Category Archives: 1979

The Stains – Gidding Around 7″

Posted on June 8, 2016 by The Faintest Ideas // Drummer

Obscure powerpop on the same label as bands like the teen punks in Arsenik, the slighly punky rockers in Emergency, the sloppy  teen hardrockers in Turbo and Gröna Hissen that ends up sounding pretty punky as well as a few other … Continue reading →

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Slowguns – T.V. Movie / American Heartbeat 7″

Posted on May 27, 2016 by The Faintest Ideas // Drummer

Superb UK powerpop, and the first out of two equally good 7inches from this band. And they both have very attractive sleeves as well, if you’re like me and like the minimal and clean approach. Pretty damn cool idea with … Continue reading →

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Toys – My Mind Wanders E.P. 7″

Posted on April 4, 2016 by The Faintest Ideas // Drummer

My mind wanders!!! My mind wanders!!! My mind wanders!!! My mind wanders!!! It can be one of the best songs ever written on a lot of days! So insanely catchy, so very British, so very much the perfect example of what I like … Continue reading →

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The Rivals – Future Rights 7″

Posted on February 2, 2016 by The Faintest Ideas // Drummer

 I’ve had the Rivals’ second 7″ Here comes the night in the posting queue for quite some time, but never got around to rip it, which is a shame. It will show up here later on though, but here’s their … Continue reading →

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V/A – The Voxhall Tracks E.P. 7″

Posted on January 25, 2016 by The Flakes // Drummer

After hearing Klips 1988 and their song Ultimatum I just had to have this comp. What a surprise the rest of the bands were great too but in a different way since Ultimatum is such an obvious  punk hit. Para-Noia: … Continue reading →

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