rolling twee/indiepop 2k17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxfNuiXVPhA

rip van wanko, av linton released a split single featuring the aislers set and their collab with boyracer in 2015:

https://emotional-response-recs.bandcamp.com/album/linton-and-stewart-the-aislers-set

it's interesting how the folks putting on twee festivals are still mired 30 years in the past. there are good things being released still but it all seems very much by people wholly on their own and without the thrust of labels and without any unifying "scene" like it was in the past. somehow this person thelazylazyme on youtube finds all sorts of marvelous indiepop-ish things and most of them are from bandcamp.
the sound of arrows new record is lovely, of course they aren't indiepop and likely never were but they started on labrador, so i cheat.
most things posted on this thread are a bit depressing.
not sure about marty as a singer in the last leaves.
oh and i was terribly excited when i heard even as we speak released a new 10 inch but then, mostly, it was only mediocre, which seems to be the general trend.

thelazylazyme just posted a scott mannion song which is lovely and that is interesting because he was tokey tones and they were not so great really but they had nice covers. maybe it was the move to spain.

I guess this is where I voice a mild interest on the forthcoming Teleman EP

I'm probably part of the problem since I hardly go to indiepop gigs any more and haven't really kept up with new stuff that much (I do like some of the bands mentioned on this thread so far but I've only heard a few).

I saw a French band called the Soap Opera on Friday, they were OK. I am looking forward to the Chickfactor shows this weekend in London but that's mainly old bands reuniting or just have been around forever (the Pastels). I keep meaning to go through this thread at some point and check out all the recommendations but there's so much music in the world and so little time.

I'm looking forward to the Chickfactor shows too, and for the same reason (particularly excited to see the Softies, always excited to see the Would-be-goods). Are you going to all three shows, CP?

I'm going to both nights but not the matinee show on Saturday, it's 12:30-3:30 and the evening show doesn't start til 8, if I have to wait around 4.5 hours with nothing to do I'll probably be so drunk by the time the evening event starts I won't remember any of it!

It's a bit unfortunate timing for me because Static Shock Weekend is on this weekend as well, I have to miss the Saturday at SSW because of Chickfactor but luckily the Sunday at SSW is an afternoon gig and finishes at 7 giving me just about enough time to get something to eat and get to the Lexington in time for the Chickfactor gig. That will be day 4 of SSW so I'm going to be fucked by then but I've taken Monday and Tuesday off work to recover.

Crikey! Sounds like a busy time. I'm looking forward to the matinee show but that's partly because I know some of the kids involved. Anyway it'd be good to have a pint with you at some point in the weekend.

Yeah that'd be cool - I'm going to be on my own on Saturday and probably the Sunday as well by the looks of things. My wife was going to come on Sunday but I don't think she is now.

I’ll be one of the two baldheads playing terrible music downstairs at the Lexington from 4 if you want to say hello (please do).

I'm at static shock weekend at the moment, will probably get to Lexington about 8. I'll be the tall guy with glasses wearing a Confuse t-shirt

I have a ticket to the Chickfactor show tonight. I'm in Chicago. Anyone who wants it email me - maura at maura dot com - and I'll forward it.

Actually I also have a spare ticket for tonight, free if anyone wants it

Excellent to meet you CP; sorry if I was drunkenly talking rubbish. Sorry also that you couldn't make it, Maura.

That was a fun weekend - Softies, Would-be-goods and Numberz being particular highlights for me.

Only went to the sunday night but what a total joy

(wasn't CP at the lexington that time Geeta was there, the day lou reed died? i have vague recollections of being introduced briefly)

Amazed you guys hadn't met before, the Colonel used to be a regular FAPer.

I'm amazed Maura owns maura.com

i bought it 21 years ago

[applause]

rip bittersweets

It was great to meet you too, Tim. Did the Softies play much longer after I left (was during The Best Days iirc)? They had just played my favourite song by them (Goodbye) so I wasn't completely gutted to have to leave before the end but it's my fault really, I'd debated just getting a hotel for the weekend but figured a return train ticket was £23.70 and there was no way I'd get a hotel for that.

I was indeed at the Lexington when Geeta was there/Lou Reed died - I'd been at an afternoon gig upstairs that day - do remember meeting you Koogs, don't think we talked much though?

That was the first time I'd seen the Would-Be-Goods in about 14 years, I'd seen them supporting the Aislers Set in I think 2003? It was a good set though.

rose melberg and larissa loyva (fake tears) cover a song from NASHVILLE (!!)

https://lostsoundtapes.bandcamp.com/track/dues

For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:

ILM's 2017 Rolling Indie Pop Thread Spotify Playlist

rolling twee/indiepop 2k18: sweaters never go out of style

jesus this is a kick in the nuts

https://pitchfork.com/news/patrick-doyle-veronica-falls-boys-forever-dead-at-32/?mbid=social_twitter

oh god :(

dang
rip :(