What’s on my jukebox? Here’s my ‘January Sales’ tracklist – a lovely blend of post-rock, electronica and shoegaze:
- Cradle (Kyte Remix) – The Joy Formidable: Shouty indie pop turned all fuzzy and layered by nu-gazers Kyte.
- Michael A Grammar – Broadcast: Angular pop by Brummie chaps Broadcast. My feet are dancing so much.
- Everything With You – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: So infectious, the sound of C86 and shoegaze in a blender.
- My Own Strange Path – M83: French shoegazers go all electronic and produce a futuristic movie score.
- Fire Flies And Empty Skies – God Is An Astronaut: Post-rock on a poppy jaunt, via a Jonny Marr-like suspended fourth.
- I Know You So Well – Immanu El: Slow and lovely; belting post-rock from your new Scandinavian friends.
- Paint A Rainbow – My Bloody Valentine: Fast, choppy and poppy from the pre-’Isn’t Anything’ Valentines.
- Linus And Lucy – Vince Guaraldi: Charlie Brown and the jazzy sound of summer holidays with my little sister.
- A Year Without Summer – Epic45: The sad sound of autumn in the grey West Midlands.
- Flood Out – Televise: Ex-Slowdive stalwart takes shoegaze to its post-rock coda.