“Bedroom lo-fi dream pop from Czechia.”
Hook-addicted and gloriously loud: Baby Combat delivers fuzzy, hook-led guitar songs with nervous energy and a scrappy post-punk edge across a brilliant double album, while Red Cavalry writhes with infectious jangly indie-pop energy and McCarthy-style lyrical agitation on Popaganda. Trademark Issues offer a defiant indie-pop difference with irreverent brilliance, and Publicity Department crank up crunchy guitars and two-part harmonies with power pop influences distorted through 90s alt-rock sensibilities. Danila Kozyrev rounds things out with a psychedelic and catchy ride through 60s and 80s influences.
“The Sundries serve as a perfect reminder of the lasting significance and influence of the '90s jangly indie-pop scene, represented by labels like Shinkansen Recordings and Elefant Records.”
“like early R.E.M. or any number of other groups, obscure to popular, ranging from North Carolina to New Zealand and beyond”
“'The EP is a shimmering beauty that has broken my heart in several places..' Alan Corr, RTE Entertainment”
“As he should. For in Youth Club Is Over he continues to make the musical hinterland between the subdued melodic intent of recent era Business of Dreams and Wedding Present style buzz guitars, whils...”
“Has one of the finest early 90s pre-Britpop jams been dug out of the archives, despite being recorded in 2025?”
“a mystical dance-punk love song—where rebellion, desire, and Sufi-tinged ecstasy ignite on the dance floor.”