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Friends and English Elegance // Joe T. Johnson

Friends and English Elegance // Joe T. Johnson #trackoftheday #joetjohnson

To start, let’s talk about ‘Friends‘ the twee indie-pop banger. There is a definite style that Joe has that he has absolutely mastered here, the catchy riffs and multi layered guitar work which instantly makes you think this could be a 60s b-side from the Doors or Kinks but then, as soon as I heard the opener I was instantly put in mind of The Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen. I don’t mean to gush…

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Clouds // Monkey & Goat

Clouds // Monkey & Goat #trackoftheday #monkeyandgoat

Ok, first off, this band has a great name, secondly, I was in a band called ‘Tiny Toes’ so these lyrics are amazing (as they contain tiny toes) and thirdly, this song is beautiful. There is such an unassuming quality to this that I really can’t explain how and why it’s great, it just is. It brings to mind Belle & Sebastian and Peter, Bjorn & John but I think that drawing comparisons is a bit…

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Stuck Pig // Einsam

Stuck Pig // Einsam #trackoftheday #einsammusic

Driving bassline, tight beat and moody atmospheric keys. From Bristol to Vienna, the disconnected themes of Einsam are pretty stark and to be honest, pretty un-pause-able (just made up a word there). I really can imagine anything other than smoky European bars and basement gigs, this track is one hundred percent built for it. Times like these really do seem to uncover a natural ability in…

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I Feel No Pain // Rénovations

I Feel No Pain // Rénovations #trackoftheday #renovationsband

Hello again, I hope you all are doing well during this prolonged stint of being trapped indoors. It’s not all doom and gloom though. For your consideration, here are Rénovations all the way from sunny Edinburgh. Although in reality all three are from France, Italy and Romania which seem a lot more exotic – anyway, moving on. The newest release is I Feel No Pain and it’s quite a massive track.…

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Daydreamer // Boshe

Massive Stranger Things 80s dream pop vibes here, like everything about this track feels like it’s been made for the Breakfast Club. It’s incredible.

So aside from the blanket of keys with the massive synth build up, the offset of chimes really works. Everything seems so considered that it is almost like the whole song just emerged from Gary Numans brain one day.

Vocally, Boshe has a Purity…

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Be Still, Act Natural AND Warmth // Chief Springs

Be Still, Act Natural AND Warmth // Chief Springs #trackoftheday #chiefsprings #cs2020

So, unusually, I am doing a second post on a band. But hey, Chief Springs have got a couple of new awesome tracks!

Ok, so we are doing this in date order so first up is the warm, feel good but also slightly unsettled Be Still, Act Natural. The ideal song for when you are feeling fragile, it’s acoustic basic with its high pitched string section is comforting, into the chorus where we open up…

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Digital Depression // MY-HI

Digital Depression // MY-HI #trackoftheday

Have you ever wanted to take a trip back to the 90s? The massive vocal styles of Incubus and Soundgarden, the huge basslines and odd quirky but completely fitting riffs? The massive fills and singalong choruses. MY-HI have smashed it with this single.

It’s like a perfect storm of elements and that guitar is stuck in my head now.

This is the lead single to an album that is clearly going to…

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My Light // Mika Jones

My Light // Mika Jones #trackoftheday

Beautiful dark song by Mika Jones, vocally reminiscent of Pearl Jam and 80s/90s punk, though there is a real surf vibe in the guitars and bongos.

Pretty perfect, it’s dark enough but not hard to listen to, in fact, it’s pretty comforting! As it progresses, it becomes more experimental with various different parts, rock to piano, there isn’t a single thing I’d change!

I genuinely think that…

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Veil // Holsky

Veil // Holsky #trackoftheday

A fine blend of the Maccabees, Gary Numan and White Lies. Holsky has created an incredible, slow dancing, atmospheric, 80s tinged masterpiece.

The visuals used set the scene, but the track really sends you back, this track could be the soundtrack to an emotional part of an 80s movie.

The slow beat with the reverb and keys are an awesome nod to Kraftwerkwhile there is a pained but powerful…

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Tyrant // Pozzi

Tyrant // Pozzi #trackoftheday

Bob Dylans protest music has had far reaching consequences and evoked discussion and change. This has inspired many new artists to fight for what they believe in and I think it is really admirable for anyone to stand up for what they believe. Saying that, Pozzi has managed to do this but do it with masses of style.

This is a song that is very relevant today, it is also insanely catchy which…

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House of Mandatory Happiness // Denni Ian

House of Mandatory Happiness // Denni Ian #trackoftheday

A little bit country. A little bit Punk a la The Pogues and Boomtown Rats. A little bit strange and poetic – The Decemberists and Modest Mouse.

There be art here and it is enthralling. Lo-fi and self recorded to add to the aesthetic, which really benefits. There is a Tom Smith/Paul Banks/Ian Curtis vibe to the vocals which is really astonishing, seriously, love the vocals.

The cutting and…

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Quietude // Lime Juice

Quietude // Lime Juice #trackoftheday

Ready to let something beautiful into your weekend? Try this out for size.

Retro stylings of Lime Juice, the obvious comparison would be Tame Impala but to be honest, I think this draws further afield. There is some real chilled jazz here, especially in the break down section. Those keys are awesome, the drums have a laid back but intense feel to them, unassumingly complex.

The song draws…

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Sally Suffocate // Spooky Goose

Sally Suffocate // Spooky Goose #trackoftheday

Squeeze. Instantly thinking of Squeeze and Ian Dury and the Bockheads, as well as one of my favourites Hatcham Social.

I love these downplayed slightly unhinged dark songs. The lyrics are class, the guitars are so incessant and Gang of Four that it’s just genius.

There is something so relaxing in the matter of fact vocals that I honestly think nothing would suit this more.

Imagine a…

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Old New Love // Chork

Old New Love // Chork #trackoftheday

This world that we live in has become strange and unpredictable. Chork has harnessed the idea that you can still be in love in this socially disconnected world, whether it is reciprocated or not.

A song about loss, about being apart, about love, it’s got it all here. It doesn’t dwell on unhappiness, infact it is surprisingly peppy for a tune about being alone.

This might sound a bit random…

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Can't Help Myself // Solar Parachute

Can't Help Myself // Solar Parachute #trackoftheday

This is exactly what you need if you have been back to work this week. It’s exactly what you need if you’re still stuck indoors.

So when I first heard this track I got a real Blood Red Shoes vibe but as it progresses you get swallowed by the massive bass, the atmospheric chorus, the really original vocals, this track is so fresh.

The energy is there straight from the beginning, from one…

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The Last Arcade // Jack West

The Last Arcade // Jack West #trackoftheday

Unsuspectedly electro, incredibly different and actually one of the best things I have heard in this vein for a while. So think of Peter, Bjorn and John meets Kraftwerk.

The song breaks into a guitar led quirky, bouncy, muted tune where the vocals really take centre stage, the raspy meanderings through the verse are amazing and really fit well in this multi-faced track.

Progressing to the…

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Let You Down // H E A V Y C O A S T *

Let You Down // H E A V Y C O A S T * #trackoftheday #heavycoast

H E A V Y C O A S T * have just released their debut single on all streaming platforms, it’s a mellow lo-fi indie pop song that puts me in mind of Bombay Bicycle Club with a Hatcham Social retro vibe and a Johnny Marr guitar riff.

Theres definately a claustrophobic lo-fi feel to it which works really well, it works so well for the style.

Vocally, there is a definite mix of Morrissey and Jac…

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