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31st December 2020
Albums of the Year 2020

Albums of the Year 2020

If you’re looking for a new listen – any of these Albums of the Year comes recommended from editor Sarah Lay (there’s no-one else here at Popoptica right now so the choice was always going to be subjective). In what has been an unusual (yes, unprecedented if you must) year there has continued to be …

3rd November 2020
Firestations – Small Island (Lost Map)

Firestations – Small Island (Lost Map)

Taken from the first of three EPs set for release through Lost Map, Firestations invite us to sink into their woozy alt-pop sound on single Small Island. Artist: Firestations Track: Small Island Label: Lost Map Released: 2 October 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp In mythology, there was a race of islanders who forgot themselves …

30th October 2020
Hearts Beating In Time – Simone’s (Reckless Yes)

Hearts Beating In Time – Simone’s (Reckless Yes)

Hearts Beating In Time has just signed to Reckless Yes and the first release with them is dreamy and dark electropop single Simone’s. Artist: Hearts Beating In Time Track: Simone’s Label: Reckless Yes Released: 30 October 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Everything has its own heart beat. We each expand and contract around our …

30th October 2020
Suzie True – Carmen (Get Better Records)

Suzie True – Carmen (Get Better Records)

Ahead of the release of their debut album next month Californian garage pop band Suzie True release single Carmen.  Artist: Suzie True Release: Carmen Label: Get Better Records Released: 20 October 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Describing themselves as a ‘cry baby pop punk band whose goal is to have you crying about your …

27th October 2020
Eilis Frawley – Adult Life (Reckless Yes)

Eilis Frawley – Adult Life (Reckless Yes)

Following her debut EP released in early 2020 Berlin-based Eilis Frawley has released a second EP, Adult Life, of brilliant and brave avant-garde electropop through UK independent label Reckless Yes.  Artist: Eilis Frawley Release: Adult Life EP Label: Reckless Yes Released: 23 October 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Eilis Frawley’s path to solo artistry …

20th October 2020
Haiku Salut – Portrait in Dust (Secret Name)

Haiku Salut – Portrait in Dust (Secret Name)

Derbyshire electronic trio Haiku Salut release the second of their recent film scores – commissioned by Live Cinema UK – with Portrait in Dust scoring 1920 short ‘Nude Woman in Waterfall’. Artist: Haiku Salut Track: Portrait in Dust Label: Secret Name Released: 16 October 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify When Haiku Salut play it …

17th October 2020
ARXX – Call Me Crazy (self-released)

ARXX – Call Me Crazy (self-released)

A change in tone for Brighton duo ARXX on latest single Call Me Crazy as they showcase an alt-pop sound with all the power we’d expect from them, plus added reflection and shimmering harmonies.  Artist: ARXX Title: Call Me Crazy Label: self-released Released: 14 October 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Some days it is …

16th October 2020
Boarder – Strangers (Amateur Pop Incorporated)

Boarder – Strangers (Amateur Pop Incorporated)

Leicester-based garage rock band Boarder release new fuzz and existentialism track Strangers, via artist-led label Amateur Pop Incorporated. Artist: Boarder Track: Strangers Label: Amateur Pop Incorporated Released: 9 October 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Even in this year like no other there is the familiar turn of the seasons. That hanging moment between the …

15th October 2020
Tokky Horror – Simulate Me (Alcopop! Records)

Tokky Horror – Simulate Me (Alcopop! Records)

Tokky Horror – new project featuring ex-Queen Zee vocalist Zee Davine – return with second single Simulate Me and continue to stun with their updated take on digital hardcore. Artist: Tokky Horror Track: Simulate Me Label: Alcopop! Records Released: 14 October 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp In the fast-pace-slow-build of Tokky Horror‘s new single …

15th October 2020
Panic Shack – I Don’t Really Like It (Clwb Creative Records)

Panic Shack – I Don’t Really Like It (Clwb Creative Records)

Cardiff punks Panic Shack release a third single for 2020 taking aim at mansplainers and patronisers with I Don’t Really Like It, out now on Clwb Creative Records. Artist: Panic Shack Track: I Don’t Really Like It Label: Clwb Creative Records Released: 30 September 2020 Find it: Spotify Mansplain (verb): the explanation of something by …

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