Day 8. One can only be productive at these times. I have added info on the website for the next two releases. There are no pre-order buttons yet as I don’t know exactly how things will pan out in the coming week. So I am taking it little by little. I have the Macguffins and the 10th fanzine listed now on the website. All the info you need, but no ordering yet.
I hope that comes soon. In the meantime the zine booklets have been sent to print. Next step is to get the 3″ CD sleeves. Again little by little.
The zine includes interviews with Salt Lake Alley, Dayflower, Den Baron, Okama Flannel Boy, The Seashells, The Color Waves and The BV’s. It comes with a 3″ CD that has songs by Astral Brain, The BV’s, Salt Lake Alley, Tvärtom and Dayflower!
Another thing, because of the situation I will be going to the post office just once a week. So there may be a wee delay for orders to arrive home. Not too much but just keep in mind that I can’t be that speedy.
Now, some new music for the coming weekend we’ll stay indoors.
Gentle Invahoe Death Skulls: It’s been a while since I heard from this fantastic Stockholm band. So it is great to see them back with a track called “Careful is My Middle Name”. It sounds really amazing! I hope they get a new release out soon!
The Reds, Pinks & Purples: I suppose a prolific band like the San Francisco outfit will be even more prolific now with the quarantine. They are always putting out new songs and they are always good. They always deliver. Their latest two songs are “You Might Be Happy Someday” and “Sing Red Roses For Me”. I must say I really really love the guitars of the first song. This song deserves to be on a 7″!
Tricor: first time I listen to this three-piece from Marburg in Germany. They make cool sounding pop music with new wave influences and it is shoegazy as well. Their latest track is called “The Room” and it is very good. The band is formed by Robert Vogel, Georg Lange and Christopher Engel.
Aiko el Grupo: this four-piece from Madrid has just released a two song digital single with Elefant. Both songs are cool punkpop songs that are catchy and fun to singalong. They are “A Mi Ya Me Iba Mal de Antes” and “Si Me Conoces Tanto (¿por qué me haces sufrir?)”. I wonder why the digital single, these songs could have been cool on a proper record!
Vasas Flora och Fauna: the Vasa, Finland, band will be back on April 20th with a new album called “Möte med skogsgardisterna”. It will be available on vinyl (black and white versions) as well as on CD. The record will have 10 songs and at this point in time we can preview the opening track, “Kajanaland” which sounds really really good. I love this band, very underrated, maybe because they sing in Swedish, I don’t know. But all of their previous releases have been very strong!
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Today, let’s go back 29 years! 1991!
It is not always about the 80s. The 90s, especially the early ones, had amazing music. Today I wanted to go back to a compilation I had investigated in the past, “Twice Wi’ Scraps For Me Mam An’ Our Lass ….Please”. This LP compilation was released back then by Confidential Records and Launch Pad (FILE 015). Last time I wrote about it was when I was trying to find out more information about the wonderful band Brick Supply.
Confidential Records would later release records by The Boy Tate, which featured members of Brick Supply. I wonder if they also released records by members that were in the band Want. That’s the band I want to know better, that I want details of. You see, I’ve listened one of the two songs they contributed to this comp, the one called “Criticise”, and it is wonderful. I’ll share it with you. And I hope I can listen to the other track they have, “Shoot Me Down”. Maybe someone can help me with that?
This compilation came with a booklet with information and photos of the bands included. I don’t have a copy. Not yet at least. It also says that it came with a newsletter by Launch Pad Promotions. I am looking at the answers Tony Wade from Brick Supply gave me when I interviewed him. He mentions that Confidential Records was based in Wakefield. Brick Supply was based there too. Was Want also from Wakefield? Or some area close by in Yorkshire?
With a name like Want, well you can imagine that searching for them is just impossible. For this one I really hope you can help me! Any information will be appreciated!
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Listen
Want – Criticise
