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Another year’s been and gone and while we still aren’t in a position to do any monthly features, at least here’s a round up of 30 of our most loved tracks from 2024 in an extended episode of our little indiepop radio show. You can simply hit play below, but you’ll also find the show on Mixcloud, Soundcloud or you just listen to the songs without my annoying ramblings in between on a Spotify playlist. Thank you to all artists and labels for the wonderful music. Enjoy.
Full tracklist and links here:
- Allo, Darlin’ – Henry Rollins Don’t Dance: https://allodarlin.bandcamp.com/album/henry-rollins-dont-dance
- Young Scum – Lighter Blue: https://youngscum.bandcamp.com/album/lighter-blue
- Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Pink Palace: https://brigittecallsmebaby.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-is-our-way-out
- Mammoth Penguins – Species: https://fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/here
- The Umbrellas – Echoes: https://theumbrellasca.bandcamp.com/album/fairweather-friend
- Lone Striker – Dunno: https://safesuburbanhomerecords.bandcamp.com/track/dunno
- dead love triangle – outlier: https://deadlovetriangle.bandcamp.com/album/by-the-summer
- Voxtrot – My Peace: https://voxtrot.bandcamp.com/track/my-peace
- Sunny Side Down – Maths Exams: https://sunnysidedown.bandcamp.com/album/scrapbooking-bleeding
- Fascinations Grand Chorus – When Summer Is Through:
https://fascinationsgrandchorus.bandcamp.com/album/summer-love - Ryli – I Think I Need You Around: https://dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-think-i-need-you-around-b-w-when-i-fall
- bs – lost cowboy: https://bstheband.bandcamp.com/track/lost-cowboy
- adults – trouble: https://fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/track/trouble
- Waxahatchee – 3 Sisters: https://waxahatchee.bandcamp.com/album/tigers-blood
- Anika Pyle – Arizona: https://anikapyle.bandcamp.com/album/four-corners
- Grizzly Coast – Black Market: https://grizzlycoast.bandcamp.com/album/staying-power
- Ducks Ltd. – Grim Symmetry: https://ducksltdband.bandcamp.com/album/grim-symmetry
- Dentist – Random Numbers Shapes And Colors: https://dentist1.bandcamp.com/track/random-numbers-shapes-and-colors
- The Third Cut – If Your Arms Are Empty: https://thethirdcut.bandcamp.com/track/if-your-arms-are-empty
- Humdrum – Superbloom: https://heyhumdrum.bandcamp.com/album/every-heaven
- Bored At My Grandmas House – Show & Tell: https://boredatmygrandmashouse.bandcamp.com/album/show-tell-2
- Club 8 – Left Behind: https://club8band.bandcamp.com/album/a-year-with-club-8
- Splitz – Me Here: https://guerrillarecs.bandcamp.com/album/me-here
- Die Liga Der Gewöhnlichen Gentlemen – Ich Geh Lieber Allein:
https://dieligadergewoehnlichengentlemen.bandcamp.com/track/ich-geh-lieber-allein - Lunchbox – Heaven Only Knows: https://tim-and-donna-lunchbox.bandcamp.com/album/pop-and-circumstance
- Autocamper – Summertime: https://autocamper.bandcamp.com/album/summertime
- Slippers – Lock You Out: https://slipperssss.bandcamp.com/album/so-you-like-slippers
- a Lesser Version – Dead (Or Dying): https://alesserversion.bandcamp.com/album/she-was-wounded-i-was-terrified
- Los Campesinos! – Feast Of Tongues: https://loscampesinos.bandcamp.com/album/all-hell
- The Man From Delmonte – The Good Things In Life: https://themanfromdelmonte.com/product/the-good-things-in-life-big-noise-2xcd-new-package-unsigned/
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A little comeback / resurrection of my dead indiepop radio show to offer you some of the songs that ruled Emmas Housemusic headquarters in 2023. Here’s 30 of our favourite songs of the year in little under two hours of listening entertainment. Featuring artists that were completely new to us this year as well as the latest releases from familiar friends, we hope you’ll enjoy our selection of some noteable 2023 tunes, either by using the embedded player below or on SoundCloud. Take care.
Full tracklist and links here:
- The Breeders – Saints: https://thebreeders.bandcamp.com/album/last-splash-30th-anniversary-edition
- Big Blood – In My Head: https://dontrustheruin.bandcamp.com/album/first-aid-kit
- Puppy Angst – TKO: https://puppyangst.bandcamp.com/track/tko
- The Umbrellas – Three Cheers!: https://theumbrellasca.bandcamp.com/album/fairweather-friend
- Lisasinson – Chuchillos: https://lisasinson.bandcamp.com/album/un-a-o-de-cambios
- Lost Film – Little Things Forever: https://lostfilm.bandcamp.com/album/keep-it-together
- Lunar Isles – When It’s Gone: https://lunarisles.bandcamp.com/album/right-way-round
- Martin Frawley – Heart In Hand: https://martinfrawley.bandcamp.com/album/the-wannabe
- Aderyn – Distraction: https://aderynmusic.bandcamp.com/album/sea-glass
- Library Card – Sunnflowers: https://thisislibrarycard.bandcamp.com/track/sunflowers
- Your Heart Breaks – Wesley Crusher: https://yourheartbreaks.bandcamp.com/album/the-wrack-line
- Stay Lunar – I Like It When You’re Around: https://staylunar.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-sun-sets-ep
- Swim Camp – Dougie: https://swimcamp.bandcamp.com/track/dougie-for-sharyl
- Lachlan Denton – Lose: https://lachlandenton.bandcamp.com/album/furnishings
- Panic Pocket – Mad Half Hour: https://panicpocket.bandcamp.com/album/mad-half-hour
- Bug Bites – Toyota Sienna: https://bugbitesband.bandcamp.com/album/toyota-sienna
- Lande Hekt – Pottery Class: https://landehekt.bandcamp.com/album/pottery-class
- Freak Slug – 27 Club: https://freakslug.bandcamp.com/album/viva-la-vulva-ep
- Roller Derby – Always On My Mind: https://rollerderbyband.bandcamp.com/track/always-on-my-mind-2
- Fenne Lily – Lights Light Up: https://fennelily.bandcamp.com/album/big-picture
- Mumble Tide – The Start Over: https://mumbletide.bandcamp.com/track/the-start-over
- The Belair Lip Bombs – Say My Name: https://thebelairlipbombs.bandcamp.com/album/lush-life
- The Radio Field – She Needs Therapy: https://theradiofield.bandcamp.com/album/donts-and-dos
- Slow Pulp – Slugs: https://slowpulp.bandcamp.com/album/yard
- Die Zärtlichkeit – Ein kurzer Weg: https://diezaertlichkeit.bandcamp.com/album/heimweh-meisterwerke
- Leuchtstoff – Einfach sein: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/5mMOE6nPc2MEeT692dgTam?si=7e9d4f3e6ba044b7
- Connie Constance – Miss Power: https://connieconstance.bandcamp.com/album/miss-power
- Swansea Sound – Seven In The Car: https://swanseasound.bandcamp.com/album/twentieth-century
- The Rosehips – Room In Your Heart: https://localunderground.bandcamp.com/album/the-rosehips
- PO! – Sunday Never Comes Around: https://pomusic5.bandcamp.com/album/ducks-and-drakes-22-song-album
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The December 2022 episode of Emmas_Housemusic brings my indiepop radio show as a regular series of monthly listeners-digest-features to an end, at least for now. I know, it’s never say never, so I won’t, but for the time being, there will be no further episodes. I’m not sure what Mixcloud is going to do with the uploaded shows if you don’t go Pro, which under the circumstances made no sense to me. The complete archive of the shows will, however, be available on this website as I do not intend to shut the site down or delete any of the existing episodes. As far as goodbyes go, I’ll let the show speak for itself and will just add my heartfelt thanks to all of you. Take care.
Here are the available bandcamp links to the artists on this episode. Please consider buying some music from them:
- The Rentiers: https://therentiers.bandcamp.com/album/bring-me-the-finest-world-map-shower-curtain-in-all-the-land
- Brunch Club: https://brunchclubofficial.bandcamp.com/album/another-wasted-summer
- Beauty Parlor: https://beautyparlor.bandcamp.com/album/fall-in-love
- Tallies: https://tallies.bandcamp.com/album/tallies
- Fritz: https://fritzmusic.bandcamp.com/track/jan-1
- Skint & Demoralised: https://nymphsandthugs.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-humans
- The Essex Green: https://theessexgreen.bandcamp.com/album/hardly-electronic
- Gladie: https://gladie.bandcamp.com/album/gladie-safe-sins
- Annika Pyle: https://anikapyle.bandcamp.com/track/the-way-you-look-at-me
- Tullycraft: https://tullycraft.bandcamp.com/album/the-railway-prince-hotel
- Romantic States: https://romanticstates.bandcamp.com/album/ballerina
- Blue J: https://bluej.bandcamp.com/album/a-sign-of-good-luck-lmt-300-copies
- Joanna Sternberg: https://joannasternberg.bandcamp.com/album/then-i-try-some-more
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In a year when it’s become increasingly transparent that not only do independent artists fail to make any reasonable income from selling / streaming their music but also that most of them lose money touring rather than make some, we should feel all the more blessed that there is still so much beautiful music pouring out of the creative energy channels of artists around the world that even an old indie kid with an admittedly limited range of musical preferences finds consolation in new sounds all year. Thank you to all bands, artists, and labels for keeping at it! To keep music close to your heart is one of the most important things to help with the preposterous stuff life throws at us and here’s a list of the 10 albums that served this purpose best to our entirely non-representative ears in 2022. We’d like to add that this year there were no less than six albums that we saw in a joint no. 10 spot. In the end, we settled for the one we played maybe one more time than the others, but honorary mentions must be made here of the wonderful longplayers released by Chorusgirl, The Shop Window, Dot Dash, The Orchids, & Convinced Friend.
If you find something on this list that you like, please consider buying it directly from the artists / labels via the given bandcamp links or from any other source selling music. Every little helps to make sure artists receive some money for the effort they’ve put into producing these songs. Thank you, take care, and all the best for next year!
10. Cozy Slippers – Cozy Slippers (KUS / Subjangle Records)
Cozy Slippers by Cozy Slippers
9. Deanna Petcoff – To Hell With You, I Love You (Royal Mountain Records)
To Hell With You, I Love You by Deanna Petcoff
8. Coral Collapse – Symmetries (s/r)
7. Joyride! – Miracle Question (s/r)
6. Martha – Please Don’t Take Me Back (Specialist Subject Records)
Please Don’t Take Me Back by Martha
5. Alvvays – Blue Rev (Transgressive / Polyvinyl Records)
4. Gladie – Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out (Plum Records)
Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out by gladie
3. Jeanines – Don’t Wait For A Sign (Slumberland Records)
Don’t Wait For A Sign by jeanines
2. Lande Hekt – House Without A View (Get Better Records)
House Without a View by Lande Hekt
1. Snow Coats – If It Wasn’t Me, I Would’ve Called It Funny (Alcopop Records)
Here’s our top ten singles / eps of 2022 — without any claim that these are THE best releases from this year, because that would be nonsense, they’re the ones we liked most. And while the concept of an ep or even more so a 7″ single is pretty straightforward, the definition of what can count as a single has been blurred by the blessings of the digital age in music. So it seems reasonable to add that individual album songs that did not get a ‘proper’ single release but were merely set free into the streaming wilderness of YT or Spotify prior to the album release were still counted as singles here because they serve the same purpose as singles did in earlier years. In any case, if it’s a single to us, it should be a single to you.
If you find something on this list that you like, please consider buying it directly from the artists / labels via the given bandcamp links or from any other source selling music. Every little helps to make sure artists receive some money for the effort they’ve put into producing these songs. Thank you, take care, and all the best for next year!
10. The Photocopies – Hopelessly Devoted (s/r)
Hopelessly Devoted by The Photocopies
9. Janelane – Okay With Dancing Alone (Astoria Tracks)
Okay with Dancing Alone by Janelane
8. Aderyn – Yearning (Phwoar & Peace)
7. Tim Kasher – What Are We Doing (15 Passenger Records)
6. Chemical Club – Hell In A Heatwave (Arts & Crafts)
5. Acid House Kings – Honey, Honey (s/r)
Honey, Honey by Acid House Kings
4. Me Rex – Pterodactyl (s/r)
3. Big Joanie – In My Arms (Kill Rock Stars)
2. Sorry – There’s So Many People That Want To Be Loved (Domino)
1. The Umbrellas – Write It In The Sky (Slumberland / Meritorio Records)
The penultimate episode of our modest indiepop radio show for the year 2022 is here. Featured new releases from the month of November include the latest and brilliant songs by The Primitives, Hadda Be, The Shop Window, The Very Most, and more. Our favourite tracks from way back for this episode come from ex-Orange Juice members James Kirk and Edwyn Collins. Enjoy some new music!
Listen to the show using the player below or find it over on Mixcloud or Soundcloud.
Here are the available bandcamp links to the artists on this episode. Please consider buying some music from them:
- The Primitives: https://hhbtm.bandcamp.com/album/dont-know-where-to-start
- Babaganouj: https://babaganouj.bandcamp.com/track/what-planet-do-you-come-from
- Subsonic Eye: https://subsoniceye.bandcamp.com/album/melt-the-wax
- The Very Most: https://theverymost.bandcamp.com/album/the-very-most-starry-eyed-cadet
- Hadda Be: https://haddabe.bandcamp.com/track/mercurial
- Dot Dash: https://fascinationsgrandchorus.bandcamp.com/album/terror-in-the-night
- Clouds And Errors: https://cloudsanderrors.com/
- The Wends: https://thewendsband.bandcamp.com/album/its-here-where-you-fall
- Slow Summits: https://toogoodtobetruerecords.bandcamp.com/album/budge-then-again
- The Shop Window: https://theshopwindow.bandcamp.com/album/a-4-letter-word
- The Yule Logs: https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/album/have-yourself-a-merry-indie-christmas-volume-ii
- Marlody: https://marlody.bandcamp.com/album/im-not-sure-at-all
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Our October 2022 indiepop radio episode is perfect entertainment for the suddenly longer nights now that the clocks have gone back. New releases this month feature artists from such illustrious countries as Italy, France, Australia, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Enjoy listening to the latest tracks by Gladie, Fascinations Grand Chorus, Night Shop, Full Power Happy … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-10"
Another month, another twelve fresh and tasty new songs from the international indiepop scene! Welcome to the September 2022 episode of our indiepop radio show, featuring the latest releases from the likes of Kindsight, The Radio Field, The Sundries, & more. Plus not one, but two new bands by ex-members of Math And Physics Club, … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-09"
After a bit of a break we’re back with the August episode of our radio show. 53 minutes of musical sunshine, containing new and recent releases by Cozy Slippers, The Crystal Furs, Pete Astor & others, the comebacks of Fazerdaze & Chorusgirl, as well as older favourites from two Melbourne bands. Enjoy! Listen to the … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-08"
An early July episode of our indiepop radio show since we’re about to go on holiday and didn’t want to leave a gap in our monthly schedule. After a Succession-themed beginning, we have 12 hot new tracks to listen to, including latest releases by Alvvays, The Chesterfields, Lande Hekt, & more. Hope you’ll have fun … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-07"
The June episode of our indiepop radio show is here, presenting some wonderful recent music by new artists and well-known bands. You can listen to the latest songs released by My Favorite, Martha, The Orchids, Electric Pets & more. Furthermore, we venture into the unknown territory of Berlin rap and have older favourites coming from … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-06"
After premiering at the virtual social of the #IndieOver40 community on Sunday evening, the May episode of our little indiepop radio show is online now for you to listen to whenever you feel like it. Enjoy the latest tracks by Fresh, Beach Bunny, Michael Head & more, framed by older favourites, this month coming from … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-05"
As we come out from underneath the April skies, here’s our monthly round-up of our 12 most liked indie tracks released in the past few weeks. Featured on this episode is new music by Ezra Cohen, Red Sleeping Beauty, joyride!, and more. Older favourites this month come from Sales and Strawberry Switchblade. Enjoy! Listen to … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-04"
At the end of an exceptionally rich month in terms of amazing new indiepop music released, here’s our selection of 12 new songs, featuring Say Sue Me, Neutrals, Belle & Sebastian, and more. Tracks from way back completing this month’s episode are from Rhesus and Paul Haig. Little under 50 minutes of uplifting entertainment – … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-03"
Here’s the February episode of our indiepop radio show. 12 brilliant new tracks released in the last few weeks, framed by two older favourites coming from Young Scum and Young Romance. New music by Mattiel, Ramesh, The High Water Marks & more, plus the new single by Bobby Wratten’s Lightning In A Twilight Hour. Just … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-02"
The first episode in 2022 of our indiepop radio show marks a jubilee as we hit half a century of these shows in total. As always, we present 12 new and bright songs from the indiepop world. We have releases from December and January this time, coming from the likes of The Monochrome Set, The … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 22-01"
The 2021 Top Ten Show! For this year’s final episode of our little indiepop radio show, we do things a little bit differently and play a song each from our top ten albums plus our top ten singles from 2021, counting them down in pairs. Enjoy listening to the music that we’ve enjoyed listening to … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 21-12"
When we announced our top ten records last year, we were optimistic enough to claim that things would be fine and 2021 would be our year. Well, how wrong can you be. At the end of a year that has been every bit as difficult as the previous one, we still find ourselves in the same place, with the pandemic still raging and no prospect of it ending any time soon. So we’ll refrain from any further prophecies for now but are all the more grateful for the amazing spirit of resilience among labels, bands and artists and for excellent new music still being released every week. Here’s a list of the top ten singles / EPs from 2021 that we liked best.
If you find something on this list that you like, please consider buying it directly from the artists / labels via the given bandcamp links or from any other source selling music. As we face another few months when shows will be increasingly unlikely to be allowed to go ahead in 2022, every little counts to make sure those lovely people will be able to continue making music and will still find labels to put it out there. Thank you, take care, and all the best for an easier next year!
10. fuvk – mixtli (Comp. track / Steakhouse Records)
You’re Gonna Be Great 2 – A Compilation in Support of Fund Texas Choice by fuvk
9. Real Numbers – Brighter Then (Slumberland / Meritorio Records)
8. Fresh – The Summer I Got Good At Guitar (Specialist Subject Records)
The Summer I Got Good At Guitar by Fresh
7. Snow Coats – Anyway (s/r)
6. Poster Paints – Number 1 (s/r)
5. The Stammer – Burden On The Living (s/r)
Burden On The Living by The Stammer
4. Dom Munns – Lay It On (Hideous Mink Records)
3. Kindsight – Don’t You Grow Up (Rama Lama Records)
Don’t You Grow Up by Kindsight
2. April June – Summer Bruises (Spirit Goth Records)
1. Aderyn – Silver Screen (s/r)
Corresponding to the top ten singles / eps from 2021 that we liked best (cf. post above), there is of course also a list of the top ten albums we felt the need to come back to most often to find some consolation going through this hellhole of a year. Here it is in full: these are the ten LPs that served that purpose best for us throughout the past twelve months. A sincere Thank You! to all artists, labels, and anyone else involved in their making!
If you find something on this list that you like, please consider buying it directly from the artists / labels via the given bandcamp links or from any other source selling music. As we face another few months when shows will be increasingly unlikely to be allowed to go ahead in 2022, every little counts to make sure those lovely people will be able to continue making music and will still find labels to put it out there. Thank you, take care, and all the best for an easier next year!
10. Nobody’s Flowers – Nobody’s Flowers (Really Rad Records)
Nobody’s Flowers by Nobody’s Flowers
9. Tristen – Aquatic Flowers (Mama Bird Recording Co.)
8. Klee – Trotzalledem (Premium Records)
7. The Lodger – Cu-De-Sac of Love (Pretty Olivia Records)
Cul-de-sac of love by The Lodger
6. Kitner – Shake The Spins (Relief Map Records)
5. Girl In Red – If I Could Make It Go Quiet (AWAL Recordings)
4. The Catenary Wires – Birling Gap (Skep Wax / Shelflife Records)
Birling Gap by The Catenary Wires
3. The Reds, Pinks & Purples – Uncommon Weather (Tough Love / Slumberland Records)
Uncommon Weather by The Reds, Pinks & Purples
2. Ducks Ltd. – Modern Fiction (Carpark Records)
1. Lande Hekt – Going To Hell (Get Better Records)
As we come closer to the year’s end, we can only hope you haven’t finalised your eoy-lists yet because chances are there’s some mighty contenders on this show – brilliant new music from Jetstream Pony, Seablite, Sun June and more, plus grateful bows to Slumberland Records and Indietracks. Enjoy listening to this month’s selection!
To listen to this episode, you can either use the embedded player below or head over to Mixcloud or Soundcloud .
As always, here are the available bandcamp links to the artists on this show. Please consider buying some music from them:
- Red Guitars: https://redguitars.bandcamp.com/album/good-technology-1982-1984
- Kindsight: https://kindsightkindsight.bandcamp.com/track/dont-you-grow-up
- Tallies: https://tallies.bandcamp.com/album/no-dreams-of-fayres
- Chime School: https://chimeschool.bandcamp.com/releases
- Seablite: https://emotional-response-recs.bandcamp.com/album/breadcrumbs-c-w-ink-bleeds
- Nobody’s Flowers: https://nobodysflowers.bandcamp.com/album/nobodys-flowers-2
- Artsick: https://artsick.bandcamp.com/album/fingers-crossed
- Kids On A Crime Spree: https://slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com/album/fall-in-love-not-in-line
- Subterfuge: https://subterfuge91.bandcamp.com/album/the-good-good-single
- Sun June: https://sunjune.bandcamp.com/album/3
- Jetstream Pony: https://jetstreampony.bandcamp.com/album/misplaced-words
- Aderyn: https://aderynmusic.bandcamp.com/track/scotty
- Teen Canteen: https://teencanteen.bandcamp.com/album/say-it-all-with-a-kiss
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