Indie Basement (3/3): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from The Beta Band's Steve Mason, Constant Smiles, Kate NV, Dry Cleaning, plus reissues from Felt and Heavenly, and more.
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Swansea Sound (Pooh Sticks, Heavenly) pen tongue-in-cheek ode to Spotify’s Daniel Ek, “Music Lover”
Featuring members of indiepop groups Heavenly and Pooh Sticks, Swansea Sound have a new single about Spotify's Daniel Ek...
Pitchfork names The 25 Best Indiepop Albums of the ’90s
Pitchfork is wrapping up ‘90s Month with this list of twee and indiepop albums including Belle & Sebastian, The Vaselines, Magnetic Fields, Velocity Girl and more.
Heavenly reuniting for first shows in 28 years, reissuing ’90s albums on vinyl
The reunion shows happen in London in May, while the first of the reissues -- 'Heavenly Vs Satan' -- will be out in November.
Scottish indiepop greats The Orchids prep new LP ‘Dreaming Kind,’ share “This Boy Is A Mess”
Glasgow's The Orchids have been making heartfelt, jangly indiepop for more than three decades, and their first album in eight years will be out in September
28 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Diana Ross, Smoko Ono (ft. Chance the Rapper, Joey Purp & Yxng Bane), Bobby Shmurda, Voices, Zealot R.I.P., The Front Bottoms, A Giant Dog, The Fleshtones, and more...
The Catenary Wires cover The Human League’s “(Keep Feeling) Fascination”
The Catenary Wires, which features Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey (Tallulah Gosh, Heavenly), covered this synthpop hit as a b-side for their new ‘80s-themed single “Mirrorball.“
28 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Sore Dream (Full of Hell), Chad VanGaalen, Skip Marley, The Catenary Wires (ex Heavenly), The Natvral, Matthew E White/Lonnie Holley, and more.
Members of Heavenly & Pooh Sticks are Swansea Sound (listen to “Indies of the World”)
Swansea Sound is UK indiepop supergroup featuring Hue Williams of The Pooh Sticks and Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey of Heavenly/Talulah Gosh/Catenary Wires...
Indie Basement (12/11): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Osees and Guided by Voices, plus former Oh Sees member Brigid Dawson, and reissues from Gene and Heavenly.