A short post this Monday. I prepared this over the weekend as today I’m starting a new job. Hoping it works out great.

There are a few good finds for me to share today:

Dot Dash: I was recommending their new album “Proto Retro” some days ago, today is a turn to show you an example of what you can find it. The Washington D.C. band has just published a video for their song “Unfair Weather” which is one of the best songs on the album, so it is a no brainer to click the link and check it out now. The album is now available on the Beautiful Music label.

Anemone: I’m checking out this brand new song by the Montreal, Canada, titled “Daffodils”. And it does sound great! The band is formed by Chloe Soldevila, Miles Dupire-Gagnon, Gabriel Lambert, Samuel Gemme and Zachary Irving and earlier this year they put out a tape and LP album called “Baby Only You & I” which also sounds great. I wonder why I am only stumbling upon them now?

The Radio Dept.: well, everyone knows how great The Radio Dept. is. I don’t have much to say. They don’t need an introduction. But this is just a reminder that a few days ago the band unveiled a new song: “Going Down Swinging”, so if you haven’t listened to it don’t wait any longer and head to the Bandcamp and sing along with the lyrics available there.

The Shining Hour: you can’t imagine how happy has made me to discover Mark Cohen is still making music. I lost touch after the release of the wonderful 3″ CD we did many years ago, around 10 years ago (!). To find on Bandcamp  the “Reflection” album, consisting of 14 brand new songs has really surprised me, thrilled me, excited me. I’m listening with a grin on my face the wonderful jangle that The Shining Hour has always made. The freshness, the class, the quality, are still there. Hopefully this will get a proper release somehow!

Odd Gesture: this release came out in February but it slipped under the cracks for me. Released by one of the best Jakarta labels, Dismantled Records, the 5 track debut EP by this poppunk combo formed by Fajar, Ruli, Mamet and Tyo is a rush of energy and upbeat happy tunes! I’m not sure if it is available on any physical formats but you can stream the songs “Sick Of You”, “Me Holding Hands”, “Saccharine”, “I H8 Sharesprings” and “You and I (Die Together)”.

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Today I want to share one of the biggest mysteries to me. One that for years I’ve tried to solve on my own with no luck. Maybe you can help me? It has to do with a Greek band. From where in Greece? I don’t know. Most possibly Athens. Their name? The Wish. Their releases? None.

What do I really know about then? Just a few things. I have a CD compilation called “Pop Secrets… From the Greek Underground Scene” that was released in 1997 by Voice (VOICE 001). This CD came accompanying the first issue of the Voice Magazine. This was a short lived magazine. Only 4 issues were put out. Each of them came with a CD. Definitely for us indiepop lovers is the first CD that interests us.

I only own the CD. It was given to me by a Greek fan many years ago after we did a trade. Must be more than 10 years ago. I didn’t get the magazine so I don’t know if there was any information about the bands that appear on the CD. In any case I would probably wouldn’t understand as I can’t read Greek.

The band I’m interested as I said was The Wish. They appear on the compilation with the song “All Over”. It is one of my favourite Greek indiepop songs ever. It is catchy as hell, dreamy, with great vocals and energy. So good that I have played it many times when I had the chance to DJ at different indiepop parties. Most of the songs on this compilation have a copyright, like many belong to This Happy Feeling, another to Lazy Dog and so on. The Wish doesn’t have any copyright, no ownership. It is like if the compilers had found this song from a secret box. There are no other compilations listed for the band. Nothing. We only know that the song was remastered at Morph Flow Sound Laboratories for the compilation. But who knows about the original recording?

We know the person that compiled the CD was Dimitris Argyropoulos. That’s really all.

I once uploaded the song to Youtube and I had the wrong photo. Someone called Maria Bati wrote that the photo has nothing to do with The Wish. That there are no photos from them. Maybe she knew them? Maybe she was part? I don’t know. I couldn’t find any connection between The Wish and her. I mean, for sure there was a woman in the band. Or more than one. But I can’t really figure out anything else. I don’t want to be guessing forever.

So today I make this plea. Hopefully my Greek readers know about this band. Who were they? Any details, even if it is small, would be appreciated!

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Listen
The Wish – All Over