8 months ago on Crooks and Liars
Title: The High PartyArtist: Ted LeoLong before Ted Leo was a standard-bearer of smartypants punk-pop, he was the guitar player in one of New York's best noise/hardcore bands, Hell No, who frankly got a lot better once he left the band.
It was better for all involved. Ted Leo went on to form…
7 months ago on Mojophenia - You Write The Music , We Write The Content
In true respect to London modism, Connett have arrived with a powerful seven track mini album to melt the stitching on your tailored mohair trousers. `Waging War On The Obvious` is a conscious nod to a very cool London beat era, a continuation of style inspired attitudes that Indie-Pop has sadly…
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7 months ago on Mojophenia - You Write The Music , We Write The Content
The ongoing seaside adventures of Nick Ward are continuing to generate a healthy interest in wonderfully structured Power pop with songs penned from a man`s honest visual experiences. Snaps of very British musical observations, notations and quotations from the many gifted songwriters Nick has…
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11 months ago on Mojophenia - You Write The Music , We Write The Content
Nick Ward has some very deep rooted musical influences, a very definite talent with a growing collection of very cool constructed songs. Sixties Soul, Indie-Pop and a sackful of classic British songwriters are all apparent after just a few listens to this debut offering. Yeah, i`m gonna mention…
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2 months ago on Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog
The “Omaha Sound” is one of the few stylistically determinable phrases of this decade that……resort to concocted terminology like the “British Invasion”, “Paisley Underground”, or “mod revival” in order to provide proper basis for comparisons and [...]
1 year ago on TWILIGHTZONE!
"In 1979, a Mod revival (or "renewal" as Gary Bushell called it in Sounds) swept Great Britain. Along with The Chords and Secret Affair, The Purple Hearts were in the vanguard of the movement." The Purple Hearts began life as an Essex Punk band called The Sockets, changing their name and fortunes…
1 year ago on TWILIGHTZONE!
‘If you like mods, go and see Secret Affair. And if you don’t like mods, go and see Secret Affair. Let there be no more crazes.’Behind Closed……Shame, since this is probably the best album to come out of the entire Mod Revival. Reviewer: "pfamilies" (Metairie, LA USA)Secret…
1 year ago on TWILIGHTZONE!
Secret Affair first slid into the U.K.'s consciousness in September 1979 with their exhilarating debut single "Time for Action," which danced its way to number 13 in the charts. Britain was in the grip of a mod revival, spearheaded by the success of the Jam, and Secret Affair were perfectly…
8 months ago on ewaf
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt……on to become Naked Eyes. Smith and Orzabal’s professional debut came with the band Graduate, a Mod Revival/New Wave act drawing on the major influences of the time, including The Jam and…