The Cords - The Cords If you are an indie pop fan you probably will read about Scots duo The Cords  in multiple publications. There is a reason: They have earne...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-cords-cords.html Fresh and breezy take on classic indie pop on breathtaking debut LP by Scots duo The Cords. via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social

I hate it when you need to get charged up and you can't find the right Cord.

The Radio Field - Air and Sunlight One of the treasures of the jangle pop world is Dusseldorf band The Radio Field . They impressed  us mightily a couple of years ago with a...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-radio-field-air-and-sunlight.html A triumph of modern janglepop on Air And Sunlight by Dusseldorf band The Radio Field. Via Less Records and @subjangle.bsky.social

"Dirt Road Anthem" by Pop Filter As members of young bands mature, finding time for music can become difficult among work, families, location changes and life events large...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/dirt-road-anthem-by-pop-filter.html "Dirt Road Anthem" is the rousing announcement of a new album by Melbourne's Pop Filter. Trade Place Tape LP due October 17 via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com and Osbourne Again Music

"Memory Light" by Creative Writing From the opening crunching, jangling power pop riffs to the rousing chorus, "Memory Light" is one of those treasured instant classics the ...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/memory-light-by-creative-writing.html Classic American guitar pop executed at the "play at repeat all day" level: "Memory Light" by New England band Creative Writing. From October 3 release Baby Did This. via @meritoriorec.bsky.social

Glo-Worm - Glimmer (reissue) Glimmer is a charming, chiming, twee jewel that satisfies as much now as it did when originally released. It is the definitive musical st...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/glo-worm-glimmer-reissue.html Charming, chiming jewel of twee pop from the short but influential run by Glo-Worm. Essential reissue by @krecs.bsky.social out in vinyl and digital

"When You Said Goodbye" by The Cords [Sigh] "When You Say Goodbye" is a song that is so perfect it should be delivered in a blue Tiffany box delivered by a uniformed footman. ...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/when-you-said-goodbye-by-cords.html Aching heartbreak pop that strikes deep while sounding like sunshine, from the impossibly talented Scots siblings known as The Cords. Self-titled debut album due this month via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social

"The Gown" by The Bats In our view, The Bats  were magic in the early '80s and they continue to be magic in 2025. They don't do it with bombast, frills, gimmicks...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-gown-by-bats.html Striking new single by The Bats, atmospheric and haunting. From upcoming LP Corner Coming Up, due October 17 via Flying Nun Records.

"Fading Out" and "Daffy Duck" by Massage Pssst! Hey you -- yes, you. How would you like a massage? Don't worry -- no one is going to put their hands on you. We are proposing an au...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/fading-out-and-daffy-duck-by-massage.html Heady & polished blend of Britpop/dream pop/shoegaze displayed on 2 singles from Coastal @massagetheband.bsky.social . Album due 10/10 via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com @mtstmt.bsky.social & @prefectrecords.bsky.social

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/much-of-music-we-cover-is-sent-to.html A guitar pop album of quiet beauty and resonance - We Are Not There But We Are Here by UK project @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social . Out now via @subjangle.bsky.social

Tullycraft: "Tarrytown", "Love On The Left Bank" and LP Shoot The Point If we were to consult our carefully curated and updated lists for our favorite twee pop bands, Seattle's Tulleycraft  will be floating at ...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/tullycraft-tarrytown-love-on-left-bank.html Trust us - you need to get in line for Friday's release of Shoot the Point by ace indie poppers @tullycraft.bsky.social . Test drive two tracks here and fall in love! Out via HHBTM Records

"Fabulist" and "I'm Not Sad" by The Cords Well, well, well -- this is exciting stuff and it is only a taster for the upcoming album. What are we writing about? The two songs shared...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/fabulist-and-im-not-sad-by-cords.html Two fresh indie pop gems herald the upcoming self-titled debut LP by Scotland's The Cords. Top stuff! via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social

Autocamper - What Do You Do All day? Manchester's Autocamper  have absorbed the sounds and styles of C86, college rock, Scottish bands such as Close Lobsters and Fire Engines,...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/autocamper-what-do-you-do-all-day.html Love the guitar pop of C86, Scottish legends, Sarah Records and college rock, this you owe you ears the energetic debut LP What Do You Do All Day? by Manchester's Autocamper. Out now via @slumberlandrecords.com

Tony Jay - Faithless We have been absent from our keyboard for most of the past six weeks. We offer apologies, but no excuses or explanations. Life is like bei...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/07/tony-jay-faithless.html Like sunshine breaking through the fog, Faithless will sooth your soul

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/07/jeanines-how-long-can-it-last.htm The sort of guitar pop we indie pop fans crave, delivered in concise, tuneful nuggets of expert songcraft: How Long Can It Last by @jeanines-band.bsky.social via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social

The Perfect English Weather - Just Beyond The Lights Wendy and Simon comprise The Perfect English Weather , in which they create perfect indie pop. With memorable melodies and thoughtful arra...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-perfect-english-weather-just-beyond.html Warm, evocative and, well, perfect indie pop on Just Beyond The Lights LP by The Perfect English Weather (Wendy and Simon of The Popguns). Out now via Matinee Recordings.

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/06/cologne-by-allo-darlin.htm "Cologne", "My Love Will Bring You Home", and "Tricky Questions" have our anticipation index at level 10 for upcoming LP by Allo Darlin'. Due July 11 via @slumberlandrecords.com and @fikarecordings.com

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-high-water-marks-consult-oracle.htm Powerpop and indie guitar pop just the way the music gods intended: Consult The Oracle by US/Norway band @highwatermarks.bsky.social . via @meritoriorec.bsky.social

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-penneys-ep.html gorgeous guitars and hushed, heartbreak pop feature on the immersive, immediate and compelling six-song EP by SF's The Penneys (Michael Ramos and R.E. Seraphin) via @mtstmt.bsky.social

Sad Eyed Beatniks - Hot Dish of the Sun On the Table of the Heavens Demos 2016-2024 A feature on a collection of demos? Perhaps unusual, but Sad Eyed Beatnniks  always attracts our attention. The solo, lo fi project of Kev...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/05/sad-eyed-beatniks-hot-dish-of-sun-on.html Charming and inventive lo fi demos by SF's Sad Eyed Beatniks via @paisleyshirt.bsky.social

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Say Sue Me - Time Is Not Yours EP UK indie fans have a genuine treat coming to their doorsteps. Busan, South Korea's Say Sue Me  are playing six shows in May (dates and loc...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/say-sue-me-time-is-not-yours-ep.html Vibrant and well-conceived guitar pop EP Time Is Not Yours by Busan, South Korea's Say Sue Me. Just in time for their UK tour. via @damnablyrecords.bsky.social

Red Sleeping Beauty - Late Nights EP and Late Nights EP Vol. 2 Continuing with our Maintee Recordings matinee, today we bring you two thrilling EPs by the Swedish synthpop icons Red Sleeping Beauty . T...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/red-sleeping-beauty-late-nights-ep-and.html Six tracks of darkly re-imagined classic slices of synthpop by beloved Swedes Red Sleeping Beauty on Late Nights EP and Late Nights EP Vol.2. Via Matinee Recordings.

"Caroline of Brunswick Square" and "London-By-The-Sea" by the Perfect English Weather Simon and Wendy of  UK band The Popguns are icons around the WYMA World Headquarters taproom  Executive Suite. But it isn't just because o...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/caroline-of-brunswick-square-and-london.html Two smashing singles with lovely melodies and top-class songwriting by The Perfect English Weather (Simon and Wendy of The Popguns). via Matinee Recordings. New album in May.

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-royal-landscaping-fractals.html Heartbreakingly lovely indie pop about heartbreak -- Fractals EP by Spain's The Royal Landscaping Society @therlsociety.bsky.social . via Matinee Recordings.

"Vacation" by Say Sue Me Busan, South Korea's Say Sue Me has featured here a number of times in the past, but it has been a long while. Happily, they are back wit...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/by-say-sue-me.html Thrill to the noisey and rifftastic "Vacation" by Korea's Say Sue Me. It is the first single from the upcoming EP Time Is Not Yours. Due April 20 via @damnablyrecords.bsky.social

"Say Something" by The Pennys We are quite excited about the news that Mike Ramos and R.E. Seraphin have collaborated to record an self-titled album under the name The ...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/say-something-by-pennys.html Gorgeous 'heartbreak pop' single by The Pennys (Mike Ramos - Tony Jay/Flowertown/Cindy - and R.E. Seraphin - solo/Violent Change). Full 12" due this Spring in digital and vinyl formats via Mt.St.Mtn.

"Loline" by The Bats Our long time favorites The Bats  are back in the frame for 2025, and of course we couldn't be happier for that news. And the New Zealand ...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/04/loline-by-bats.html Fuzzy, rocking new single "Loline" by the wonderful New Zealand band The Bats. New album being recorded now. Look for it from Flying Nun.

Cats of Transnistria - IV In the past, Finnish duo Cats of Transnistria have thrilled us with their multi-layered, intense and dramatic shoegaze. But for IV , their...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/03/cats-of-transnistria-iv.html Recently released LP IV by Finnish duo Cats of Transnistria is intense, textured 'shoegaze with a personality'. via Helsinki's Soliti Music @trianisoliti.bsky.social

"Pale Blue Eyes" by Yea-Ming Chen A quiet few days because one of us had surgery. But we can't avoid sharing at least some good music. Please enjoy one of our favorite song...

whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/03/pale-blue-eyes-by-yea-ming-chen.html Killer version of VU's "Pale Blue Eyes by Yea Ming Chen @yeaming.bsky.social . Inspired update on a classic.