It’s taken me a while to catch up with the latest releases from the ever-amazing EardrumsPop net label which, just for the sheer love of music, puts out high-quality Eps of high-quality music with high-quality artwork for absolutely no charge whatsoever. The combined efforts of the bands, illustrators and the geniuses behind the label never … More New releases from EardrumsPop
These are my favourite songs that were released in 2010. Well they are at the moment anyway. I notice they’re mostly very downbeat and mostly sung by female vocalists; hardly a surprise. I do listen to lots of upbeat music with male vocalists, honestly. Not that you could tell that from this selection. Ah well, … More 2010 Top 10 Songs
The latest pre-Christmas gift from EardrumsPop is a double-release. Both are rather wonderful and, as always, free. First up is Oslo’s Kookooo Kitchen who sound a bit like Warpaint and Laura Veirs but with spiky guitars. You can download their ep here. The other couldn’t be more different: the three songs by Glasgow’s Alison Eales’ are calming … More The latest from EardrumsPop
]Thanks to the ever-vigilant EardrumsPop for pointing me in the direction of Summer Fiction and their lovely song Chandliers. You can download the single and the rest of the EP here for free, but best of all, enjoy this fabulous video which reminds me of so many 60s TV programmes. Look out for the bloke’s moist eyes and the … More Summer Fiction
EardrumsPop is one of my favourite music sites. I love the fact that the bloke behind it is called Knut. I love his enthusiasm for indie-pop. And I’m open-mouthed at his seemingly miraculous ability to release high quality (in all senses) music and artwork for free. Earlier this year I downloaded some of the compilations … More Baffin Island
