Tag: Polyvinyl

The girl group aesthetic survives, drenched in spring reverb and distant crooning, and it’s not just unscathed, it’s very agitated and ready to rip throats.

Understated but solid set of songs with a strong female vocal presence. There’s a loving interlocking of guitar, bass, and keyboard lines that gives the music a rich and interesting texture.

Electronic drums, layers and filigrees of keyboards, and falsetto choruses make for some glossy synthesizer soul music that wouldn’t be out of place on a late Eighties dance floor.

Nice indie guitar sounds, with whispery vocals and a meandering melodic spirit.

The off-kilter combination of glossy vaguely Japanese pop and glitching vaguely Japanese noise treatments make for an interesting mix.

Very understated, yet completely engaging. Shy Boys live up to their name with this collection of softly-strummed, gently-tapped, whisper-harmonized indie basement gems.

Seriously kinetic, full of unexpected musical twists and turns, and at the same time prone to laying down an excellent drone beat.

Great singalong spirit, hot flaming hooks, and actual things to say.

If the aliens thought we communicated in oldies, and were trying to send us a message, this would be it.