Episode 12 of Fresh Ingredients is now up on Mixcloud! Click click click! Songs from some of the finest, smartest, saddest, sweetest indie popstrels in the business. Includes some lovely, doleful, jangly treats www.mixcloud.com/jonathanship...

As promised, the second single from the forthcoming album 'The Old Works'. shopfires.bandcamp.com/track/retort...

Railcard's "Day Dream" is such an absolutely perfect piece of sunshine pop, I really can't get enough. Every listen feels like the first! youtu.be/OMB-i6Mu9ao @skepwax.bsky.social

An absolute privilege to catch a Sunday evening set at The Village Vanguard, New York City. To be in such an intimate space where incredible talents such as John Coltrane and Bill Evans did their thing was a deeply moving experience.

Modern Nature offshoot The Sleeves finds Jack Cooper paired with recently added guitarist Tara Cunningham.The pop world of The Sleeves isn’t a raucous affair. The band evokes the soft smoke curls of April Magazine, Cindy, and labelmates Lewsberg (or their own offshoot The Hobknobs). bit.ly/4bGbzrG

Communicate with Kaleidoskop www.byte.fm 5-7 pm CET with thanks to: Tan Cologne | Rebecca Schiffman |

Goodbye Wudaokou via @subjangle.bsky.social recomm. by Wallytbm | Assistant via YYZ Records | Fran Carlyon via YYZ Records | Cate Francesca Brooks via Clay Pipe Music |

My beautiful label dads at @yyzrecords.bsky.social will be shipping soon, four CDs left I believe…

With huge thanks to everyone who’s bought @francarlyon.bandcamp.com’s lovely record, these arrived over the weekend looking super. We’ll be getting them out as soon as as we can next week 💙

Now playing on A-POP! on NOISEBOX RADIO: Fran Carlyon - Ten Years francarlyon.bandcamp.com || @francarlyon.bandcamp.com || instagram.com/fran_carlyon yyzrecords.bandcamp.com || @yyzrecords.bsky.social noiseboxradio.com

An overwhelming experience visiting 437 East 12th Street in the East Village, where Arthur Russell spent the last years of his life creating some of his most enduring, exceptional work…

Totally blown away to see my album Home Truths as a tangible thing. The biggest thank you to @yyzrecords.bsky.social. Thank you to all who have bagged a copy, just four CDs left: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

Me & @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social have quietly set up a little record label this year, having enjoyed the experience of pretending-to-be-proper with our spit 7". The first thing we've put out is @francarlyon.bandcamp.com's lovely, intimate indie-folk debut Home Truths, which is out today & it's fab!

They exist 🩵💿

New from us and new from our pals @thephotocopies.bsky.social! All proceeds to Cancer Research! assistant.bandcamp.com/album/assist...

Hi all 🤍 My debut mini album Home Truths is out now on @yyzrecords.bsky.social. These songs exist simply because they have to, I hope you’ll find something that resonates: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

It's Bandcamp Friday! So do yourself a favour and get this short but undeniably sweet album from @francarlyon.bandcamp.com Only a few physical copies left from @yyzrecords.bsky.social yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

I am so very grateful to the guys at YYZ for helping me to bring these songs out into the light. Thank you to all who have picked up a CD or download so far, much love to you all 🤍🙏

Out Now, the beautiful hushed tones of @francarlyon.bandcamp.com’s debut, Home Truths. The first YYZ album release and just a handful of CDs left. Make our day & grab one 💜 intimate acoustic pop with a smattering of dreamy synths: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t... (reposts much appreciated)

#NowPlaying Beautiful debut mini-lp of hushed folk from @francarlyon.bandcamp.com released today via @yyzrecords.bsky.social Looking forward to receiving my cd from the House of Mills & Shipley! 🫡 yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

Greetings from a beautiful but chilly Boston 🩵 All the love to @yyzrecords.bsky.social. Home Truths is out tomorrow…

Out tomorrow: @francarlyon.bandcamp.com’s gorgeous mini-album, Home Truths. We couldn’t be more excited to be helping put Fran’s beautiful songs out there. You can listen to 3 lovely tracks now: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

Thanks to S.W. Lauden for including my new single! tinyurl.com/2n8mtkkv

Help me boost the viewing figures for my latest lyric video. Please like and share 🙏 🩷🙏 youtu.be/7p8IrmczyXs?...

I like being semi-anonymous on BlueSky, so I debated whether to share this interview I did about mental health recovery and peer support. Also, I’m horrified by my misattribution of a Mariana Alessandri quote, and how much I say “like” and “um”. But I care about this, and it was fun to record, so:

New BLACK PYLON tape on Friday at 8am GMT. As before, very limited quantities. BLACK PYLON is a new tape label from Dogs Versus Shadows & Nicholas Langley. ‘Two’ is the 2nd album by CORVID ONE CASSETTE 💭imagine A Silver Mt Zion jamming with Faust on cheap synthesizers💭 Link in reply. 🐦‍⬛

First time in Boston, Massachusetts and doing it right. A couple of Newbury Comics exclusives (including Elliott Smith for the 15y/o) and The Beach Boys’ Smile Sessions from the wonderful Good Taste Records. All kept safe and warm with my epic @modottiband.bsky.social tote ❤️

This quietly astounding album by The Occasional Keepers (@letthemeatwake.bsky.social) has been blowing my tiny mind all over again in recent days. A beautiful listen from start to finish: ltmrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/true-n...

Happy Monday all 🤍 My debut mini album Home Truths is out this Friday. Thank you so much for the preorders, there are but seven limited edition CDs remaining via @yyzrecords.bsky.social: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t... Here’s Running On Emptiness, live at The Knockout, San Francisco…

Tomorrow's show features @david-soulscorch.bsky.social @audioantihero.bsky.social @moolakiiclubai.bsky.social @daviddellacroce.bsky.social @francarlyon.bandcamp.com @yyzrecords.bsky.social and lots more. Come over to the seaside.

Shades of Sunny Afternoon in the latest track released from this lovely acoustic meditation from @francarlyon.bandcamp.com @yyzrecords.bsky.social

Hi all 🤍 Ahead of the release of Home Truths on 6th February you can today stream Tripping Over My Heart exclusively via the @yyzrecords.bsky.social bandcamp page. Here’s a link if you’d like to listen, wishing you all a beautiful weekend: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

We’ve just released another song from @francarlyon.bandcamp.com’s wondrous mini album. Tripping Over My Heart is a spellbinding collision of hushed intimate songwriting, finger-picked acoustic gtr and shimmering synths. Check it out here: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

Issue 4 of IN THE APRIL SUN is coming together. Here's a chance to read a brill feature early! Our pal & collaborator @jonsutton.bsky.social (who did an ace piece on The Sweetest Ache in Issue 3) has written up a wonderful interview with Rachael Wood of The Wedding Present! It's on our substack now!

Join me today 3-5pm EDT on whupfm.org for your #MidweekMusings. Today we go through genres. New music from Fran Carlyon, Asegir, Mandy Indiana, and Sault. Classics from Duran Duran, Joe Jackson, Laeticia Sadier, and Siouxsie and then Banshees! #WHUP

Latest episode of the radio show is now available to listen to at your leisure on Podbean. A perfect listen for commuting, making mundane chores a bit more palatable and many more situations where a bit of #indie #Dreampop and #shoegaze is needed 😊 www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vbd4y-...

Toulouse-based indie-punx @nodramaband.bsky.social return with a powerful new single titled "Doorstep": hiddenbayrecords.bandcamp.com/track/doorstep (This release means a lot to me because I put a lot of myself into it... including vocally!)

We’re delighted to see such a lovely review of @francarlyon.bandcamp.com’s debut mini-album in the brilliant WhiteLight // WhiteHeat - one of the picks of the week: www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/wl-wh-weekly... Pre-order your copy at the link in our bio while stocks last.

Another better late than never post in which I write about a long-lost EP by @jimstwentyone.bsky.social and a joyful, shambolic Joe Strummer cover by #BEAUTYINCHAOS for the Pure Pop 4 Now People blog: purepop4nowpeople.blogspot.com/2026/01/bett...

Lest we forget, amongst the recent SHOPFIRES activity. That my other guitar pop project NEUCLOUDS will be hitting doormats from next week in the shape of a compilation CD from @subjangle.bsky.social. Copies still available I do believe 👇 neuclouds.bandcamp.com/album/neuclo...

Humdrum are teaming up with the excellent Mt Misery for a string of unmissable UK shows, just look at those line-ups! Tickets are on sale now! linktr.ee/heyhumdrum @heyhumdrum.bsky.social @mtmiseryband.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @prefectrecords.bsky.social

Hi all 🤍 I’ll be celebrating the release of Home Truths with an acoustic set at the first Tea and Oranges of the year. Tickets available here: wegottickets.com/event/687534 Extremely limited CDs available via YYZ Records here: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t... Much love x

Hi all 🤍 I made a playlist featuring artists who influenced the writing/recording of Home Truths. Featuring Tony Jay (@slumberlandrecords.com), @hattiecooke.com, Section 25, Cindy and more. Tidal only for now: tidal.com/playlist/097...

Heading to bed with this absolute all timer by The Wild Swans (@paulsimpson.bsky.social) on my mind. Ten plus minutes of pure bliss 🤍 youtu.be/xMQMOczIuhE?...

I woke up with that keyboard line rattling around my brain and couldn’t get it down quick enough. The lyrics came immediately after. I’ve loved the notion of a lyric-less chorus ever since I first heard The Chameleon’s otherworldly Second Skin 🤍

A new song from this get its first airing on #freshingredients in 3 mins or so! If you've heard the 2 tracks shared by Fran on Friday, you'll love what you're about to hear.

"Bittersweet contemplative sketches of soft uneasiness and heartwarming intimacy." - Fabrizio Lusso (White Light // White Heat) You can hear 2 lovely tracks from @francarlyon.bandcamp.com at the YYZ Bandcamp page now, with the full album to follow on 6 Feb: yyzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home-t...

Later today, at 7pm on untidyradio.com Fresh Ingredients is ten! Ten episodes old. Ten hours of cheerful/anxious/doleful pop Join Jonathan Shipley @assistant.bandcamp.com at 7pm tomorrow for songs by artists in the thread below. #music #musicsky #indie

Tomorrow: Sunday 25-01-26 at 7pm on untidyradio.com Fresh Ingredients is ten! Ten episodes old. Ten hours of cheerful/anxious/doleful pop Join Jonathan Shipley @assistant.bandcamp.com at 7pm tomorrow for songs by artists in the thread below. #music #musicsky #indie

Tomorrow: Sunday 25-01-26 at 7pm on untidyradio.com Fresh Ingredients is ten! Ten episodes old. Ten hours of cheerful/anxious/doleful pop Join Jonathan Shipley @assistant.bandcamp.com at 7pm tomorrow for songs by artists in the thread below. #music #musicsky #indie