Aldona’s Daughter by Stunt Lover Name one album that starts with as good a line as, “You’ve got your knitting needles and I’ve got my sledgehammer / you get judgmental and I get a stammer when I’m nervous / I get a stammer when I’m nervous.” and I’ll give you the evil eye. Aldona’s Daughter […]
Stunt Lover – New Single Cisyphus City Cisyphus City by Stunt LoverFirst off, Stunt Lover is back at it and it’s a a blast – Imagine a dive bar in downtown Hades, they have a house band that sounds like a Tom Waits and David Lynch after party. Tidal waves of crashing/angular guitars, snarling vocals, […]
This week with it being Bandcamp Friday we have chosen to pick an artist or release each. So if you are looking for some great music out our recommendations below. Maybe check out the playlist and previous articles at the bottom of the page. Be groovy and wotnot make a musician happy and buy something… […]
1991 by Maisie Marra “Maisie Marra is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real persons or events is 100% on purpose.” This week’s #FeatureFriday is Maisie Marra’s 1991 by elvira depressedly Beneath the guitars, the lo-fi crunchy drums and the gorgeous vocals there’s a lyrical thread that tells a story and whether it […]
Muay Thai Bag by Foxcall #FeatureFriday This week, we all listened to “Muay Thai Bag” by @jonathanmerkt.bsky.social’s an album of 5 short tracks that builds in intensity as it progresses. My favorite was the 4th track, “A Mad Fairy.” Aaron Smith You like shoegaze? Lofi? Then this one is for you. Short and sweet five […]
A Place To Go When You Need To Hide by Rose Alaimo “A Place to Go When You Need to Hide” is a concept album about the high highs and low lows of life and how these can be difficult to navigate without losing ourselves in them, and how we have a place inside of […]
And the Bones by Dr. Organ The cracks became a chasm Gathered in a junkies orgasm I just pray that he’ll survive it And walk past his body again – Walk Past the Body again This #FeatureFriday is Dr Organ an artist I first became aware of through the bandcamp randomiser I love music that […]
Power Pop Goodness! This week’s #FeatureFriday is WIENER DEMEANOR by Cheer Captain. One of the first artists that I came across on Bluesky was Cheer Captain. I’m a nosey bonk and after a couple of film based interactions with Graham of Cheer Captain I decided to check out their music. Sometimes this profile stalking can […]
Effusion by Sweet Freeze Effusion by Sweet Freeze From the offset ‘Effusion’ by Sweet Freeze gives you a sense of isolation. With it’s metallic sounding spaces, it’s thin synthetic strings and the 3 or 4 not guitar motifs. The vocals sound intimate yet jarring without sounding obtuse. It’s a personal recording dripping with an honesty […]
#FeatureFriday again! This week’s album is “Beginnings Revisited” by Jim France Beginnings Revisited by Jim France There’s a simplicity to Jim France’s songs. They are well written, nicely paced and considered. They tell stories. Jim’s lyrics are unfussy, they get to the point. The lead vocals are almost singy songy spoken word but are often […]
Recording in Progress by Aaron Smith This #FeatureFriday we have @Aaaronsmith377.bsky.social and his three song EP – Recording in Progress. Anyone who has come across Aaron and his music will know that not only is he a story teller but he is a solid human being. He has a moral center that permeates his music. […]
When they done coming for us they gonna come for you… Believer, a.k.a. The Last Shall Be the First by Ray Curenton The final line from the rap in No Empires! (feat. April Rucker & Civil) says all you need to know about some of the themes that Ray Curenton is trying to get out […]
The Inner Sleeve Podcast A new podcast about indie music by indie musicians… Welcome to The Inner Sleeve, a behind the scenes podcast by Lights And Lines – your favourite record label! Each week Mike Five, Gozer Goodspeed, and GRIM17 peel back the layers of the independent music scene, talking about some of the highs, […]
Scrapyard Boyz: Ultra Despair Duo [2018] by Griizzly, Slogan The first thing that stands out is the lo fi crunch – the minimal production – if feels immediate, almost like the intention was to get shit down rather than get slowed down with getting everything perfect and it comes through. A disregard for genre […]
The Nirvana Fallacy (or, Mania and Her Sophomore Slump) by Saint Louie First thing’s first, I love this album. Everything left on the floor, on the walls, on the ceiling. More importantly on the recordings, which burst with an feeling of heart breaking melancholy. A payment for the beauty in the music. Saint Louie is […]
#FeatureFriday The Cocker Spaniels Are Still Alive, And So Are You Do you like your pop music quirky, fun, political, funny and a playfulness that belies it’s depth? Good. Come ‘ere… The Cocker Spaniels Are Still Alive, and So Are You by The Cocker Spaniels The first thing you are hit with on this collection […]
Everything’s a Crime : X by Everything’s a Crime I’m fading away I’m fading away I’ve been inside those eyes with the lights have faded I’ve been sat down in this town forever forever – Behind Those Eyes At first listen ‘X’ by Everything’s a Crime is a head scratcher. Not in a bad way […]
What if… I have been looking for a way to create a bandcamp playlist and there a few resources out there but they have their own issues at the moment. Carry on with article below this video. Youtube Playlist so far… I was thinking that if an bandcamp musician was inclined they could create a […]
Take to The Streets by Eparapo Admittedly, my knowledge of Afrobeat is rather limited, despite me enjoying it very much whenever I heard it. The combination of intricate percussion and open, sweeping melodies has, in my opinion, a very universal appeal. The percussion is also the first element I really noticed in this piece by […]
Faded Gold by Ashenheart Self described as Atmospheric, black metal & death metal Ashenheart definitely know who they are with their caustic guitars, blast beats and rasping, biting vocals. The album, “Faded Gold” hits all the right notes, from it’s cold almost muddy mix of atonal riffs and imperative drums it is an experience that […]