I am not even going to attempt to write about the Housemartins when there are far better qualified sources than me. See here and here for instance.The two tracks here are taken from the 12" versions of Caravan Of Love and Me And The Farmer respectively. They also appear on the Raise The Flag bootleg album which comprises all the bands b-sides which should get an official release in some guise now the BBC sessions have been released!
The Housemartins - Heaven Help Us All
The Housemartins - He Will Find You Out
The Housemartins - Live At Glastonbury 1986 (34mb Zip File)
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I posted about The Frenchmen on indie mp3 a couple of years back and if you head over to that post you will see a comment from Amy explaining the band's indefinite hiatus which has seen their presence on the net now pulled.They were a great little jangle pop band out of the US of A who sounded very English despite their location which would also see them cover songs by The Flatmates and Tallulah Gosh.
Their 2004 album Sorry We Ruined Your Party is a minor classic and should be owned by any self respecting indie pop fan! Mind you the 7" single Powdered Blue isn't bad either and luckily both are still available.
The Frenchmen - Tell Me Why (Flatmates cover)
The Frenchmen - Flake For You
Leon from the band is now in Baby Grand.
Buy Sorry We Ruined Your Party
Buy Powdered Blue
Photo courtesy of Underexposed.
The La's - Alright (live in Brussels)
0 Comments Published by Tom on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 9:01 AM.
John Power took the song which him to Cast. The La's only album has just been re-released as a deluxe edition with the "lost" Mike Hedge's produced versions making up the bulk of the bonus tracks.
Spaghetti Vabune! - Chocolate Song
0 Comments Published by Tom on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 12:58 PM.
14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham. The name came form a pack a biscuits that Emery and Sekula creatively changed from 15 to 14. Their jangly indie pop was characterised by a fuzzy protopunk-influenced guitar sound, and saw them receive modest critical acclaim in Britain's music press as well as prompting disc jockey John Peel to recruit them to record a couple of sessions for his programme on BBC radio.The group released a handful of singles, including "Come Get Me" on the influential Sarah label, and two full-length albums: the eponymous 14 Iced Bears (1988), and Wonder (1991). Their impact continues to be felt. In 2003 14 Iced Bears were name checked in the indie pop anthem "Twee" by the band Tullycraft and their song The Balloon Song was recorded by The Aislers Set for their 2001 album The Last Match. (via)
In 2001 Slumberland released the In The Beginning compilation which would be the ideal release to use as a starting point.
Come Get Me was released on Sarah Records in 1988.
14 Iced Bears - Unhappy Days
14 Iced Bears - Come Get Me
14 Iced Bears - Sure To See
Bonus Songs
14 Iced Bears - Inside
14 Iced Bears - Hayfever
Buy In The Beginning
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