1995 – The Radio Dept. Back to work after Christmas muffled in a dufflecoat against the snow. The Radio Dept’s melancholic drifts of sound are Wintery perfect.
Mind How You Go - The Advisory Circle The eerie-comforting sound of radiophonics and 1970s public information films.
Unchanging Window/Chord Simple – Broadcast The peaceful ennui of gazing at grey skies. With a soupcon of spooky.
What Am I Gonna Do? – The Dovers Dippy/sublime mixture of psych and soul. Also to be found sampled on Atlas Sound’s ‘Walkabout’
Mirror Kisses – Citay Epically swirling psych folk with hints of Wendy and Bonnie.
Wide-eyed, Legless - Laura Veirs For the squealy noises that sound like tropical birds / fireworks in a summer sky.
Coming Home To You – Tim Buckley Sounds like contentedly greeting the
Spin That Girl Around – Euros Childs Sometimes Euros’ voice breaks your heart.
Brite Futures – Dum Dum Girls Perfect mix of tough girl indiepop and roughshod garage a la The Delmonas
Owls And Flowers - Belbury Poly Sounds like the album cover ('The Owl's Map') looks.
Low Scene – The Sea Urchins Pilled up mod pop with slightly worrying rawk vocals. See here pleaserainfall.blogspot.comSome Velvet Morning – Starpower I just rediscovered this psychotically overblown version of
Man Overboard! - Soft Hearted Scientists Listening to this on the tube to work; ‘Where are all the carefree days, they seem so long ago / We were going to change the world then routine caged our bodies and our souls’ Oh the delicious sorrow.
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