janglepophub

Dedicated to the discussion and promotion of the multi-faceted musical genre of jangle/indie/guitar pop

Saturday, 30 December 2017

Album Review: Shame by Tough Age (2017) (Mint Records)

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The only constant since the 2015 sophomore album, I Get The Feeling Centra l, is the relationship between band/label ( Mint Records, respo...
Friday, 29 December 2017

Album Review: International Breeze by Postal Blue (2004) (Shelflife Records)

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Twee pop fans love this album. Adorned in polka-dot cardigans, anxiously slicking strands of hair  behind their ears, they contemplate the b...
Thursday, 28 December 2017

Shimmering obscurity - 15 'single single' 1980's jangle-pop bands.

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I love youtube. Not only is there bag loads of music on there, but the contributors seem to see it as their personal mission to prove th...
Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Album Review - Demo Tapes by Lunar Eskimo (2014) (Human Sounds Records)

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I  imagine Lunar Eskimo to be some sort of a Machiavellian character. A sort of devious, grumpy, bear of a man that sits in his bedroom plan...
Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Album Review - Horsebeach by Horsebeach (2014) (Label: Alone Together)

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Self released on front man Ryan Kennedy's Alone Together label (used as a vehicles solely for Horsebeach releases only so far) this al...

Album Review: The Stars Seemed Brighter by Pale Lights (2017) (Label: Kleine Unterground Schallplatten)

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I am one of these sad sacks that places great emphasis on playlists. It is my way of expressing my inner nerd that my wife states has alwa...
Monday, 25 December 2017

Album Review: So Far by the The Orange Peels (2000) (spinART Records)

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Remember 'that kid' at school who was perfect. Not for them the covering of school books with old discarded wallpaper as daddy...
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Saturday, 23 December 2017

Album Review: Holding Pattern by The Treasures of Mexico (2015) (Shelflife Records)

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The Treasures of Mexico are the latest band arising from the embers of The Dentists that have been glowing in various guises  since thei...

Album Review: Virgins and Philistines by The Colourfield (1985) (Label: Chrysalis Records)

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Terry Hall was a cultural icon in the late 70's to early 80's. As the front man of  The Specials, he helped popularize the 2Tone...
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Friday, 22 December 2017

EP Review: Dexter by Elna Rae (2017) (Label: Like Young Records)

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Elna Rae 's various social media sites inform me that this EP is their debut release, work commenced on a debut full length this month...
Thursday, 21 December 2017

EP Review: The Junipers - The Junipers Ephonious Trolley EP 1 (2013) (Self-released)

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On their previous full length releases, Paint The Ground (2012) and Red Bouquet Fair (2016) The Junipers have shown themselves to be t...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Album Review: Wish List by Falling Joys (1990) (Label: Volition Records)

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I was recently excited to see various blogs waxing lyrical over the announcement of a  Falling Joy  reunion that ultimately saw them suppo...
Tuesday, 19 December 2017

Album Review - Beautiful Reasons by The Cry (1990) (Label: Balance of Power Music)

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Ask yourself this...were you the sort in the very early 90's that had permanently scabbed knees, a dislocated ankle, wore shorts designe...
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Album Review - Edge of a Dream by The Jangle Band (2015) (Labels: Pretty Olivia Records / Off The Hip / Egomaniac Music)

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Things I love get bastardized. Poetic social commentary is forgone for rappers informing how to kill in rhyming couplets. Tranquil, sk...

EP Review - 'Kind of' by Starry Eyed Cadet (2017) (Label: Self Released)

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San Francisco band  Starry Eyed Cadet frustrate me. Do not misunderstand me, this is certainly not a criticism of the band (I have just p...
Monday, 18 December 2017

An Interview with Garrett Buster

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JPH sometimes gets all 'fanboy'. After discovering and reviewing Garrett Buster and his debut album Casual Storm earlier this mo...
Sunday, 17 December 2017

Album Review: Before There Were Pictures by Pale Lights (2014) (Label: Calico Cat)

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Although I fight the accolade, I am nothing if not obtuse. Not for me the easy route of trying to expand my readership (I am just to...
Saturday, 16 December 2017

EP Review: The Babe Rainbow (EP) by The Babe Rainbow (2015) (Label: Flightless Records)

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The Babe Rainbow are a three piece on the same Australian, psych loving label ( Flightless Records ) that popularized King Gizzard ...

Album Review: The Days of Wine and Roses by The Dream Syndicate (1982) (Label: Slash Records)

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Halloween (see below) adequately describes the sound of the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene that was prevalent in the mid-80's....
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Friday, 15 December 2017

Album Review: All Gone by Pop Singles (2012) (Label: Vacant Valley)

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I love free stuff. The little cookie at my local coffee shop, the newspaper on a flight, anything with the word 'complimentary' at...
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