Watch Me Fall is mostly a very buoyant album, definitely poppy, with just the slightest hint of that insistent punk edge showing through to add zest to the songs.
ReviewsAuthor Simon Gurney
Lovvers – OCD Go Go Go Girls
With Lovvers debut album OCD Go Go Go Girls the harsh sharp punk edge of the EP has been dulled somewhat, whilst the carefree classic 60s garage rock, and touches of post-punk, have been emphasized.
The Declining Winter – Haunt The Upper Hallways
Haunt The Upper Hallways is all a-clutter, traipsing across wakefulness and sleep, blurry night-time scenes, tiredness clinging to the eyes.
Bowerbirds – Upper Air
‘Upper Air’ is of a similar quality to Bowerbirds first album ‘Hymns For A Dark Horse’, but reached by a slightly different path, the lyrics focus on relationships and love and being astounded by nature.
Sad Day For Puppets – Unknown Colors
Catchy pop couched in distorted guitar and thick bass, Sad Day For Puppets know what to steal and how to drop what they’re juggling. They’re a Swedish indie pop menace. They must not be allowed to stop!
Fire On Fire – The Orchard
Although some songs could use a clearer sense of purpose, when listening to Bowerbirds-esque ‘Flight Song’, with it’s spare picking, upright bass and swaying group vocal, it’s hard to dwell on the negatives.
Nathan Fake – Hard Islands
Nathan Fake’s second album moves away from the blurry shoegaze influence of his debut towards a thumping techhouse, which is cut unfortunately short at little more than 33 minutes long.
The Bats – The Guilty Office
Listening to an album by The Bats could as easily evoke scenes of back porch beer-drinking as rifling through a musty attic, brushing away rodent droppings whilst flicking through a box of old vinyl.
The Legends – Over And Over
With extreme feedback and gentle lulling pop, Labrador Records’ own all-round pop genius is back. Just be sure to duck when ‘Seconds Away’ starts…
It Hugs Back – Inside Your Guitar
From the lulling abrasiveness of ‘Q’, to the sleepy gallop of ‘Don’t Know’, it’s clear the sorts of contrasts and themes the band are focusing on here, exploring the tensions between those seeming polar opposites.
Rone – Spanish Breakfast
Spanish Breakfast is a mix of light playful electronica that is comparable to indie acts like Lali Puna, Broadcast, Mum, etc, and more intense deep house/minimal techno such as Pantha Du Price, Lindstrom, Ricardo Villalobos.
Julie Doiron – I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day
I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day is: a short 1/2 hour listen, nicely put-together, engaging, slightly annoying if you listen to it in a cynical mood, but overall comforting and warm. Not bad at all.
