The Proper Ornaments

Penny Arcade (ex Veronica Falls / Ultimate Painting) prep debut LP, share "Don't Cry No Tears"

‘Backwater Collage,’ James Hoare’s solo debut as Penny Arcade, is out May 3.

13 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by serpentwithfeet, Joe Rainey, Leila Moss (ft Jehnny Beth), Billy Nomates, Molly Burch, We Are the Union, Skinny Pelembe, and more

Bill's Indie Basement (12/6): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: Vol. 2 of The Go-Betweens’ retrospective box set series, plus Melbourne’s Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, UK indiepop bands Suggested Friends and The Just Joans, James Hoare’s The Proper Ornaments and Argentinian band Las Kellies.

The Proper Ornaments prep 'Mission Bells' (listen to "Black Tar")

The UK band, lead by James Hoare (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls), release their fifth album in February.

19 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Noname, Yeasayer, Kacey Musgraves, Kitty, Amber Mark, Miguel, PUP, Pivot Gang (ft. Smino), and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (4/5): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: review of LPs by The Drums, Priests, Lawrence Arabia, Patio, Shana Cleveland (La Luz), Rose Elinor Dougall, and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (1/25): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: Swervedriver’s new album ’Future Ruins’, plus Robert Forster, Proper Ornaments, an amazing new Beak> video, and a reissue of Mark Stewart & The Maffia’s 1983 debut.

The Proper Ornaments covered Jesus & Mary Chain (listen), announce U.S. tour

The Proper Ornaments, the project from James Hoare (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls) and Max Oscarnold (Toy), just released their second album, Foxhole, via Slumberland / Tough Love. Not entirely different form what Haore does in Ultimate Painting, it’s magic hour psych pop…

Tiny Engines co-founders Will & Chuck, Cayetana, Frontier(s) and Runaway Brother list their favorite LPs of 2014

intro There were a lot of great labels in 2014, but one label I think had an exceptionally good year is Tiny Engines. Between the second Beach Slang EP of the year, the Places to Hide EP, Cayetana’s debut album, the latest EP from Frontier(s) (ex-Elliott, Mouthpiece), Somos’ debut album, The Hotelier’s breakthrough album and still others, TE was one of the most consistently great homes for indie rock, punk and emo in 2…

Ultimate Painting (mems Veronica Falls & Mazes) ready debut LP; Proper Ornaments releasing new LP (streams)

James Hoare and Jack Cooper hit it off when their respective bands — Veronica Falls and Mazes — were on tour together and decided to work on songs together…