The 2013' harvest is being amazing so far. Here's another
round of great findings!
Legs. We start in Oakland, CA, with Jeffrey Harland and Matt Bullimore beginning a personal recording project in the winter of 2011. But the batch of finished songs keep growing and with the help of friends and the addition of vocalist Amelia Adams, the
quintet was born and an amazing debut album got its final shape. "
Pass the Ringo", out since April, is a ridiculously solid collection of jangly guitar pop tunes drenched in reverb, so full of sun-soaked harmonies and hooks as armed with tones of vintage sounds and hazy layers that will keep you smiling all summer. What a shimmery, pleasant indiepop record.
Immediate love.
The Airplanes. Second discovery comes thank to the wise people at
Indie Pop Saved My Life (to put it simply: they are
infallible). This band is the work of Joshua Vest, who hails from Fayetteville, Arkansas. In October 2012 they released their self-titled debut EP (name your price download here) with a second feature, "
The Jingle Jangle" EP, out since April on the great
Manic Pop Records. Vest music has an irresistible, contagious vibe. Upbeat, catchy and carefree tunes. Straightforward, infectious indiepop that can be the
ideal soundtrack for the summer.
Skelocrats. And our third proposal comes thanks to a classic on this blog:
EardrumsPop and their wonderful
free EPs. On
ePop034 they introduce us to this
band from Dublin, active since 2012, and members of the
Popical Island collective. With three releases to date, two EPs, "Whip Crack Away" and "Hot Yoga", also available together on the exhaustive collection "
The Complete Skelocrats", plus now the trio of blissful tunes courtesy of
EardrumsPop (including a version of French standard "Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son") we can already make a solemn statement:
this folks know how to make a pop tune. A burst of brisk and addictive indiepop to your ears.
Last week of March, we bet most of you are counting down the days to begin Easter holidays. We deserve a break after a such intense winter, don't you think? So, to enjoy the free time, relax and get away from everything stressful we have compiled a new round of our TOP TEN playlist for you. Aside from our "regular" latest discoveries the playlist also includes a new song from our beloved friend Cristina Quesada (what a lovely, irresistible cover) and some "usual suspects" of the Blog, our dear labels Fishrider Records, El Genio Equivocado or Elefant Records with their new, stunning proposals. A lot to enjoy, you see. Have fun and remember, this is also available at our Soundcloud blog page. So, join us!
