The Go Betweens

"You could say I have been living in self-isolation since 1978," says The Go-Betweens co-founder.

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.

It was the final show of the former Go-Betweens' frontman's first North American tour in 11 years. "It certainly won't be another 11 years till i come back," says Robert.

The box set includes remastered vinyl reissues of The Go-Betweens' Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express, Tallulah, 16 Lovers Lane and lots more.

The Go-Betweens cofounder released the terrific ’Inferno’ earlier this year.

This week: a review of former Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster's great new LP ’Inferno,’ early 4AD band Rema-Rema, Talk Talk's transitional album ’The Colour of Spring,’ plus Le SuperHomard and The Stroppies.

This week we've got a memoir from Robert Forester of The Go-Betweens, a whole bunch of Saint Etienne reissues, and buzzsaw pop from Los Angeles' Flat Worms. Plus, two premieres: one a collaboration between two French-language acts, and a band whose name sounds like they might be French (but aren't).

In a style fans of VH1's Behind the Music will recognize, Kirin reflects on the song and its total lack of chart success, with on-camera anecdotes from Mark Ronson, Mac DeMarco, Sebastien Tellier, Jack Black, members of The Go-Betweens, Weyes Blood, Liam Finn and others.

Former Go-Betweens singer Robert Forster has just shared the first full song from his new solo album, Songs to Play. "Learn to Burn" opens the album and is pretty indicative of what's to come: lots of arch, thoughtful wordplay ("I'll stop for petrol and I'll stop for Dylan, but that's the limit") and loose but energetic backing by members of The John Steel Singers...

Go-Betweens co-founder Robert Forster will release his new solo album, Songs to Play, on September 18 via Tapete Records. It's his first album since 2008's The Evangelist (which came two years after the death of Go-Betweens' Grant McLennan)...