“Seamlessly transitioning through psyche-rock, college rock and the most winsome of singer-songwriter genre with absolute jangly intent.”
From the dream-pop depths of Leicester: Shopfires' Surplus EP unearths the tracks Neil Hill nearly left sleeping on his hard drive forever, delivering yet more of his signature melancholy, dreamy, jangly indie-pop brilliance. Coaxed out by persistent "musical naggings," these surplus gems prove that even Hill's off-cuts are anything but ordinary — sitting comfortably alongside his acclaimed 2024 albums.
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“Seamlessly transitioning through psyche-rock, college rock and the most winsome of singer-songwriter genre with absolute jangly intent.”
“No Museums: A homemade hybrid of creaking pop and basement rock, using an array of textural devices and hummed noise.”
“Perhaps it is the languid alt country jangle-pop inflected sound that immediately resonates or just that his music is an instant reminder of the college rock / jangle-pop halcyon days of the late 8...”
“Too lo-fi and steeped in emotional immediacy to be sophisti-pop and yet too 'considered' to disregard such inferences, Armstrong's song writing and ability to resonate each note means this Handicra...”
“... finely coiffured juxtaposition of lo-fi, 60s pop inflections and pure indie guitar-pop”
“Adding perfect ink spots to the most twee of waters, the Crayon Cats add some much-needed grit to the Indonesian pop scene.”
“a cinematic, post-classical journey through melancholic swells, weightless melodies, and the quiet struggle to stay afloat”