An absolute avalanche of new releases hit us in September 2021 as the pandemic-postponed records finally surfaced. We’ve whittled our shortlist down to just seven you absolutely must hear right now so here’s our albums of the month picks. After the drought, comes the flood. As albums have been delayed unintentionally or strategically as the …
We don’t really do album reviews here at Popoptica but that doesn’t stop us wanting to enthuse about the great albums we’ve been listening to and pull them together into our albums of the month feature. Releases have landed thick and fast throughout this summer and as we’re only just stepping back into the fray …
A debut release from both artist and label with the alt-pop Safe From Me by Laura Fell on the new Balloon Machine imprint. Originally released in late 2020 the album got a full vinyl release in January 2021 and is our album of the week. Artist: Laura Fell Album: Safe From Me Label: Balloon Machine …
Leeds-based three-piece Nervous Twitch release their self-titled fourth album on independent label Reckless Yes – packed with blasts of surf-rock and synth-pop riffs to make for a fun and feisty record with old-school touches but a very fresh sound. Artist: Nervous Twitch Album: Nervous Twitch Label: Reckless Yes Released: 29 January 2021 Find it: Bandcamp …
Wishbone from Portland’s Darci Phenix is described as ‘an act of love’ and with by turns delicate and brutal fairytale-esque motifs is the folk-pop record we all need right now, out via Team Love. Artist: Darci Phenix Release: Wishbone Label: Team Love Records Released: 8 January 2021 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp There is a …
Moor Mother and billy woods released collaborative experimental album BRASS at the tail end of 2020 – it’s our album of the week for 10 January 2021 and an enthralling experimental but meditative work you don’t want to miss. Artists: Moor Mother and billy woods Album: BRASS Label: Backwoodz Studioz Released: 24 December 2020 Find …
Recorded at their upstate New York home during lockdown garage rock duo Basic Bitches have released an album of songs inspired by the classic movies they set about watching while there wasn’t much else to do. It may have been born out of boredom but it’s damn fine garage rock meaning Go To The Movies …
We don’t really do album reviews here at Popoptica but that doesn’t stop us wanting to enthuse about the great albums we’ve been listening to. Releases have landed thick and fast throughout the summer but here’s out list of albums we’ve been loving listening to in August 2020. Popoptica albums round-up for August 2020 Paper Birch …
Recently we invited you to break out of the comfort of the familiar and discover some of the amazing new albums being put out by independent artists and labels while the world is on lockdown. The truth is our list was far from complete and we have much more to bring you – so here …
While we’re all in lockdown there’s a bushel of chain-mail like posts going around on social media. Some, undoubtedly, mine info about us and our likes, dislikes, and personal experiences. While others are collective distractions from the current situation. One which seems to be catching plenty of people’s online attention is the ’10 Albums Which …