Popcast # 11 - Pa pa pa pa ra pa pa pa pas!

A bunch of "pa pa pas" and "ba ba bas" is almost certainly going to make a good song even better. We love them! Pa pa pa pas, pa pa pa ra pa pa pas, ba ba ba bas, and any other combination they come in. So we compiled some of our favourite papapa songs in our 11th popcast.

The tracklist is:

Bunnygrunt - 1000% not creepy
Tullycraft - Rumble with the gang debs
Bella Vista - I'd Rather Be Here
The Specific Heats- Other Boys
California Snow Story - Suddenly Everything Happens
Billie The Vision & The Dancers - One More Full Length Record
The Gazetteers - The Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic Of 1954
Annemarie - Bubble Gum I See
Pas/Cal - The Bronze Beached Boys (Come on Let's Go)
Acid house kings - Start anew
Breezy Porticos - Taste Pedlar
Nord Express - Tripleplay
The State Of Samuel - I Still Love You
Math And Physics Club - In This Together
The Galactic Heroes - Baby Blue Volvo
#Poundsign#- Matinee Sunday
Tricycle Bicycle Cycle - Do You Remember? (Face)
Goyouhuskies! - Cubbyhouse
The hat company - A cloud in minor
Beulah - Silver lining
The smittens - Cool sounds
La buena vida - Por la mañana
Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Rent a wreck

Download the file here.

Enjoy it!
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Asaurus records and Colin Clary

I love nice cd packagings - especially nowadays, when the only time i ever use the actual cd is to rip the mp3s to my computer/ ipod - nice cd covers and inserts are what make it all worthy buying physical copies of cds rather than just digital downloads.

And what a big smile i had on my face when i received a parcel from Asaurus records this weekend. Asaurus has been around for almost 6 years and I still can't believe i had never ordered from them before. They are AMAZING!!!

Home to some awesome bands like Colin Clary, pants yell!, the diskettes, sinkcharmer, the mathletes, the fainstest ideas, and lots others, Asaurus is a small CD-R label based Athens, GA. It's run by artists and musicians, and they really put an effort in making things nice and special, all their releases come in handmade packaging, and just to give you an idea of how good these guys are: Colin Clary's, "sweater weather" comes inside a sweater, and the diskettes self tittled album comes inside a 5.25" floppy disc.

The main reason I placed this order was for Colin Clary's new album - Apocalypse yow! - which, after listening to it nonstop all weekend, is definitely one of my top favourite albums of the year. With 17 songs in just over 30 minutes, Apocalyse yow! delivers some very sweet melodies and real good lyrics to go with them. And it comes inside a real, working, paper foturne teller.

Get a taste for the album here:

Colin Clary - Blowing off the sun
Colin Clary - Top secret secret project
Colin Clary - Action figure

and go visit Asaurus store.

Popcast #10 - Songs That Tullycraft Have Covered

Hello! we're very excited about the upcoming release of a new Tullycraft album, due out on Magic Marker records on Oct 23rd! eee! In preparation we've done a new popcast based on songs that Tullycraft have covered. In a lot of cases like Helen Love's 'Girl about Town', BMX Bandit's 'Kylies Got a Crush on Us', we had first heard the Tullycraft version, and as we discovered more and more songs that Tullycraft had discovered, we had somewhat of a running joke 'do Tullycraft write any of their own songs?'! hehe. One inclusion is from Sean Tollefson's pre-TC band, Six Cents and Natalie, which being his own song, i'm not totally sure it counts as a cover, but if you've not heard this version, its fun to compare them! There are some covers we've missed out, like New Order's 'Loveless' or Thompson Twins's 'Hold Me Now', we've opted just to go for the more tweepop covers they've done - have we missed any others out?

Track Listing is:
The Judy's - She's Got The Beat
The Bartlebees - Miracles are hard to find
Benji Cossa - Knock Out
six cents and natalie - christine, north dakota
Helen Love - The Girl About Town
The 6Ths - Falling Out Of Love (With You)
Johnathan Richman - They're Not Tryin' on the Dance Floor
BMX Bandits - Kylie's Got a Crush On Us
The Judy's - Mental Obsession
The Pooh Sticks - Heroes And Villains
Jim Guthrie - Who Needs What

Download the popcast here

thanks!
thor + camila
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The Terrordactyls - Songs about zombie love and sand castles

The Terrordactyls is one of my most recent finds, and it's been making me smile quite a lot.

Both their releases, Hoppy Birthday EP , from 2004 and the self-titled full length, released earlier this year, are available for free download on their website. Expect handclaps, lalalalas and some very funny lyrics.

Their album comes in an amazing looking pop-up digipack that makes it even more special. Well worth checking out.

Popcast #9 - Cats and other pets

Hello there! Our latest popcast is inspired by all the cute kitties of the world, all songs themed around cats and other pets!



The Port City Allstars - I Wish I Was A Cat
Desmond Reed - Guinea Pigs
Soda Fountain Rag - Dogwalkin' Summer
Awesome Animal Ambulance - Operation Kitty
Girlfrendo - Cat Heaven
My Little Airport - My Little Fish
Masters of the Hemisphere - Who Is This Dog?
The Lucksmiths - Cat In Sunshine
After-school sports - Roe deers, cats and mice
The Fiery Furnaces - I lost my dog
All of My Brother's Girlfriends - Kitty On A Rocket
Heavenly - Pet monkey
Tinyfolk - Do Animals Get Lonely Late at Night?
Cub - My Chinchilla
Loch Ness Mouse - My Cat & Me
The Mathletes - Animals
Daniel Johnston - Walking The Cow

Download it here

hope ye enjoy it!
cheers,
thor + camila
x

The Rosie Taylor Project

After posting our British Bands popcast on my lastfm journal, i received a comment from someone saying i would probably like The Rosie Taylor Project too.

I had a listen to their four songs available on Lastfm and also their myspace page, and 100% agree they are ace!

Had we heard of them before, they would definitely have been included in the popcast, writing some super sweet indie-pop folk, in a similar vein to Monkey Swallows The Universe.

Hailing from Leeds, but inhabiting a dreamy world of twee americana, this five piece group have an upcoming single on Bad Sneakers records and also a video to check out on their myspace.

Unfortunately their myspace downloads arent working, although they have a note on their myspace to email them to get send mp3s or a cdr of their demo tracks. True to their word, i just received the four track demo, "Scotland Sketches EP" in the mail this morning, which i've had on repeat for the past hour, basking in their warm sunny glow!

I have found one download online over http://microsites.nme.com/radarmp3s/From_The_Crowd.mp3

Hmm, hope they make it down for a London show soon!

Popcast #7 - Tha Ukulele Playlist!

hello! you may have noticed a bit of an affinity round here for pop songs with Ukuleles! Well, taking it to its natural conclusion, we've put together a popcast with a selection of our fav Uke songs - hope you enjoy!

Ray Rumours - A cup of tea
Blanketarms - Eff That Ess
Crewsin for a Brewsin - Bailey park
tinyfolk - Love Is A Thing
All of a sudden - Friend in need
Let's Be Honeys - Heartful Of Secrets
Jacob Borshard - Vincent and Theo
Caj - Let's Date
Magnetic Fields - With Whom To Dance
Benji Cossa - Ukelele
The Galactic Heroes - All in Time
Nice And Friendly - Next to the Water
Darren Hayman - 8 Bit World
The Crisps - Moving mouth
The Wrong trousers - Had
Beirut - Postcards From italy

Download it here

Popcast #6 - Boy/Girl vocals!

Hello hello! time for another popcast - this time all songs have that special magic you only hear when you have two contrasting boy/girl vocals going on!

Ponies In The Surf - Ventricle
The Hi-Life Companion - You're the greatest
Roadside Poppies - Just Another Love Song
The Maybellines - Wait For You
Blanketarms - I Love Your Guts
Acid House Kings - Drama Inside
Arrah And The Ferns - Skylark
The Lucksmiths - How to tie a tie
Lava lava - Dylan
Agent Simple - I wouldn't know
The Gazetteers - Tin Anniversary
Moldy peaches - Jorge Regula
Strip Squad - Unreliable narrator
Bunnygrunt - Good But Not So Good
California Snow Story - Brook Lune
Boy crazy - Stark Street
Milky Wimpshake - Pearshaped
Los campesinos - Death to Los Campesinos
Pocketbooks - Cross the line
The Diskettes - Come on over
The Haircuts - Umbrella day
The Smittens - C'mon! (When the Grass Grows Tall and Green)
Saturday Looks Good To Me - The Girl's Distracted
Let's Be Honeys - No love

Download it here

Popcast #3 - Cover Versions!

Ola!
time for another popcast, this one based on Cover Versions - It was loads of fun making and researching! Hope you enjoy it and find out a few new artists, or songs!
Quiztime as well - we want to see your answers to who the original artists are in the comments! :)

Tracklisting is:

Tullycraft - Girl about town
Gregory Webster - Untidy towns
Genoe - Miss Douglas County
Billie The Vision & The Dancers - I'm a Cuckoo
Acid House Kings - Keep your love
Strawberry Story - Made Of Stone
The Guild League - Between Delta and Delaware
Math and Physics Club - You're So Good To Me
The Softies - Hey Hey Girl
Six Cents And Natalie - Your Class
The Smittens - Party time
Colin Clary - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
The World Record - She Plays Guitar
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Look of love
Sun Hill - Falling Out Of Love (With You)
Jacob Borshard - I'll Be Your Mirror
Basil the Mouse - Here Comes The Sun

Download it here..

thanks! thor + camila

Roadside poppies - One day you won't feel a thing

If you haven't heard of Roadside poppies yet, here's a nice chance to check them out:

They recorded an album as part of the RPM challenge (10 songs in 28 days) and I have to say they made it well. "One day you won't feel a thing" is one of those albums I keep wanting to go back to: It's catchy, lo-fi, jangly indiepop and it makes me smile and dance around my bedroom whenever i put it on!

They have made the entire thing available to download here.

Enjoy it!

Popcast #2 - Girls In Love!

rar! we've just put together the second in our series of themed popcasts - this one based on girls singing love songs. Hope ye enjoy it!

Tracklisting:
Shermans - Boy With the Bright Eyes
The Icicles - Ralphy Rodriguez
The Golden Circles - Gonna Love You
Go Sailor - Bigger Than An Ocean
The Charade - My Song To You
The maybellines - On & On
The Diskettes - Abc's of love
Cub - Your Bed
The Postmarks - Weather the Weather
The Smittens - Jeans And Mittens
All girl summer fun band - Cutie pie
The Motifs - Every Way
Springfactory - As winter gives way to spring
The 6Ths - You You You You You
Sister vanilla - The two of us
Adventures In Stereo - Close To You
The Softies - Excellent
Bella Vista - I've Only Ever Dreamt of You
The Pastels - Love It's Getting Better

Download the file here

tinyfolk - free mini album

hello!




If you're not already subscribed to them, i would recommend the mp3 label disguised as a blog that is.. A Bunch of Beatniks Riding a Rocket

Their latest posting/release is by Tinyfolk "Little Mice and Other Things That Go Skitter Skitter" and its a whole big hug of twee lo-fi indiepop, and its going to be a perfect soundtrack to my upcoming weekend! You can download the album from http://bunchofbeatniks.blogspot.com/2007/04/bob022-tinyfolk-little-mice-and-other.html.

If it is your first introduction to the mp3 label, theres load to check out, all of exceptionally high quality - one of my personal favs is a single from Nate Mitchell & Becky Brooks, two solo tracks from the members of Cars Can Be Blue.

Popcast #1 - Superpowers!

Ola! Here's the first in our series of popcasts, each based loosely around a theme. Our first episode is themed around superheros and superpowers! Tracklisting is:

Tullycraft - Superboy & Supergirl
Masters Of The Hemisphere -Meteor
Showdown At The Equator - Powers
Kissing book - Superman vs. Lloyd
Tricycle Bicycle Cycle - The Time I Learned To Yogic Fly
The Apples in Stereo - Signal in the sky (let's go)
Cars Can Be Blue - Dating Batman
The Bright Lights - You Have Amazing Powers
Basil The Mouse - Supergirls
Six Cents and Natalie - Fly With Me
Milky Wimpshake - Spidey
The Galactic Heroes - Heroes And Villains
Jim Guthrie - Where Have All The Heroes Gone?
Vaccum Tube Technology WIll Render Your Fear Obsolete - Superheroes in Love
Shermans - Fly Away
Shonen Knife - Buttercup ( I'm a super girl )
Aikagi - Invisible Friends

Download link is here

tha secret borshard cover versions

Jacob Borshard is definitely one of my fav artists - the melodies, the lyrics, the pain, the hurt, the humor, the ukulele - i love this guy so much!!

I've posted the link to his website on lastfm before, where you can download two whole albums of amazingness ... http://www.creebobby.com/

but today, someone on lastfm posted a link for me to his secret page -- uhhhh!!! three cover versions - The Smiths, The Beach Boys and The Velvet Underground.. so good!!

I don't want to publish the link as then it wouldnt be a secret - but its worth searching for!

Spiral Scratch - Thu 12 Apr

Spiral Scratch, 12th April 2007 – Cats on fire, Pocketbooks, A Smile and a Ribbon

what an ace night! Definitely one of the most fun gigs i've been to in ages, with all three bands being on top form, a lovely atmosphere in the venue and everyone having a great time.

Pocketbooks were stripped back to a three piece, and yet sounded more full and tighter than i've seen them before - everyone relaxed on stage and really enjoying themselves. They're new single on Atomic Beat Records was on sale at the gig and also sounds great - nice to hear the songs 'Cross the Line' and 'Every good time we ever had' recorded properly.

A Smile and a Ribbon were the perfect shambolic fun indiepop outfit, all smiles and funny awkwardness, and utterly charming for it. Unfortunately (for us) they didn't have any records on sale!

Cats on fire, the headline act were just incredible, sounding much more fierce and loud than on record, an absolutely incredibly energetic and engaging performance! The lead singer, Mattias Björkas, is such a good front man, all good looks and style, chiseled cheek bones, twitchy dancing and twee campness!

Spiral Scratch are totally on form and definitely seem to be putting on the most interesting and fun gigs in London at the moment!