Holding On To Summer, is what indie poppers Pool are proudly proclaiming in their turtlenecks and knitwear. Attached is their latest single from just before Christmas. If you are one for the catchy riffs and those embracing vocals, you are in luck! The group has a new release lined up for this year, and a grand tour, taking over relevant parts of Germany, as we speak. They play Berlin tonight actually, January 20th, and after that are off to Lüneburg, Cologne, Munich, Karlsruhe and loads more, all of which nicely listed right here.
Their final destination – for now at least – comes at Hamburgs Uebel & Gefährlich where they will set up gear on March 10th. Now, if you say, yeah I can see myself attending this gig, just paste your high fives in the comment section below and you might see yourself ending up with two tickets for the gig. The winners will be drawn Wednesday next week, January 25th at 6pm CET sharp. Team Poule says, fingers crossed!
Photo above by Mr Jan Weber.
Did you know that in the US, one out of eight people have been employed by McDonalds at some point in their lives? And that in Montana, cows outnumber people by three to one? Connect the dots. Meanwhile, over in London, which is a city in the European Union, JW Ridley dropped a wonder of a track earlier. Everything is phenomenal indie pop track, with a stellar driving beat and vocals that are coming in perfectly. Should be a scene to see live too, so luckily you can catch them in the UK in March supporting Ten Fé in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool and a ton more. Really, it’s hard not to be on the aye side of this one. PIAS and UK powerhouse Speedy Wunderground certainly are, putting this one out on a limited run vinyl release, now. Team Poule says, right on point.
A handful of dreamy fuzzy riffs, that bedroom lo-fi aesthetic and Team Poule is SOLD. Attached below is Group Photos‘ latest offering Pilot, a wonderfully dreamy, guitar-driven pop song. A follow up then of the San Bernadino native’s debut EP from just over a year ago. Team Poule says, a proper way to kick off 2017. And a special shout out to BOP Café in Porto, pictured above.
So, after taking a good look at the last 12 months and having read up on the top lists piled up by the likes of Paste Magazine, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Disco Naivete or Going Solo, here go 10 or so albums that felt somewhat overlooked but really made a wave in 2016 here at Poule d’Or headquarters.
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Driving home for Christmas? Consider this stellar new track by New York’s dream poppers Past You. The group is said to have strong roots in classical music but a heart on the dancefloor. Faith is their latest gem and off their upcoming debut EP. A slow and precise electronic pop track, with soothing vocals and a hunch of a violin, a perfect driver song, counting the trees going by, having the rain drops race each other on the window. Team Poule says, a Festivus for the rest of us.
Did you know that dictators usually are of below average height? From Mussolini and Stalin to Franco Kim Jong Il, they could never quite reach that top shelf. Here then comes Danish trio The Great Dictators, who sport a bit of a controversial name but then again it’s only letters. They just released their new album Woman last month on Royal Toad Records. Attached below is Dream No Evil, a big bag of swag and lovely fuzzy riffs and a distinct sense for tempo and rhythms, marvelous. Team Poule says, aw yiss.
