THE GARLANDS and THE SUGARPLUMS
7"
Open Arms
Atomic Beat
A new release from the excellent UK 7” label Atomic Beat records. And the first new released songs from Swedish indiepop darlings The Garlands since the self titled EP on Cosy/Cloudberry. And the very first vinyl release from US indiepop quartet The Sugarplums, who include Mathew Edwards of Skatterbrain fame along their members – and state 90s Slumberland, DC and reverb as their influences! Yes - of course - it’s another lovely release from Atomic Beat! Tracklist: The Garlands “Open Arms” and “Tell Me”. The Sugarplums “April Again” and “Joyce’s Bicycle Gang”.
55 SEK
THE GAZETTEERS
CD
We Are Here
Jigsaw
“We Are Here” is the excellent second album from US indiepop band The Gazetteers, fronted by Frank Boscoe of Wimp Factor 14 and Vehicle Flips fame. Lovely bouncy guitar pop in the veins of Tullycraft and Jonathan Richman, with charming and clever lyrics, mostly on the subject of music. Tracklist: “Perennial Fringe Candidate”, “Monkees ‘67”, “Trapped Inside A Skill Crane”, “(I Want To Be A) One Hit Wonder”, “Contretemps”, “More People Should Resign”, “K.I.S.S.”, “The Family Reunion”, “Song For Len Righi” and “Dispatch From The Fair And Festival Circuit”.
100 SEK
GIGI
CD
Maintenant
Tomlab
Gigi is the recording project of Vancouver-based songwriter Nick Krgovich and producer/engineer Colin Stewart. In addition to Stewart’s engineering and production credits on albums by Black Mountain, Cave Singers and Destroyer, as well as, Krgovich’s other groups No Kids and P:ano, Gigi has given the pair an opportunity to unabashedly profess their love of pop music in the most direct way conceivable, and this could not have been accomplished without the talents of the many players and singers that graciously helped out along the way. With singing contributions from artists such as Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy, Mirah, Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls, Katie Eastburn of Young People, Rose Melberg and Karl Blau, the character studies in the songs are voiced from wildly distinct positions giving the narratives of lovesick loneliness, solitary walks around the neighbourhood at twilight, and Friday nights at home with parents watching television in the front room, just that much more poignancy. In the end, what began as a humble experiment four years ago has ballooned into a pop extravaganza that will sit just as comfortably next to your “Back To Mono” box set as it will your rotary phone, waiting to ring. Capturing the spirit of the pop music that flooded the hit parade in the early 60’s is a tall order, and the songs on “Maintenant” decidedly develop a world and language of its own. With a reverent eye on the past and a deep respect for the airtight songsmithery of artists like Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Shadow Morton (among countless others), the songs aren’t content to be throwback-y pastiches or polka-dotted retro workouts but rather stand as attempts at working within a specific and incredibly rich tradition of pop music production. Tracklist: “No, My Heart Will Go On” (Chorus), “The Hundredth Time” (Duffy Driediger & Ryan Peters), “Dreams Of Romance” (Zac Pennington), “Alone At The Pier” (Rose Melberg), “One Woman Show” (Joey Cook), “I’m Not Coming Out Tonight” (Sydney Vermon & Marissa Johnson), “Some Second Best” (Chorus), “I Can’t Bring Myself To Smile” (Bobby Birdman & Katy Davidson), “The Old Graveyard” (Karl Blau), “The Marquee” (Katie Eastburn), “Impossible Love” (Chorus), “Everyone Can Tell” (Ryan Beattie), “Someone Tell Me Please” (Mirah), “I’ll Quit Calypso” (Owen Pallett) and “Neathe The Streetlights” (Nick Krgovich). Highly recommended!
140 SEK
GIGI
LP
Maintenant
Tomlab
Gigi is the recording project of Vancouver-based songwriter Nick Krgovich and producer/engineer Colin Stewart. In addition to Stewart’s engineering and production credits on albums by Black Mountain, Cave Singers and Destroyer, as well as, Krgovich’s other groups No Kids and P:ano, Gigi has given the pair an opportunity to unabashedly profess their love of pop music in the most direct way conceivable, and this could not have been accomplished without the talents of the many players and singers that graciously helped out along the way. With singing contributions from artists such as Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy, Mirah, Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls, Katie Eastburn of Young People, Rose Melberg and Karl Blau, the character studies in the songs are voiced from wildly distinct positions giving the narratives of lovesick loneliness, solitary walks around the neighbourhood at twilight, and Friday nights at home with parents watching television in the front room, just that much more poignancy. In the end, what began as a humble experiment four years ago has ballooned into a pop extravaganza that will sit just as comfortably next to your “Back To Mono” box set as it will your rotary phone, waiting to ring. Capturing the spirit of the pop music that flooded the hit parade in the early 60’s is a tall order, and the songs on “Maintenant” decidedly develop a world and language of its own. With a reverent eye on the past and a deep respect for the airtight songsmithery of artists like Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Shadow Morton (among countless others), the songs aren’t content to be throwback-y pastiches or polka-dotted retro workouts but rather stand as attempts at working within a specific and incredibly rich tradition of pop music production. Tracklist: “No, My Heart Will Go On” (Chorus), “The Hundredth Time” (Duffy Driediger & Ryan Peters), “Dreams Of Romance” (Zac Pennington), “Alone At The Pier” (Rose Melberg), “One Woman Show” (Joey Cook), “I’m Not Coming Out Tonight” (Sydney Vermon & Marissa Johnson), “Some Second Best” (Chorus), “I Can’t Bring Myself To Smile” (Bobby Birdman & Katy Davidson), “The Old Graveyard” (Karl Blau), “The Marquee” (Katie Eastburn), “Impossible Love” (Chorus), “Everyone Can Tell” (Ryan Beattie), “Someone Tell Me Please” (Mirah), “I’ll Quit Calypso” (Owen Pallett) and “Neathe The Streetlights” (Nick Krgovich). Highly recommended!
160 SEK
GIRLFRENDO
7"
10 000 Km
Kakafoni
The final single from Girlfrendo before 3/5 of them formed Love Is All. Released in 2001 on Kakafoni, a short-lived label run by Josephine Olausson (Girlfrendo, Love Is All) and Per Idborg (Iller, Girlfrendo). Tracklist: “10 000 Km”, “Brutal Mistake”, “Ten Wishes” and “I’m On Your Side”.
40 SEK
GIRLFRENDO
LP
Surprise! Surprise! It´s Girlfrendo
Siesta
Girlfrendo’s lovely debut album, released in 1999. “Surprise! Surprise! It’s Girlfrendo” is one of the most charming records that has come out of Sweden’s pop scene the last decade. Ranging a variety of styles, this is a smorgasbord for lovers of Pop, luxious melodies and arrangements, excellent and funny lyrics. Tracklist: “Homework”, “First Kiss Feelings vs. Everyday Sensations”, “Delicatessen”, “Make Up”, “Sad Birthday Song”, “12”, “Cat Heaven”, “Kisses In The Nursery”, “Girlfrendo Soundsystem”, “Hallelujah”, “Air”, “Surprise, Surprise”, “Lose Your Face”, “Crushed” and “A Reason For Every Season”.
135 SEK
GIRLS AT OUR BEST!
CD
Pleasure
Cherry Red
Girls At Our Best were one of the finest, most life-affirming of a new breed of independent bands who cropped up at the turn of the 80s – long-standing fan John Peel once referred to them as one of the few groups that made the period bearable. Formed in Leeds from the ashes of legendary original punk band SOS, the group were fronted by distinctive female vocalist Jude ‘Jo’ Evans, forming a songwriting team with guitarist James Alan and bass player Gerard Swift after they met at art college. All four of their singles for their own Record Records, Rough Trade and Happy Birthday Records are included here as bonus tracks – including the wonderful “Getting Nowhere Fast” (later covered by The Wedding Present), its coruscating b-side “Warm Girls”, “Politics!”, “Go For Gold” and “Fast Boyfriends”. Also included is a previously unreleased session for BBC DJ Richard Skinner. As a final bonus, there’s also a completely unheard, virgin demo from the band’s very final recording session. All tracks have been digitally re-mastered from source tapes where possible. Tracklist: “Getting Nowhere Fast”, “Warm Girls”, “Politics!”, “It’s Fashion”, “Go For Gold”, “Pleasure”, “Too Big For Your Boots”, “I’m Beautiful Now”, “Waterbed Babies”, “Fun-City Teenagers”, “£600,000”, “Heaven”, “China Blue”, “Fast Boyfriends”, “She Flipped”, “Goodbye To That Jazz” “This Train”, “Fast Boyfriend” (BBC Session), “£600,000” (BBC Session), “I’m Beautiful Now”(BBC Session), “Pleasure” (BBC Session) and “Boys At Their Best!” (demo). Highly recommended!
135 SEK
GLO-WORM
7"
Wishing Well
Slumberland
With a core band of Pam Berry (Black Tambourine/Castaway Stones), Terry Banks (Saturday People/Tree Fort Angst) and Dan Searing (Saturday People/Castaway Stones), how could you go wrong? Lovely, gently-swinging pop with a classic sixties sound that wouldn't have been out of place on the él label. “Beyond The Sea” is a smoochy Bobby Darin cover. Beautiful. Tracklist: “Wishing Well”, “Beyond The Sea” and “Change of Heart”.
40 SEK
GO SAILOR
7"
Long Distance (Alternate Mix)
Slumberland/Take A Day
Super limited one-sided color vinyl single released for the west coast Slumberland twentieth anniversary shows. Cool mix by Rocketship's Dustin Reske that strips the tune down and then builds it back up. Tracklist: “Long Distance (Alternate Mix)”.
45 SEK
THE GO-BETWEENS
CD
Bright Yellow Bright Orange
Clearspot
“Bright Yellow Bright Orange”, released in 2003, is the second album Australian pop legends The Go-Betweens released after their long break during the 90’s. As always, this album is filled with gorgeous songs penned by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan (RIP) – responsible for so many brilliant songs you really don’t know where to start! Tracklist: “Caroline And I”, “Poison In The Walls”, “Mrs Morgan”, “In Her Diary”, “Too Much Of One Thing”, “Crooked Lines”, “Old Mexico”, “Make Her Day”, “Something For Myself” and “Unfinished Business”.
100 SEK
GOBLIN UNIVERSE
CD
True To Nothing
Jigsaw
Goblin Universe released a pair of great records during their brief lifetime in 2000/2001: a rare self-released CDR and a 7” co-released between their own Grande Barbe label and the Rocket Number Nine label. This disc collects both of those, and adds an extra compilation track and two previously unreleased ones, as well! Recommended for fans of the lackadaisical days of Pavement and the sheer noise/fuzz of Tall Dwarfs. Note: you may recognize Sam from his solo band, The State Of Samuel... Tracklist: “No Love”, “Comet”, “Wet Lips”, “Here Comes Gnome”, “Making Waves”, “Saving The Paste”, “Hands”, “Doing Time”, “Sing For The Soul”, “Don’t Carry On”, “For The Dinosaur Bones”, “Hallelujah!”, “Chinese/Midgets” and “True To Nothing”.
100 SEK
THE GOLDEN RULE
CDEP
The Golden Rule EP
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is the one man project by Charlie McArthur from US pop duo Bears. Anyone familiar with that band also knows that they’ve written a whole lot of excellent and beautifully arranged pop songs. And The Golden Rule is following Bears’ tradition of songwriting, building a beautiful guitar pop sound that just grows and grows each and every time you listen! Each copy of this CDR comes with a postcard and a badge. Tracklist: “In a Field”, “Summercamp”, “Saturday Or Sunday”, “Something I Can Use” and “Now I Hear The Train”.
55 SEK
THE GRADE GRUBBERS
CD
Let´s Kiss To Make It Real
Yellow Mica
“Let’s Kiss To Make It Real” is the debut CDR album by US guitar pop quartet The Grade Grubbers. 10 tracks of fine, cheerful and melodious indie/tweepop with boy/girl vocals for fans of The Smittens, The Haircuts and The Snow Fairies. Features a cover of The Parcels’ “Jessica Pancakes”. Tracklist: “Candy Land”, “Down With Mo”, “Jessica Pancakes”, “Leaf Pile”, “Wiggling Worm”, “Kelsi Page”, “Yard Sale”, “Shirtless Midnight Snack”, “Snowman” and “Brain Freeze”.
40 SEK
PETE GREEN
7"
Everything I Do Is Gonna Be Sparkly
Atomic Beat
Beautifully crafted, catchy songs about sparkliness, football and the art of patience will have you humming in your sleep. Includes the famous Periodic Table of Sparkly! Tracklist: “Everything I Do Is Gonna Be Sparkly”, “The Ballad Of Phil Jevons” and “Take Your Time”.
55 SEK