#mick trouble

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9/27/20.

Emotional Response is coming back strong with two releases - this one from The Bachelor Pad (Glasgow, Scotland) , and a new LP from Latitude (San Francisco).

The Bachelor Pad is well described on the Emotional Response release page:  “ Imagine The Buzzcocks with Syd Barrett as the singer!”  When I read that, I was immediately drawn to the release.

I would add another Emotional Response artist - Mick Trouble or Television Personalities to the list of “comparisons”.

In my mind, Emotional Response has become one of the most consistently reliable labels (alongside the previously posted Subjangle).

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Records of the day, Aug 1st 2020

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8/21/20.

Thank God I use the search button on the Bandcamp Snoop page.  Micah pointed out once that I had inadvertently posted the same release twice.  This blog started in December 2014 and I can sometimes forget who or what I posted. 

My previous post of The Yellow Melodies was from October 2017.  At that time they were offering a flash drive of songs.  Stupidly, I didn’t buy it.  

Here’s a 3-song 7″ being released by the Old Bad Habits label out of Athens, GA.  I’ve been listening to this release for several days and taking “notes”.  Then I checked my previous post and lo and behold, my notes match (mostly) what was written back in 2017:

The Yellow Melodies are from Murcia, Spain, but they sound like UK circa 1986.  To me this sound the most like The Dentists, with plenty of Teenage Fanclub thrown in for good measure.  Perhaps this has to do with the songs they chose to cover (Television Personalities, The Raspberries, and BMX Bandits).  Is it just me, or do the vocals recall David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven?

I would add Mitch Easter and Mick Trouble (listen to that guitar).

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10/7/19.

This is a no-brainer purchase (for me at least).  “Positive x Infinity” compiles unreleased tracks from Mick Trouble, The Ocean Party, and Neutrals.  These three represent some of my favorite music over the past several years.

And there’s more on this - Unhappy Fly, Even As We Speak, Seablite, and Boyracer all have unreleased tracks.

This is released by Emotional Response (Stewart from Boyracer).  The label is based in Arizona.  C’mon Arizona....turn blue.

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6/14/19.

Another release I’ve been meaning to post.  Jeanines (New York) are Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith.  Alicia’s vocals carry the sound, but Jed’s pedigree must be behind some of the songwriting genius.  He’s behind My Teenage Stride, and I just learned that his is the man behind Mick Trouble.

On top of that, the Slumberland Records release page states, “With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Messthethics, the Television Personalities, Marine Girls, early Pastels, Dolly Mixture — they've crafted a style that is as individual as it is just plain pleasurable.... Clearly, with 16 great songs included, there is a lot at work here on this standout debut album. Jeanines have been compared to such cult pop icons as Dear Nora, Black Tambourine, and more recent acts like Veronica Falls and Girl Ray...”.

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8/31/17.

Mick Trouble was on the rise in the early 80s.  Several sessions with John Peel and an EP made them a band to watch in Great Britain.  And then, Mick Trouble disappeared. Rough Trade and Emotional Response are re-releasing the Mick Trouble EP in early September.  

“Second Offence” is the only song on Bandcamp, but its a doozy.  Television Personalities and early Nick Lowe are the most immediate comparisons.  But I think others mention Swell Maps too.

You can listen to 4 songs on the Rough Trade website.  You can pre-order direct from Rough Trade or wait for Emotional Response to put up pre-order information.  All of these songs are very, very good.

[differenthead]

Volume 285

0:00:00 — "Dayflower" by Cathedral Bells (2021)

0:02:47 — "Find My Way" by Swiss Portrait (2021)

0:06:40 — "Dave Brubeck" by Vacations (2016)

0:08:40 — DJ

0:12:26 — "Fixing Motorcycles" by Chime School (2021)

0:15:39 — "End of the Lion" by Mick Trouble (2019)

0:17:30 — "What Do You Want Me to Do?" by The Whiffs (2019)

0:19:48 — "Good Eye" by Mini Dresses (2019)

0:22:40 — "Disciples" by Tame Impala (2015)

0:24:19 — DJ

0:29:19 — "Kill the Time" by Home Front (2021)

0:33:54 — "Letter" by Dehd (2020)

0:37:05 — "Tom the Model" by Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man (2002)

0:40:38 — "(But) I See Something" by Doug Gillard (2004)

0:44:31 — DJ

0:49:02 — "Runt på Stranden" by ShitKid (2021)

0:51:46 — "On a Summer Holiday" by Fascinations Grand Chorus (2022)

0:54:44 — "Full Screen" by Adult Mom (2017)

0:57:15 — "Shut Up Kiss Me" by Angel Olsen (2016)

1:00:34 — "Égoîste" by Laure Briard (2015)

1:03:02 — DJ

1:07:26 — "Hey, Maybe One Day You'll See Me Again" by Viper (2009)

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4/8/23.

Another day, another small label discovered. Paul Is Dead Records (based in Los Angeles, Wisconsin and New York) has releases from 3 artists currently available. But if you check out their digital compilation (proceeds support groups that battle AAPI hate) released in May 2021 you'll see they're friends with so many bands including Mick Trouble and D.A. Stern.

Photo Ops (Los Angeles) is one of their supported artists. Photo Ops is the work of songwriter Terry Price who is clearly influenced by the quiet/hushed works of Elliott Smith, Jeremy Messersmith, or Nick and Molly Drake.

This LP will be released at the end of April.