Friday 18 January 2013

Shallow Footprints in the Snow


























And you go, shallow footprints in the snow
Leave the darkness in this hole
I watch until you go
I wonder if you know

Snow mix for a snow day

  1. Fast Sledge Past Blurred Robin - Symphonika 
  2. Shallow Footprints in the Snow - Ballboy
  3. Me and the Major - Belle and Sebastian 
  4. Fallen Snow - Au Revoir Simone
  5. Melting Ice - Ladytron
  6. N to the Ice - Lucky Lucky Pigeons
  7. Ice & Snow - Sambassadeur
  8. Snow Fell - The Consultants
  9. The Ice Storm, Big Gust, and You - Tilly and the Wall
  10. Abominable Snowman in the Market - Jonathan Richman
  11. Ice Hockey - Art Brut
  12. We Dress Up Like Snowmen - The Wave Pictures
  13. Snow - JJ72
  14. A Snowflake Fell (and it felt like a kiss) - Glasvegas
  15. Uner the Snow - Cast King
  16. Listen, the Snow is Falling - Galaxie 500
  17. Here Come the Ice Wolves - Ooberman

Friday 11 January 2013

Old and New



All the Christmas Discotheques are over and done with,  some tears have fallen others remain prime for dropping as the January blues hit as hard as ever, but do not fear for there is light at the end of the tunnel.

  At first that light appears to be the light of an oncoming train as Race Horses and Shrag have sadly announced that they will split after the next couple of shows. Shrag leave behind a trail littered with gems that rocked from the first distorted chord of ‘Forty Five 45s’to the last spike of ‘Tendons’, and Race horses leave us a feast with dishes of the indie-most subtleties to raging pop melodies, and the finest collection of oversized charity shop shirts you're likely to see. Race Horses will play one last show at Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach on Saturday 9th February, where Marged Wedi Blino will captivate hearts for the last time. They will be sorely missed but have left their mark, Pop will stumble on as it always does, and new flowers will blossom on their graves. 

And flowers are starting to appear already. Legendary indie-poppers Tullycraft have a new single that overflows with the pop mastery of old with more than just a spoonful of Bis’ ‘This is fake DIY’. The single will be released on Fortuna POP! with the album set to follow in the spring.

If Tullycraft returning isn’t enough for you to dance your way out of the blues how about a new Pulp single and the return of Bowie, who is as evoking as ever as he takes over the internet with his first release in 10 years.

Tyrannosaurus Dead's new EP ‘Pure // Apart” is due for release in May on London's Odd Box Records. New track "Sadie" is available for your listening pleasures at Bandcamp. It's a Pop riot shimmering with fuzzy guitars. And just when you think it can’t get any better enchanting Dream-Poppers Veronica Falls are also set to release new LP ‘Waiting for Something to Happen’ in February.

Along with this wave of brand-new epicness a rare January rainbow has led me to a chest of nuggets that remained hidden from me last year, Boa Constrictors being at the top of the pile with their Garage-Beach Boy melodies and Winona Ryder posters.

Here’s hoping that your 2013 is filled with the best Discotheques and your next one is right around the corner! 

Old and New
  1. Mostyn a Diego - Radio Luxembourg
  2. Forty Five 45’s - Shrag
  3. Old and New - Race Horses
  4. After You - Pulp
  5. Lost in Light Rotation - Tullycraft
  6. Sadie - Tyrannosaurus Dead
  7. I rote My Baby - Boa Constrictor
  8. Waiting For Something To Happen - Veronica Falls
  9. Mates - Race Horses
  10. Something's Going To Happen Soon - Ballboy
  11. Half a Century - The Delphines
  12. Under Your Spell - Desire
  13. Waiting in the Wings - Big Wave Riders
  14. True Love Will Find You In The End - Crybaby
  15. Allergies - Lovely Eggs
  16. Cornered - Fat Children
  17. Rather Die - Burnt Palms
  18. As Long As I Have You - Alpaca Sports
  19. On The Town - The Puddle
  20. I Didn’t See It Coming - Belle and Sebastian
  21. Absolute Peace - I DREAM IN TRANSIT
  22. Where Are We Now? - David Bowie

Thursday 3 January 2013

A Ghosts Broken Heart


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I was busy getting my Discotheque on when people were posting their best of 2012 mixes so here's a late mix with some good shit that I enjoyed last year. 2013 is already promising great things with the return of the legen...wait for it...dary Tullycraft, a new album from Veronica Falls, and maybe a new Ballboy LP. So here's hoping that your Discotheques go deep into the mornings. If you like the music buy the records, and Stay off the Crack!!

A Ghosts Broken Heart:
  1. Killing Time - Veronica Falls
  2. A Ghosts Broken Heart - French for Rabbits 
  3. Sisters - Race Horses
  4. Cover The Walls - Internet Forever
  5. Just For Fun - Alpaca Sports
  6. You Make Me Sick (Like The American Dream) - PRIS
  7. If I Wanted a Job (I'd Have Been Born a Cunt) - The Thlyds
  8. Tendons - Shrag
  9. Wrath of God - Crystal Castles
  10. Superstition Has Its Uses - Flipron
  11. Shithead - Potty Mouth
  12. Cut and Run - Flowers
  13. Don't Lie - Hannah Lew
  14. I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now - TV Girl
  15. Friday Afternoons (Down The Union) - Just Joans
  16. Free - Dexys
  17. Tougher Than a Soldiers Boots - Songs For Walter
  18. Cats Run Free - Tigercats
  19. Another Bed - The Twilight Sad
  20. Care - Westkust
  21. Swollen Hearts, Bitten Tongues - Young Romance 
  22. Heart On Fire - Hedgehog
  23. Plastic Angels - LAKE R▲DIO (ft Paislienne)
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