of course pop, releasing records from bands like The Aislers Set, Boyracer, Stereolab, Rocketship, Lorelei, The Ropers, The Saturday People and Black Tambourine.

By the mid 2000s we were starting to see a resurgence of interest in guitar pop and the start of the ongoing vinyl revival: the perfect environment for Slumberland! We launched into our latest phase of activity with as string of classic releases from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin', Joanna Gruesome and so many more.

2018 is our twenty-ninth year we are still going strong, ploughing our own furrow and bringing you unique, genre-defining (and genre-defying!) releases from bands like Smokescreens, Tony Molina, Papercuts, Business of Dreams, Peel Dream Magazine, D.A. Stern, The Spook School, Frankie Rose, Young Guv, Terry Malts and many, many more. As always, we operate entirely outside of the echo chamber of trends, fashion and phoney hipness. Slumberland bands are independent in the best way possible -- making music devoid of bullshit and true to their own voices, regardless of current popular taste.

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