Are We Electric? – Some thoughts on the lack women in the music industry
In the midst of the “woke” era we find ourselves questioning a lot of things that were taken for granted, or simply left unquestioned, or …
Category: indie
Japanese Heart Software – Soft
New year: new music. If you’re struggling with the dark depths of January then Soft may be the antidote for your existential blues. Actually there’s …
Fadeawayradiate Yearlists 2021
Aah…we had so much hope for this year becoming the one where we would return to normality. Little did we know! Things would just progress …
You’ll Never Get to Heaven – Wave your Moonlight Hat for the SnowFall Train
I often ramble on about the healing power of music, mainly because, idealistic fool that I am, I believe it. If you’re reading this, then …
Swansea Sound – Live at the Rum Puncheon
When I was a teen, in the pre-internet days of information scarcity when facts and alternative facts existed but didn’t flood the ether, I thought …
The Francine Odysseys – My Favourite Distraction EP
Love at first sight (or sound), is it real? Can something that deep be as swift and sudden as lightning striking? I’m no scientist so …
Remington Super 60 – Nouvelle Nouveau EP
There’s a jaw dropping scene in Right Here, the documentary detailing the rise, fall and rise of the alt-Fleetwood Mac, the Go-Betweens. Robert Forster and …
Catenary Wires – Mirrorball
Mirrorball, is the new single (and video) by The Catenary Wires, indie project of Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey (ex Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Pooh Sticks), …
Beautiful Noise Compilation (Sunday Records)
As we haul ourselves, shellshocked and weary, to the end of a brutal year the artists featured on Beautiful Noise give us a refuge from …
In conversation with The Hepburns, Nah…
Today The Hepburns and Nah… are both releasing a cover of one of their favourite bands!! The Hepburns have covered a Vic Godard track and …
Sunstack Jones – Golden Repair & Interview
Earlier this month British band Sunstack Jones released their fourth album with Mai 68 Records. The band traces its origins back to 2011 when they …
Fadeawayradiate Top 5 lists 2019
The end to a decade: time flies! All in all, I think this decade definitely saw more interesting releases in indie-music than the preceding one. …
Polly Preacher – Blood On The Moon
Ashleagh Claire Hurren, better known as her musical alias Polly Preacher (Colchester, UK), returns with a second single this year titled “Blood On The Moon” …
GOLDEN – Unaccountable
We have another girl called Bailey (see Bathe) making music by herself in her bedroom. This time under the moniker Golden. The first songs Golden …
Night Flowers – Fortune Teller
Night Flowers seem to be one of the hardest working indie pop bands running at the moment. A glance at their Bandcamp discography reveals no …
F.A.R. OUT – A Sunshine/Psychpop compilation
Our world was without color in the pair of decades prior to 1963, our pupils perceiving only black, white, and various shades of gray. Photographs …
Our Favourite Fallen Idols – An Adorable Interview
Everybody that was into indie bands in the first half of the 1990’s will instantly recognise the intro of “Sunshine Smile“. They may never have …
Hazel English – Shaking
I listen to so many bands in the dream pop genre for the blog, radio-show and groups, and bands and songs come and go. One …
Adorable’s 25th Anniversary Show – Bush Hall, London
Somewhere the spring of 1993 I was walking down the street in Amsterdam and I bumped into a bunch of lost guys that asked …
The Stargazer Lilies – Living Work of Art
I had the opportunity to see The Stargazer Lilies live a few years ago and thought it was a little bit odd that they were …
Remington Super 60 – The Highway Again
Remington super 60 is/was an indie pop band from Norway, that released quite a bit of material in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s, during the …
The Memory Fades – She Loves The Birds
The Memory Fades creates dreamy pop, bittersweet below the surface, a dream from which you awaken with the sensation of having passed through the home …
Shiny Happy Records Tapes: the spirit of DIY alive in Indonesia
Some time ago the label Shiny Happy Records was recommended to me by Gregory Harrigan (from the band The Skating Party) as a small DIY cassette label with a …
Oslo Oscillator – City Nomads
I introduced Oslo Oscillator on Fadeawayradiate last year. The band has been tantalizing us with demos and singles for some years now, but the release …
Men I Trust – Say, Can You Hear
Men I Trust, are a dreampop trio from Montreal (Canada) that started out in 2014 and consists of Emm(anuelle) Proulx (guitar/vocals), Jessy Caron (bass), Dragos …
Amber Arcades – European Heartbreak
Dutch dreampop outfit Amber Arcades release their second album, European Heartbreak, on 28th September 2018 via Heavenly Recordings. The album was recorded and co-produced in LA with Chris Cohen from Deerhoof and in …
Reverse Play: C86 re(dis)covered cover compilation
FadeAwayRadiate released our annual compilation last month titled Reverse Play: C86 Re(dis)covered and since we’re music reviewers at heart here at this blog, it only …
The Beths – Future Me Hates Me
What do you get when you take some university jazz students and a former folk singer and put them in a band together? If you …
Oslo Oscillator – Newlands
I introduced Norwegian band Oslo Oscillator on here last year (Article Norway Calling ). To refresh the memory: Oslo Oscillator makes- in their own words …
The Catherines S/T
Before you’ve even heard a note of The Catherines music you can almost imagine what you’re in for. The monotone covers displaying a young Catherine …
Blue Note Indie
Jazz and prog are hot… I have noticed. Go to any hip underground club and there will be some cute band trying to sound like …
Stephen’s Shore – September Love
September Love by Stephen’s Shore Summer might be a few months away, but Stephen’s Shore is here to fill that void for you with breezy …
The Day – Leave the Dark
I am quite ruthless in my search through new indie tracks. I always look for a certain sound, a certain “je-ne-sais-quoi”. That doesn’t mean that …
Dayflower – Daisy Age
Daisy Age by Dayflower By now, British band Dayflower have become a household name on Fadeawayradiate! It all started when the late Chris Tressler, a …
Gliss – Strange Heaven
Berlin duo Gliss released a new album just a few weeks ago, and it has absolutely enraptured me. At times “Strange Heaven” reminds the listener …
Bolinas – Casa
Subtle is the word that springs to mind when I listen to Bolinas‘ latest song “Casa” (or any Bolinas song for that matter) and subtlety …
Camilo Beltran – Whispers
I recently got this subtle gem of a song submitted that was too precious not to pay attention to: “Whispers” is a brief, temperate track …
North West – Sun
Etheral, London-based duo Northwest (Ignacio Simón & Mariuca García-Lomas) want to show you their latest creation/single/video (ironically?) called “Sun“. NorthWest: “Sun” is our brainchild and so it’s difficult …
Bolinas – Vacation & Angostura
Bolinas are a dreampop quartet I came across by accident on Soundcloud suggestions, and immediately adored! The band, and their perfectly sultry beachy sound, are obviously …
Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet & live in Paradiso
Japanese Breakfast was one of the last bands on the line-up of the 25th anniversary London Calling edition (yes,yours truly was there at the very …
I Remember That!: 12 Sophistipop tunes quoted out of context…
Somewhere in May I sent a nice little cover of Oh Patti by Scritti Politti to a friend who said: “So… a Scritti-tribute album curated …
Norway Calling!: Oslo Oscillator, Måke and The Megaphonic Thrift
In the last weeks, three brandnew indie-tracks from Norwegian bands saw the daylight. I am intentionally avoiding the word “fresh” here, as they all seem …
Pia Fraus – Field Ceremony
Field Ceremony will be released in digital, CD and Vinyl LP on the 16th of October, between labels Seksound (Pia Fraus’ own label, releasing …
Frankie Rose – Cage Tropical album
Cage Tropical Slumberland Records/Grey Market 11 August 2017 Phenomenon Frankie Rose, former member of Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Beverly is finally …
Kingsbury – Emeralds
I came across this wonderful track because it was suggested as one new indie tracks on Spotify and it instantly hit me since it starts …
Northwest – Dimaryp
I already added their mesmerising track “Wind” to one of my playlists this year, and was an instantly hooked on their supernatural, atmospheric “poetry in …
The Holiday Crowd – S/T
The Holiday Crowd Album Label: Shelflife Records Release date: January 13, 2017 If ever there’s music that I consider to be timeless and will never bore …
Drab Majesty – The Demonstration
Drab Majesty – The Demonstration Released: January 20th 2017 Label: Dais Records Stark, beautiful, and poignant; the much-anticipated release from Los Angeles two-piece Drab Majesty …
Sound Smiths: 12 shoegaze /dreampop artists & their favourite gear
Sound Smiths: 12 shoegaze /dreampop artists on their favourite tools…. To celebrate the guitar & guitar-pedal/effect as the foundation for the magnificent sonic soundscapes created …
Meeting Heavy Heart…
Review and short interview with Anna Vincent I hear a lot of similar music and find myself scanning through SoundCloud and YouTube quite often for …
Hazel English – “ Never Going Home” EP
I have been following Hazel English and sharing her stuff ever since I heard “It’s Not Real” last year. After more songs appeared on Soundcloud …
THE DEATH OF POP/ THE SKATING PARTY SPLIT 7″ LATHE CUT
Hidden Gem Records presents, “Skate or Die!” Limited Run, split 7″ lathe cut. Hidden Gem Records has just released this great looking split lathe 7″ …
The Arctic Flow – The Luminous Veil
The Arctic Flow – “The Luminous Veil” Label: Oscarson Realease: December 14, 2015 The Arctic Flow, again was discovered on one of my associative Tube …