“With the expanded sonic palette provided by his new bandmates, Wales has created a vibrant, emotionally resonant record that manages to feel both fresh and familiar.”
Jangle-pop's finest hour: Red Cavalry writhes with infectious jangly indie-pop energy and McCarthy-style lyrical agitation, while The Freebies splice 60s girl-group charm with lofi modernity and Ramones-battered punk instincts. Das Schwat craft elegantly crooned indie-rock with a guitar-built wall of sound, and Baby Combat delivers jangly post-punk at its finest with fuzzy, hook-led nervous energy. Hamlet offers a vibrant, emotionally resonant Big Star-echoing jangle-rock record that feels both fresh and familiar, while Trademark Issues maintains their defiant indie-pop difference with irreverent Bandcamp spirit.
“With the expanded sonic palette provided by his new bandmates, Wales has created a vibrant, emotionally resonant record that manages to feel both fresh and familiar.”
“For 20 years, the unsung, absolute pioneer of the current jangly, lofi power-pop movement...”
“'80s cultish jangly indie-pop how the 60s would have done it, spliced with lofi modernity!'”
“you’ll find elegantly crafted and crooned songs, with the ‘wall of sound’ created not by an orchestra but by a host of different guitars and a pulsating rhythm section.”
“Here, at any rate, you’ll find elegantly crafted and crooned songs, with the ‘wall of sound’ created not by an orchestra but by a host of different guitars and a pulsating rhythm section”
“Recorded between March & June 2026, Grass Is Greener is a collection of 12 songs that evoke the golden age of guitar-pop without veering into pastiche.”