Nuggets 296 – Jangle Pop!

Hi world! I have so many excuses for not posting more regularly, but let’s get onto it. Here is a playlist I made earlier, starting out with the great George D. Henderson. George comes from my home town and for that reason he will always be special to me.

The video showing Felt / Lawrence at his peak is a pleasure.

These are all great tracks, especially track 1. After many plays I am particularly partial to those from Free Time (and they made a crackin’ video).

In the (unlikely) event anyone is reading this blog, let me know if any tracks appeal to you.

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Take it away George!

The Puddle - "No Sequels"
Seapony - Where We Go [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Alvvays | Archie, Marry Me (CBC Music Festival 2016)
Felt - Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow
Ultimate Painting - (I’ve Got The) Sanctioned Blues
Eternal Summers - Together or Alone (Live on KEXP)
The Paper Merchants play The Lovers at Landet July 2010
Free Time - I Lost Again
Next of Kin - Alvvays (4K) (Asheville, NC)
Widowspeak "Puritan" 09.06.11

Gingerlys - Turtledoves
Best Coast - When The Sun Don't Shine - End Of The Road Festival 2011
Aerofall - Fear For Everyone
Cloud Nothings - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

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Cherry Red – Felt

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Arch Hill 15th Birthday party

Arch Hill 15th Birthday

Arch Hill is 15 and they threw a party. The Kings Arms was packed. Tiny Ruins were playing as I entered. I heard one thrashy number that I liked the sound of, then a longer ballad that I captured below. They are playing at the Crystal Palace later this month. I have always been intrigued by this old cinema so I may head along.

Tiny Ruins at the Arch Hill 15th Birthday Party

Outside in the garden I met up with my nephew, a muso himself, in town to play and at the gig to support his friends in Ghost Wave.I caught up with a few more friends then came in to hear the Arch Hill mystro, Ben thank the crowd. Kudos to him for making a go of a record label, I imagine its a difficult calling.

Don McGlashan was on next. He played solo with guitar and French horn using a sampler to lay down tracks as he went. He’s got a great voice but I was distracted by the mechanics of him getting all the loops laid down. I kept thinking about From Scratch, the experimental band that he was in where he used lengths of black plastic tubing to good percussive effect. I would like to hear them perform again.

I missed the next act, Emily Edrosa, as I hadn’t worked out that at the back of the pub, behind the mixing desk, they had set up a small stage. She played there but I was out in the garden. Here’s what she would have sounded like.

I came back inside as Doprah started up. They are a large band with a dance groove and a young woman singer who is very expressive. She managed to play keyboards while dancing off to one side and making Kate Bush like moves. Fun, but not for me.

Doprah at Arch Hill 15th Birthday

Ghost Wave were on next. I didn’t get a good look at them. The crowd had closed around them as they played at the back of the pub. I love their VU chug, chug sound. They sounded great, see the clip below.

Ghost Wave at Arch Hill 15th Birthday Show

Here’s Ghost Wave playing last year in the US.

Ghost Wave - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

Street Chant were next on the main stage. I like their thrashy shtick. McGlashan joined them at the end of the set to sing on “There is No Depression…”.

Street Chant cover No Depression in New Zealand

By this part of the night I had worked out that I would need to get to the back of the pub to catch Surf City. I headed back. I saw surf City last at the Lucha Lounge, a Mexican wrestling bar cum music venue. They were much tighter this time and sounded excellent.

Surf City at the Arch Hill 15th Birthday Show

Surf City at the Arch Hill 15th Birthday Show

Last up were The Transistors. They were hyper and thrashy.

The Transistors at the Arch Hill 15th Birthday Bas

It was about 1:30 when the lights went up. Good gig.

Sean, I am still waiting for an invite to your next gig….

And here’s From Scratch at their peak.

PACIFIC 3,2,1,ZERO (From Scratch) from Phil Dadson on Vimeo.

PS – turn up the quality setting in YouTube (the gear symbol – bottom right). No point wasting those bits…

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