Category: albums/eps

[album] Rama Lama Records 2022

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Swedish tastemaker label Rama Lama Records had another stellar year, having released new albums from such bands and artists as Kindsight, Melby, NOVA BLAST, Guds Pengar, JERKA and Per och Olof, in addition to many cool one-off singles under the umbrella of Rama Lama Family Club and more!

We are big fans and all of the abovementioned names featured on the pages of this blog during the year. Now the label is sharing a new compilation, which features songs by these acts collected in one place — a cool opportunity to get familiar with one of the greatest independent music units around and get excited for more things to come in 2023.

Stream below and get the release here.

[ep] We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Complete One​-​Eighty

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Cult Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks are following up their stellar 2021 album Enjoy The View with the companion EP A Complete One​-​Eighty.

It is released today through Big Scary Monsters and features re-recorded versions of three tracks from the album plus three remixes done by Manchester Orchestra, Andy Monaghan and Zoe Graham. It sounds excellent and the whole release is great additional listening material for fans of the band.

Check it out below and buy the EP here (also available on vinyl).

[ep] Born At Midnite – Alternity

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Every song on Alternity, a short new extended play by Born At Midnite is so good and catchy that after just a couple of spins you’ll immediately fall in love with it.

The Montreal-based duo of Amery Sandford (Alpen Glow, BBQT) and David Carriere (DVC Refreshments, TOPS) began writing together in late 2018, and with each release they are leveling up on their very own brand of smart, fun and pleasing to the ear independent pop music.

Stream below and buy the EP here.

[album] Sonic Hawkins – Muscle Beach

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It is very nice to stumble upon a real gem by the end of the year. This is exactly what the debut LP by Sonic Hawkins (a solo project of Darrell Hawkins, ex-Wild Palms guitarist) is.

Titled Muscle Beach, it is a brilliant collection of 10 ultra-hooky tracks, framed with distortion, dance punk sensibilities and unstoppable energy. This album will get you in the groove with its guitar riffs alongside cracking basslines and infectious spirit.

Stream below and purchase the record here, out now on Matthew Herbert’s Accidental Records.

[album] Carla Dal Forno – Come Around

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Few musicians are capable of creating so much and being so authentic with such a limited setup. Carla Dal Forno is definitely one of those people. During the last years she has mastered her own sound — a mysterious, very distinctive, dark-ish and minimal post-punk.

Her new album Come Around follows the path smoothly. It is another remarkable addition to her discography, which sometimes feels like a slow walk through the forest early in the evening. A fantastic listening experience for this time of the year.

Stream below and buy the LP here.