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 …
Ahead of debut album OYEZ being released in September Derby artist YAY MARIA has released a video to go with recent single Template, featuring Franx. Artist: YAY MARIA feat. Franx Track: Template Label: Year of Glad Released: 29 July 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify The sun shines down on a Derbyshire hill side, the …
The perfect taster for their self-titled debut album All Hail The Great Destroyer is the new single from Fortitude Valley – a tribute to vocalist Laura Kovic’s rescue cat Maggie and hugely melodic reflection on our recent collective experiences. Artist: Fortitude Valley Track: All Hail The Great Destroyer Label: Fika Recordings Released: 27 August 2021 …
The first track from a double-A side London-based duo Fräulein commit direct to tape and release single Belly via Practise Music. Artist: Fraulein Track: Belly Label: Practise Music Released: 26 August 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Back in July last year, in between lockdowns and stumbling our way through summer, we enthused over a …
Glaswegian artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Becca Starr floats through the personal times she’s almost forgotten to remember who she has become with a new video for single I Forgot. Artist: Becca Starr Release: I Forgot Label: In Black Records Released: 6 August 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify | Soundcloud Always a place with a …
Five-piece Glaswegian dreampop band Life Model continue the fine janglepop tradition of the city on single Sit Still, ahead of debut album Lost On Weekdays, Lonely By Sunday, out on Last Night From Glasgow. Artist: Life Model Track: Sit Still Label: Last Night From Glasgow Released: 20 August 2021 Find it: Spotify Following the release …
Following up their 2019 debut album with a double A about ‘chemsex and dinosaurs’ are London’s indiepoppers Barry with No More Boys and Neolithic Homosex. Artist: Barry Release: No More Boys / Neolithic Homosex Label: Related Records Released: digital out now / physical due 3 December 2021 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Is there anything …
A remastered release for th’sheridans I Don’t Wanna Be Dismembered brings the song to its final form with a video created from panels by Ishani Jasmin of Breakup Haircut. Artist: th’sheridans Release: I Don’t Wanna Be Dismembered Label: Reckless Yes Released: 13 August Find it: YouTube | Bandcamp | Spotify It only seems like a …
After musically laying low through lockdown Salad have made a grand return with the atmospheric Things From Heaven ahead of rescheduled dates this autumn. Artist: Salad Release: Things In Heaven Label: Three Bean Records Released: 6 August 2021 Find it: Bandcamp Pebbles clatter over pebbles, the water rushing between them, persistent movement wearing them down …
New Zealand dreampop band French For Rabbits warm up for release of album The Overflow with single and video for Ouiji Board, out digitally on AAA Records, Reckless Yes (UK) and A Modest Proposal (Italy). Artist: French For Rabbits Release: Ouiji Board Label: AAA Records / Reckless Yes / A Modest Proposal Released: 13 August …