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 […]
Underground by Trina Chakrabarti Well it’s back around again, quick innit! #FeatureFriday on Bluesky social, which as always includes thoughts from Aaron Smith, Mortamar Kahn , Florgoth, Foxy HxC Macfly ♪🜏 and myself, Mark(untidymusic) I have to say it, I love honest music. I do, I love it. I also love it when I can feel […]
Happy New Year #Feature Friday So here we are, it’s 2025 and well well well. #FeatureFriday on bluesky is a little different this first Friday of yhe year what with the holidays and illness and…. This Friday we have chosen one artist each. Florgoth has chosen Feralman’s “Allegories and Allegories Trancended” , I have chosen […]
Adventures in Music 2024 a Review And so the year ends, it’s been interesting. Lots of new music, a new blog with myself challenging myself to write about other people’s music which has been a steep learning curve. I’m enjoying it though. The last year 18 months has brought me a lot of new music […]
Adrift by Angry Blue Planet This is the first album by this supersonic indie duo located near Seattle. Some have said the album format is dead — owing to the culture of consuming singles as perpetuated by streaming services. Angry Blue Planet decidedly disagrees. Inspired by master-crafted albums that came before, ABP have put together […]
Dallas Orbiter’s – Spaceman Things There was a time, in the late 90s, early 2000s when music seemed to have inherited that ELO melancholy with the melodic uplift. Mixed it with some American College radio and arrived smack bang in the middle of a group of albums that I loved. I may be wrong in […]
Adventures in Music: Bandcamp Friday Dec 2024 My 5 picks for this coming Bandcamp Friday. Early doors and my picks are as follows. Stuntdiver Punk with capital P – and really it’s awesome full of punk credential powerchord riffs and vocals that hit hard. But woah, hang on. To say that makes it sound one […]
Zvrra Zvrra is a multifaceted artist and video game developer who composes music that takes in many styles including ambient, techno and noise. A versatile producer, whose auteur approach to recording has produced an array of dense and considered music over the years Marrying melodic synthesis with glassy, effervescent sound design and considered polyrhythms she […]