Covers Up with Phil Wilson

Ex June Brides frontman Phil Wilson is continuing with his covers EP theme by recording acoustic covers of June Brides songs for a release next year. Wilson has made an mp3 available of Just the Same which originally appeared on 1986’s This Town EP. The EP is due for a release on Edition 59 Records [...]

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than The Stars EP

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have certainly flourished in 2009 with a fine début album and a couple of cracking 7″ singles. Having followed the bands progress from their self released debut EP and their first week long UK tour in a freezing February last year to a sell out show at the [...]

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Devon Williams

Like most of the people following Indie Mp3 UK, I always get excited to see the latest coming out of Slumberland Records.  This month it’s a 7″ from Devon Williams.  I remember listening to something from Devon Williams a couple of months back and was excited to hear he’d be on Slumberland.  Well, the 7″ [...]

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Come Saturday

The Pains lift a third single from their excellent self titled debut long player. Come Saturday sees them at their fuzziest and doing their best to sound like a Lazy Records era My Bloody Valentine. It’s not as raw as the version released by Slumberland on their Searching For The Now series last year [...]

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The Pains Are Aiming Higher

Yesterday The Pains Of being Pure At Heart released the latest single to be taken from their acclaimed self titled debut. Come Saturday is backed with Side Ponytail coming in limited edition 7″ green vinyl and digital formats. It has been released jointly by Slumberland Records (US) and Fortuna Pop (UK).
If it’s new material you [...]

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Various Artists – Searching For The Now Volumes 5 & 6

Slumberland Records return with volumes 5 and 6 of their split 7″ single series Searching For The Now after a short hiatus.
Volume 5 sees Liechtenstein go up against their compatriots, the now sadly split, The Faintest Ideas. This Must Be Heaven by the former picks up where their recent debut album Survival Strategies In A [...]

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Brown Recluse [sings]

I have a taste for you. Brown Recluse Sings will be releasing The Soft Skin ep with Slumberland on September 8, then plan on releasing an album with them in early 2010.  They are a group of guys from Philadelphia but you could swear they were from Sweden when you hear their pop [...]

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Liechtenstein – Survival In A Modern World

Following the blazing trail set by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart here come Slumberland label buddies Liechtenstein. They’re an all-girl trio from Sweden, whose musical heritage includes Ace Of Base, The Cardigans, Roxette and an old group called Abba! You may be pleased to hear then that Liechtenstein don’t sound like any of [...]

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Liechtenstein implement their survival plans!

Liechtenstein will release their début album Survival Strategies In A Modern World on May 26! It will be released on 10″ vinyl and CD by Fraction Discs. The 10″ vinyl will be a co-release with Slumberland Records, who will also release the CD in North America. The track listing is:
1. All At Once
2. Postcard
3. Sophistication
4. [...]

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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction

Taken from their self-titled debut LP, Young Adult Friction is the tale of a sexual encounter in a library with regrettable outcomes for both parties. It’s the story of a boy who loses his virginity to a girl who still hasn’t got over her ex-boyfriend. So after the sexual encounter they both decide to go [...]

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