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 …
Recording with instruments made from things around the home Mouses’ Steven Bardgett has released a first solo double-a single, under the name stebee, of lo-fi introspective but upbeat bedroom pop. Artist: stebee Tracks: Songs Recorded in a Bedroom Label: Butterfly Effect Released: 28 August 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Perhaps I’m tired, or perhaps …
Announcing her second EP Adult Life Berlin-based alt-pop musician Eilis Frawley has released a new single, Stats, from it – an unapologetic feminist avant-garde anthem. Artist: Eilis Frawley Track: Stats Label: Reckless Yes Released: 28 August 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Female anger is often dismissed as too emotional. Where men gain power and …
Dropping a track a week as a lockdown project John MOuse has now released album The Goat, but it is to lead single and avant-garde alt-pop track Le Pigeon we refer you to today. Artist: John MOuse Track: Le Pigeon Label: self-released Released: 31 July 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify Throughout the lockdown period …
Laura Fell releases first single Bone of Contention from forthcoming debut album Safe From Me on music-journal-turned-label Balloon Machine. Artist: Laura Fell Track: Bone of Contention Label: Balloon Machine Released: 26 August 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp Anger is loud. It spits, it snarls, it howls discordantly and primally. It is a violence of …
Ahead of the release of their debut album this week punk witches Dream Nails share a video for new track This Is The Summer. Artist: Dream Nails Track: This Is The Summer Label: Alcopop! Records Released: 24 August 2020 Find it: YouTube The weather has finally broken here, and from darkening skies a heavy rain …
London-based indie rockers Tiger Mimic return with another racing single with Where The Fire Used To Be, and the Film Noir video is the perfect watch with the track. Artist: Tiger Mimic Track: Where The Fire Used To Be Label: 31% Wool Released: 14 August 2020 Find it: Spotify | Bandcamp There’s no hanging about …
Forget about the uncertainty of the future and let yourself be present in the present with laid-back indie single Walkin’ from Macajey. Artist: Macajey Track: Walkin’ Label: self-released Released: 11 August 2020 Find it: Bandcamp | Spotify No shortage of the articles on this very site open by setting the stage with firm reminders we’re …
Collaborative project Paper Birch from Urusei Yatsura’s Fergus Lawrie and NEUMES/ An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump’s Dee Sada has released a debut album on Cafe Oto imprint TakuRoku. Artist: Paper Birch Track: Summer Daze Label: TakuRoku Released: 5 August 2020 Find it: YouTube Starting in a discordant squall of howling guitar …
The Factory, a second track from Dimorphodons forthcoming debut EP has been released and is perfect slacker-dreampop with a dystopian undertow. Follow our New Music 2020 playlist for a weekly update of fresh releases. Artist: Dimorphodons Track: The Factory Label: Hand of Glory Released: 21 August 2020 Find it: Spotify Using time as a mode of understanding …