Archive for Indie
Campag Velocet – Bon Chic Bon Genre
From 1999′s Bon Chic Bon Genre album, the title track is an excellent example of lo-fi DIY music making. As punk as anything you’ll hear post 80s, Campag Velocet were seriously underrated.
Biff Bang Pow! – Someone Stole My Wheels
To most people Alan McGhee was simply the figurehead behind Creation Records, but to me he was the main man in one of my all time fave 80s indie bands Biff Bang Pow! Someone Stole My Wheels was from the excellent album The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel and is available on the compilation CD Waterbomb.
McCarthy – In Purgatory
One of the great British indie bands from the 80s but maybe in my eyes only? McCarthy’s Tim Gane went on to form Stereolab but In Purgatory is one of my fave singles ever.
Aerial M – Dazed And Awake
Simple, serene and beautiful guitar layers. Debut album As Performed By Aerial M is a divine work and this track sums up the entire album.
Teenage Fanclub – About You
West Coast sounds from Scottish hipsters. From the album Grand Prix this is my kind of sound!