The Clean – 10 of the best The Dunedin band had an indelible influence on acts such as Pavement and Guided by Voices. A new oral history by Richard Langston is out now

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A Bit of The Other #4 Another mix that moves away from self imposed genre constraints covering ambient, dreampop, ethereal techno and various bleeps and other noises. One act I have been enjoying of late is La Cantinombra Lento who is an Italian artist who delivers ambient re-imagining of post-punk albums. Recently he has worked on New Order and The Cure whilst the latest album featured here is a rework of XTC's Black Sea.

A Bit of The Other #4

Another mix that moves away from self imposed genre constraints covering ambient, dreampop, ethereal techno and various bleeps and other noises. One act I have been enjoying of late is La Cantinombra Lento who is an Italian artist who delivers ambient re-imagining of…

In A Lonely Place – A Post Punk Mix March and early April was a busy month for all things post-punk. New singles that herald forthcoming albums, collaborations, remixes and the odd cover version, hence this mixes name, have come thick and fast. Here is an eighty minute selection capturing those tracks that have stood out. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: 60 Juno - Gray…

In A Lonely Place – A Post Punk Mix

March and early April was a busy month for all things post-punk. New singles that herald forthcoming albums, collaborations, remixes and the odd cover version, hence this mixes name, have come thick and fast. Here is an eighty minute selection capturing those…

Records I Like Mix April 2026 Welcome to another roundup of all things indieppop, tweepop, dreampop and shoegaze. What's in store this month you ask. We have Persil with a track from their first EP in 20 years (!!!) as well as Zipper's (the Australian ones) first new song in six years. I have been enjpoying albums from The Motorists, Heather The Jerk, Special Friend, The Leaf Library and Cootie Catcher of late and all are represented here (hear?).

Records I Like Mix April 2026

Welcome to another roundup of all things indieppop, tweepop, dreampop and shoegaze. What's in store this month you ask. We have Persil with a track from their first EP in 20 years (!!!) as well as Zipper's (the Australian ones) first new song in six years. I have been…

Teenage kicks: Camden’s Museum of Youth Culture – in pictures Newly opened museum in north London has archive of more than 100,000 items telling story of British youth subcultures

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A Bit Of The Other #3 I am not sure how many people listen to this series of mixes but they are fast becoming my favourite to put together. Two albums to mention this month are from Kenyan experimental artist KMRU and his album Kin whilst IKIGAI from the Berlin based Nadia Struiwigh is as strong an album that I have heard recently. Romphea's Blind Protocols EP…

A Bit Of The Other #3

I am not sure how many people listen to this series of mixes but they are fast becoming my favourite to put together. Two albums to mention this month are from Kenyan experimental artist KMRU and his album Kin whilst IKIGAI from the Berlin based Nadia Struiwigh is as strong…

New Future – A Post Punk Mix Another selection of all things post-punk featuring tracks I have been listening to this past month - well since the last post-punk mix that is! Featuring coldwave, darkwave and a few remixes featuring great interpretations of the originals. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Cold Contrast - The Stranger Strange Futures - Scrap Metal Mouth Ulcers - Prevail…

New Future – A Post Punk Mix

Another selection of all things post-punk featuring tracks I have been listening to this past month - well since the last post-punk mix that is! Featuring coldwave, darkwave and a few remixes featuring great interpretations of the originals. As ever, enjoy! Video…

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Records I Like Mix March 2026 This months's regular round up of all things indiepop, dreampop, alt-rock, noisepop and more besides presents a varied listen from the fantastic new single from Castlebeat to the lead track from Auld Spell's comeback EP. Boy With Apple get noisy and Grrrl Gang get heavy. Elsewhere Club 8 do their best St Etienne impression whilst Heavenly provide a Spanish version of their latest single…

Records I Like Mix March 2026

This months's regular round up of all things indiepop, dreampop, alt-rock, noisepop and more besides presents a varied listen from the fantastic new single from Castlebeat to the lead track from Auld Spell's comeback EP. Boy With Apple get noisy and Grrrl Gang get…

Sorry fella. Mix loud only for now.

A Bit Of The Other #2 The second in the series of mixes that features music from a range of genres not generally associated with this "blog". This mix is ambient focused and is the type of music I listen to whilst working on more complex things. I am really enjoying the new album from Hiroshi Ebina titled On Solitude as well as Blasé Saint by Matryoshka.

A Bit Of The Other #2

The second in the series of mixes that features music from a range of genres not generally associated with this "blog". This mix is ambient focused and is the type of music I listen to whilst working on more complex things. I am really enjoying the new album from Hiroshi…

All This Is Not That – A Post Punk Mix Here the is the first post-punk mix of the year rounding up releases from December to last week. It features the regular mix of coldwave, goth rock, drakwave and remixes for those darker dancefloors. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Tout Debord - Всё Это Не То Balduvian Bears - Sorrow Lust Era - Pulso Enfermo…

All This Is Not That – A Post Punk Mix

Here the is the first post-punk mix of the year rounding up releases from December to last week. It features the regular mix of coldwave, goth rock, drakwave and remixes for those darker dancefloors. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Tout…

Records I Like Mix February 2026

So, a week later than planned, here is the mix for February. January started off slow, then wow was there a lot to go through! Indonesian label Shiny Happy Records have had a prolific start to the year and there are contributions from that label alongside efforts…

A Bit Of The Other #1 A new mix series covering music from a range of genres. The first in the series features a mix of Ambient, Krautrock, Indie, Dreampop and Techno to see you through to the end of a very long month! Or play via Buy Music Club Video Highlights Playlist: Deary - Seabird 雪茄少女 - Garden Promenade The Leaf Library - The Reader's Lamp…

A Bit Of The Other #1

A new mix series covering music from a range of genres. The first in the series features a mix of Ambient, Krautrock, Indie, Dreampop and Techno to see you through to the end of a very long month! Or play via Buy Music Club Video Highlights Playlist: Deary - Seabird 雪茄少女 -…

The 2026 Rolling One – Post-Punk So here is, pinned, the rolling 2026 playlist dedicated to all things post-punk. (The 2025 version is here) Please bookmark so you can enjoy (or not!) throughout the year. *coldwave* *post-punk* *darkwave* *goth rock* *synth-pop* *minimal* Stream via Buy Music Club (or click on the image below) Photo by Natalia Trofimova on Unsplash

The 2026 Rolling One – Post-Punk

So here is, pinned, the rolling 2026 playlist dedicated to all things post-punk. (The 2025 version is here) Please bookmark so you can enjoy (or not!) throughout the year. *coldwave* *post-punk* *darkwave* *goth rock* *synth-pop* *minimal* Stream via Buy Music Club…

The 2026 Rolling One Last year, I created a year-long playlist (s) of tracks posted on these pages. Given my decision to stop regular posting, I thought I would continue with another playlist to cover 2026. So here it is, pinned, featuring tracks and releases I would have written about if I had the time to dedicate to the site - outside the mixes of course!

The 2026 Rolling One

Last year, I created a year-long playlist (s) of tracks posted on these pages. Given my decision to stop regular posting, I thought I would continue with another playlist to cover 2026. So here it is, pinned, featuring tracks and releases I would have written about if I had…

Records I Like Mix January 2026 Happy new year one and all - well if there is anyone left reading this blog that is! January's mix is out with the old, ready for the new. It's a round up of releases from the last two months of 2025 (including a mad rush towards the end) and features more than its fair share of music from Indonesia in and out amongst the shoegaze, noise pop et al.

Records I Like Mix January 2026

Happy new year one and all - well if there is anyone left reading this blog that is! January's mix is out with the old, ready for the new. It's a round up of releases from the last two months of 2025 (including a mad rush towards the end) and features more than its…

Records I Like – Best Of 2025 So here we are again. The end of another year and another best of year list. This one features my favourite indiepop, twee pop, dream pop, shoegaze and alt-rock tracks of 2025 and I have been enjoying playing these again over the past few days. Skep Wax is featured heavily (or should that be heavenly? - I will get me coat!).

Records I Like – Best Of 2025

So here we are again. The end of another year and another best of year list. This one features my favourite indiepop, twee pop, dream pop, shoegaze and alt-rock tracks of 2025 and I have been enjoying playing these again over the past few days. Skep Wax is featured…

The Greatest Indie Chart of ’85

I came across this post on thefactusproject Instagram back in March. They wrote: "Amelia Fletcher of Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research, Tender Trap and The Catenary Wires. Working at music retailer, Our Price in 80s. Here’s the list of the indie chart from…

The Compilation Post There is nothing like Christmastime/Winter Holidays/Saturnalia/Yule/A Few Days Off (delete as appropriate) to get stuck into a compilation or two, especially if you desire time away from house guests or, as an alternative, get them to join a listening session or two. This posts rounds up compilations that may be of interest and I will keep adding to it until the new year.

The Compilation Post

There is nothing like Christmastime/Winter Holidays/Saturnalia/Yule/A Few Days Off (delete as appropriate) to get stuck into a compilation or two, especially if you desire time away from house guests or, as an alternative, get them to join a listening session or two. This…

The photographer is from Seoul. Nice detective work!

Sadly not but I liked it for the same reason as you methinks!

The “Growing Pains” Sampler You would have thought that releases would have eased up as we head towards the end of the year, but no, not so. Here are ten tracks from the last week or so that will kick-start another week. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image below. Once again, there are too many tracks missing from Spotify to make a playlist viable.

The “Growing Pains” Sampler

You would have thought that releases would have eased up as we head towards the end of the year, but no, not so. Here are ten tracks from the last week or so that will kick-start another week. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image below. Once…

Love Is Pain – A Post Punk Mix Blimey. Is it really two months since the last post-punk mix? Here is a mix of various tunes lumped under the post-punk genre whether it's gothic, synth pop, cold wave or it's darker cousin. I have been listening to more and more of this type of music of late and indiepop, which I guess these pages are better known for, rarely getting a look in over the past month or so.

Love Is Pain – A Post Punk Mix

Blimey. Is it really two months since the last post-punk mix? Here is a mix of various tunes lumped under the post-punk genre whether it's gothic, synth pop, cold wave or it's darker cousin. I have been listening to more and more of this type of music of late and…

Sadly not much as I am scaling down - sorry! Just mixes and samplers, i.e. releases roundups in future.

The “Pity Party” Sampler

A swath of good music has appeared over the past two weeks without a Christmas tune in sight - okay, see the last post for a round up of that. Makthaverskan return with a brand-new single, which hopefully heralds a new album. Teini-Pää return with a new single that…

The “Rolling Indiepop Christmas” Sampler As per usual, a spate of Christmas related songs have been unleashed. Here is a dynamic playlist featuring the better efforts I have heard, and I will keep it updated until the 25th itself. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image below. Spotify: Photo by pure julia on Unsplash

The “Rolling Indiepop Christmas” Sampler

As per usual, a spate of Christmas related songs have been unleashed. Here is a dynamic playlist featuring the better efforts I have heard, and I will keep it updated until the 25th itself. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image…

Records I Like Update The first post on the Records I Like blog was on December 30, 2012 and the last post on this site will be imminent. I am finding it harder and harder to dedicate time to the site due to other commitments & hobbies and after some deliberation, I have decided to call it day after 12 years. You may have noticed the drop-off in posts over the past few months.

Records I Like Update

The first post on the Records I Like blog was on December 30, 2012 and the last post on this site will be imminent. I am finding it harder and harder to dedicate time to the site due to other commitments & hobbies and after some deliberation, I have decided to call it day…