Yes to Pop #mustlisten

15 pop tracks to listen and love this week! I swear these found tracks are all for keeps! #yestopop feat The Proctors, Skittle Alley, The Olive Shoots, Jim Ruiz Set, Love in Athens, etc.

BAND CRUSH: Old Lacy Bed

Since I'm still hung-up with my previous Nippon-inspired post, lemme share this all-girl indiepop band from Nagoya, Japan called Old Lacy Bed which reminds me of The Autocollants. I think they will be releasing a single under Dufflecoat Records soon. Here's fave from their current releases.

BAND CRUSH: Afraid of Stairs

COUNTRY: Sweden
SOUNDS LIKE... jangly 80's dreampop/shoegaze and all those Swedish awesomeness


Here's a new track from their upcoming 7" on Dufflecoat Records.

MUST LISTEN: See You Shine by Some Gorgeous Accident

Sharing you guys this lush track See You Shine by Some Gorgeous Accident from their Dufflecoat Records release Sleep in Symmetry out on the 28 September. Visit Dufflecoat Records for more info. #supportyourlocalbands

For All Things Beautiful about Apple Orchard

It's Apple Orchard appreciation day on my blog today! First heard about this US-based Filipino indie-pop band through a compilation that was given to me by a friend during my freshmen year in college. I wasn't aware that there were Filipino bands who play straight-up indie-pop/twee music and Apple Orchard was one of the bands that introduced me to it.

This was the song from that compilation:

Then they released several EPs and LPs

...and this amazing compilation which you can download for free here

They recently released a split EP with The Proctors under Dufflecoat Records which you can order here

Here's a track which is part of their current EP. I really hope I can catch a live gig of this band. :)For more music of Apple Orchard, check out the their bandcamp.