#Subjangle

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6/8/25.

Well, this was a surprise. Not the new release by Brisbane, Australia's Greg Brady and the Anchors. I've known about that for months. What surprised me is that this release comes not only on vinyl, but also on CD courtesy the prolific (and usually more indie pop oriented) label, Subjangle.

Greg Brady has roots in indie pop - he was, after all, a member of The Zebras. But his solo work tends more to The Moles/Richard Davies style of pop. "I'd Rather Walk" (and his previous solo work covered here in April 2023) is poppy, but it meanders and throws curveballs. In 2023, we said, "Bands like Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ducks Ltd. owe a debt to Greg Brady."

It should be mentioned that the Subjangle CD comes with Brady's "Little Victories" album from 2020. I always appreciate how Subjangle uses all the storage space offered by the CD format to maximize the amount of music we get.

[dustedmagazine]

Field Hospitals — Ethel Green (Subjangle)

Field Hospitals jangle and thump, the romantic overtures of spiraling dual guitars meeting the punk abrasion of straight-up bass and drums. The easiest comparison is R.E.M. but True West is a better one. Field Hospitals’ “Passion Play” is as doomed and tuneful as True West’s “And Then the Rain,” an epic arc of chorus cutting across tangled guitars.

The band is a made up of four seasoned Minneapolis musicians, all of whom have been in bands for years, none of whom have ever sounded exactly like this.The guitarist/founders—Hank Henry and Dan Ganin—came out of math-rock-y Stillwell and hardcore Charles de Gaulle. The rhythm section ofJeff Ball (drums) and Matt Helgeson (bass) were last in post-punk Maps of Norway.

And yet they slip so easily into mid-1980s Paisley Underground sounds, sweet swirling tunes braced by manic pummeling rhythms. “Sister Jane” rocks the hardest and most plaintively, letting the kickdrum boom and the melody twine in a flowery longing. The two guitars play off one another, one of them slashing at chords, the other dancing around them in delicate filigreed flourishes. “The Feeding Ground” veers hardest towards post-punk, with its eerie harmonics and driving, motorik beat, but the vocals pull it back, gently eddying around the hard pulse.

It's hard to remember now, but this kind of sound used to be massive and commercial and ubiquitous on radio playlists. My first thought was the Hoodoo Gurus, whose new wave stutter flowered into lush careening choruses (see “I Want You Back”). Bands like R.E.M. and the Feelies also broke from niche to mainstream in a way that even the best of 2020s jangle rockers — and there are a bunch of them, not just Field Hospitals, but Tubs, the Woolen Men, Ducks Ltd. and RVG to name a few — never will. But just because fewer people will hear the stuttering grace, the doomed romanticism of “Ethel Green,” doesn’t make it less enchanting. Tune and turbulence, instrumental muscle and lyrical sighs, it’s in balance here, though a bit out of time.

Jennifer Kelly

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Those bands we like

La prima volta che ho premuto play sul nuovo album degli I Wanna Be A Truck Driver ho pensato di essermi imbattuto in una qualche band dimenticata dell’âge d'or dell’indiepop. Il loro sound scanzonato, traballante e sincero sembra arrivare dalla stessa epoca che ha visto nascere i Pastels o i Beat Happening. La grana di queste registrazioni mi ha fatto pensare che si trattasse della copia di una copia di una cassetta duplicata e passata di mano in mano, in certi lontani pomeriggi dopo la scuola. E invece While No One's Looking è appena uscito, e suona già come un piccolo classico....

[jate]

From our family to yours…

A special holiday greeting goes out to all the discerning shows, playlists and listeners that supported the Zesty Italians this year. We zestily recommend these great music programs!

WhiteLight/WhiteHeat

https://www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/

https://www.facebook.com/whitelwh/

WhiteLight/WhiteHeat

Alice Peter-Burns - ByteFM Hamburg (Kaleidoskop) and NovumFM (Offbeat)

https://www.byte.fm/sendungen/kaleidoskop/

https://offbeat-music.com/author/alice/

http://novumfm.de/

https://www.instagram.com/aliceonthewaves/

KEXP – Type II Era

https://www.instagram.com/typeiiera/

https://spinitron.com/KAOS/show/66130/Type-II-Era

Cobwebs and Strange

https://cobwebsandstrange.weebly.com/

https://www.facebook.com/cobwebsandstrangeradioshow

Cobwebs And Strange Radio Show

The Music Authority

https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/

The Charles Motorbike Show

https://www.facebook.com/TheCharlesMotorbikeShow/

The Charles Motorbike Show

https://www.mixcloud.com/charles-here/

Gilusion

https://www.totallyradio.com/shows/gilusion

https://www.facebook.com/giluz/

Gil Luz

Wireless Warbles on CRMK UK

https://www.facebook.com/IMWarb/

https://www.crmk.co.uk/

Wireless Warbles CRMK

Tweetcore – Marc Schuster

https://www.spreaker.com/show/tweetcore-radio-hour_1

[joanofarc]

cora's indiepop buyer guide for your bandcamp friday (aka albums/etc to add to your rotation)

axolotes mexicanos, 4ever (elefant records).

archaic smile, aquarium (galaxy train).

the cat's miaow, skipping stones: the cassette years '92-'93 (world of echo).

cinema lumiere, into the sun (self-released, single).

next time passions, coffee & regrets (make me happy records).

flowertown, time trials (paisley shirt records, reissue).

meyverlin, therefore (too good to be true records, pre-order).

comet gain, split-heart souvenirs (before the casino opened) (self-released).

race, half men, half sympathy (faster records, subjangle, chaotic pop records).

velocity girl, incidentals (self-released, ep).

sugar world, at the center / tulipmania (self-released, icymi).

mighty clouds, you can tell everyone under the sun (selected songs 2004-2013) (antiquated future records).

kind of lazy, i know, but i've been out of the loop. check jigsaw records' site for US imports. not mentioned here is the ever-fantastic slumberland records, who you can hit up for imports as well as new releases from the reds, the pinks & purples and more.

[daggerzine]

Field Hospitals- Ethel Green EP (Subjangle) 

Minneapolis, MN bunch, but if you close your eyes, you may think Athens, GA circa the mid-80s. That is how well these gents bring the hammer down on the jangle. But it's not just guitars doing a little tango together, these folks can write honest-to-goodness, terrific songs. Like songs you want to go to on for 10 minutes. 

You might wonder if the guitarist has the last name of Buck, Mercer, or even Lloyd. 

"Earthly Delights" has this engine purring like a sewing machine while "Sister Jane" doubles down on this blessed formula and might be even better, and they bite down just a bit harder on "Passion Play." That's the first three songs, and the final three do not disappoint. 

Apparently, the Subjangle label inked a 10-record deal with them before they got to the end of the band's first song. Now that's believing in something.

 Listen to Ethel Green pronto!

www.fieldhospitals.bandcamp.com

www.subjangle.bandcamp.com

[noloveforned]

no love for ned is all set for tonight's show on wlur from 8pm until midnight. tune in live or catch up with last week's show on mixcloud when you can!

no love for ned on wlur – january 26th, 2024 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label spiritualized // ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (original version) // ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space // arista gruff rhys // they sold my home to build a skyscraper // sadness sets me free // rough trade pip blom // i can be your man // bobbie // heavenly mary jane dunphe // fix me // fix me 7" // sub pop ekkstacy featuring the kid laroi // alright // ekkstacy // dine alone outer world // have // who does the music love? // happy happy birthday to me collate // the product // generative systems // domestic departure heavy metal // gebrannte amore // v: live at the gas station fighting the devil // total punk finnogun's wake // lovers all // stay young ep // what's your rupture? the rabbits // mori no uta // the rabbits // mesh-key kat haus // low calorie // manic cassette // rip bobby would // targets // styx // digital regress waylon jennings featuring lee hazlewood // rock, salt and nails // singer of sad songs // rca victor katy kirby // wait listen // blue raspberry // anti- the smile // friend of a friend // wall of eyes // xl nighttime // veil // keeper is the heart // ba da bing! ty segall // denée // three bells // drag city samuel goff, camila nebbia and patrick shiroishi // where borders shift // diminished borders cassette // cacophonous revival joe mcphee, mette rasmussen and dennis tyfus // death or dinner? // oblique strategies // black truffle phil ranelin // of times gone by // the found tapes: live in los angeles // org music che noir // low altitude // noir or never // de rap winkel lionmilk // strut, no walk // sauna saudade cassette // brother milk sounds resavoir // plight // transmissions from total refreshment centre compilation // blue note r.a.p. ferreira and fumitake tamura // jes' grew in osaka // the first fist to make contact when we dap // ruby yacht previous industries // showbiz // showbiz 7" // merge pretty in pink // turtles // pillows // little lunch / subjangle / hidden bay the umbrellas // three cheers! // fairweather friend // slumberland pale lights // streamlined // waverly place // jigsaw shiny times // safe to say // (bandcamp mp3) // (unreleased) comet gain // california // say yes! to international socialism 7" ep // wiija the smashing pumpkins // luna // siamese dream // virgin

[redsoapbox]

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY INDIE CHRISTMAS (VOLUMES 1-4) COMES TO A CLOSE BY BEING NAMED 'THE GREATEST INDIE XMAS ALBUM EVER' (JOHN KENNEDY - RADIO X).

So there we have it. Three years plus of joyous hard work, curating 208 of the finest original indie Christmas songs in order to raise funds for Crisis at Christmas. The money raised by Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas (HYAMIC) will be officially confirmed as soon as the holiday is over (comfortably between £11 and 12,000). I'd like to say a big thank you to the various Crisis case officers who have assisted me, presently Ali Discombe. All have been kind and understanding of my circumstances.

As a music writer, and as somebody who likes to talk about great pop music almost as much as I like listening to great pop music, curating the album has been thrill-a-minute stuff. I still can't quite believe that some of my all-time favourite artists appear on the albums, including The Wedding Present, The Lucksmiths, Suzzy Roche, The Pearlfishers, Pete Astor, Tot Taylor, BOB and Armstrong. Equally, I was thrilled to discover scores of new bands that now rank alongside those favs mentioned above. I could list a 100 here, but will settle for - Sunturns (I played 'III' on Boxing Day morning and it blew me away!), Alpine Subs, Les Bicyclettes de Belsize, St Lenox, Hanemoon, Charlie's Hand Movements and Pale Sunday. There are songs on the HYAMIC albums that I would now rank in my top 20 Xmas songs of all-time - I absolutely fell in love with 'A Pretty Good Christmas' on first listen' (The Disappointment Choir Tr4 Volume 1).

I want to thank all the writers/broadcasters/podcast hosts/presenters/label bosses that got right behind the project, including some names of true international renown. Take a bow -

John Harris, Pete Paphides, John Kennedy, Adrian Goldberg, Gareth Jones, Andy Von Pip, Huw Stephens, Adam Walton, Ken Kessler, DJ Indi, DJ Oscar, Mickey Bradley, Bill Cummings, Alice Peter-Burns, Dr Art Jipson, Matt (Sarah), Tom (Fika Recording), Sandra Zettpunkt, Kat E, Josh Meadows, Tony Hardy, Gideon Coe, Vic Galloway, Geraint Evans, Gary Raymond, Alex Rawls, Francis (New Sound Wales) Wayne (Sunshine music I Radio) and Darrin (subjangle). A special mention for Jim of Christmas Underground, a trailblazer who made an album of this type possible. I spent many, many happy hours reading his always illuminating thoughts on some of the extraordinary songs that he was uncovering. Huge apologies to those that I have no doubt missed off the list somewhere along the way.

Thanks to Karen, Jenny & Becky for all their love and understanding throughout the HYAMIC years!!!

The albums remain on sale here - https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/music

Look out for the final figure raised on New Years Eve.

[inthewindtunnel]

The Melancholic Men

Ermione

Selfish

[bandcampsnoop]

3/29/25.

We first posted about Linköping, Sweden band The Slow Summits back in 2022 when Too Good To Be True released an excellent 7". Now Subjangle is releasing a compilation of their digital work, the 7", and an unreleased track.

Back in 2022 I mentioned both Orange Juice and The Smiths. The Subjangle page also mentions some great C86 era bands - The Sea Urchins, The Sweetest Ache, The Woodentops, The Close Lobsters and The Brilliant Corners.

[yorkcalling]

Album Review: Blake - Solomon's Tump (2023 Remaster)

Twenty years ago, Cheltenham-based artist Blake released his bedroom-recorded album Solomon’s Tump, named for a tiny hamlet in the Forest of Dean. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, he’s given the album a remaster and is planning a CD release via Subjangle. So, has the collection stood the test of time? Continue reading Untitled

[polaroidblog]

"C'è gente che ci scrive e noi non rispondiamo" (cit.)

[jate]

Big news! Our first EP received a proper release on Bandcamp and CD, and is avialable for preorder on Subjangle Records!

I know what you’re thinking. “Zesty, I could already conveniently listen to your music on my streaming platform of choice, right from my mobile device. I even purchased new wireless ear buds. What’s the big deal about THIS release?”

First off, thank you for the thoughtful question.

Well…I’m no Bruno Latour, but I will say that how we listen to records is a part of the musical experience, just like the sound that hits your ears and the song being sung. Years ago, music was listened to an entirely different way. It was reproduced on a thing that you would put on another thing, which you would operate in a certain manner. Later, music was reproduced on an entirely different thing, which was put into yet another new thing that was operated differently. Subsequently other things were created along with accompanying things to put these things into. Now the thing you put into the thing, and thing you put the thing into are one and the same. In some cases the music you’re listening to is even produced on the thing you put into the thing, which as I mentioned before, is also the thing you put the thing into.

As you can see, something is missing. That is why we here at The Zesty Italians have teamed up with Subjangle Records to release music on things. More specifically, our first EP “Mocean of the Otion” on a compact disc that you can put into a thing that plays compact discs.

In closing, I think we have well established that there is ample reason to release this EP again in a physical format…

Still not convinced? Well, just in case, we’ve added a new bonus track to make it worth your while, “Ain’t Her Life More Lively.” But don’t take that as any sort of concession that I am wrong about this whole thing thing.

I yield back my time.

[babybird64]

WL//WH Track Of The Day: THE BLUE HERONS "Ladybug"

WL//WH Track Of The Day  THE BLUE HERONS Following last Summer’s well-received debut album “Go On” via Subjangle, the well-established partnership of Swiss multi-instrumentalist Andy Jossi (The Churchhill Garden, Whimsical) and Los Angeles-based vocalist and lyricist Gretchen DeVault (The Icicles, Voluptuous Panic, and The Francine Odysseys) under The Blue Herons alias, return with a brand-new…

[ouvidoafinado]

“To All The Distance Between Us” : Subjangle