reviews – Shelflife Records

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1. 15

   Tears Run Rings – Forgotten

   I figure it’s time to share what has been keeping us so busy and away from updating this blog regularly over the past year. Our new Tears Run Rings album “Distance” is finally finished! It’s out now in Japan on Quince Records and will be released for the rest of the world August 24th on […]

   Jul 21, 2010
2. 14

   The Suede Crocodiles – Stop The Rain 7″ reissue

   Fastcut Records in Japan have come to our rescue and reissued The Suede Crocodiles “Stop The Rain” 7″. For those who aren’t already fans of this obscure Glasgow band, you can catch up here on the NoStrings site. The original 7″ was released in 1983 and to say it’s rare is an understatement. The...

   Apr 8, 2010
3. 13

   This is the Cafe Superstar beat [volume 1]

   I just heard from Christoffer that he’s put up another free download. This time the debut release from his Cafe 2001 [a record company] label, a compilation called “This is the Cafe Superstar beat [volume 1]”. I remember loving this compilation when it first came out, so I highly recommend you…

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   Mar 4, 2010
4. 12

   Free Remington super 60 EP

   Good news from the Norwegian label Cafe2001 [a record company]. They’re offering up a free 5 track download from Remington super 60 entitled the “Winter EP.” I still love their first album “Pling2001” and it’s nice to see they’re back doing what they do best. Listen to Remington super 60 – Sweet...

   Feb 10, 2010
5. 11

   The Bridal Shop – Whale In Da Pain

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   Jan 26, 2010
6. 10

   Korallreven – Loved-Up 7″

   Korallreven’s “Loved-Up” made my top 20 songs of 2009 and when I heard Fastcut Records in Japan were releasing a 7″ of it, I thought I would offer up some copies in the Shelflife shop (while still expensive they’re probably $5 or so cheaper than if you ordered direct from Japan — Japanese 7″s…

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   Jan 5, 2010
7. 9

   Free Loan Investments – The Last Dance

   Magic Marker Records has made all of us Free Loan Investments fans incredibly happy by releasing their final EP “The Last Dance” on 7″. It’s pressed on lovely red vinyl and comes with a download code to get all four songs on the single (“Emanual’s Song,” “BBC,” “Bedroom Eyes,” & “Anyone Can...

   Sep 29, 2009
8. 8

   This Final Frame – My Blue Heart

   Thanks to José Antonio, I just saw there was a new song and video by the Liverpool band This Final Frame posted online. The track is called “My Blue Heart” and it’s from Let Me At Him Ralph’s Myspace video channel. I’m pretty excited about this. There was talk of a new release compiling more […]

   Jul 30, 2009
9. 7

   White Town – Hair Like Alain Delon

   One of the greatest things about Laura and I merging our record collections is that all of a sudden I have a wealth of new music to listen to… and mostly stuff that I never really gave a chance at the time. White Town fits that category for me. I obviously know “Your Woman” and […]

   Jun 26, 2009
10. 6

    Citrus – Colo Colo Meets The Stripes

    “Over 150 BPM” is a good description of my life lately. Hectic. So I’m craving this single from the Japanese pop band Citrus. They were definitely one of the most unique of the Trattoria catalogue blending neo-acoustic, post-punk and j-pop to create some rather insane yet very listenable...

    Jun 19, 2009
11. 5

    Black Fantastic – Keep The Conversation Going

    Hello. It’s been a while I know. This month I’m trying to finish our second Tears Run Rings album so I’m dedicating all my free time to the studio. That said I’m hoping to start posting on a regular basis again soon. Today let’s start with an old request by Gilberto for Black Fantastic. It’s […]

    Jun 10, 2009
12. 4

    Friends of the Family – Rotten To The Core

    I’ve been wanting to do a Friends of the Family blog post for a while now. I usually don’t like to put anything up until I have all my facts straight, but unfortunately there’s not much I can go on. Info on this band is seriously hard to come by (next to none in fanzines […]

    May 4, 2009
13. 3

    KG – Candy Loves Me So

    This first KG 7″ single “Candy Loves Me So” is so good I own three copies of it. It’s what noise pop should be — short songs, great vocals and NOISE. It has the pop sensibilities of Rocketship and noise making skills of The Swirlies. All five tracks are pretty much perfect in my opinion. […]

    Apr 23, 2009
14. 2

    The Almanacs – I Sure Do!

    The Almanacs were a band from Derby featuring Ian Turner on guitar and vocals, Paul Stewart on vocals and guitars, and Rob Fleay on bass, vocals and solo guitars. Ian and Paul started the band as a bedroom recording project originally called The Hairgods. Later Rob joined and they recorded a…

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    Apr 17, 2009
15. 1

    Hushpad – Saturday

    Hushpad were an acoustic pop group from Illinois featuring Matthew and Angela (and later just Matthew). They released two 7″s, the first “From Here To There” features my favorite song “Saturday”. There were rumors of an album and another single recorded to be released on Saltwater Records in the...

    Apr 16, 2009