#80's twee pop

[pansyfemme]

I've been really curious about what the music u talk about on ur blog sounds like, or like, what type of stuff r the songs usually about?? Like what do twee artists sing about I have no idea. I guess I'm wondering what makes u pick the music u do

its honestly funny you phrased it this way because ‘what do twee artists sing about?’ is an easier question to answer than ‘what does twee sound like?’ imo.

Twee has a lot of different definitions but it also has a lot of different sounds! its easiest to describe as a way of making music, i’d say. It’s known for a childlike, whimisical messiness and upbeat positiveness. Singing is often unconventional and cute, whether it be offkey and singsongy or the classic ‘boy-girl harmony’. A lot of songs are about first love or crushes or sunny days but also shitty boyfriends or running into an ex. some could be described as sounding like kid’s music but its distinctly not kids music. It’s very very rarely well produced, often diy and most of it on tiny labels. The main era was the mid 90’s to early 2000s, but the largest possible range would probably start late 80’s and extend to today in some level. I will say that a lot of modern stuff is more twee inspired than true twee itself, though. twee was kind of brought by its own distinctive scene, there was a small but very devoted community circulating zines and comp tapes. A lot of it is pretty rough around the edges. you develop a taste for the weirder stuff as you get into it, i think. Much like how when i show my friends the pastels i play them “comin’ through” before “baby honey”. the more experimental stuff comes with time. You also tend to find some bands rejected the label and it was put upon them, while others are sooooo fucking proud of being twee. it never got to the level of other music subcultures by any means, but it does have its own fashions and aesthetics. (not to be confused with the twee aesthetic of the early 2010s on tumblr.) you get the impression that a lot of twee bands were just teens who really fucking loved pop music and wanted to dissect it. I think people are often too quick to seperate ‘indie’ and ‘pop’ when most indie stems from people who’s influences come from pop sounds that may have been mainstream at the time. The thing about twee pop is that it is firmly pop, despite it not being ‘popular’ in the traditional sense. But it is certaintly made to be beloved for a group of people who really adore a certain sound.

[edienotsedgwick]

Introduction again

It’s been a while since my last pinned post and a lot has changed. I deleted it cause I decided I wanted a new one.

The basics

My name is Edie

I’m from Aotearoa/New Zealand.

I’m 20

She/her

I’m autistic (likely autHD actually but the ADHD hasn’t been diagnosed yet)

I’m a lesbian

I’m an animation student on the weekdays, a musician and a essay writer on the weekends.

Aquarius sun, Capricorn moon, Aries rising

INFJ

A witch who’s extremely lazy with her craft.

I’ve been on Tumblr since 2014! You may have known me from…

Many cartoon fandoms. Too many to count. (Spanning from 2014-16)

Emo bandom tumblr circa 2017-18. Particularly the Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance bandom.

Early Scenecore tumblr in 2018. (I still have a few selfies and hit posts from then gaining notes).

Britpop/early alternative music bandom 2019-2021

And since then I’ve just kind of been doing my own thing and mainly using this blog as a personal moodboard and an outlet to post ideas I don’t want to share anywhere else. I do post about a lot of things I like, but I’m not tied heavily to fandoms anymore - I mostly just lurk. That being said though, don’t be afraid to talk if you share a particular interest with me. I always need to infodump!

What I post

Stuff I find pretty. This blog is mainly a moodboard. I keep wanting to expand out of it but I always give up at some point.

Stuff that makes my brain go brrrrr! Mainly bands + shows.

Music stuff! I mainly like to post lyrics from songs I’m writing that are a work in progress, and sloppy covers/demos that I feel aren’t polished enough for my other socials. I also do cheeky self promo of my songs that you can already listen to. You guys should stream my E.P ‘Thing Is Me’.

I’ve been aspiring to write long form essays about things I’ve been passionate about for ages. I don’t think I’ll directly post them here, but once I get my Substack up and running you’ll be able to see them getting crossposted here.

Stuff I like

Feel free to talk to me about any of these things cause they’re my main special interests!

Music history from the 60s-2000s. In terms of what specific period I’ve jumped to at the moment, I’m fixated on mid-late 2000s indie music, twee pop of any era (mid 80s-present tbh), + some of my old favourite scene bands lmao. I’ve been nostalgic for them lately.

Skins UK (yes I know how 2014 and sad of me). I’m a Cassie apologist so leave me alone if you think she sucks lmao. That’s my Blorbina and my adopted little sister who’s currently got a song + a Substack essay series being written about her. In all seriousness though, I find this show to be very misunderstood in general.

Sighthounds! I love all dogs in general but the pointy ones are my favourites. I have a Greyhound, he’s my best friend :,) When I move into my own home one day I want to have another Greyhound + a Borzoi!

This is a very casual one of mine but (in case you can’t tell from what I mostly reblog here) I love fashion! My fashion tastes span the same general group of decades that my music history knowledge does. Much like my current music fixations I’ve been inspired by the late 2000s, but what I actually wear on a day to day basis is never one particular style. I mix and match a lot.

bla bla bla DNI time

Don’t follow if…

You meet the typical DNI criteria (no ists or phobes of any kind please! Just basic bare minimum human decency)

No pro ana (one of my special interests being skins + me seeing myself in a disordered character you made the face of your little circle does not give you a pro ana free pass around me. I’m not disordered myself + I ask you don’t follow me because I don’t want to accidentally trigger anyone by letting people of your group in my space.)

Same goes for general S/H blogs!

That being said, if you are already vulnerable seeing me potentially reference any of these sensitive topics in anything I post/talk about don’t follow me for the sake of your own well-being if you know it will be triggering to you. Stay safe ILY. I do try and tag though and you can always ask me to do that if you wish.

No creeps of any kind! Please do not send me anything sexual, or talk to me about anything sexual unsolicited you will be blocked immediately.

Okay that’s everything! If you’re cool I hope you enjoy following me. Please listen to my music. ‘Edie VC’ on every platform if you want to. You’ll like it if you like twee/folk/dream pop Xx

All the tags below are for my interests, aesthetics that people could say match my vibe, as well as my face tag (if you want to know what I look like) and my text tag. Hopefully I can make some cool new mutuals.

#edie TxT #my face #pinned post #indie musician #alternative #coquette #indie sleaze #retro #twee #late 2000s #skins uk #pink aesthetic #hyperfeminine #hipster #scenester #soft grunge #indie pop #indie rock #dream pop #indie folk #twee pop #indiepop #indie girl #alt girl #Spotify

[still-single]

Spiral Dub s/t LP (Sanctuary Moon)

Sprawling, unkempt, and inspired debut from this Bay Area six-piece, set apart from the twee pop revivalism that's been a highlight of San Fran/Oakland/exurb output as of late. Spiral Dub hews closer to the sort of drug rock you might've expected of an older S.F. (sorrow) (sorry), but it's more of a party/acid atmosphere, not the horrible trip that Big Tech's dominance and subsequent receding presence has pushed the region into. There's always a guitar careening over top – there’s three of ‘em, might as well – and vocalist Chad Kawamura is just this side of hoarse, singing/shouting about the things that come after nihilism (generally good times dancing on the edge, longing for the void, wise enough not to throw himself directly into it anymore). Ex-members of DIIV, Life Stinks, RAYS and others populate their ranks, and musically they sit somewhere between the rambunctiousness of a group like Wireheads and the baggy majesty of Madchester in the late '80s, and with a logo designed to go on a massive blindingly white t-shirt (if there’s a back print it should read “I AM NEVER ENOUGH”). Record is growing familiar in the right ways over these past few months. (Doug Mosurock)

#mosurock #still single #review #spiral dub #Bandcamp

[hometownrockstar]

who would you say are your biggest artistic inspirations

kaiba (anime), twee pop album covers (pictured below), older (80's-90's) anime and manga with simpler styles like Tezuka, A Tree of Palme, FLCL, and these online artists:

potozaur, kficc, cottonsprout, lihahahani, and all my artist mutuals (they rub off on me n always have smth that makes me go oooooh)

[luuurien]

Sobs - Air Guitar

(Power Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop)

A vision of indie rock where cosmopolitan power pop is steeped in the sound of 2000s electronica, skater punk and 90s twee pop, Sobs' first album in four years is the trio's every ambition realized. Pulling entirely away from the interior dream pop of their debut, Air Guitar's fizzy pop tunes give Celine Autumn's fantasies of love and heartbreak a timeless effervescence.

☆☆☆☆☆

From burnout often comes the most necessary artistic turnarounds, and that has never been truer for Sobs. Dropping into the 2010's indie pop scene with 2017's wonderfully pensive Catflap EP and their full-length debut Telltale Signs the year after, Sobs' relaxed bedroom pop sound made their hooks and chewy melodies land immediately and the trio's charm readily apparent, but it limited them to the point they needed to start exploring new ideas before stepping up to the plate again. Vocalist/guitarist Celine Autumn found herself embracing the brash and bold colors of hyperpop on her 2021 Cayenne EP, co-produced with Sobs bandmate Jared Lim, and the sugarcoated sound of those four glossy electropop tunes infects Sobs' jangly indie rock by way of 90s power pop and electronica, their sophomore album Air Guitar four years in the making with all the sharpness and perfection you'd expect from that timeframe as Autumn sings of cold romances and the anxiety of a sparkly new relationship with Lim's production and engineering evoking everything from skater punk to 90s twee pop to 80s new wave as he brightens up all the corners and leaves no area without a splash of neon paint. It's a constant rush of energy coming at you, but Sobs refuses to let a second of Air Guitar go to waste, their post-internet stew of modern production and classic indie rock formulas full of life and spotless no matter where you look. Lighter and lovelier than most of their fast-paced indie rock contemporaries, Sobs take advantage of power pop's huge choruses and crisp melodies in a myriad of genres, their inspirations ranging from Advantage Lucy's playful indie pop to C86 jangle pop to Weezer-indebted pop rock as Air Guitar scales up and down the trio's ambitious tree of ideas. Lucked Out stuffs a verse, two choruses and a bridge into less than two minutes, Autumn challenging herself to write the catchiest melody possible while Lim and Raphael Ong riff on noisy guitars and Shaun Khiu's killer drum work - his contributions to the album a constant delight whether it's the plain backbeat groove on Dealbreaker or LOML's four-on-the-floor kick & snare along with flashy drum fills when the moment calls. These are just some damn good pop songs, whether it comes in the form of Friday Night's drum 'n' bass-infused electropop, the grungy power pop highlight Burn Book, or a lighthearted Gwen Stefani in the case of Cool, Sobs' embrace of bigger instrumentation and hefty hooks holding onto the warmth and enclosure of their previous releases while making songs big enough to fill an entire stadium. Air Guitar is plain and simple indie pop through and through, but Sobs provide such a thrilling spin on things that they end up in a league entirely of their own. What balances all this bubblegum pop magic out is Autumn's songwriting and the band's thoughtful detours, Air Guitar's lamentations on unavailable love and the ache of new romance not just a layer of melancholy draped on top of raucous indie pop tunes but a core part of how the music unfolds. On the title track, sparkly synths and distortion-coated guitars play of the dissonance of an unnurturing partner she can't quite seem to drop ("I was searching for peace / But you swept through like nature / Changed the trajectory"), too nervous to officially end things but desperately searching for escape in the song's glimmering guitar work and tense percussion, and the post-punk kick of World Implode on the album's back half constructs a shoegaze noise wall around Autumn's most tender feelings of of imposter syndrome and held-back desire ("Is it weird, though I try to, I could never forget? / Does it make it any easier for us to pretend?"). Indie rock has existed at the intersection of introspection and escape for as long as easily accessible recording equipment has been around, but Sobs truly take advantage of it as technicolor swirls of noise pop (LOML) and synth-soaked jangle pop (Dealbreaker) juxtapose sensitive and heartfelt writing that draws from the history of confessional rock music without bending to its will, Sobs' own wavelength guiding them everywhere they go. Air Guitar is lovingly crafted pop songs with a dimension of depth and diversity to them few other bands can match, Sobs able to cram a discography's worth of ideas into 30 minutes and distill only the best elements of their music into these ten tracks regardless. It never feels overstuffed or hodgepodge because Sobs knows exactly how much they can fit into a good pop song before it completely bursts, always pushing the boundaries with Friday Night's surprise ending or the 90s grunge-pop kick of Burn Book but never losing tipping the scales too far one way. After four years of absence, they've absolutely nothing to lose and use the opportunity to try anything and everything with Air Guitar, their sublime hooks and fun instrumentation unsurprising for a trio so well-versed in indie pop but absolutely stunning in how they're contorted to execute some of the coolest ideas rock music has ran into this year. Air Guitar risks it all going for a home run time and time again, but they land every swing so solid that it's impossible to imagine how these songs could have turned out any other way.

#sobs #air guitar #topshelf #alternative rock #dream pop #indie pop #indie rock #jangle pop #pop #pop rock #power pop #rock #twee pop #2022 #10/10 #album review #album reviews #2022 albums #tumblr music

[joanofarc]

ten songs from shuffle vs. five i actually listen to

i was tagged by the wonderful @kodachromism to participate in this game, and while i usually struggle doing these, i turned off my mind and had fun writing. the rules are self-explanatory. songs i don’t get to choose and then songs i do get to choose (somewhat)!

i shuffled my 2021-2023 listening log spotify playlist, which is 10,000 songs tall and full of songs on albums i’ve only heard once. i’m not tagging anyone, but if you see this and want to do it, do it. here we go.

1. q quarters (the associates)

kind of a bad start, since i don’t have a lot to say about this one. there’s a lot of aesthetic brilliance to adore the associates for, but i’m too twee to be a goth outright. there’s nothing that really grabs me here, unlike the following track ‘tell me easter’s on friday’, which i love.

2. the fast one (tindersticks)

actually literally fast, and not very stand-out. i really don’t remember this song from my first listen. sounds like fucked up spy music, with wailing violin, melodica and groove. pretty gothic lyrics, here, too. did i have a phase or something and didn’t realize it?

3. quicksand (hatchie)

this is apparently the most-listened tune on hatchie’s debut, which is crazy, given ‘this enchanted’ is strictly better. but while the album is based on various pop modes (some from the 90′s), ‘quicksand’ is basically the most literal application of current radio pop trends. it’s not a bad song but it’s really boring when you get to the meat of it.

4. wings of heaven (rose mcdowall)

the third track on rose’s post-strawberry switchblade solo release is sincere, really. it emphasizes moving to a place of freedom, and i really love that from her. it’s not packing the same punch as ‘crystal days (/nights)’, but i’d rather have a full 80′s rose mcdowall pop album than just a single and scattered tracks, so.

5. giuseppina my dear (papiro)

i love this album but i’m also kind of a sucker for certain kinds of lounge-influenced indietronica. super schmaltzy stuff on this tune, with a sneaky bit of morricone hiding in the main synth line. so, another interlude, but a cute one.

6. i remember when (k. hand)

one from the late and great kelli hand. as the penultimate track (and at nine minutes), it leaves a bit to be desired, but i remember this coming on at work and it instantly put me in the zone.

7. summer holiday holocaust (kalle j)

oh, fuck, what a song. kalle j was never part of the sincerely yours / labrador rosters, but this song deserves to be in the annals of swedish balearic pop next to hits by the embassy, air france, the tough alliance, etc. good vibes throughout, chillwave adjacent, certainly fuzzy. i recommend this one.

8. apricots (the high llamas)

the final track on 1992′s santa barbara. i think a lot about microdisney -> the high llamas, and i see the lineage well-represented, here. it’s a bit too cynical to be brian wilson, you know? it’s got that irish flair! i’m observant. it’s an okay tune.

9. wandering (oranger)

oh, interesting. this is the final track on the very-new 2023 oranger album. i remember this album being fairly hit or miss, but listening again, i’ve got this fondness for mike drake’s vocals that’ll always make oranger accessible for shuffle. speaking of shuffle, the interplay of acoustic guitar and drums really works here for me.

10. panic (sophie rimheden)

i remember not liking this album at all, which sucks. i tried so hard to get into sophie rimheden because i love early aughts glitch pop. there’s hooks here, but no chops, which is something i really appreciate from contemporary barbara morgenstern. this song is just one idea stretched out for five minutes with no real payoff. just a whole lot of keyboard slap bass.

vs.

1. no way down (air france)

cool, i mentioned this group earlier. ‘no way down’ follows the immense ‘no excuses’ with no desire to cruise to similar heights. during its main refrain, it’s still subdued and chill. handclaps, whistling and vocal samples. a hipster’s dream, yeah? but you can’t end on an absolute banger, so this song and ‘windmill wedding’ are perfect balearic pop breezers to close out the minialbum.

2. love theme (from the world that never was) (the secret history)

michael grace, jr.’s creative direction and lyricism pairs perfectly with lisa ronson (daughter of legendary mick), creating 80′s pastiche with indie pop trends of the 2000′s. you’ll want to hear this if you’re a fan of 80′s romance movies. or if you’re a goth that wears too much pink. i was super grateful to do an interview with mgjr for my radio program, i just wish i asked more about the secret history!

3. probleme (the feelings)

hey you! you’ve got a problem. i know because i’ve got that problem, too. this CD is really for the sillyheads out there, because the feelings aren’t really that serious about things, blending pop rock with sloppy indie raps and beep boops. ‘probleme’ is probably one of the less cringy tunes on the album, so it’s safe to recommend to you.

4. delete it (mspaint, militarie gun)

ah, you remember when this came out? post-american was like a shock to the system. the hattiesburg band really upped the production and came into that rap-rock catchiness they sought to revive. the song ends without anything truly explosive, but i bet it makes yr head buzz live.

5. the face of youth today (squire)

DID I TELL YOU I’M THE FACE OF TODAY? this band singlehandedly convinced me of mod revival... i don’t know why i was so late to it, but jesus, it’s just so catchy. i still maintain i wanna’ cover this song and make ‘indie modtronica’... my band name will be the contraptions. keep that in mind.

#game

[alasarys]

I'm only five very many days late to this, but I was tagged by the fab @firemanseb to put my liked songs on shuffle, and post the first ten that come up. Let's go ...

Computer Graphics - Disasteradio (I don't even know what genre this is - retro 80's synth dance maybe?)

Many a Time - Pete Shelley (I bloody love The Buzzcocks, and while Pete Shelley alone isn't quite as good, his voice is still ... ! Plus, his lyrics: "I'm quite concerned though that this is all happening to me")

Paradise - Great Good Fine Ok, Before You Exit (Chipper and upbeat and a tiny bit twee, but hey)

Shallow Water - Cha Wa (Mardi Gras Indian funk from NOLA. What I wouldn't give for a beignet right now)

Lady Grinning Soul - David Bowie (Bowie. Bowie! My heart. I don't have words)

Turn It Up - TV Noise (EDM banger)

Mis'ry and the Blues - Jack Teagarden (some classic jazz/blues)

Wait and See - Shihad (NZ hard rock. I think The General Electric is their finest album)

Rocky - ATEEZ (K-Pop the way I like it: big, bold, bouncy)

I Hate Guns (Live at Rippon 2004) - Minuit (NZ electronica that's just. so. good. Ruth's voice is gorgeous, and they've been the soundtrack to a good chunk of my life)

I'm gonna leave this as an open tag to anyone who'd like to do it, because this trip down memory lane was so lovely, and I heartily recommend it!

#this has been a glorious way to start the day #thanks for the tag friend! #sorry i'm so late to it #tag game #music

[mariska]

it was the 11th season of american idol that me and my family watched up to apparently LOL just looked up a list of winners like i mentioned in the tags of that poll post about Carrie Underwood and the last name i recognized was Phillip Phillips (yes that is his real name also he released that song 'Home' after he won and its that kinda early 2010's twee aesthetic esque country-pop genre that i usually very much do not enjoy but folks i will not lie. i did buy that single on itunes when it came out and i still crank the volume up on the rare occasions that my moms and i briefly listen to local radio stations instead of My Various Music Playlists and they play that song. its good i like it lmao)

so! mystery solved, apparently i stopped watching american idol after 2012 cus thats when it says the 11th season concluded, which makes PERFECT sense because that was The Year. Of My Life. Where Like 80% Of The Most Life Changing Experiences I Had Happened To Me Both Very Good And Very Very Bad so. it was a busy year makes sense that i couldnt keep up with the whole american idol voting and watching thing

[rotterdamvanalles]

Geschiedenis van Rotterdam (deel 6)

Foto 📸 Kubuswoningen aan de Oude Haven in 2001.

Verschijnselen als de Provobeweging, Damslapers en de bezetting van het Maagdenhuis, die in de jaren 60 Amsterdam op zijn kop zetten, gaan grotendeels aan Rotterdam voorbij. Dit is geheel in de lijn van de in Rotterdam gekoesterde leus niet lullen maar poetsen. Toch is het Rotterdam waar in juni 1970 het 'Europese antwoord op Woodstock' plaatsvindt: het Holland Pop Festival in het Kralingse Bos, met optredens van beroemde bands als Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Byrds en Pink Floyd en een regenbui.

Even tevoren is Rotterdam ook al op sportief gebied op de kaart gezet, als Feyenoord als eerste Nederlandse club de Europa Cup wint. Met deze twee gebeurtenissen treedt er een nieuw tijdperk aan. De tijd van uitsluitend werken aan de wederopbouw is voorbij. Aan de economische voorspoed komt een einde door de oliecrisis. De samenstelling van de oude stadswijken is in korte tijd veranderd. De huizen voldoen niet langer aan de eisen van de moderne tijd. Zij die het betalen kunnen, vertrekken naar de nieuwe voorsteden of de randgemeenten. Hun plaats wordt ingenomen door 'gastarbeiders', aanvankelijk uit Spanje en Italië, maar in de jaren 70 vooral uit Turkije en Marokko. Er ontstaan spanningen, die soms uitmonden in rellen tussen verschillende bevolkingsgroepen, zoals in de Transvaalbuurt op Rotterdam-Zuid in 1972.

De samenleving reageert geschokt, en na enige jaren lijkt de onrust te zijn gesust. De uittocht van oorspronkelijke bewoners zet echter door. Rotterdam verandert in een multiculturele samenleving waarin naast autochtonen, veel mensen wonen uit Turkije, Marokko, Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. Tevens ontstaat er een Kaapverdische gemeenschap. In de oude wijken ontstaat een sociale onderklasse van immigranten. De huizen worden slecht onderhouden en er is sprake van verpaupering.

Een ander nieuw fenomeen dat de in deze tijd de kop op steekt, is het drugsprobleem. Het begint met softdrugs en een enkele coffeeshop eind jaren 70. Al snel krijgt de stad te maken met mensen die verslaafd raken aan zware drugs als heroïne en cocaïne. Begin jaren 80 komt er op het Delftseplein, voor het gebouw van de PTT een methadonbus te staan. Dit culmineerde in 1987 in het project Perron Nul van dominee Hans Visser van de Pauluskerk.

De architectuur van de jaren 80, zoals de 'Peperklip' van Carel Weeber, de schouwburg, in de volksmond beter bekend als 'de kist van Quist' (naar de architect Wim Quist), het Maritiem Museum van dezelfde architect en in zekere zin ook de kubuswoningen van Piet Blom weerspiegelen de sobere, kale strakheid van die dagen.

De glans van moderniteit, zo kenmerkend voor de periode van wederopbouw, is echter verdwenen. De ooit zo moderne Lijnbaan is gedateerd. Er zijn grote kale plekken in de stad. Het Weena is een lege vlakte. Uitgaan is mogelijk, maar alleen Rotterdammers weten waar je moet zijn. 's Avonds zijn de straten uitgestorven.

Foto en Informatie komen uit wikipedia.

[summerknowledge]

Summer_Knowledge RYM 2022 Wrapped

Okay so I listened to 150 albums for the first time this year. This is more than 2019 (103) and 2021 (114), but less than 2020 (158).

Decade stats:

I think this is the first ever year I listened to more 70's albums than 80's albums. Probably because of my power pop phase, and I haven't been listening to much punk anymore. I owe my 2000's stat to my spring emo pop phase and the Sliscography run-through.

60's: 6

70's: 20

80's: 17

90's: 64

2000's: 34

2010's: 7

2020's: 2

Genre stats:

So these stats are based off of RYM primary genres. I don't count singer-songwriter, though, so if that was the only primary genre on a release I tagged it myself. I listened to 56 different primary genres, out of those, 25 I listened to only once. My top five were:

Power pop: 47

Indie rock: 24

Alternative rock: 24

Pop rock: 20

Indie pop: 13

Other notable to me things about my genre listening is twee pop being at only 10, jangle pop being at only 6, and punk rock being only once. Somehow I listened to avant-folk more. No hardcore this year.

Oh also 16 albums were by Sloan. Previously the biggest discography I listened to was Beat Happening at 6. I am noticing a shift where previously I would listen to one album by an artist, enjoy it, and not try any other releases by them for a longggg time, if ever. But this year I listened to multiple albums by the same artist more frequently.

For 2023 I predict more shoegaze (only 3 this year) more new wave (only 5 this year) ummm. Yeahhhhh. I am manifesting a surf phase but I don't know. I predict that I will listen to less albums overall. I predict that I will listen to more 80s albums next year. Thamnk you Sonemic community and happy new year.

#rym 2023 wrapped #wooohooo #proud #rym

[madc0w]

highly recommended...

stuff i still need to get...

#music #c86 #indie #jangle #jangle pop #twee #c85 #c87 #c88 #c89 #cherry red #cherry red records #70's #80's #compilation #compilations #so good #Youtube #c81 #note to self

[pansyfemme]

im jude, he/him.

I’m nineteen, I’m a F2M femme transsexual from the new england area, usa. I like lots of things. i’m a major indie music fan, mostly 90’s twee pop, but i can vary from time to time. I wear jfashion, mostly decora kei. I’m also a massive comics fan (everything from the underground 80s zine scene to like. archie comics.) You can find my art and commission info @fagboyfriend or follow me other places (ig, tiktok) under the username pansyboyfriend. this blog is heavily encouraged to be 16+, i post a lot of nsfw jokes and stuff and artistic nudity.

#SoundCloud #Bandcamp

[randomvarious]

Today’s compilation:

Take the Subway to Your Suburb 1994 Indie Pop / Pop-Rock / Power Pop / Twee Pop / Indie Rock / Grebo

Before I talk about this comp, let me talk about a compilation called C86. C86 was a cassette that was released by the UK music magazine NME in 1986 that showcased a new sound that was starting to gain in popularity in Britain at the time. This new sound featured bands who were reviving 60s-sounding pop melodies, but putting their own power poppy/pop-rock spin on them with things like jangling guitars. The movement came to be known as indie pop.

This particular comp then, Take the Subway to Your Suburb, consists of bands who provided that C86 indie pop sound, but never appeared on the cassette itself. However, fret not; this is still a fantastic set of songs, and it's got more than just jangling guitars on it; a little bit of twee from Bubblegum Splash, some grebo from Pop Will Eat Itself, and a bunch of guitar fuzz, too.

Plus, the opener, "Get Out of My Dream" by The Clouds, is hands down one of my favorite songs of all time. Just a 100% perfect piece of 80s music in that one. And you could certainly say that the rest of the comp isn't as good as that one song, but its opposite bookend, "Love Cuts" by The Flatmates, provides an excellent upswing to close out this release.

Some real golden UK indie tunes from the 80s here.

Highlights:

The Clouds - "Get Out of My Dream" The Rosehips - "The Last Light" The Flatmates - "When I'm With You" Pop Will Eat Itself - "Orgone Accumulator" Pop Will Eat Itself - "Like an Angel" The Groove Farm - "The Best Part of Being With You" Razorcuts - "Big Pink Cake" Bubblegum Splash - "Someone Said" The Rosehips - "Sad as Sunday" The Flatmates - "I Don't Care" The Groove Farm - "Crazy Day Sunshine Girl" Bubblegum Splash - "The 18:10 to Yeovil Junction" The Flatmates - "Love Cuts"

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DISLOCATION DANCE - When

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If it’s alright with you, do you have any recommendations for songs or bands/albums to listen to? Been wanting to expand and enjoy more!

lemme just recommend some of my top albums i would generally rec to people if they ask (i avoid mentioning the weirdest stuff for broad appeal but if u want weird music lmk) i generally like these bands' entire discography as well. these are all youtube links btw. also i love of Montreal but they have like different eras of sounds so it depends on what you're into (90's-2000s are their indie twee era, everything after it is a mix of dance/electro/rock stuff)

All Girl Summer Fun Band - Summer of '98 (twee pop/indie rock)

Cub - Betti-Cola (twee pop/indie rock, similar lyrical/rock sound to the above)

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Self Titled (twee pop/indie rock, more garage-y sounding. their later albums are on the more pop synthy side of twee pop if you're into that, not my thing personally)

Joanna Gruesome - Weird Sister (noise rock, sounds a lot like the above album)

Rocketship - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (a quintessential twee lofi rock album)

i was just abt to list like 50 more twee pop albums bc i find them very easy listening compared to the indie rock and hyperpop stuff i like so instead i'll link my Obscure Twee Pop spotify playlist. if u like a song in here check out the band.

Bubbly Mommy Gun - Sand Roses (whatever genre jack stauber is, this album is like 80% of that genre)

The Symposium - Self Titled (like psychedelic rock i think? but like lofi-ish. its chill i like chilling to the symposium theyre very chillable)

Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals (noise pop/rock)

The Go! Team ‎- Proof Of Youth (noise pop)

Chocolate USA - Smoke Machine (lofi indie rock but like, weird elephant 6 indie rock)

Beulah - Handsome Western States (indie rock, kinda folky but mostly only for this album)

Car Seat Headrest - Monomania (lofi indie rock. the album little pieces of paper with "No" written on them is my fav csh album but i think its a little too weird to recommend first. either monomania or twin fantasy is a good starting point but everyone would say twin fantasy first)

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Celebrity Mixtape Party #1 with Steve Michener (Volcano Suns, Dumptruck, Big Dipper) Part 1

Steve (far left with Big Dipper) 

Mixtapes. They're back! Or maybe they never went away? What happens when you make a mixtape for someone who MAKES music? And then they talk about that mixtape? Well, dear reader, let's find out in..

Okay!  First song. Side A. So I'll give my impressions and then we can talk about the song. Okay? Then the reveal, when appropriate.

Sexy

Thanks for this tape, Matthew, I've really been enjoying it.  However, I gotta say the first song is my least favorite.

What is it pray tell

I don't know but I usually love that style of song.  Very Love/Byrds-y but there was something cloying about that hook of 'Let's Get Together'

Oh yes. Justin Trouble.

Can't tell if it's authentic 60's pop or revival

Early '80s. He was friends with Johnny Thunders.New York City area guy

Never heard of him but I'm not inspired to search him up. Too many words.

Aw man he's just riffing

Anything you wanna say in his defense?

I mean I could. I think that song and the whole record is genius. To me it's the very essence of rock and roll.

Okay, maybe that's just one song that I wouldn't like. I'll check it out. I know you love your 60s stuff  but to me it's just too twee. But if you were using this as a "courtship tape", the relationship is over.

Since we can't "get together" on that song?

Courtship tape. I think they were called love mixes back in the day my friend.

I'm older than you. We used to bring them and play them in the parlor. So this second song is right up my Alley. Great guitar sound, great drummer.  I love that it's poppy but it takes a minor key/dissonant turn when he sings the tagline 'Solid Gold'. Kind of a Fall vibe to that hook.

So what is that second song?

Boston band....Real Kids...1974 demo...EARLY REAL KIDS

I knew you'd get a Real Kids song on there but that is very 'Unreal' real kids.  Sounds like they were way ahead of their time

Yeah. That song is unhinged. Nothing twee about it.

Amazing band.  I would have maybe guessed that but that chorus is so left field.  If I knew about that song back then, I would have had the band cover it. Real Kids sounding like the Fall. They should have been as big as the Ramones.  Worse drug and ego problems I guess.

To me it sounds like The Dolls. A little bit of Glam in there.

I saw them a few times at the Rat.  Always a reliable live band. I hear the 60's thing in there but that turnaround into the chorus is at least 5 years ahead of its time. I need to hear more of those demos.

It's on vinyl.

Next song- One thing that I know about you is that you love your 60s stuff.  This sounds like an authentic acid rock band. Roky?

I don't have the tracklist

Ah, okay.  It's by Girl Trouble-"Storm Warning'. Don't know them but I love the song.

The pride of Bellingham

Kind of like the Seeds meet Nick Cave. What year?

1993 on Empty

Love the sax and guitar interplay at the end.  Wow. I would have placed that in 1965

Yeah except for the production. I think he's one of the Great rock and roll vocalists of the '90s

Yeah, great singer.  Are they still around or mutate into something else?

Kurt Kendall. No, I don't think they really play around much anymore. There was a reunion show not too long ago but I missed it.

Great stuff, I'll check it out. Next song? Okay, this one I knew from the first note--the great NRBQ. The greatest rock and roll band ever, at least in this incarnation.

Green Lights?

Yes.

I saw them around this time with the WW Horns, opening for Thorogood.

Another great vocalist

I didn't appreciate them back then cuz I was too into the alternative scene (tho still loved GT) but when I saw them in the 80's I was amazed.

This is a band that should have played the bar band in every '80s movie ever made

Exactly.  they were my template for 'a band'

That's Joey singing that one? favorite bass player ever, favorite drummer ever.

I'm not entirely sure what that guitar is in the solo. Sounds almost like a pedal steel or something.

Big Al could make anything sound like anything.  Genius band. Shoulda been huge.

The YouTube comments say Joey.

Yeah, Joey wrote the hits. Like most bass players.

Lol. The album is called nrbq at Yankee stadium and it's funny because the picture shows an empty Yankee stadium with them far away in the bleachers...a play on words...clever

I see.

I'll explain humor to you another time.

Make me a 'humor' mixtape

Okay next song

The 5th song on side A is called Buried Alive.  A 3 chord slab of brilliance.  Sounds like another Boston Band.  More Real Kids?

Hmmm

Should I peek?

It could be Avenged Sevenfold. Yes peek.

Oh no, it's the Nervous Eaters!  Born to Die.  I thought he was singing Buried Alive.

Ahhh!!

I knew it was Boston, can't believe I missed the Eaters.  Loved that band.

Another Boston band you didn't ID! You are 0 for 2

I wrote down it was "the Lyres without keyboards" so I get half credit.

Okay so one of the cool things about this band is it had one of the Paley Brothers. Who never did anything this "heavy" outside of this band?

I had their singles and saw them live a few times.  They were great. Just Head is a classic.

The major label debut was a bit of a disaster:  slick production, terrible cover art. I swore that I'd never let that happen to any band that I was in.

This song for some reason reminds me of Judas Priest.

I thought Saints at first but Priest would work

Next song?

Ok

This is one that I will probably miss too. Sounds VERY familiar and my first guess is Rockpile/Brinsley Schwarz.  "I'll have another drink and then I tried to crawl out the door.."

"I never did know a thing about it." It's got that Nick Lowe/Dave Edmunds vibe.

Take a peek

Status Quo-Lies

Ah yes

Wow, I don't think of SQ sounding like this. This is pub rock, I thought they were harder

Very boogie

Don't you get the Rockpile thing tho?

Oh absolutely

Great song.  I'd cover this. Was it a hit?

That status quo song is from 1980. I think so. They did it on Top of the Pops

Good. I'd be depressed if a song that great didn't get an audience.

Agreed

Next?

Yes

I also don't know this and I'm not sure what the hook is but it sounds like what I imagine the Muffs sound like. Be my baby.?  Sneering female vocals, 3 chords, loud guitars.

Fastbacks - Read my Letters

Yeah, another band I completely missed out on.  From the PNW?

Seattle

I've seen them quite a few times and they were always amazing. Big fan.

I'm sorry I missed them live. I don't care much for this song but I'll bet it sounded good in a sweaty club.

Ok

Did you like the Muffs?

Not really. I mean I respect them a lot but they never resonated with me. I think Kurt Bloch is a great lyricist. And I love that he didn't sing his own lyrics.

Wait, that was a guy singing?

No. The guitar player Kurt wrote the lyrics for most of their songs.

Got it.  So he left them to join YFF?

He did both simultaneously. Kim Warnick is the singer and bass player.

Too talented.

Definitely.

I saw the Fellows quite a few times also.

They opened for us in Seattle in 1990. I loved them but, as an east coaster, had never seen them.

Also amazing one of my favorites. During that time that both the Fastbacks and the Young Fresh Fellows were active it made me envy Seattle because Portland didn't have bands like those bands.

This is a different convo, but Seattle is a much more rockin town than Portland.

Full disclosure in the '90s I was not a fan of Portland's music scene. But I did like Hazel.

They were so cute!

Alright, let's not get distracted!   Next song I recognized easily , though I may not have a few years ago.  This is Sparks - Something For The Girl Who Has Everything. Brilliant band but one that I missed out on until recently

You know I never introduced you at the beginning of all this. Dear readers, I am discussing a mixtape with our esteemed guest Steve Michener from Skid Row.

Skid Row UK, legally. Not to be confused with those dorks from Hollyweird. Michael Cudahy was my roommate back in the day and he was way into them. I could never get past the vocals.Recently though, I have come to appreciate them and now I am a big fan.

I love the vocals. It's its own thing. Who is this Michael you speak of?

Michael was in Christmas at the time and then started Combustible Edison.  Now he does movie soundtracks.

Have you ever seen the video of Ron Mael singing karaoke to a Sparks song?

No, I'll google it.

Next song?

Ok

Well, I didn't recognize the song itself but it's hard to miss the unique guitar sound of The Wedding Present-The Boy Can Wait

Fastest wrist in the west

Trademark double strum. They're one of those bands that I just love the sound of but never bought any records.

That's a Peel session by the way.

They were around last year but I failed to attend.

I like the lyrics. They're clever. Kind of misanthropic but not in a Morrissey way. More humorous.

I'm not a lyric guy but I do love a good Morrisey couplet

The dude could pen a tune

Stephen I mean

Moz

The Moz

Himself.

He should pull a Prince and just change his name to Himself

Next song is one that you would never get past me, tho I'm 0-2 with Boston bands before this.  Heading into a Boston binge here.

Ok. Just another band out of Boston

I was the world's biggest Peter Dayton fan for years.  I moved to Boston the week that LaPeste broke up so I never got to see them.  So I made up for that by seeing every PD gig for years. 'She's a Girl' by LaPeste, probably one of the best bands out of Boston ever.

I like how evil La Peste sound. They sound like they carried shivs.

It means "the pest"

Perfect

"la" is "the" in french

Waow

I don't know if you knew that. Anyway, this must have been an Ocasek demo?  Sounds like they were trying to go pop. I had a live tape of them from the rock and roll rumble in 1979 that I wore out. Just a great pop punk band. Next song is also LaPeste- Die in My Sleep.Ric got involved with them later in their career and produced some demos.  Or maybe it was Greg Hawkes.  But Ocasek worked with him solo for a few years.  Dayton's EP, which came out the same time as Panorama by the Cars. It's a fun record.Better off Dead is an amazing single.

I'll check out solo Dayton.

Jim Janota on bass. I think he was in some of those early boston punk bands

But Ric was the producer guy then . Alan Vega etc

Yeah, Ocasek was cool.  He had Dayton's band open for The Cars at the Boston Garden.  Big supporter of smaller bands.

Next two songs had me stumped. I just wrote 'Sex Pistols'.

I would never put a sex pistols song on anything ever. But I do love a lot of things that Cook and Jones were on later

This just has a Pistols energy and sneer. Hey Hey! Hey Hey!

Hmm

3 chords, English. Fall-like but harder.

Not ringing any bells

Ha! I looked at the list--Naked Raygun-Roller Queen.

Yes

"trying" to be british

Nooo

I tuned this band out early.  Not my cup of tea.

I love the Raygun. Midwest thing

Just like Soul Asylum.  I was (and remain) a judgemental asshole when it comes to music.

Hard. Arty. Humorous.

I lump them together.  Prejudice.  But this is why I like the idea of listening to the tape blind.

Throb Throb is fantastic

It can blow up my preconceived notions  or reinforce them. I know they were hugely popular in the scene and it's probably my loss that I didn't explore their stuff. I was probably reacting negatively to the Big Black thing.  Lots of competition and jealousy-fuelled listening bias.

Eh no biggy. I never really liked Big Black. To me they were great in theory but not in practice.

I prefer Shellac

Great band

But i think BD covered 'Bazooka Joe'. Not my idea.

There was another Chicago band from that time that I like a lot called Breaking Circus.

Yes, I liked Breaking Circus.  We played with them.

Yay

Next song. 60s sounding psychedelia

Ok

Didn't recognize it, but liked it. reverby guitar,

Hmm

La Luz- I Want to Be Alone. Cool sound.  What's their story?

Ah. Seattle. Then moved to LA. 4 women. On Hardly Art (label). Started in 2012. They have three lps. Saw them at The Aladdin.

Short but sweet. I'll check them out.

Very very good band

I like good bands

No bad songs. They were VERY GOOD live. Jealous of the drummer's speed and dexterity. They play with a lot of feeling.

If we ever get to see live music again, I'll check them out.

You need to.

Next song is a classic Boston number called 'No Place Like Home' by The Neighborhoods. Such a great power pop song. B-side to Prettiest Girl, which was probably the biggest indie single of the time in Boston.  That and Academy Fight Song. Both on Ace of Hearts records

Oh really? Nice that I got airplay in Boston. I mean it. I didn't get any airplay in Boston

Yes, it was huge! (sorry about your lack of airplay)  top song on WBCN, the local rock station. They should have been huge-they had it all.  Cute guys, great songs, amazing live show. I woulda bet on them

Despite looking like a reggae album I've read good reviews with their first LP. The thing with a lot of these bands is they're from a time when there were regional scenes period and if they didn't make the jump to Major label then a lot of what they were about might have been lost on people outside of their scene

Honestly, I don't remember that LP at all.  Maybe I had dropped them and moved onto hipper stuff. They were kind of a high school crush for me. They got progressively more hard rock as time went on. Yes, probably a common theme with local bands. Some focused on getting a 'deal' and making it big.  Thank god for labels like Homestead, who gave smaller bands a chance to make mistakes and grow

If you had any anecdotes about any of these guys share away.

Anecdotes? I do

'dote away

Dave and Lee worked at Harrington's Liquor, the biggest booze shop in Allston and were always in there when I went to buy cheap vodka. Then, one day, they were fired. Word was that they tried to lift some expensive champagne from the shop to celebrate a record release party or something.  They were both dating members of Salem 66 at the time and Dave married Judy.  They were very nice guys.

Lee?

Lee Harrington, Beth's brother was their bassist in the late 80's. Beth Harrington was in Jonathan's band.

That's a good anecdote.

Jonathan?

Richman

Oh I thought I recognized her voice from Jonathan Richmond records. She was a backup singer. She had kind of a classically trained sounding voice

Yes, her and Ellie Marshall. Beth married my old roommate, whose girlfriend when I knew him, left him for Steve Forbert.

Ellie Marshall was related to who?

Something related to Paley Bros. It'll come to me.  Barry Marshall.

The next song is the Office Supply song. Swivel Chair. I don't recognize the song but it's gotta be something like Fountains of Wayne or Weezer.

Nothing Painted Blue

Oops. Hope they aren't insulted!  I kinda knew of NPB but obviously didn't get into their stuff.  Sounds like a certain pop band from Boston in the late 80s. Where were they from?

Franklin Bruno. Great songwriter in my opinion. Great band. LA

Oh, I know Franklin.  Of course.  I confuse them with that band from Boise

Franklin bears a slight passing resemblance to Bill? Cool that you know Franklin.

Well, on FB at least.  Very nice guy.  He's probably gonna unfriend me if he reads this.

I can edit it out. Celebrity mixtapes is about bringing people together, not about fighting.

No, it's fine.  It's part of the process. I'll take my lumps.

Ok

I just thought it was a little bit of a novelty song.

I just think it's adorably nebbishy

Not that we didn't veer close to that sometimes. It's a risk when you are trying to write songs that have humor in them.

Singing about office supplies. One of my favorite things about Big Dipper is you guys never crossed over into parody even though you were slyly funny.

Yeah, it def sounds like something I would write. I was an office supply nerd.

Maybe I sensed that. Dilbert Rock

Thanks. It's a fine line between clever and stupid, as the Tap says. Anyway, super catchy but maybe a little too clever for me.

NEXT!

Next song has to be Scrawl. Apple of his Eye.

Nope

Very Gang of Four with female vocals.

I did like Scrawl back in the day though. Bratmobile-Queenie.

Ah, well they should write a check to Sue and Marcy. Sounds like early Scrawl. Catchy song but a little derivative to my ears.

Yeah Scrawl predates the Bratmobile.By a few years.

You could steal from worse.

True

Scrawl were an amazing band.

Pride of Columbus

Really had the goods live and on record.

Never saw them live unfortunately.I always thought they were on Homestead but it turns out no.

You had your Homestead goggles on.

"I like everything that comes out on Homestead..."

Well that was me back then too

Last song on side A.  Permanent Wave.  No idea who it is, a short, catchy, new wave song.  Mo-dettes?

I do like the Mo-Dettes but no.

Oh Ok. From Athens

Ah!  i had their single, was this on it?

Michael Stipe's sister

Sister of Stipe

Matthew Sweet was in the band for a minute too, later on.

I bought it, I think, cuz I thought I could resell it when rem got famous. Retirement investment

I think the single and the lp are both amazing

Kind of twee, to revisit a theme

The lp is not as twee

That song sounds a little thin

I like the production. it sounds live.

I see that. Okay, I've gotta run.  This was fun.

Ok. Thanks for doing it.

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