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whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/return-of-hater.html One of our eagerly awaited indie pop releases of the first quarter of 2026 is Mosquito by Malmo, Sweden's Hater. Two excellent singles already available. Via Fire Records.
Return of Hater
We are loving and cheery here at WYMA, even when the beer supply is low. But that doesn't stop us from becoming wildly happy to learn the ...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:23 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/return-of-hater.html One of our eagerly awaited indie pop releases of the first quarter of 2026 is Mosquito by Malmo, Sweden's Hater. Two excellent singles already available. Via Fire Records.
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/abundance-of-power-by-season-2.html Melody, urgency, and loads of beat on "Abundance of Power", the lead single from the upcoming LP Power of Now by Melbourne's Season 2. Out Feb 24 via @upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social and Spoilsport Records.
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/abundance-of-power-by-season-2.html Melody, urgency, and loads of beat on "Abundance of Power", the lead single from the upcoming LP Power of Now by Melbourne's Season 2. Out Feb 24 via @upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social and Spoilsport Records.
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/heavenly-news.html Heavenly news of the week is that beloved UK band Heavenly @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social will release new LP Highway to Heavenly via @skepwax.bsky.social on Feb 27. Two songs already released into the wild.
Heavenly News!!!
Yes, indeed, it is heavenly news to learn that beloved '90s jangle/twee poppers Heavenly is releasing a new album and embarking on a six-...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:48 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/heavenly-news.html Heavenly news of the week is that beloved UK band Heavenly @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social will release new LP Highway to Heavenly via @skepwax.bsky.social on Feb 27. Two songs already released into the wild.
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Stirring gem of urgent guitar pop "The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" by San Francisco's Knight's Ferry is the opening track from the band's upcoming House Demos EP, due Feb 6. It promises to be very good!
Stirring gem of urgent guitar pop "The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" by San Francisco's Knight's Ferry is the opening track from the band's upcoming House Demos EP, due Feb 6. It promises to be very good!
"The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" by Knight's Ferry
"The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" is a stirring gem of urgently-pace guitar pop, and also is one of the best opening tunes we have heard ...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Stirring gem of urgent guitar pop "The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" by San Francisco's Knight's Ferry is the opening track from the band's upcoming House Demos EP, due Feb 6. It promises to be very good!
Stirring gem of urgent guitar pop "The Autumn Leaves on 14th Street" by San Francisco's Knight's Ferry is the opening track from the band's upcoming House Demos EP, due Feb 6. It promises to be very good!
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/stationary-by-fort-not.html Perfect guitar pop single "Stationary" heralds the upcoming LP You On Repeat by Swedish band Fort Not. Due on February 23 via @meritoriorec.bsky.social
"Stationary" by Fort Not
If we were to present a seminar on guitar pop, one of our featured bands would be Sweden's Fort Not . We loved their two previous albums a...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:04 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/stationary-by-fort-not.html Perfect guitar pop single "Stationary" heralds the upcoming LP You On Repeat by Swedish band Fort Not. Due on February 23 via @meritoriorec.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/two-more-delicious-singles-from-just.html @thejustjoans.bsky.social -- one of Glasgow's finest indie bands -- has shared two more gems from the upcoming LP Romantic Visions of Scotland. Due Jan 23 via @fikarecordings.com
Two more delicious singles from The Just Joans
The two most recent singles from the upcoming LP by Glasgow's The Just Joans demonstrate the band's versatility as well as their quality....
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January 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2026/01/two-more-delicious-singles-from-just.html @thejustjoans.bsky.social -- one of Glasgow's finest indie bands -- has shared two more gems from the upcoming LP Romantic Visions of Scotland. Due Jan 23 via @fikarecordings.com
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/12/tulpa-monster-of-week.html Named for an imaginary creature, the oh-so-real Leeds band Tulpa has released a cracking good album titled Monster of the Week. Out now via @skepwax.bsky.social
Tulpa - Monster of the Week
Guitar pop just the way we like it -- loose, warm, well tailored but with some loose threads, and with enough off-kilter themes to be thor...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/12/tulpa-monster-of-week.html Named for an imaginary creature, the oh-so-real Leeds band Tulpa has released a cracking good album titled Monster of the Week. Out now via @skepwax.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/off-wallbutterfly-by-new-tigers.html Thrilling, shimmering double A-side "Off The Wall"/"Butterfly" by Turku, Finland's The New Tigers. New album coming in 2026. via Helsinki's @trianisoliti.bsky.social Soliti Music.
"Off The Wall"/"Butterfly" by The New Tigers
According to our records department, we first covered Turku, Finland's The New Tigers in 2011, so the band and WYMA have been in a non-ex...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/off-wallbutterfly-by-new-tigers.html Thrilling, shimmering double A-side "Off The Wall"/"Butterfly" by Turku, Finland's The New Tigers. New album coming in 2026. via Helsinki's @trianisoliti.bsky.social Soliti Music.
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/great-lakes-dont-swim-too-close.html An Americana/indie rock treasure chest of songs on the new album Don't Swim Too Close by Great Lakes. Via HHBTM Records.
Great Lakes - Don't Swim Too Close
What musical obsessions have occupied us the last few days, you (should) ask? Thanks for asking. The answer is frequent replans of Don't S...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/great-lakes-dont-swim-too-close.html An Americana/indie rock treasure chest of songs on the new album Don't Swim Too Close by Great Lakes. Via HHBTM Records.
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/telephone-numbers-scarecrow-ii.html Chiming, jangling college rock done to perfection on Scarecrow II, the second album by San Francisco band Telephone Numbers. Out now via @slumberlandrecords.com
Telephone Numbers - Scarecrow II
One of the many wonderful things about the current Bay Area indie pop scene is the scope of the output. Whether one is looking for delicat...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/telephone-numbers-scarecrow-ii.html Chiming, jangling college rock done to perfection on Scarecrow II, the second album by San Francisco band Telephone Numbers. Out now via @slumberlandrecords.com
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/bubblegum-lemonade-to-sur-with-love.html Delightful jangle-gaze LP To Surf With Love by Glasgow's Bubblegum Lemonade via Matinee Recordings
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November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/bubblegum-lemonade-to-sur-with-love.html Delightful jangle-gaze LP To Surf With Love by Glasgow's Bubblegum Lemonade via Matinee Recordings
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/here-come-rugby-boys-by-just-joans.html We have the first single from the upcoming Scots masters of the humorously miserable pop song @thejustjoans.bsky.social . Romantic Visions of Scotland will arrive January 23 via @fikarecordings.com
"Here Come The Rugby Boys" by The Just Joans
When Scotland's The Just Joans announce an upcoming album titled Romantic Visions of Scotland we can draw several conclusions. First, we...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/11/here-come-rugby-boys-by-just-joans.html We have the first single from the upcoming Scots masters of the humorously miserable pop song @thejustjoans.bsky.social . Romantic Visions of Scotland will arrive January 23 via @fikarecordings.com
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/10/massage-coaster.html L.A. band Massage's new album Coaster is one of the best indie albums of 2025. Dreampop, shoegaze and more with terrific melodies, soaring arrangements and lovely vocals. Via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com & @mtstmtn.bsky.social
Massage - Coaster
One of our favorite albums in 2021 was Still Life by L.A. band Massage . That jangling, dream-gazing, guitar-dense album remains a favori...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/10/massage-coaster.html L.A. band Massage's new album Coaster is one of the best indie albums of 2025. Dreampop, shoegaze and more with terrific melodies, soaring arrangements and lovely vocals. Via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com & @mtstmtn.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/10/three-singles-by-belair-lip-bombs.html Ace powerpop by Melbourne foursome The Belair Lip Bombs with smashing new LP Again coming at the end of the month via @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social .
Three singles by The Belair Lip Bombs
Please don't be alarmed as we tell you that on October 31 the Bombs will drop. These Bombs aren't the scary, deadly exploding type -- they a...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/10/three-singles-by-belair-lip-bombs.html Ace powerpop by Melbourne foursome The Belair Lip Bombs with smashing new LP Again coming at the end of the month via @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social .
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-cords-cords.html Fresh and breezy take on classic indie pop on breathtaking debut LP by Scots duo The Cords. via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social
The Cords - The Cords
If you are an indie pop fan you probably will read about Scots duo The Cords in multiple publications. There is a reason: They have earne...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-cords-cords.html Fresh and breezy take on classic indie pop on breathtaking debut LP by Scots duo The Cords. via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-radio-field-air-and-sunlight.html A triumph of modern janglepop on Air And Sunlight by Dusseldorf band The Radio Field. Via Less Records and @subjangle.bsky.social
The Radio Field - Air and Sunlight
One of the treasures of the jangle pop world is Dusseldorf band The Radio Field . They impressed us mightily a couple of years ago with a...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-radio-field-air-and-sunlight.html A triumph of modern janglepop on Air And Sunlight by Dusseldorf band The Radio Field. Via Less Records and @subjangle.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/dirt-road-anthem-by-pop-filter.html "Dirt Road Anthem" is the rousing announcement of a new album by Melbourne's Pop Filter. Trade Place Tape LP due October 17 via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com and Osbourne Again Music
"Dirt Road Anthem" by Pop Filter
As members of young bands mature, finding time for music can become difficult among work, families, location changes and life events large...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/dirt-road-anthem-by-pop-filter.html "Dirt Road Anthem" is the rousing announcement of a new album by Melbourne's Pop Filter. Trade Place Tape LP due October 17 via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com and Osbourne Again Music
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/memory-light-by-creative-writing.html Classic American guitar pop executed at the "play at repeat all day" level: "Memory Light" by New England band Creative Writing. From October 3 release Baby Did This. via @meritoriorec.bsky.social
"Memory Light" by Creative Writing
From the opening crunching, jangling power pop riffs to the rousing chorus, "Memory Light" is one of those treasured instant classics the ...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/memory-light-by-creative-writing.html Classic American guitar pop executed at the "play at repeat all day" level: "Memory Light" by New England band Creative Writing. From October 3 release Baby Did This. via @meritoriorec.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/glo-worm-glimmer-reissue.html Charming, chiming jewel of twee pop from the short but influential run by Glo-Worm. Essential reissue by @krecs.bsky.social out in vinyl and digital
Glo-Worm - Glimmer (reissue)
Glimmer is a charming, chiming, twee jewel that satisfies as much now as it did when originally released. It is the definitive musical st...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/glo-worm-glimmer-reissue.html Charming, chiming jewel of twee pop from the short but influential run by Glo-Worm. Essential reissue by @krecs.bsky.social out in vinyl and digital
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/when-you-said-goodbye-by-cords.html Aching heartbreak pop that strikes deep while sounding like sunshine, from the impossibly talented Scots siblings known as The Cords. Self-titled debut album due this month via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social
"When You Said Goodbye" by The Cords
[Sigh] "When You Say Goodbye" is a song that is so perfect it should be delivered in a blue Tiffany box delivered by a uniformed footman. ...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/09/when-you-said-goodbye-by-cords.html Aching heartbreak pop that strikes deep while sounding like sunshine, from the impossibly talented Scots siblings known as The Cords. Self-titled debut album due this month via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-gown-by-bats.html Striking new single by The Bats, atmospheric and haunting. From upcoming LP Corner Coming Up, due October 17 via Flying Nun Records.
"The Gown" by The Bats
In our view, The Bats were magic in the early '80s and they continue to be magic in 2025. They don't do it with bombast, frills, gimmicks...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-gown-by-bats.html Striking new single by The Bats, atmospheric and haunting. From upcoming LP Corner Coming Up, due October 17 via Flying Nun Records.
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/fading-out-and-daffy-duck-by-massage.html Heady & polished blend of Britpop/dream pop/shoegaze displayed on 2 singles from Coastal @massagetheband.bsky.social . Album due 10/10 via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com @mtstmt.bsky.social & @prefectrecords.bsky.social
"Fading Out" and "Daffy Duck" by Massage
Pssst! Hey you -- yes, you. How would you like a massage? Don't worry -- no one is going to put their hands on you. We are proposing an au...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/fading-out-and-daffy-duck-by-massage.html Heady & polished blend of Britpop/dream pop/shoegaze displayed on 2 singles from Coastal @massagetheband.bsky.social . Album due 10/10 via @bobointegral.bandcamp.com @mtstmt.bsky.social & @prefectrecords.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/much-of-music-we-cover-is-sent-to.html A guitar pop album of quiet beauty and resonance - We Are Not There But We Are Here by UK project @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social . Out now via @subjangle.bsky.social
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August 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/much-of-music-we-cover-is-sent-to.html A guitar pop album of quiet beauty and resonance - We Are Not There But We Are Here by UK project @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social . Out now via @subjangle.bsky.social
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/tullycraft-tarrytown-love-on-left-bank.html Trust us - you need to get in line for Friday's release of Shoot the Point by ace indie poppers @tullycraft.bsky.social . Test drive two tracks here and fall in love! Out via HHBTM Records
Tullycraft: "Tarrytown", "Love On The Left Bank" and LP Shoot The Point
If we were to consult our carefully curated and updated lists for our favorite twee pop bands, Seattle's Tulleycraft will be floating at ...
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August 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/tullycraft-tarrytown-love-on-left-bank.html Trust us - you need to get in line for Friday's release of Shoot the Point by ace indie poppers @tullycraft.bsky.social . Test drive two tracks here and fall in love! Out via HHBTM Records
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/fabulist-and-im-not-sad-by-cords.html Two fresh indie pop gems herald the upcoming self-titled debut LP by Scotland's The Cords. Top stuff! via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social
"Fabulist" and "I'm Not Sad" by The Cords
Well, well, well -- this is exciting stuff and it is only a taster for the upcoming album. What are we writing about? The two songs shared...
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August 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2025/08/fabulist-and-im-not-sad-by-cords.html Two fresh indie pop gems herald the upcoming self-titled debut LP by Scotland's The Cords. Top stuff! via @slumberlandrecords.com and @skepwax.bsky.social