9/9/19.
So many “nines” today. To reverse the negative of saying “nine” so much, here’s a purely positive post. I say purely positive because this is jangle pop. After reading the Bandcamp notes, Lost Ships takes jangle pop to the purest level by playing a Rickenbacker. My friend Scott recently re-realized how important the Rickenbacker sound was to making music...so he bought one to replace the one stolen from him several years ago.
And if all that doesn’t make you want to say “yes”, then maybe you’re helpless. Lost Ships reminds me of the earlier work of Teenage Fanclub (listen to Bandwagonesque).
This is being released by the South Africa label Subjangle. I’ve loved Alpine Subs and Space Dingus (both Subjangle bands) since this label opened in 2018.