Indietracks Festival / all things C86 and indiepop!

[tinycowboy]

I've found 2014 a bit odd. I was looking forward to the Hobbes Fanclub, Gold Bears and Allo Darlin' albums but found them all a little underwhelming. Really like the Martha album though, probably my favourite this year. And I liked a lot of stuff that Tuff Enuff Records put out. As you say, lots of other stuff I haven't remembered yet.

That Martha album has its moments. Bubble in the Bloodstream would have made my top songs list if it had ended after the sublime instrumental middle bit rather than carried on with its slightly nasal trying-too-hard end bit tacked on. I liked Gold-Bears more than Allo Darlin'. The album by Literature was my favourite - just great tunes, backed up by chiming guitars.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I'm a bit too old for band t-shirts, but I couldn't resist this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bogshed-T-Shirt-LARGE-NME-C86-Indie-Twee-NEW-Official-/151475265763?pt=UK_Men_s_Tops_Casual_Shirts&hash=item2344a120e3

Oh, and hopefully you McCarthy fans have picked up on this new release: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Albums-Singles-BBC-Collection/dp/B00NVB0G5E/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1417094270&sr=1-1&keywords=mccarthy

That McCarthy Album looks a pretty decent buy. Even though I have some of the tracks already.

 

[Staly]

That Martha album has its moments. Bubble in the Bloodstream would have made my top songs list if it had ended after the sublime instrumental middle bit rather than carried on with its slightly nasal trying-too-hard end bit tacked on.

I liked the end bit best! "It's the congenital condition I'd hoped was in remission that inevitably came back".

 

[tinycowboy]

I liked the end bit best! "It's the congenital condition I'd hoped was in remission that inevitably came back".

Well, it's a good lyric, but I could do without the "Yeah yeah yeahs". I bet the female singer isn't really in year 11 either.

 

[Flex Your Head]

I'm a bit too old for band t-shirts, but I couldn't resist this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bogshed-T-Shirt-LARGE-NME-C86-Indie-Twee-NEW-Official-/151475265763?pt=UK_Men_s_Tops_Casual_Shirts&hash=item2344a120e3

Speaking of Hebden Bridge, did you get along to Clinic and King Champion Sounds last week?

I really don't get on with Martha, probably because I'm an irrational music snob. I've seen 'em loads of times now, but every time I just get annoyed that they're rehashing loads of bands from about 15 years ago and it's being lapped up as something revolutionary and awe-inspiring. Plus one of their voices really annoys me.

It's a bit like football snobbery I s'pose: "Where were you when this music was deemed shit?"

 

[tinycowboy]

Speaking of Hebden Bridge, did you get along to Clinic and King Champion Sounds last week?

I really don't get on with Martha, probably because I'm an irrational music snob. I've seen 'em loads of times now, but every time I just get annoyed that they're rehashing loads of bands from about 15 years ago and it's being lapped up as something revolutionary and awe-inspiring. Plus one of their voices really annoys me.

It's a bit like football snobbery I s'pose: "Where were you when this music was deemed shit?"

Get over yourself - this kind of indie elitism makes me SICK. What are your feelings on Los Campesinos?

 

[Flex Your Head]

Get over yourself - this kind of indie elitism makes me SICK. What are your feelings on Los Campesinos?

I did say it's irrational.

I only know a couple of Los Campesinos tracks, but they're pretty bloody good. Well, one of them was and then it got picked up by an American beer company for their ads and it became shit overnight.

Weird, eh?

 

[Staly]

Speaking of Hebden Bridge, did you get along to Clinic and King Champion Sounds last week?

I really don't get on with Martha, probably because I'm an irrational music snob. I've seen 'em loads of times now, but every time I just get annoyed that they're rehashing loads of bands from about 15 years ago and it's being lapped up as something revolutionary and awe-inspiring. Plus one of their voices really annoys me.

It's a bit like football snobbery I s'pose: "Where were you when this music was deemed shit?"

Well I never really got on with Clinic for equally irrational reasons, namely that a bloke I knew who was a massive fan of theirs was a complete tosser. These things reflect on bands for a long time for me.

Hebden Bridge Trades Club's a brilliant venue, though. Seen lots of good gigs there.

 

[Staly]

Martha- I like the female singer's accent. May be a bit biased because my missus is from the North East.

 

[Staly]

I shall probably go to this: http://thetradesclub.com/events/how-we-used-to-live-film-screening

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Tut, tut chaps. Nearly let 1st December pass unmarked.

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

I see The Popinjays are getting back together to support The Darling Buds at one of their London gigs next year.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

 

[Flex Your Head]

Tut, tut chaps. Nearly let 1st December pass unmarked.

I think we peaked too early last year so am keeping my powder dry for now (and not because I used everything I know up last time round, honest!)

 

[tinycowboy]

I see The Popinjays are getting back together to support The Darling Buds at one of their London gigs next year.

I have a cassette of "Bang Up To Date With...", but I haven't played it in so many years that I can't even remember whether it's any good or not. I liked their style and attitude though.

 

[tinycowboy]

By the way, as we approach post 1986 on this thread, I'm wondering whether we should start posting videos of classic songs released in years to co-ordinate with post numbers. However, this could get chaotic and out of step very quickly......

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

I have a cassette of "Bang Up To Date With...", but I haven't played it in so many years that I can't even remember whether it's any good or not. I liked their style and attitude though.

The Ian Broudie-produced follow-up Flying Down to Mono Valley was better. Snowblind is a cracker:

 

[hans kraay fan club]

By the way, as we approach post 1986 on this thread, I'm wondering whether we should start posting videos of classic songs released in years to co-ordinate with post numbers. However, this could get chaotic and out of step very quickly......

A nice idea tiny, but DOOMED to abject failure / shambles, surely!

 

[tinycowboy]

A nice idea tiny, but DOOMED to abject failure / shambles, surely!

You really think so??

 

[hans kraay fan club]

You really think so??

Yes. But we should try anyway!

I want to start with 1985 though...