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13th October 2020
Charley Stone – Does She Mention Me? (self-released)

Charley Stone – Does She Mention Me? (self-released)

Created during a month-long run of ‘song ideas’ intended for a lockdown album, prolific guitarist Charley Stone has released alt-rock track Does She Mention Me? Artist: Charley Stone Track: Does She Mention Me? Label: Self-released Released: 2 October 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify This is a strange liminal space we’re living in; between the …

12th October 2020
Nervous Twitch – Keeping Faith In Something (Reckless Yes)

Nervous Twitch – Keeping Faith In Something (Reckless Yes)

Leeds three-piece Nervous Twitch return with their first new music since 2017’s I Won’t Hide to give us a taste of their fourth album with single Keeping Faith In Something. Artist: Nervous Twitch Track: Keeping Faith in Something Label: Reckless Yes Released: 9 October 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Stalwarts of the UK DIY …

12th October 2020
Mumbles – Heroine (Kitchen Leg Records)

Mumbles – Heroine (Kitchen Leg Records)

Berlin-based twee-punk band Mumbles release single Heroine plus remixes and a karaoke version of the track through tape-label Kitchen Leg Records. Artist: Mumbles Track: Heroine Label: Kitchen Leg Records Released: 28 September 2020 Find it: Bandcamp There’s a bassline like a lost Blur song, a defiance to the lyrics, and a scrappy but infectious energy …

8th October 2020
WaqWaq Kingdom – Dokkoisho (Phantom Limb)

WaqWaq Kingdom – Dokkoisho (Phantom Limb)

The ever-eclectic WaqWaq Kingdom return with EP Dokkoisho, once again swirling Jamaican dancehall, African polyrhythms, 8-bit techno and so much more into a heady mix. Artist: WaqWaq Kingdom Tracks: Dokkoisho Label: Phantom Limb Released: 18 September 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp The term ‘world music’ has always made me a little bit uncomfortable. It …

2nd October 2020
6 albums we loved in September 2020

6 albums we loved in September 2020

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 late summer but we’ve found listening hours reduced by, well, life. Yet here’s out list of albums we’ve been loving listening to …

30th September 2020
Eilis Frawley – Darkest Truth (Reckless Yes)

Eilis Frawley – Darkest Truth (Reckless Yes)

Conservatoire-trained Berlin-based percussionist Eilis Frawley makes the personal political in latest single Darkest Truth, ahead of the release of her second EP Adult Life in October. This track has a trigger warning of sexual violence – please skip if you are affected by the theme.  Artist: Eilis Frawley Track: Darkest Truth Label: Reckless Yes Released: …

30th September 2020
Ani Glass – Ynys Araul (Recordiau Neb)

Ani Glass – Ynys Araul (Recordiau Neb)

Lifted from album Mirores, Ynys Araul from Ani Glass features her ethereal vocals and spiralling electronic melodies and across the EP 3 new remixes; one by electronic legends OMD, plus versions by Seka and Venus on the Half Shell. Artist: Ani Glass Track: Ynys Araul Label: Recordiau Neb Released: 11 September Find it: Spotify | …

29th September 2020
Daniela Andrade – K.L.F.G (Crooked Lid Records)

Daniela Andrade – K.L.F.G (Crooked Lid Records)

Taken from a forthcoming EP Daniela Andrade has shared new single K.L.F.G – full of woozy electronics the track is both expansive and incredibly intimate. Artist: Daniela Andrade Track: K.L.F.G Label: Crooked Lid Records Released: 17 September 2020 Find it: Spotify They say that every sin begins as a thought. They say we have the …

28th September 2020
HMS Morris – Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol (Bubblewrap Collective)

HMS Morris – Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol (Bubblewrap Collective)

Following on from pre-coronavirus singles Babanod and Poetry Welsh art-rockers HMS Morris are back with latest electropop offering Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol, released through Cardiff’s Bubblewrap Collective.  Artist: HMS Morris Track: Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol Label: Bubblewrap Collective Released: 16 September 2020 Find it: Spotify With an ’80s stabs of synth, and a clipped beat the latest track from …

28th September 2020
Richard J. Birkin, London Contemporary Orchestra – Matter (Reveal Records)

Richard J. Birkin, London Contemporary Orchestra – Matter (Reveal Records)

Artist: Richard J. Birkin, London Contemporary Orchestra Track: Matter Label: Reveal Records Released: 15 September 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp A few years ago now I sat in the cold air of Derby Cathedral, a shiver down my spine as shadows of cars passed solemnly across the vaulted ceiling. Around me in the pews …

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