Veronica Falls

Kip Berman of The Natvral and Pains of Being Pure at Heart has been posting a new cover nearly every day of the coronavirus crisis, including songs by Leonard Cohen, Big Star, The Kinks, Suede, The Killers, Primal Scream, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Lorde, Tom Petty, Galaxie 500, Tori Amos, Veronica Falls and more.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Shopping, former Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell, Basic Plumbing (the late Patrick Doyle of Veronica Falls), and Montreal's Double Date with Death, plus a vinyl reissue of The Boo Radleys' Everything's Alright Forever.

This week in Bill's Indie Basement: his favorite albums of the last decade, focusing on classic indie, college rock, and more.

Listen to new songs by FKA twigs, Villagers, Schammasch, Obsequiae, Coldplay, Basic Plumbing (Patrick from Veronica Falls), and more.

This week: crucial reissues from Stereolab, Buzzcocks and Protomartyr, plus reviews of new LPs from Automelodi, Patience (Roxanne from Veronica Falls), Brion Starr and more.

Listen to new songs by Arcade Fire, The National's Bryce Dessner, Karen O & Danger Mouse, Vessel & Rakhi Singh, Lion Babe & Raekwon, Patience (Roxanne of Veronica Falls), and more.

Sad news: Patrick Doyle who played drums with Veronica Falls, Sexy Kids and The Royal We, and more recently made music as Boys Forever and Basic Plumbing, has died...

This is Patience's best single to date, an instantly catchy slice of mid-'80s style synthpop that could be a distillation of the entire Pretty in Pink soundtrack into one song nicely understated song.

Proper Ornaments features James Haore of Ultimate Painting and Veronica Falls.

Former Veronica Falls singer/guitarist Roxanne Clifford talks new solo synth project, and new single "The Pressure."