April June: I’ve become a fan of the Spanish band April June. I believe it is just one girl behind this project, but Bandcamp doesn’t give us any details. The latest song is the digital single “Biking to Your House” that has a lovely vibe. Really good!
Strawberry Generation: next up is this Providence duo that we discovered some time ago when they released on Sunday Records. Their latest release is also a digital single! It is such a well-crafted pop song that I think everyone will enjoy. Do check out “Miss Me”, it is a winner.
Fine.: another favourite band of the blog are Fine. from Boston, UK. This project formed by James Marsh and Alice Kat have been producing just perfect popsongs for some time now. They are releasing an album this autumn and I am waiting eagerly for it. Here we get a taster, a song that will be included in the album. The song is titled “Breathe Out” and it is yet another winner.
Lilac: dreamy pop from Stockholm! Cool! I don’t know much about this band to be honest but their latest song, the second single from their upcoming debut album, sounds ace. It is titled “Crystalline” and it is a rush of mellow fuzzy pop!
Beach Vacation: and we end with another digital single. 5 songs toady. All singles. This one comes from Seeattle and is also fantastic. It is called “All for Me” and it may be part of the band’s debut album “I Fell Apart” that is coming out on November 13 on Z Tapes.
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Portishead is a coastal town on the Severn Estuary, 8 miles (12 km) to the west of Bristol, but within the unitary district of North Somerset, which falls within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It has a population of around 25,000, with a growth rate considerably in excess of surrounding towns.
And I thought it was just the name of a band. How ignorant. I have been to Bristol once, what a great time I had. I would love to return to the UK soon and explore some more, visit more medieval castles and be in awe of amazing cathedrals. Maybe next year? I don’t think I want to wait longer than 2024, that’s for sure. 2024 would be 10 years since the last time I was there, 2014!
Bishops of Durham was formed in 1986 in Portishead. They have a Soundcloud with many of their songs. I wonder about their name. Durham is much further north than where they were from.
The band recorded numerous demos and performed a handful of gigs in the Bristol area before breaking up that same year. They lasted so little.
There was a tape called “Not-quite Complete Bishops of Durham”. I don’t know exactly which songs were on it, but we know that one of these songs was “Gods Will Smile”. This song was the band’s first studio recording.
I believe the band had plans to upload more songs but it seems it never happened. The one upload they did dates from 9 years ago.
Anyone that has any more details about them, please share. If they recorded numerous demos, many demos, then how come we only know one song? I hope we find out more details about them, like band members, and maybe know which other bands they were involved with.
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