Indie Basement (4/8): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new album by Wet Leg, Orville Peck, Pavement, Mick Trouble, The Pop Group's Mark Stewart, Kae Tempest, bdrmm, and more.
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Stream Mark Stewart (The Pop Group)’s new LP ‘VS’ ft Mike Watt, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & more
Mark Stewart (The Pop Group)'s new project ‘VS‘ also features collabs with Front 242's Patrick Codenys, Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio, Consolidated, Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder, and more.
Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) collabs w/ Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mike Watt & more on ‘VS’ (stream 2 tracks)
‘VS‘ also features Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder, Eric Random, Front 242's Patrick Codenys, Mike Watt, Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio, Consolidated, and more.
A Certain Ratio announce first album in 12 years, share “Always in Love”
'ACR Loco' features appearances from Denise Johnson (Happy Mondays, Primal Scream), Gabe Gurnsey (Factory Floor), Mike Joyce (The Smiths), and more.
A Certain Ratio prep retrospective box set, cover Talking Heads’ “Houses In Motion”
Talking Heads cover ”Houses in Motion” was originally conceived as a 1980 collaboration with Grace Jones. ’ACR:BOX’ is out May 3 via Mute.
Cindytalk playing shows in NYC & Detroit with Eric Random and more
Scottish musician Gordon Sharp has led goth/experimental group Cindytalk in various forms since 1982. In addition to Cindytalk records like 1988's In This World and 2011's Hold Everything Dear, Sharp may be better known for vocal contributions to iconic 4AD project This Mortal Coil...