#slacker pop

[joanofarc]

jittery and wobbling, wimp factor 14 (1993).

you are the ice in my tea you hit me like caffeine i am jittery and wobbling

[doggerell]

Executioner // Wych Elm

I disappear into a body then a couplе more Im a manhole, I am a whore

[dustedmagazine]

ULNA — Gazebo (Shuga)

Gazebo is slack and wistful and beautiful, a lo-fi concoction of idle strums and slurry poetry. The songwriter Adam Schubert looks back on his suburban youth with a curdled nostalgia, finding a lyricism in urban alienation. The single, “Secrets,” looks back as far as elementary school bookending an unstrung narrative about romantic disappointment with a child’s “nah nah nah nah nah-nah” taunt. And yet, how longing pierces the sharp twang of guitar and infuses Schubert’s shadow-haunted vocals. How cleanly the tangle of emotions resolves in the upward sweep of the chorus. The song sounds listless until it doesn’t, unexpectedly delivering a wallop as it opens wide.

This is Schubert’s second album as ULNA, after time in Chicago’s shoegaze-y Café Racer and a previous solo run under the name Ruins. The last one, OEA, explored the songwriter’s battle with addiction. This one delves into his formative years, viewing hurt and connection through a veil of memory.

Schubert cites Modest Mouse and Built to Spill as influences, and indeed, there’s something of Isaac Brock’s distempered lyricism here, as well as the untethered guitar play of Doug Martsch. But honestly, what I hear more than anything is Elliott Smith, in the sweet curve of the melody left slack, the lyrics offhand but studded with clever bile. “Basement Stares,” especially, gives me a whiff of XO’s “Pitseleh,” the singing smudged and minor key against a prickly hedge of guitar and drums.  

This album is mostly Schubert, but in a couple of instances, others join in. His wife Alexa Viscius sings back-up on the lovely, drifty “Prairie Fire,” a bit of company amid rickety architectures of electric keyboard and minimalist drums. For “Pin on a String,” Squirrel Flower’s Ella O'Connor Williams adds loose congenial vibe, muttering “it’s true” as Schubert does wheelies and figure eights on electric guitar.  

The whole thing has a mirage-y indefiniteness, as brief songs trail off into static and hiss and memorable hooks glisten for a moment then disappear into fuzz. But stay with it for a few plays, and this album sticks. Its bruised vulnerability, its warbling off-tuned-ness, its tangles and eddies of strummed guitar coalesce into a work of weight and impact. It may be fuzzy and hard to pin down, but there’s something real at the core that catches at you and stays.

Jennifer Kelly

[theindyreview]

Music Video: Alan Fakeman - Rebound

#MusicVideo: Alan Fakeman - Rebound #French #indie #slackerpop band channel 90's vibes in their gloriously #surreal video for captivating, #alternative single #newmusic #AlanFakeman #90s #indierock #altrock #altfolk #france #rebound

French lo-fi slacker-pop band Alan Fakeman might take inspiration from 90’s indie artists like Eels and Sebadoh, but the quirky, alt rock of songs like “Rebound” are purely, uniquely them. On initial listening, you might think you’ve discovered a long-lost Butthole Surfers track, with its baritone, spoke-sung vocals and lyrics about dark matter and spinning in cosmic realms (the lyrics are…

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[balleralbumcovers]

EPIC ALBUM COVER #40

of Montreal - Cherry Peel

Released: 1997 (Bar/None)

Indie pop, twee pop, psychedelic pop

Bonus:

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Tracklist:

dogs • still bummed • school bus • conch • yaw • dumped • way • you're not the one that i want • the graduate • great big 'fuck' and how i'm coping with it

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

[raspberryyyicedtea]

gaze - shake the pounce (1999)

personal rating: ☆8.9/10☆

this album feels like a shoebox full of old photos. it has such a nostalgic feeling, and it skillfully combines cute melodies and vocal delivery with melancholy lyrics. the songs rest behind a veneer of sweetness that, once stripped back, provides such a bittersweet feeling throughout the album. it has a charming low-fidelity quality to it that makes the whole album feel like fine-grain sandpaper. the sugary, sweet, and light vocals contrast with the lyrics in a very nice way and provide such a lovely feeling to tracks such as 'the snake song'. the album also features very prominent bass lines and rhythmic guitars that really stand out in songs like 'static' and 'in the midst' and bring out a delightful sound within the instrumentals. some of my favorite songs from this album are 'tea or coffee', 'nine lives to rigel five' (my favorite track on the album), and 'sunday night waterworks'. this album is great and i really like it a lot!

would i recommend it?: yeah!!!!!

[albumcoverprideflags]

school shooter by school shooter + lesbian flag

requested by me

[ajvegarabbit]

demo i put together in about an hour in a discord call as part of a challenge. the criteria was

high energy

180 BPM

C major

about gay furries

i think i did alright lol. might flesh this one out

lyrics:

I got about 10 minutes to come up with lyrics Nobody gives a shit about verses though Just half-ass this part, so I can start Getting to the part that people want

You know that everything that I do it's all for you And no one else Put your paws on my chest, sleep soundly to rest And don't overthink these lyrics

Meet me at the convention, baby We'll sing bad songs and go a little crazy People think that we got problems Maybe we do but we don't wanna solve em!

You know that everything that I do it's all for you Like these lousy lines But I need something to sing, so I don't know This is a bad song, well fucking cope :3c

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[joanofarc]

baby would it matter, liquorice (1997).

three little words is that what this is really all about? well, i can read the signs and read what's in between the lines but i can't read the straight line of your mouth what comes out

[ryanmurphytube]

Hooton Tennis Club - Born, Died

The new song and music video from (now ancient) band Hooton Tennis Club!

'Born, Died', out now on Alcopop! Records - available on Spotify, AppleMusic, and all the other online jukeboxes!

[mymelodic-chapel]

Eric's Trip- Love Tara (Slacker Rock, Indie Rock, Noise Pop) Released: November 9, 1993 [Sub Pop Records] Producer(s): Eric's Trip, Bob Weston

[bide-time-to-diee]

i think if i were turned into a song it would be pretty girl snuff film by birds fear death

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