Previously available as a super-limited CDR release, this crucial reissue is nothing short of a lost classic of US crash-pop. Helmed by English Singles/Ski Instructors main man Scott Miller, this is in that great lineage of TVPs/McTells, but just overflowing with heart, energy and those great tunes that Scott is well-known for. Eight great tunes, and cut at 45 rpm for maximum oomph. Alas, these came with slightly dinged corners, but this record is so limited and so GREAT that we think/hope you won't mind. (LISTEN/DOWNLOAD)

Very limited 7" EP on Violet & Claire out of Japan. Don't miss the super-great Bee Gees cover!

Japanese CD edition on the great Plancha label. Comes in a really sharp gatefold mini-LP jacket and includes 3 exclusive bonus tracks.

Super great pop from members of Pants Yell!, The Reports and Big Troubles. Tough but melodic, we can't to hear more from these fellas. Limited to 300 copies, with hand-screened sleeves. (listen)

The logical bubbling up of years absorbing the arcane musical corners of the 60s, 70s, and 80s - where utopian folk visions, pop-art obsessions, giddy punk and new wave sheen all make perfect sense. S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G? Well, without hyperbole, we can say that it is, to us, the most enjoyable one minute, forty-five seconds put on tape in a long, long time. The Style Council stripped of pomp and set to a thunderous low-end rumble, 'S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G' is disposable in all the right ways, the perfect mod-pop soundtrack to your no-longer-dull walk down the street. (watch)

Louis Jones, the musician behind Spectrals, presents his debut EP entitled Spectrals Extended Play. The EP is a collection of new and previously unreleased songs. From the town of Heckmondwike, ten miles south-west from Leeds, Louis is softly spoken with a shock of ginger hair. Brought up on a mixture of 60 and 70s soul, Motown and doo-wop, Spectrals’ influences include Phil Spector (hence the name), Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Isley Brothers, as well as garage rock. Having previously released singles with Captured Tracks (Dum Dum Girls, Wild Nothing, Ganglians), Suplex Cassettes (Teeth!!!) and Tough Love Records (Health, Male Bonding, Becoming Real), the Spectrals Extended Play shows a progression in Louis’ music. Recorded completely on analogue in a local studio, there is a notable difference in the production on the EP and his previous bedroom-esque recordings.

San Francisco’s Make a Mess Records ventures across the pond for its ninth release, the debut 7-inch single from London’s The Proper Ornaments, on which the English duo offers up two songs of languid drift, rainy-day vibes and ethereal pop power. "Recalling" rides a motorik pulse into dreamy, dimly lit terrain, simultaneously mannered and damaged, melodies moving back and forth between keyboards, guitars and voices. "Are You Going Blind?" is sadder and softer, evoking a classic British pop landscape of gray streets, upturned collars and haunting harmonies. (listen)

The new single “Passion For Water”, the fifth one from Liechtenstein, displays a somewhat new sound. The patented vocal harmonies are of course still present, as well as the feel for making fantastic pop melodies, but the sound is clearer, and the melodies more summery and groovy The jangly title track is probably the most dancy Liechtenstein song so far, and it brings to mind an imaginary eighties British beach party, where Mighty Mighty, The Siddeleys, The Desert Wolves and The Man From Delmonte have been mixed into a cooling pop cocktail. With the trumpet raising “Passion For Water” to new heights, and the careful arrangements and beautiful vocal harmonies reminiscent of Dolly Mixture on “Spending Time With You”, this is a Liechtenstein partly searching for new directions. However, the earlier post punk influences are not forgotten but represented by the finishing, short and punk-oriented “On The Tram”. (Listen)

A companion to our just-released Never Mine single, this great 7" features two more ace new tunes. "Walk Into The World" might be their most pop moment yet. Total greatness.

Assembled by ex-Lorelei guitarist Matt Dingee, LU are as likely to reference Steve Reich as they are early '80s New York label 99 Record. The group have found a niche between avant garde exploration and post-punk firepower. Still eschewing lyrics in favor of intricate guitar and keyboard melodies, "Share the load" is their second full-length album.

Rather mysterious EP from this sadly defunct DC group. Featuring members of Velocity Girl, Tree Fort Angst, The Ropers, Glo-Worm, Boyracer, Black Tambourine, Lu, St. Christopher, Lilys, The Castaway Stones, The Still, Heartworms and Whorl to um name just a few, the Peeps shone brightly for a few years in the early 00s, delivering a handful of singles, an excellent LP and this final EP. Featuring seven full songs and several fragments, the band's trademark blend of Byrds/Zombies/Orange Juice is in full evidence. Great stuff, and now a rather rare artifact.

LU are back charting the course of their optical art blueprint with this follow up to their self-titled 2001 debut. "Amateurs talk strategy" finds LU exploring below the surface, submerged in murky sonic territory. From the water-logged cow bell in "Cut the tentacle" to the deep space echo of a carousel off its axis in "Unicorn feeding time" LU delve down and don't come up for air.