This months mix errs on the side of noisy pop alongside a few bands from from Scandinavia. And don't worry, there are still indiepop/tweepop/dreampop tracks in the mix too. It's not a bad way to spend 61 and a bit minutes if I am honest! As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Egoism - It Takes Two…

August was a busy month. So much so that most of my listening was done in the last week of August and the first week of September which explains why there are so many new releases in this months mix! There is plenty here covering twee, indiepop, dreampop, shoegaze and plenty more besides. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights:

This month's mix navigates a number of themes ranging from three from Skep Wax's recent releases to noise/punk pop. We have tracks in the Spanish language going up against Indonesian indiepop with a supporting cast of dreampop efforts from the likes of Atmos Bloom, Cattle, Absolutely Yours, Grazer and the returning Star Horse. And there are my pick of the tracks from new albums by Las Robertas, Slippers and The Darling Buds.

As ever this months "post-punk" mix features my pick of tracks taken from the various genres under that banner released over the past couple of months or so. Eastern Europe going up against dance floor orientated remixes, album tracks versus singles. Absolutely loving that Tobias Bernstrup Remix of Ash Code's Dancing To The Noise. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights:

So very unusually for me last month saw me not featuring any music anything from Indonesia. Well I have more than made up for that this month, especially as new labels seem to be appearing every time I blink, which results in a bundle of tunes from that country in this months mix. What else? There are previews from two excellent releases on Dandy Boy Records whilst Soft Science return.

Another mix encapsulating the my pick of the post-punk tracks from the last month or so. I am really enjoying the singles from Anton and Antipole & Pedro Code whose brand new album Future Echoes is a recommended listen. That said there are plenty more tracks here to treat your ears and dancing feet. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights:

Another solid sounding mix for you this month blending dreampop, indiepop, twee, jangle and some shoegaze thrown in for good measure. Really enjoying the new single from Cœur À L'Index as well as a return via a split single for The Cat's Miaow and The Autocollants. The mix also features album tracks from The Loft, Salt Lake Alley and The Laughing Chimes and there is always more to explore too.

It's time for this months post-punk mix which, as ever, covers various genres under that banner. I realised recently that I do not feature many female fronted post-punk bands aside from the likes of Ductape, Ash Code and Echoberyl. I am not sure why that is but I hope efforts from the likes of Hemwick Witch, Incirrina and Komfort help to remedy that.

Another month, another mix! What's on offer you ask? We have noise pop from Indonesia, comeback singles from Linda Guilala and Fascinations Grand Chorus and album tracks from the likes of Season 2, Hannah Lew and The Parker Posies. Plus new singles and EP tracks galore. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Egoism - Summer Again, Sung to the End…

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Another mix that moves away from self imposed genre constraints covering ambient, dreampop, ethereal techno and various bleeps and other noises. One act I have been enjoying of late is La Cantinombra Lento who is an Italian artist who delivers ambient re-imagining of post-punk albums. Recently he has worked on New Order and The Cure whilst the latest album featured here is a rework of XTC's Black Sea.

March and early April was a busy month for all things post-punk. New singles that herald forthcoming albums, collaborations, remixes and the odd cover version, hence this mixes name, have come thick and fast. Here is an eighty minute selection capturing those tracks that have stood out. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: 60 Juno - Gray…

Welcome to another roundup of all things indieppop, tweepop, dreampop and shoegaze. What's in store this month you ask. We have Persil with a track from their first EP in 20 years (!!!) as well as Zipper's (the Australian ones) first new song in six years. I have been enjpoying albums from The Motorists, Heather The Jerk, Special Friend, The Leaf Library and Cootie Catcher of late and all are represented here (hear?).

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I am not sure how many people listen to this series of mixes but they are fast becoming my favourite to put together. Two albums to mention this month are from Kenyan experimental artist KMRU and his album Kin whilst IKIGAI from the Berlin based Nadia Struiwigh is as strong an album that I have heard recently. Romphea's Blind Protocols EP…

Another selection of all things post-punk featuring tracks I have been listening to this past month - well since the last post-punk mix that is! Featuring coldwave, darkwave and a few remixes featuring great interpretations of the originals. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Cold Contrast - The Stranger Strange Futures - Scrap Metal Mouth Ulcers - Prevail…

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This months's regular round up of all things indiepop, dreampop, alt-rock, noisepop and more besides presents a varied listen from the fantastic new single from Castlebeat to the lead track from Auld Spell's comeback EP. Boy With Apple get noisy and Grrrl Gang get heavy. Elsewhere Club 8 do their best St Etienne impression whilst Heavenly provide a Spanish version of their latest single…

The second in the series of mixes that features music from a range of genres not generally associated with this "blog". This mix is ambient focused and is the type of music I listen to whilst working on more complex things. I am really enjoying the new album from Hiroshi Ebina titled On Solitude as well as Blasé Saint by Matryoshka.

Here the is the first post-punk mix of the year rounding up releases from December to last week. It features the regular mix of coldwave, goth rock, drakwave and remixes for those darker dancefloors. As ever, enjoy! Video Highlights: Track Listing: Tout Debord - Всё Это Не То Balduvian Bears - Sorrow Lust Era - Pulso Enfermo…

So, a week later than planned, here is the mix for February. January started off slow, then wow was there a lot to go through! Indonesian label Shiny Happy Records have had a prolific start to the year and there are contributions from that label alongside efforts from a raft of Indonesian acts. Back to Somerset is a new UK label and if there is an AI for recreating sounds from the C86 era, then this label comes pretty close.

A new mix series covering music from a range of genres. The first in the series features a mix of Ambient, Krautrock, Indie, Dreampop and Techno to see you through to the end of a very long month! Or play via Buy Music Club Video Highlights Playlist: Deary - Seabird 雪茄少女 - Garden Promenade The Leaf Library - The Reader's Lamp…

So here is, pinned, the rolling 2026 playlist dedicated to all things post-punk. (The 2025 version is here) Please bookmark so you can enjoy (or not!) throughout the year. *coldwave* *post-punk* *darkwave* *goth rock* *synth-pop* *minimal* Stream via Buy Music Club (or click on the image below) Photo by Natalia Trofimova on Unsplash

Last year, I created a year-long playlist (s) of tracks posted on these pages. Given my decision to stop regular posting, I thought I would continue with another playlist to cover 2026. So here it is, pinned, featuring tracks and releases I would have written about if I had the time to dedicate to the site - outside the mixes of course!

Happy new year one and all - well if there is anyone left reading this blog that is! January's mix is out with the old, ready for the new. It's a round up of releases from the last two months of 2025 (including a mad rush towards the end) and features more than its fair share of music from Indonesia in and out amongst the shoegaze, noise pop et al.

So here we are again. The end of another year and another best of year list. This one features my favourite indiepop, twee pop, dream pop, shoegaze and alt-rock tracks of 2025 and I have been enjoying playing these again over the past few days. Skep Wax is featured heavily (or should that be heavenly? - I will get me coat!).

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There is nothing like Christmastime/Winter Holidays/Saturnalia/Yule/A Few Days Off (delete as appropriate) to get stuck into a compilation or two, especially if you desire time away from house guests or, as an alternative, get them to join a listening session or two. This posts rounds up compilations that may be of interest and I will keep adding to it until the new year.

You would have thought that releases would have eased up as we head towards the end of the year, but no, not so. Here are ten tracks from the last week or so that will kick-start another week. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image below. Once again, there are too many tracks missing from Spotify to make a playlist viable.

Blimey. Is it really two months since the last post-punk mix? Here is a mix of various tunes lumped under the post-punk genre whether it's gothic, synth pop, cold wave or it's darker cousin. I have been listening to more and more of this type of music of late and indiepop, which I guess these pages are better known for, rarely getting a look in over the past month or so.

A swath of good music has appeared over the past two weeks without a Christmas tune in sight - okay, see the last post for a round up of that. Makthaverskan return with a brand-new single, which hopefully heralds a new album. Teini-Pää return with a new single that definitely heralds a new album, their second, next month. There are quite a few collaborations too.

As per usual, a spate of Christmas related songs have been unleashed. Here is a dynamic playlist featuring the better efforts I have heard, and I will keep it updated until the 25th itself. As ever, enjoy. Play via Buy Music Club or click on the image below. Spotify: Photo by pure julia on Unsplash

The first post on the Records I Like blog was on December 30, 2012 and the last post on this site will be imminent. I am finding it harder and harder to dedicate time to the site due to other commitments & hobbies and after some deliberation, I have decided to call it day after 12 years. You may have noticed the drop-off in posts over the past few months.

A midweek pack of three featuring three more albums that has grabbed my ears attention. The Lions Constellation - New Moon Rising [Shelflife Records (US)/Make Me Happy Records (GR)] Spanish band The Lions Constellation have been around since 2008 but are hardly prolific with one album, one EP and one split single to their name. A definite case of quality over quantity.

This week's pack of three features three post-punk albums I have been spinning on the digital turntable and enjoying of late. Schimmel über Berlin - Eisenmund [Billo (DE)] Germany, particularly labels & acts from the old German Democratic Republic, is an essential go to for any discerning post-punk fan. The Berlin based Billo is one such label, especially for those who enjoy the quirkier side of the genre.

The weather has been pretty sunny today until a downwards spiral headed straight into a cold snap. A bit like this sampler, really, which starts off with some guitar based indiepop before mixing with music with folkish tones. A blend of shoegaze and tracks with a 1960s vibe or two complete the selection. As ever, enjoy! Buy Music Club (or click on pic below)

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Another round up of what has caught my ear via the Indonesian "scene" of late. There are two releases from The Interpretation Cultures already this month. That Kind of Pop Song captures the spirit of Sarah Records on the title track and Sad Eyes in Velvet. Georgie sounds like it's inspired by a fairground organ, and they then supply us with a cover of Mighty Mighty's debut single…

So, a somewhat larger sampler than usual as I have been catching up with a range of releases from the past couple of weeks. It's my busiest time of year at work so I think the rest of the year will predominately feature mixes and samplers, so there is plenty here (hear?) to get stuck into. There is a lot more rockier sounds than I usually play, but I like the way indiepop recently has been pushing past it's boundaries.

Now as you may know I am a singles chap, but October saw the release of a number of fine albums that saw a number of spins on the Records I Like virtual bits & bytes stereo. These include releases from The Bats, Josie, Trillion, Good Flying Birds, Fanclubwallet, Suzie True, Shadowgraphs, I Was A King and The Belair Lip Bombs and each is represented here.

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Three recent releases catching my interest, I mean ears. I Was A King - House Warming Norwegian band I Was A King have just released their fourth album Until The End. I am still embedding myself with the album, but the track that immediately blew me away was House Warming which fuses indiepop with fuzzy psychedelia. Reminds me of the Swedish band Easy.

I think Mondays are the ideal time for these samplers now. The weekend gives me time to digest the new releases that Fridays bring, which in turn allows any readers (reader?) out there to kick-start the new week with songs and artists that are possibly new to them - that includes me, of course! As ever, enjoy! Play via Buy Music Club…

So here are some tracks I had left over after putting this month's mix together, but that's not to say these are fillers. Far from it, as evidenced here. The Lightning In A Twilight Hour track is superb, as is the fuzzy indiepop from LoOn. The Crabber single features The Silver Biplanes, whilst veterans The Popguns perform their well homed indiepop on their new single…

The protagonist in the new single from Swedish band No Suits In Miami wants to be in the company of another. So much so that over the indiepop and twee pop swirls she informs the object of her ardour that she would choose them over The Cocteau Twins, The Field Mice and The Cure. Each to their own, but this delightful jangling track is one way of getting that message across, I guess! Marion can be purchased from here. Instagram

Taking stock in the middle of the working week with three tracks from recently released or forthcoming albums. In The Afterglow - Falling Out Of You Canadian shoegazers In The Afterglow release their new album Let The Waves Crash Down at the end of this week. Falling Out Of You is the fouth single to be lifted from the album, and like the three previous songs, it's dreamy stuff, resplendent with ethereal female vocals which regular readers will know I am a sucker for.

Following on from the last post-punk mix, here is another selection of tunes selected for your listening pleasure. Glass Chapel have been an excellent find for me this year, and they have recently released their debut self-titled album. Hinfort are a new name on me, and they have just released their new album, No Way Out. I have some virtual crate digging to do there, methinks.

The latest signings to Matinée Recordings is the Swedish act Norwegian Blue. It's the project of Erik Aamot, formerly of The Electric Pop Group, and it's no surprise that new single Something New sounds similar to that act. That's new, blue and borrowed covered now! It's a song that glistens, with a clear and concise melodic approach. Further songs are in the works and who knows, we may get an album too.