The 2026 Rolling One Last year, I created a year-long playlist (s) of tracks posted on these pages. Given my decision to stop regular posting, I thought I would continue with another playlist to cover 2026. So here it is, pinned, featuring tracks and releases I would have written about if I had…

Records I Like Mix January 2026 Happy new year one and all - well if there is anyone left reading this blog that is! January's mix is out with the old, ready for the new. It's a round up of releases from the last two months of 2025 (including a mad rush towards the end) and features more than its…

Records I Like – Best Of 2025 So here we are again. The end of another year and another best of year list. This one features my favourite indiepop, twee pop, dream pop, shoegaze and alt-rock tracks of 2025 and I have been enjoying playing these again over the past few days. Skep Wax is featured…

The Greatest Indie Chart of ’85 I came across this post on thefactusproject Instagram back in March. They wrote: "Amelia Fletcher of Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research, Tender Trap and The Catenary Wires. Working at music retailer, Our Price in 80s. Here’s the list of the indie chart from…

The Compilation Post There is nothing like Christmastime/Winter Holidays/Saturnalia/Yule/A Few Days Off (delete as appropriate) to get stuck into a compilation or two, especially if you desire time away from house guests or, as an alternative, get them to join a listening session or two. This…

The “Growing Pains” Sampler You would have thought that releases would have eased up as we head towards the end of the year, but no, not so. Here are ten tracks from the last week or so that will kick-start another week. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image below. Once…

Love Is Pain – A Post Punk Mix Blimey. Is it really two months since the last post-punk mix? Here is a mix of various tunes lumped under the post-punk genre whether it's gothic, synth pop, cold wave or it's darker cousin. I have been listening to more and more of this type of music of late and…

The “Pity Party” Sampler A swath of good music has appeared over the past two weeks without a Christmas tune in sight - okay, see the last post for a round up of that. Makthaverskan return with a brand-new single, which hopefully heralds a new album. Teini-Pää return with a new single that…

The “Rolling Indiepop Christmas” Sampler As per usual, a spate of Christmas related songs have been unleashed. Here is a dynamic playlist featuring the better efforts I have heard, and I will keep it updated until the 25th itself. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image…

Records I Like Update The first post on the Records I Like blog was on December 30, 2012 and the last post on this site will be imminent. I am finding it harder and harder to dedicate time to the site due to other commitments & hobbies and after some deliberation, I have decided to call it day…

A Midweek Pack of Three? Three More Albums A midweek pack of three featuring three more albums that has grabbed my ears attention. The Lions Constellation - New Moon Rising [Shelflife Records (US)/Make Me Happy Records (GR)] Spanish band The Lions Constellation have been around since 2008 but are…

Something For The Weekend? Three Post-Punk Albums This week's pack of three features three post-punk albums I have been spinning on the digital turntable and enjoying of late. Schimmel über Berlin - Eisenmund [Billo (DE)] Germany, particularly labels & acts from the old German Democratic Republic,…

The “Eyes Closed” Sampler The weather has been pretty sunny today until a downwards spiral headed straight into a cold snap. A bit like this sampler, really, which starts off with some guitar based indiepop before mixing with music with folkish tones. A blend of shoegaze and tracks with a 1960s…

More Than A Single Word Another round up of what has caught my ear via the Indonesian "scene" of late. There are two releases from The Interpretation Cultures already this month. That Kind of Pop Song captures the spirit of Sarah Records on the title track and Sad Eyes in Velvet. Georgie sounds…

The “Shiny Buttons” Sampler So, a somewhat larger sampler than usual as I have been catching up with a range of releases from the past couple of weeks. It's my busiest time of year at work so I think the rest of the year will predominately feature mixes and samplers, so there is plenty here…

Records I Like Mix November 2025 Now as you may know I am a singles chap, but October saw the release of a number of fine albums that saw a number of spins on the Records I Like virtual bits & bytes stereo. These include releases from The Bats, Josie, Trillion, Good Flying Birds, Fanclubwallet,…

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Three For Joy? Three recent releases catching my interest, I mean ears. I Was A King - House Warming Norwegian band I Was A King have just released their fourth album Until The End. I am still embedding myself with the album, but the track that immediately blew me away was House Warming which…

The “Yearning” Sampler I think Mondays are the ideal time for these samplers now. The weekend gives me time to digest the new releases that Fridays bring, which in turn allows any readers (reader?) out there to kick-start the new week with songs and artists that are possibly new to them - that…

Records I Like Mix October 2025 Bonus Mix So here are some tracks I had left over after putting this month's mix together, but that's not to say these are fillers. Far from it, as evidenced here. The Lightning In A Twilight Hour track is superb, as is the fuzzy indiepop from LoOn. The Crabber…

No Suits In Miami – Marion The protagonist in the new single from Swedish band No Suits In Miami wants to be in the company of another. So much so that over the indiepop and twee pop swirls she informs the object of her ardour that she would choose them over The Cocteau Twins, The Field Mice and…

A Midweek pack of Three. Taking stock in the middle of the working week with three tracks from recently released or forthcoming albums. In The Afterglow - Falling Out Of You Canadian shoegazers In The Afterglow release their new album Let The Waves Crash Down at the end of this week. Falling Out…

In Silence – A Post Punk Mix Following on from the last post-punk mix, here is another selection of tunes selected for your listening pleasure. Glass Chapel have been an excellent find for me this year, and they have recently released their debut self-titled album. Hinfort are a new name on me,…

Norwegian Blue – Something New The latest signings to Matinée Recordings is the Swedish act Norwegian Blue. It's the project of Erik Aamot, formerly of The Electric Pop Group, and it's no surprise that new single Something New sounds similar to that act. That's new, blue and borrowed covered now!…

Something For The Weekend? Three with Videos This week's pack of three features three songs with a nice video tagging along for support. Dotsun Moon - Never Had a Heart I have been meaning to post this one for a while. Since June, in fact! It's a heavily New Order influenced track - just check the…

The “New to the Office” Sampler A mixture of dreampop, noise pop, indie rock and much more besides to kick your week of listening off. As ever, enjoy! Play via Buy Music Club (or click Image To Open) Spotify Video Highlights: Artists Links: Veronicavon Floral Image Lande Hekt Joyce Manor Hadda Be…

Pillow Fight – Secret Crush Who ever maintains Pillow Fight's Bandcamp page may have a point. About the new single Secret Crush, they write that it's an instant minor chord pop classic. And do you know what, they ain't wrong. Following up the wonderful Jean Said is harder said than done, but the…

Howlin’ Banana Records versus Subjangle – A Mix Two labels have stood out for me with their release schedule over the past few weeks as well as the next couple of months. In one corner we have the French Label Howlin' Banana Records, whilst in the other is the South African based Subjangle. The…

The Grimmer Club – The Grimmer Club! The Grimmer Club is a solo project by the East Borneo based Lystiadi Bisma. The two very short tracks on this release, which the label annoyingly calls a maxi-single, are previews of a forthcoming EP. The 43 second Mengelilingi Kota is a passionate statement,…

Aggi – The Raw Veggies and A Well-Cooked Disappointment EP Amazingly, the feted Indonesian indiepoppers Aggi return several years after calling it a day with this new five track EP. Almost nine years may have passed, but thankfully, Aggi's sound remains the same. They play a brand of retro…

Records I Like Mix October 2025 So I am shifting the mixes to the beginning of the month rather than the end. Okay, I will admit it. September ended without me realising, and I was caught out. So in compensation here is a mix of tracks culled from the past eight weeks with some fine noisy pop…

Do Not Block The Sun – A Post-Punk Mix There is some excellent music being released right now under the post-punk umbrella, and I have encapsulated some of my recent favourites in this 43 minute mix. It's an international mix featuring artists from Italy, The Netherlands, US, Greece, UK, Belarus…

The “When You Said Goodbye” Sampler At the start of the week, I was optimistic about posting each day this past week. Such optimism eh? Sadly, real life and work intervened, but I have managed to put together a sampler of tracks I was planning to feature. Amazed that Strange Passage have returned…

Three From Indonesia Getting back into the swing of posting with three new ones from Indonesia. Monetaries - Away From World Monetaries (possibly named after a McCarthy song) deliver an EP of twee pop songs that tug on the wrong side of heartbreak - is there a right side? It can be a bit sugary…

Tulpa – Let’s Make A Tulpa! The latest signings to Skep Wax Records are the Leeds based band Tulpa. The band is so new, nothing has actually been released yet, but that has not stopped the label announcing that they will be releasing their debut album Monster Of The Week on 29 November 2025. The…

Grrrl Gang – O, My Love Indonesian band Grrrl Gang return with their first new song in two years. They continue to move away from their twee-pop origins on O, My Love which features a heaver indie rock guitar sound which was first hinted on their last album Spunky. Still, the noisier guitars suits…

The Science of Words – Girl Like Me/Volunteer The Science of Words, the band who feature ex-members of The Rosehips, Horowitz and Jack In The Green, release their self-titled debut album later this month. As well as both sides of 2022's brilliant Day Crash/Weekend Away single, the album also…

Jennifer – The Peoples Voice The world is a mess. Given the horrors of war across the globe and the rise of fascism in the countries who opposed it eighty years ago you may be forgiven for not noticing what is happening in Indonesia right now. Whilst tensions ease following recent concessions,…

Biatlón – Weather Diary The new single from Dutch outfit Biatlón is a shimmering affair enscapulating the end of England's summer in a nutshell. It's hazy stuff with the ethereal female vocals invoking daydreams as the guitars glisten and jangle. I am not sure the subtle male backing vocals were…

Records I Like Mix August 2025 Well what a hectic month August has been both work and pleasure and more besides. I came back from another break to find out the NAS drive that holds my extensive Bandcamp collection had corrupted. My usual tool of choice for recovered Test Disk failed and as I was…

Texas Two – A Sad Song The shortest song in my collection is Mega Armageddon Death by The Electro Hippies which rolls in at a stunning one second. Play it a consective 19 times and it matches the length of the new single from Bogor's Texas Two which now is the second shortest song I own! It's a…

The “I Deserved Better” Sampler I finally managed to get a week off last week and these tunes were the highlights of my accompanying playlist. I missed Absolutely Yours album Mirror Maze last year but it's now been reissued with an extra track or two depending on the format via Sunday Records. No…

The Interpretation Cultures – Shatter I have personally felt that The Interpretation Cultures have lost their way somewhat recently with releases covering instrumentals, covers and historical demos. Thankfully they are back on track with their brand new single Shatter. It's their most "Sarah…

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Records I Like Mix July 2025 Another month done with a blink of an eye it seems. I managed to catch up with my listening pile and a number of those tracks appear here. There are hints of good things to come on future releases from Silver Biplanes, The Cords and Massage whilst there is a fair mix…

Poised Over The Pause Button – Again! I am sure you may have noticed it's been a quiet month on these pages. Not only has been work been extremely busy but I have just moved out of London for the first time in 10 years to Sham 69 country. That coupled with another bout of COVID has meant that my…

Tullycraft – Jeanie’s Up Late Again and Blaring Faith by The Cure Tullycraft release their first album in six years towards the end of next month. Titled Shoot The Point it will be released via Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records (HHBTM) Records on August 22 2025. The wonderfully named Jeanie's Up…

Crayon Case – Surabaya On Surabaya Indonesian band Crayon Case pen a tribute to their home city. The band say it's also a love letter to Cherry Bombshell, the cult Indonesian band named after the colour of Miki Berenyi's hair when she fronted Lush back in the day. It's an indiepop song (just!)…