Seven in the Mix

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 15…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven stunning strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven top-notch tracks to feed body and soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘Voices’ by ELLEVATOR (Hamilton, Canada)
Venturous power pop electricity driven by frontwoman Nabi Sue Bersche‘s enticing vox bringing the feverish energy of 90s popsmiths Belly to mind. Potent and spirited stroke.

ELLEVATOR: Website – Facebook –  Twitter – Tour

2/ ‘Step One’ by FOGGY CITY ORPHAN (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish engine with a semi-spoken word drone that sounds like early Talking Heads‘s jamming with The Fall. Hypnotic hullabaloo with a hyperkinetic force. Topmost cut!

FOGGY CITY ORPHAN: Facebook – Twitter – You Tube

3/ ‘Biker Song’ by ALCABEAN (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Here’s some highly amplified Danish firework thundering mercilessly from start to finish. Multi-layered guitar frenzy and hammering drums. A red-hot crackerjack that will mess up your mind the way you like it. From new 6-track EP ‘Head Down‘ – here on iTunes.

ALCABEAN: Facebook / PR: A Badge Of Friendship

4/ ‘Looks So Good’ by BLADE OF GRASS (Los Angeles, CA, US)
This Californian trio’s new single is a puzzling psych belter going slow/fast and even funky at times. Enigmatic and eccentric, yet totally irresistible. Out 20 April via Etxe Records.

BLADE OF GRASS: Facebook –  Twitter – Instagram

5/ ‘3AM Lullaby’ by HOTEL MIRA (Vancouver, Canada)
This Canadian threesome changed their band name from ‘JPNSGRLS‘ to ‘Hotel Mira‘ and
hit bulls-eye with their first single. ‘3AM Lullaby’ resonates like an intense Dinosaur JR
roller coaster. Swirling, vehement, intense and hot-blooded. A splendid score overall!

HOTEL MIRA: Website – Instagram –  Twitter – / Label: Light Organ Records

6/ ‘That’s Not Me’ by BEACH SKULLS (Manchester/Liverpool, UK)
This Nelly Furtado loving threesome shines electrically on their fresh single. A moony indie promenade with rippling guitars and a captivating melody at the very heart of it. Starry-eyed and reflective. From the band’s upcoming, second, album ‘Las Dunas‘ – all info here .

BEACH SKULLS: Facebook – Instagram – Tumblr

7/ ‘Outside Saskatoon’ by ESPANOLA (Toronto, Canada)
‘Espanola’ aka singer/songwriter Aaron Goldstein & friends rumble and roll on this new effort. Feels like legends Neil Young and Bob Seger having an euphoric jam. Bingo!

ESPANOLA: Facebook

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 14…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven splendid strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven terrific tracks to feed body and soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘Performer’ by TIMOTHY DARK (New York, United States)
Here’s an outstanding funkadelic rap smack that will dynamize your whole body and titillate all your senses on the spot. An overwhelming dance drone to go bonkers to.
Hot cut from Dark‘s brand new 4-track EP ‘Dark Day Afternoon’ – stream on Soundcloud.

TIMOTHY DARK: Website – Facebook –  Twitter

2/ ‘Heard It All Before’ by BEND SINISTER (Vancouver, Canada)
This amplified pop banger thunders unstoppably from the glowing start to the explosive finale. Sonic ecstasy injected with big orchestrations and towering vocals. Stellar shot!…

BEND SINISTER: Website – Facebook –  Twitter

3/ ‘Usurper‘ by FOREVER CULT (Leeds, UK)
The turbulent combination of the pumping rhythm section, the flamboyant guitar panache and the paranoid vocals turn this raw ripper into a high-voltage firecracker. Ace score!

FOREVER CULT: Website – Facebook – Twitter

4/ ‘Nothing To Happen Next’ by FEUDS (Wicklow, Ireland)
Electrical, melodic tumult from Ireland bringing Dinosaur Jr‘s slacker grunge dynamics to mind. Tempestuous electricity from the band’s new 5-track EP – stream on Bandcamp.

FEUDS: Facebook – Twitter

5/ ‘Yellowman’ by SCHOOL DISCO (Plymouth US)
School Disco‘s weirdest track on their new EP is an eccentric electro groove sounding like
a far-out Suicide escapade. Wicked stuff! Stream new EP ‘Look To The Sky’ on Bandcamp .

SCHOOL DISCO: Facebook –  Twitter – Instagram

6/ ‘Pleasure’ by DEAD MAN’S KNEE (London, UK)
Here’s a red-hot blues rocker about feeling guilty for wanting to enjoy yourself and
thinking you’ll be looked down on by society because you should know better. Expect
storming firework, stoner rock bravado and vigorous vocals. Hell bloody hell yeah!

DEAD MAN’S KNEE: Facebook –  Twitter

7/ ‘Shine’ by THE ANGEL MAKERS (Colchester, United Kingdom)
A vibrant shoegaze rainbow to color your daydreams with. Moony, romantic and
highly electrifying. Opening track off new ‘the blue EP’ – available on Bandcamp .

THE ANGEL MAKERS: Facebook

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 13…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven solid strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven top tracks to feed body and soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘Metaphors & Maps’ by YOUNGEST OF ELDERS (San Francisco, Bay Area, US)
Here’s a vibrant crackerjack that hits you from the very start. Ardent, vivacious and catchy as bloody hell. Flamboyant guitars, powerful drums and impassioned vocals. Top score!
YOUNGEST OF ELDERS: Facebook – Instagram –  Twitter

2/ ‘Can’t Tell You Anything’ by LAVA DOLLS (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
My fav track from this hefty grunge trio’s new EP. A highly clamorous killer cut with a knockout chorus. Terrific firework. Here’s the new EP ‘Little Secrets’ in full on Spotify.

LAVA DOLLS: Website – Facebook – Twitter

3/ ‘That’s’ by IN HOODIES (Bursa, Turkey)
Murat Kılıkçıer aka In Hoodies generates dazzling electricity with this red-hot steamroller.
A robust blast from his new 4-track EP ‘Circling The Cage’. Check it here on Bandcamp.

IN HOODIES: Website – Facebook – Twitter

4/ ‘Let Down’ by SHYBITS (UK/US)
A jingle jangle garage stroke that will impact your head’s movements with rattling guitars, solid drums and agitated vocals. From this duo’s new EP ‘Idiot Like You‘, here on iTunes.

SHYBITS: Facebook  / Label: Duchess Box Records

5/ ‘The Devil And Me’ by SLUTTY HEARTS (Portland, US)
This blustery mid-tempo blues rock hammer kicks gloriously. Ardent vocals, fervent
guitars and a sexy organ in the back. A thunderous bravado all the way. Hot stuff!

SLUTTY HEARTS: Facebook – More SH music on Bandcamp

6/ ‘Blue And Bleu’ by THE RAFT (Liverpool, UK)
The Raft is singer/songwriter Phil Wilson‘s musical project. The opener of his new EP
is a poppy rainbow, colored with sunlit Teenage Fanclub like harmonies. Delightfully orchestrated with a melancholic touch. Check new 4-track EP ‘Orion’ on Bandcamp

THE RAFT: Facebook

7/ ‘Butterflies’ by STONY SUGARSKULL (Berlin, Germany)
Monika Demmle aka Stony Sugarskull has that mysterious, vocal timbre of ex-Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval. Gloomy and downhearted, yet weirdly attractive and sensual.

STONY SUGARSKULL: Butterflies available on Bandcamp – Facebook – Instagram

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 12…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven stirring strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven top-notch tracks to feed body & soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘We Almost Failed, Brian (Epilogue II) by CUBS REFRAIN (Toronto, Canada)
What a powerful outburst of passion this is. Towering electro dynamics, overwhelming duo vocals and a sky-high melody. An intense reflection on a first love that wasn’t right. Superb new single from the heartfelt Canadian tandem’s upcoming LP, titled ‘Tell Me You Love Me’.

CUBS REFRAIN: Website – Facebook – Twitter

2/ ‘Spree’ by ALTAR FLOWERS (Manchester, UK)
Electro firework with a sticky goth twist that activates your body and your eager senses.
A tremendously stimulating groove with a seductive flow and tempting male/female vocals. Top cut from these Mancs new, splendid ‘Performance‘ EP – here on Bandcamp.

ALTAR FLOWERS: Facebook – Twitter

3/ ‘Higher’ by LEISURE TANK (London/Berlin)
Here’s a fetching, irresistible and wayward jingle jangle spur without brakes. Going on like forever, propelled by dauntless vocals and electrified with ramshackle guitars. Ace score!

LEISURE TANK: Website – Facebook – Instagram

4/ ‘Do You Want It All?’ by NIGHT OWLS (Leeds, UK)
Wall-of-guitars-turbulence, pumping drums and sharp vocals! Here’s a massive banger that will make your adrenalin stream faster and your speakers going bananas. Hail Hail!

NIGHT OWLS: Facebook –  Twitter

5/ ‘Johnny Disco’ by PURSLANE (Karlstad, Sweden)
You’ll be hooked on Johnny Disco from the first chord on. A highly catchy swagger, flamboyant beats, scintillating synths and wacky vocals turn this ripper into a dazzling stroke. This 4-headed squad will release their debut album on 21 April. Info here.

PURSLANE: Reverbnation – Facebook

6/ ‘Cold Heart’ by SAVANNAH (Telford, UK)
This energetic Britpop humdinger makes you glow instantly. Its captivating, sparkling and vocal energy is strongly addictive & radiant. Frozen hearts will be melted after one spin.

SAVANNAH: Website – Facebook –  Twitter

7/ ‘Pink Thoughts’ by TOPOGRAPHIES (Bay Area, San Francisco, US)
Swirling shoegaze electricity interwoven with blue-sky harmonies that will elevate romantic spirits to dreamy levels. A colorful wall-of-My-Bloody-Valentine-guitars carry this amplified rainbow from start to finish. A splendiferous journey with mind-intoxicating results!…

TOPOGRAPHIES: Facebook – Bandcamp – Instagram

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 11…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven shaking strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven towering tracks to feed body and soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘Baby C4’ by THE BUTTERTONES (Los Angeles, California, US)
Sharp as a Swiss knife. Vicious as the devil himself. Sticky as high-quality glue. This is a
hot-blooded garage rock slam with a villainous The Cramps edge and a wicked saxophone. This experienced gang’s new LP ‘Midnight In A Moonless Dream‘ is out 4 May – all info here.

THE BUTTERTONES: Facebook – Twitter – Bandcamp

2/ ‘Lemons’ by IDestroy (Bristol, UK)
All female leathern pop punk with a flaming attitude. Straight in the face, gloriously tumultuous and catchy as hell. From the trio’s new EP ‘Pure Joy Of Life‘ – available here.

IDestroy: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter

3/ ‘Lucky You’ by DRANG (London, UK)
Here’s a staggering firecracker that roars thunderously from start to finish. An irresistible, glamorous bolide with a dazzling chorus to scream along. Top score to play on repeat…

DRANG: Facebook – Bandcamp – Twitter

4/ ‘Sight Inside’ by FEVERBONES (Austin, Texas, US)
This fascinating, amplified pop stroke will make your head turn in all directions. Fueled by feverish guitars, propelled by a swirling drum/bass tandem and intensified with titillating vocals. Splendid cut from upcoming album ‘Dream Talk’ – out 13 April – all info right here .

FEVERBONES: Website – Facebook – Twitter

5/ ‘You And Me’ by WYO (Wilson, Wyoming, US)
Here’s an elevating dream pop rainbow painted with glimmering guitars, dynamic drums, lively vocals, a vivid chorus and a romantic piano sequence in the end. Sonic food for lovers. Superb cut from WYO’s thrilling debut LP ‘Untamed‘ out now – available on iTunes

WYO: Website – Facebook – Instagram

6/ ‘Caught Up’ by CORELLA (Manchester, UK)
This Manchester indie-pop 4-piece, formed in 2016, produces energetic pop ecstasy that will put a big smile on your morning face. Electrifying, high-spirited and pretty vivacious…

CORELLA: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter

7/ ‘Descension’ by POLYPLASTIC (Los Angeles, California, US)
Here’s some reflective electro pop romanticism with a mixed emotions twist. tempting and wayward at the same time. Feels like British 80s synths pop legends Soft Cell are back…

POLYPLASTIC: Facebook – Twitter

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 8…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven splendid strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven towering tracks to feed body & soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!


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1/ ‘Loss Of Sophistication’ by LOW HUM (L.A., California, US)
Here’s a striking electro pop tremor with a murky twist by Collin Desha aka Low Hum. He creates a deep bass drone that sticks instantly and gets under your skin without asking.

LOW HUM: Website – Facebook – Twitter

2/ ‘Corazone’ by HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE JANE FONDA AEROBIC VHS? (Finland)
Euphoric pop corker energized with a rapturous scream-along chorus that will put a big smile on your face. Uprising and blissful stuff! Also one of the weirdest band names I
ever heard! From their wicked new album ‘Jazzbelle 1984 / 1988‘ – here on Bandcamp.

JaneFondaAerobicVHS: Facebook –  Twitter

3/ ‘Temper’ by SUSS CUNTS (Melbourne, Australia)
Jingle jangle electricity you just can’t resist. Witty and punky. Pushed by blustery bass/drum truculence and fueled with clenched harmonies. Strapping score!

SUSS CUNTS: Facebook / Label: Hysterical Records

4/ ‘Soft’ by COREY FLOOD (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US)
Hazy turbulence intensified by wandering guitar escapades. Very entrancing and highly seducing. Wondrous track from 3-track debut EP ‘Wish You Hadn’t‘ – all info on Bandcamp

COREY FLOOD: Facebook / Label: Fire Talk

5/ ‘Greenman’ by SCHOOL DISCO (Plymouth, United Kingdom)
Surf injected psychedelia with a rockabilly edge à la The Cramps. This spacey firecracker invades your bloodstream on the spot. A far-out and gluey stroke to get completely lost in!

SCHOOL DISCO: Facebook – Bandcamp – Twitter

6/ ‘Candy Lamb’ by WALLOW (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Intoxicating cold wave vibration with a magnetizing and irresistible beat. Captivating cut!

WALLOW: Facebook – Bandcamp

7/ ‘Climbs’ by BROADS (Norfolk, UK)
Cinematic and gloomy electro soundscape colored with mesmeric violin melancholia. Dreamy and romantic. Top track from this duo’s new LP ‘Field Theory‘ – here on Bandcamp

BROADS: Facebook – Bandcamp

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 6…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven striking strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven towering tracks to feed body & soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘Fake It’ by CHASE CITY (Hobart, Tasmania, AUS)
Here’s a terrific power slam with a wicked dance twist while agitated vocals poke the
pace mercilessly. A dazzling sledgehammer by a dashing turbine! They are for REAL!

CHASE CITY: Facebook – Bio

2/ ‘Liar’ by PINK ROOM (Ghent, Belgium)
This Belgian’s three-headed punk trash trio will push your speakers to the fucking limit with a d-y-n-a-m-i-t-e outburst from fresh, n-a-s-t-y 4-track EP ‘Relationshit‘ – listen here.

PINK ROOM: Facebook

3/ ‘Still Remember’ by ALCABEAN (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Fully guitars charged score driven by a staggering and relentless drum/bass tandem while harmonious vocals glide all over it. A multi-layered effort performed with lots of bravado.

ALCABEAN: Facebook

4/ ‘Is This Man Bothering You?’ by THE FERNWEH (Liverpool, UK)
A heavenly psychedelic pop rainbow floating eight miles high. A sweet, colorful pearl, with spot-on orchestration transferring you to the best moments of 60s sonic splendour. Bingo!

THE FERNWEH: Twitter – Label: Skeleton Key Records

5/ ‘Hetty Merton’ by SKY BETWEEN LEAVES (London, UK)
Psychedelic galvanism taking you way up there in the blissful sky. Touching, moony and remembering me of the best moments of Dinosaur JR. Yes, that entrancing good! Top!

SKY BETWEEN LEAVES: Facebook – Bandcamp – Twitter (pic by Rosaline Shahnavaz)

6/ ‘I Get No Rest’ by INDIAN QUEENS (London, UK)
Captivating reflection of big city alienation. ‘London at night, nowhere to hide’. Restless loneliness translated into a gripping sonic contemplation. Only questions, no answers.

INDIAN QUEENS: Website – Facebook

7/ ‘Hot Tears’ by PINKY PINKY (Los Angeles, California, US)
Young, vibrant L.A. trio sounds here like an electrical reincarnation of 60s legends
The Ronettes with this amplified tearjerker, this teenage love-sick reflection in slo-mo!

PINKY PINKY: Facebook / Label: Innovative Leisure

See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SEVEN IN THE MIX! 7 Crackers For Week 5…

Posted on by JL

A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven striking strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven towering tracks to feed body & soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!

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1/ ‘Higher Than Love’ by GOLDBIRDS (Brighton, UK)
London’s rhapsody pop outfit is back with a tremendous stomper generating a nowadays Saturday Night Fever heat to go bonkers to all night long. Stunning comeback! Big score!…

GOLDBIRDS: Facebook – Twitter

2/ ‘Modern Waves’ by BLURRED OUT (Oakland, US)
This feel-good humdinger will make you dance in front of your mirror while bouncy guitar sparks tickle your senses. Amplified pop with an exotic touch. Available on Bandcamp.

BLURRED OUT: Facebook – iTunes

3/ ‘Jaw’ by SHYBITS (UK/US)
This duo describes their sound as ‘wonky-oddball-surf-pop’. Weird and bloody stupendous it is! Like slack legends Pavement taking speed instead of valium and turning the decibels up! Paranoid screams and schizophrenic guitars. The way you damn like it!

SHYBITS: Facebook / Label: Dutch Box Records

4/ ‘Flytrap’ by TEENAGE BURRITOS (San Diego, US)
SHOUT! SCREAM! HOWL! These San Diego outcasts are the perfect punk unit to go bananas too! Hyperkinetic heckedness that will make you jump madly in all directions!

TEENAGE BURRITOS: Facebook / LABEL: Burger Records

5/ ’30 Minutes Or Less’ by CRUEL REFLECTIONS (San Fernando Valley, California, US)
Here’s an irresistible, poppy rainbow with a dark color in it. As if Joy Division‘s late legendary frontman Ian Curtis fronted The Cure in their early days. Catchy & gloomy track from their brand new, excellent 8-track album ‘One Year’ – experience it on Bandcamp.

CRUEL REFLECTIONS: Website – Facebook – Twitter / LABEL: Wiener Records

6/ ‘Speakeasy’ by THE VIOLET KIND (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Singer/songwriter Katya Mansell‘s band generates here some affecting, melodic mixed emotions guitar electricty alternated with reflective sequences. Intruiging beauty…

THE VIOLET KIND: Facebook – Twitter

7/ ‘I Stroked Her Like Leper’ by ASHLEY REAKS (London, UK)
This born wrong collage artist and experimental musician makes me think of The Residents meeting Frank Zappa for a jazzy chill-out session. The fascinating result feels like a mind-massage. From new, multifaceted LP The Earth Swan Sings Again – here on Bandcamp

ASHLEY REAKS: Website – Facebook – Bio

See/hear you next week, music junkies…