#fuzz-pop

Foggy with a chance of yearning

Neat and atmospheric groan-pop from an Island just-off Canada; Fog Lake’s latest offering ‘Victoria Park’ is whispering across the Atlantic this June via Orchid Tapes. The wonderful homies that brought you Alex G, Foxes in Fiction and R.L.Kelly are unleashing their latest bedroom wonder. Fog Lake, like Alex G and Elvis Depressedly/Coma Cinema, cultivates more than a “one man band” feel to his otherwise personal and singular fuzz-pop songs. Lo-fi recordings safe-guard authenticity, as you prick you ears to try and catch the phrases and lines uttered. You realise, it is futile. You become charmed and engrossed whether you catch the lyrics on a first listen or a forth, ‘Bury My Dead Horses’ is a song that makes you feel something. Plunging snare sounds and crash course reverb, wallpaper over the sound of someone speaking to you extremely directly. This roughness makes Fog Lake shy but also piercing. He left me like his dead horses, buried in his song.

‘Victoria Park’ is pressed onto 115 limited edition white cassettes, shipping late this June. Don’t miss out. 

Play It by Sneakout

We've been on the lookout for local indie-pop bands in our homeland of Hertfordshire and chanced upon this little group last week. When I loaded up their Soundcloud to have a listen I felt like I'd wondered directly in the middle of the Fortuna Pop stable. Their brand of twee indie-pop meets fuzzy post-punk bears a strong resemblance to bands like Shrag or Allo' Darlin, although they say they're more Blondie meets Phil Spector. Neither comparison is far off the mark, but that shouldn't discount them. Their melodies are lovely and light, the guitar is the perfect kind of lilting but loud indie pop that has a special place in my heart and they know how to write a good song.

To say they're a new band is probably not entirely accurate, as they seem to have been touring their socks off for the past 4 or so years at least, having played all the local venues in Herts and Beds, as well as quite a few of the better venues in London. However, I can only see them getting more and more attention as indie pop seems to be having a resurgence of late, which I'm definitely not complaining about.

If you happen to be around the Hitchin area, they're playing a gig at Club 85 with The Astronauts on March 7. Otherwise, give them a listen on the links below...

CAN YOU SPARE A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME?

TO LISTEN TO THIS SKATEBOARD KYLE SONG?

HE IS FROM NEW JERSEY AND PLAYS FUZZY POP.

HIS VOICE SOUNDS LIKE STEPHIN MERRITT'S THOUGH.

Nobody Hates You As Much As You Hate Yourself by Gorgeous Bully

NIGHT CHILLS (7") *PRE-ORDER* by SO MANY WIZARDS