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 …
Category: sophistipop
The Hepburns (feat. Estella Rosa) – Architecture of the Ages & track by track
If we were playing word association, after a few listens to Architecture of the Ages the first word that would come to my addled mind …
Rachel Love – Picture In Mind
‘How did it all become so complicated lately?’ If you’ve not asked yourself that question recently I envy you. Estella has already highlighted Down the …
TheCatherines – Sink Into Oblivion
Second album in a year from pop polymath and king of the ear-worm Heiko Schneider, outdoing Morrissey for creative song titling. I’m holding TheCatherines partially …
The Hepburns (featuring Estella Rosa) – The Other Side Of Grey
You know those days, you’re hot, bothered, things are really not going your way.The light at the end of the tunnel is about as strong …
Catenary Wires – Birling Gap
If only Morrissey had grown older and wiser like Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey, perhaps he would still be able to make a record as …
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), …
Rachel Love – Down The Line
My discovery of Rachel had a bit of a detour, to be honest. Having been a huge Birdie fan – the super retropop duo consisting …
Tenant From Zero – This Can’t Wait til Later
I sometimes wonder why I love music that makes you ache? It must be some kind of pleasure/pain thing. Is everyone the same? I’m going …
Foreign Correspondent – The First One EP
Foreign Correspondent is a relatively new indie-pop outfit from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2017 when Chris Haggerty (lead guitar), Kepler Ryan (keys) …
Miserable Chillers – Audience of Summer
A few years back, I was introduced by the music of 2 musical friends and their associated musical projects. One was the Miserable Chillers project …
Tenant From Zero – The End Away
I introduced both Tenant From Zero (Tenant from Zero: single, EP and interview) and The Loch Ness Mouse (The Loch Ness Mouse S/T) on this blog …
Treatment – Solitary
Brooklyn’s 80’s sophistipop/dreampop project Treatment announce “Solitary” as the first single to the album “Pond Life” which will be coming out October 18th on Joe …
Gary Daly – Gone From Here
“…a big factor is we are very much back to being indie. In the past, our records would have been made with a huge amount …
The Pearl Fishers – Love and Other Hopeless Things
Sometimes it happens. A record shows up that you just wanna join hands with, walk down the aisle with, kiss and make a vow to …
The Loch Ness Mouse II
In April 2017 we introduced The Loch Ness Mouse on this blog with an overdue review of their self-titled album: after getting an email in …
Marigold – Addicted
Ever since we featured the Candy Opera re-release it’s been a bit quiet on the sophistipop front here on Fadeawayradiate. It’s not that nothing is …
Softer Still – Turtle Bay video/single
Softer Still are fam to Fadeawayradiate by now! Grant Williams, his girlfriend Ellie O’Shea and chums had quite a few features on here and also …
Candy Opera – Sophistipop Gem Unearthed
At the start of the year somebody posted a track of Candy Opera in the Sophistipop Lounge, which went almost completely unnoticed but not entirely. …
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 …
Softer Still – Visions of You EP
Softer Still – Visions of You EP July 28th 2017Club Fandango Softer Still‘s second EP “Visions Of You’” was released on 28th July. The EP has an …
China Crisis – Saint Saviour Square: the elusive video….
In 1989, the China Crisis single “Saint Saviour Square” was released on Virgin Records from the album “Diary of a Hollow Horse“: their 5th studio …
Geyster – With All Due Respect
Geyster seems to have been around for ages, since “With All Due Respect” is his 7th album to date, so yes, the respect is due. …
The Loch Ness Mouse S/T
I am always really happy to hear something vaguely resembling one of my favourite bands of all time, in this case Prefab Sprout. But, the …
Tenant from Zero: single, EP and interview
I think every Sophistipop lover would be over the moon to hear a combination of Prefab Sprout and The Aluminum Group with the vocals of …
The Holiday Crowd – S/T
If ever there’s music that I consider to be timeless and will never bore me, it’s the music of my favourite guitarist Johnny Marr, and …
Germans – Live in Amsterdam Bitterzoet 28-01-2017
Germans supporting The Radio Dept.- Amsterdam -28-01-2017 Set list: 1. Dead Bird 2. Hideaway (new track) 3. Cruel 4. Delusions (new track) 5. Anne + …
Ablebody – Adult Contemporaries
Ablebody – Adult Contemporaries review and interview Release date October 14 Lolipop Records One thing is certain: the Depreciation Guild played a huge part in …
China Crisis: the Joy and the Spark Reignited
Live review, interview with Gary Daly, and review of “Autumn in the Neighbourhood “ As much as I enjoy listening to old 80’s bands sometimes and …
Sophistipop Then and Now…
According to wiki, the term: “Sophisti-pop was a subgenre of pop music that emerged during the mid-1980s in the UK. It incorporates elements of jazz, …