THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
7"
Higher Than The Stars
Fortuna Pop!
Not content to rest on the laurels of having one of the best and most talked-about albums of 2009, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are back with “Higher Than The Stars”, brand-new songs that do what the band does best – breathe fresh life into indie-pop with exuberance, charm and of course quality tunes. The 7” version couples two of the songs from the EP, the New Wave-flavored bliss of “Higher Than The Stars” and the fizzy noise-pop of “103”, with the Others In Conversation remix of the title track. Tracklist: “Higher Than The Stars”, “103” and “Higher Than The Stars (Others In Conversation Remix)”.
50 SEK
THE PALE FOUNTAINS
CD
Longshot For Your Love
Marina
Excellent compilation of rare and unheard tracks by the influential Liverpool band The Pale Fountains. “Longshot For Your Love” was released by German label Marina in 1998 and is a brilliant combination of early recordings released on Les Disques Du Crepuscule in 1982, and BBC Radio session tracks including songs from a Peel Session. This CD very much uncovers the period between The Pale Fountains’ debut single on Operation Twilight 1982 and the debut album “Pacific Street” on Virgin 1984. It’s a great starting point for discovering the well-crafted and shimmering melodies Michael Head penned in the 80’s, with influences from 60’s icons like Love, Sergio Mendes and Bacharach/David. Perfect for fans of aforementioned acts, Aztec Camera, Orange Juice, Dislocation Dance and Cocoanut Groove. Tracklist: “Just A Girl”, “(There's Always) Something On My Mind”, “Lavinia's Dream”, “Longshot For Your Love”, “Thank You”, “The Norfolk Broads”, “Benoit's Christmas”, “Hey There Fred”, “Palm Of My Hand”, “Free”, “We Have All The Time In The World”, “Just A Girl” and “Love Situation”. Highly recommended!
135 SEK
PALE MAN MADE and LEAVING MORNINGTON CRESCENT
CDEP
Cabales
Cloudberry
Newcastle band Pale Man Made make independent music charachterised by interplay of male and female, bittersweet lyrics and discordant jangles. Inspired by Brittish outfits such as The Wedding Present, Joy Division, The Fall and Brittish Sea Power, the band write songs based upon their favourite themes which include snooker players, beloved pets, military conquests and stick fighting. Leaving Mornington Crescent is Elisabeth and Stefan, who make lovely pop music about the important things in life. They live in cold Malmö, Sweden and this is their first release… and we’re already waiting for more from this band! If you’re into that sweet cutie-pop with drum machine backbeat (a la Nixon) you’d better give a listen to Leaving Mornington Crescent. Tracklist: Pale Man Made “Cabales” and “In Your Bed”. Leaving Mornington Crescent “If You Loved Me” and “April Song”.
55 SEK
PALE SUNDAY
CDEP
Shooting Star EP
Matinée
A new four track CDEP - and a surprising return - from Brazilian indiepop quartet Pale Sunday. These tracks are the first new released material from Pale Sunday since their debut CD album “Summertime” in 2005. Shimmering and catchy indiepop songs for fans of Sarah Records and Math And Physics Club. Tracklist: “Shooting Star”, “Are You Scared To Get Happy?”, “Before I Found You” and “Unknown Half”.
45 SEK
PANTS YELL!
CD
Alison Statton
Soft Abuse
Pants Yell! is a group of three young men that hail from the red brick sidewalks of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Andrew Churchman and Sterling Bryant formed the band three years ago within the walls of a Boston art school, and have since released albums and singles aimed at the hearts of an international group of journal writers, unrequited lovers, liberal arts majors, and romantic adolescent daydreamers. Now with new drummer Casey Keenan from Major Stars, Pants Yell! have shifted into a more confident, expansive form of chiming pop music. The album title Alison Statton pays homage to the lovely young Welsh girl who fronted Young Marble Giants and Weekend. The songs pay homage to failed relationships and the uncertainty of youth via a batch of intelligently informed compositions; where female vocals float through as trumpets and saxophones spurt lost Stax lines, a glockenspiel chimes, guitars feedback, drums flail and a young man sings sweetly about all the things young men should sing sweetly about. Alison Statton confirms Andrew Churchman’s position as top-notch modern songwriter. His words and themes flirt as much with the films of Truffaut as they do with Jonathan Richman’s earnestness and the Go-Betweens’ golden days of mellifluous pop truisms. All in all, Alison Statton is modern pop music at its best. Tracklist: ”More Purple”, “Reject, Reject”, “Tried To Be Good”, “Evan's Way”, “A New City Life”, “Magenta And Green”, “Shoreham Kent”, “Alison Statton”, “The Royal We”, “For Dee” and “Two French Sisters”. Highly recommended!
125 SEK
PANTS YELL!
CD
Received Pronunciation
Slumberland
Life, you will have observed, is not a series of epic epiphanies and seismic milestones, but a succession of quiet weeks and months, interrupted at rare intervals – if you’re lucky – by fleeting moments of significance or grace: a new crush, a break-up, the discovery of a particularly good book or song or film, an intense conversation with a friend that you know you won’t forget. Some of the best pop bands of the past several decades have made it their mission to evoke, in their words and in their music, the understated beauty of everyday living. Think of the Go-Betweens, who found boundless romantic possibility in going for a walk or spending the night in; or Belle and Sebastian’s hushed remembrances of little failures and lessons learned, and sympathetic portraits of young misfits struggling to make sense of the world. Pants Yell!, despite their misleadingly emphatic (and eternally mysterious) name, belong to this crucial lineage. Together since 2003, when they formed at a Boston art school, the trio is the vehicle for singer-guitarist Andrew Churchman’s modestly proportioned but perfectly realized songs. Abetted by co-founding bassist Sterling Bryant and drummer Casey Keenan (who joined in 2007), his two- and three-minute marvels draw power from restraint and poetry from plainspoken observation – in short, they are greater than the sum of their parts. Not for nothing did he name the band’s last album “Alison Statton”, in honor of the former Young Marble Giants/Weekend singer, who understood better than most that a whisper, dispensed properly, is always more affecting than a scream. “Alison Statton”, the third Pants Yell! album, brought the band unprecedented critical and popular success internationally. And now they’ve come to rest at their spiritual home, Slumberland Records, with its remarkable follow-up, “Received Pronunciation”. In nine songs and 26 minutes, and without ever deploying a distortion pedal, they make a greater emotional impact than an album twice as long and at double the volume. Which isn’t to say the album lacks for visceral sonic thrills – hear “Someone Loves You” build to an ecstatic climax that perfectly justifies the song’s title, or the elegant guitar solo that launches “Cold Hands” skyward. This is pop that doesn’t need to raise its voice or shake its fist; it wins you with its mind and its heart. Tracklist: “Frank And Sandy”, “Rue De La Paix”, “Cold Hands”, “Got To Stop”, “Spider”, “Someone Loves You”, “Marble Staircase”, “Not Wrong” and “To Take”. Highly recommended!
140 SEK
PANTS YELL!
LP
Received Pronunciation
Slumberland
Life, you will have observed, is not a series of epic epiphanies and seismic milestones, but a succession of quiet weeks and months, interrupted at rare intervals – if you’re lucky – by fleeting moments of significance or grace: a new crush, a break-up, the discovery of a particularly good book or song or film, an intense conversation with a friend that you know you won’t forget. Some of the best pop bands of the past several decades have made it their mission to evoke, in their words and in their music, the understated beauty of everyday living. Think of the Go-Betweens, who found boundless romantic possibility in going for a walk or spending the night in; or Belle and Sebastian’s hushed remembrances of little failures and lessons learned, and sympathetic portraits of young misfits struggling to make sense of the world. Pants Yell!, despite their misleadingly emphatic (and eternally mysterious) name, belong to this crucial lineage. Together since 2003, when they formed at a Boston art school, the trio is the vehicle for singer-guitarist Andrew Churchman’s modestly proportioned but perfectly realized songs. Abetted by co-founding bassist Sterling Bryant and drummer Casey Keenan (who joined in 2007), his two- and three-minute marvels draw power from restraint and poetry from plainspoken observation – in short, they are greater than the sum of their parts. Not for nothing did he name the band’s last album “Alison Statton”, in honor of the former Young Marble Giants/Weekend singer, who understood better than most that a whisper, dispensed properly, is always more affecting than a scream. “Alison Statton”, the third Pants Yell! album, brought the band unprecedented critical and popular success internationally. And now they’ve come to rest at their spiritual home, Slumberland Records, with its remarkable follow-up, “Received Pronunciation”. In nine songs and 26 minutes, and without ever deploying a distortion pedal, they make a greater emotional impact than an album twice as long and at double the volume. Which isn’t to say the album lacks for visceral sonic thrills – hear “Someone Loves You” build to an ecstatic climax that perfectly justifies the song’s title, or the elegant guitar solo that launches “Cold Hands” skyward. This is pop that doesn’t need to raise its voice or shake its fist; it wins you with its mind and its heart. Included is a code that allows you to download the songs in mp3 format. Tracklist: “Frank And Sandy”, “Rue De La Paix”, “Cold Hands”, “Got To Stop”, “Spider”, “Someone Loves You”, “Marble Staircase”, “Not Wrong” and “To Take”. Highly recommended!
135 SEK
PANTS YELL!
Fanzines
T-shirt
Pants Yell! t-shirt available in size medium. 50% cotton, 50% polyester. Lovely print of band drummer!
120 SEK
THE PARALLELOGRAMS
7"
Dream On Daisy
Cloudberry
The Parallelograms started in 2005 as a Rosehips tribute band. After a few gigs including The Rosehips 20th anniversary gig (for which they managed to get three of the original Rosehips on stage with them) they started writing their own songs and thus The Parallelograms was born. Their influences are Talulah Gosh, The Popguns, The Flatmates, The Shop Assistants, The Primitives and, of course, The Rosehips. “Dream on Daisy” is their debut 7” and it’s pure C86 indie pop heaven. The band previously released a split 7” with The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart on Atomic Beat Records and a 3” CDR on Cloudberry. Finally, and quite excitingly, Cloudberry have finally, finally released “Dream On Daisy” by the sorely missed The Parallelograms. If you’ve never heard the Parallelograms, and I envy you the delight of discovery, think The Rosehips, Talulah Gosh, the best bits of C86 and Subway records, girl vocals and more than a touch of charm. Tracklist: “Dream On Daisy”, “Papageno” and “Making Faces”.
55 SEK
CLOETTA PARIS
CD
Secret Eyes
Skywriting
Debut album from secretive Stockholm girl Cloetta Paris, who makes delicious and classic italo disco with a distinct pop feeling – just like it were made back in that decade of huge shoulder pads! Co-written and co-produced by that mysterious Clive Reynolds – well, mysterious until you unfold the sleeve and see that it’s Roger Gunnarsson, jangly popsmith and italo connoisseur, and the man behind adorable bands Nixon, Free Loan Investments and most recent The Garlands. Tracklist: “Did We Collide?”, “Secret Eyes”, “Broken Heart Tango”, “Already Missing You”, “Breakdown”, “I Miss You, Someone”, “So Serious”, “Beat Street”, “Young Girls In Town” and ”Arabian Nights”.
125 SEK
PAS DE PRINTEMPS POUR MARNIE
CDS
Soon
Plastic Pancake
Three My Bloody Valentine covers by Pas De Printemps Pour Marnie from Toulouse, France. Soft and pastoral electro/guitar pop that dives into the layers of My Bloody Valentine’s classic shoegaze pop and finds the “hidden” melodies. Great! Tracklist: ”Soon”, ”When You Sleep” and “Nothing Much To Lose v2”.
45 SEK
PATIENCE PLEASE
CDEP
Parallel Plots
Jigsaw
The debut EP from Seattle quartet Patience Please, featuring members from Paxil Rose and Suretoss, who’ve been inflenced by early Elvis Costello, Superchunk, XTC and Magnetic Fields. These five tracks of top-quality US style indiepop with jangly guitars, organ and boy/girl vocals are produced by Jackson Long from Racetrack and released on Jigsaw, run by drummer Chris McFarlane (who also is the founder of Indiepages). Tracklist: “Cynics And Critics”, “The Velveteen Rabbit”, “Little Mouthfuls”, “Too Forthright” and “Unpublished”.
55 SEK
THE PEARLY GATECRASHERS
CD
But Wait There´s More
Plastilina
The legendary Australian band formed by Lenore Betteridge and Tim Butt return with a new album! This is their fourth full length, the first since 1996 “Popsuey”. Fans will be happy to know they just sound as good as ever! Catchy and fun indiepop for fans of Slow Down Tallahassee, Heavenly and The Darling Buds! Tracklist: “We Are Family”, “Nothing Comes For Free”, “Asleep”, “Sweet Marie”, “Heaven Meets The World”, “Penny Drops”, “Summer’s Here”, “Life Is Gonna Get You”, “Fad”, “Your Brother’s Drums”, “Only Minutes To Go”, “21” And “Geek”.
140 SEK
PENCIL TIN
CD
A Gentle Hand To Guide You Along
Bus Stop
“A Gentle Hand To Guide You Along” is the sole album by Australian trio of Bart Cummings (The Cats Miaow, Pencil Tin, Hydroplane and The Shapiros), Bianca Lew (The Steinbecks) and Robert Cooper (The Sugargliders, The Earthmen, The Steinbecks) released by US label Bus Stop (responsible for classic releases by Rocketship, The Springfields and Allen Clapp & His Orchestra). Soft, gentle and jangly pop with the lovely and trademarked sound of Bart Cummings’ project. Tracklist: “Friday”, “How Was I To Know”, “Smile”, “Dumb”, “Pocket Book”, “Once In A While”, “Secrets”, “Know”, “Awkward”, “Make Believe”, “Be With You” and “Witty”. Highly recommended!
125 SEK
PIA FRAUS
CD
After Summer
Clairecords
“After Summer” is the fourth album by Estonian shoegaze/electronica six-piece Pia Fraus. This time they asked one of their idols to co-produce, the Glasgow pop legend Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits, The Pastels) swapped files with the band and the result is another excellent Pia Fraus album – filled with dreamy, layered shoegaze/electronica pop and boy/girl vocals. Perfect for fans of My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and Slowdive.Tracklist: “Springsister”, “Yennissey”, “Sailing Yes”, “Doctor Optimism”, “House Eaten”, “After Summer”, “Late Again”, “Mute The Birds”, “Loveloops” and “Far Fade Whisper”.
130 SEK
PIA FRAUS
CD
In Solarium
Clairecords
Second album from Estonian band Pia Fraus. Shoegaze/dreampop with farfisa organ, synthesizers, "noise", bass, drums, layers of guitars and boy/girl vocals. For fans of Rocketship, My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and Slowdive. Please note! The CDs were printed with the incorrect track listing. The following is the correct one: “400 & 57”, “Right Hand Traffic”, “How Fast Can You Love” , “Outskirts Of Me” , “No Need For Sanity”, “Octobergirl”, “Bibabo”, “The End Of Time...”, “On You” and “Zodalovers”.
130 SEK
THE PINES
CD
It´s Been A While
Matinée
Superb 20-track collection of singles, compilation appearances, and unreleased tracks from London pop duo The Pines - a collaboration of legendary American songstress Pam Berry and amiable English gent Joe Brooker featuring strong songwriting, intricate guitars, and exquisite harmonies. Joe is a profilic songwriter and one-half of English pop duo The Foxgloves, while Pam’s distinguished resume includes association with notable indie bands of the last decade including Belmondo, Black Tambourine, Bright Coloured Lights, The Castaway Stones, Glo Worm, The Seashell Sea, The Shapiros, The Snowdrops, and Veronica Lake, plus guest spots on recordings by The Clientele, Jasmine Minks, The Lucksmiths, The Relict, and The Saturday People. Beginning in 2000, The Pines released a series of limited edition singles for esteemed record labels Annika, Becalmed, Foxyboy, Gifted, Long Lost Cousin, and Matinée and contributed compilation tracks. In addition to highlights from these releases, “It’s Been A While” includes three songs from an extremely rare self-released Christmas CD and unreleased covers of songs by Young Marble Giants and The Cat’s Miaow. Tracklist: “Milk Bar”, “A Hundred Doors”, “Forget-Me-Nots”, “Chalet”, “A Rainy Day”, “MGM”, “Please Don't Get Married (Without Asking Me)”, “Static”, “Fields In Spain”, “Marie Claire”, “Baby, You'll Do”, “Aurora”, “Some Slow Afternoon”, “Brand-New-Life”, “Familiar”, “Seven Clubs”, “Miracles”, “High Street”, “I See Stars” and “Kisses & Fog”.
125 SEK
THE PINES
CDEP
True Love Waits Volume Two
Matinée
Five exclusive tracks from London pop duo The Pines, featuring Joe Brooker (The Foxgloves) and Pam Berry (Belmondo, Black Tambourine, The Castaway Stones, Glo-Worm, The Shapiros, The Snowdrops...). Tracklist: “Ungrammatical”, ”Anita O'Day”, ”Marie Claire”, ”Familiar” and ”The Rest”.
45 SEK
PINKIE
CD
Sharon Fussy
Planting Seeds
Pinkie is the solo project by Alex Sharkey, known from Brighter and Fosca. If you’re a fan of his earlier work you will surely not be dissapointed with “Sharon Fussy”. Melancholy mixed with beautiful melodies and one of the best albums of 2004.
120 SEK
PIPAS
CD
A Cat Escaped
Matinée
Second album from London-based international pop duo Pipas. Successfully combining harmonic indiepop with dance music, band members Mark Powell (ex-Bella Vista and Moonlings) and Spanish native Lupe Nunez-Fernandez team up with an ingeniously programmed drum machine to create infectious popsongs which manage to be both unpretentiously simple and naturally sophisticated. "A Cat Escaped" is a tantalizing treat of modern sounds and guitars that jangle in all the right places, with short, sweet songs and breezy vocals featuring plenty of ba-ba-ba's. Tracklist: “What Nobody Does”, “The Conversation”, “Barbapapa”, “Rock And/Or Roll”, “Old Kent Road”, “The Witches”, “Cruel And Unusual”, “A Cat Escaped”, “Emblematic” And “Run Run Run”.
125 SEK
PIPAS
CD
Chunnel Autumnal
Matinée
Originally a self-released 10”on Long Lost Cousin. Sadly it has been out of print for a while. Thanks to Matinée this charming debut album is now available again, together with the three tracks from the single “A Short Film About Sleeping”. 11 tracks of lovely boy/girl vocals, intimate and melodic songs.
125 SEK
THE POCONOS
7"
Days Are Getting Shorter
Jigsaw
A duo consisting of good friends Mike Appelstein (of Caught In Flux zine fame) and Tami Heaton, these six songs perfectly capture the spirit and feel of bands like Beat Happening, the Pastels and the Marine Girls, complete with songs about love lost, found and/or longed for. Features a cover of Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike’s “That’s The End Of That”. Tracklist: “October”, “Booksmart”, “Waterslide”, “That’s The End Of That”, “Valentine's Day” and “10 Hour Drive”.
45 SEK
POPUNDRET
CD
Montmartre 15 40
A West Side Fabrication
“Montmartre 15 40”, released in 1996, is surely one of the hidden treasures of Swedish indie pop! This lovely album is the only one they’ve made (so far) and it’s filled with the jangliest of jangly guitar pop in the tradition of The Smiths and Happydeadmen. Great! Tracklist: ”Life Can Be So Hard”, “Shiver Gone”, “Friendship Love”, “Behind Her”, “Radiant Warmth”, “Happy Great”, “Hollowed Grief”, “I'm Going Out She Said And How Would I Know”, “It Doesn't Matter To Me”, “Tiger Woman”, “That What Makes Me Love You”, “Harriet” and “Go Find The One”.
145 SEK
POSTAL BLUE
CDEP
Road To Happiness
Humblebee
New five track CDEP from Brazil trio Postal Blue, following their EP’s on Drive-In and Shelflife and their debut album ”International Breeze” on Shelflife. Great melodious guitar pop for fans of Belle & Sebastian, Felt and East Village! Tracklist: “The World Doesn’s Need You”, “It Won’t Last”, “I Took The Love You Were Hiding”, “Vou Deixar Pra Depois” and “I’m Glad You Know”.
55 SEK
PREMISE BEACH
CD
At Promise Beach
Jigsaw
This trio from Tacoma/Seattle led a brief but full life, playing as many shows as they could before disbanding and scattering across the country. The nimble guitar melodies and frantic vocals give the songs a sound reminiscent of the Feelies or The Embarrassment. Tracklist: “Touching Towns”, “Your Grave”, “Sidewalk Girl”, “Pleasure And/Or Pain”, “My Corpse”, “Brother”, “Catching Up”, “I Should Know”, “Walt’s” and “These People”.
100 SEK
THE PROCTORS
CDEP
The Proctors
Cloudberry
A lovely 3” CDR compilation of five tracks from The Proctors, a UK indiepop quartet that were formed by three of the members from The Cudgels. The Proctors were formed in 1993 (with the addition of the singer Christina Priest) and they released two 7” singles, an album and some compilation tracks – all on US label Sunday records 1993-1997. A period when indiepop was quite ignored in the UK, and this excellent band has remained quite obscure until these days. Hopefully this Cloudberry Classics reissue will change that fact! Tracklist: “Crystalline”, “Black Tattoos”, “The Sweetest Kiss”, “Ember Days” and “Can’t Love You”.
55 SEK