New tape: Vehicle Blues/Jen Paul split.

05 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

Chicago's Gabe Holcombe aka our beloved and before introduced fuzzed-out bedroom dream project Vehicle Blues has released a new split c10 cassette tape together with New Jersey's lonely shoegaze girl Jen Paul / No Lakes, on his own tiny yet very rad label Lillerne Tapes.

Both artists contribute two tunes each that all provide the perfect soundtrack for these days of falling leaves and fading sunlight, short pieces that let us feel this season and the short days that lie ahead of us, with walls of guitar fuzz heavily drenched in echo and reverb. Fall be kind.

Vehicle Blues - 177

Jen Paul / No Lakes - Christmas 82

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Chicago's Gabe Holcombe aka our beloved and before introduced fuzzed-out bedroom dream project Vehicle Blues has released a new split c10 cassette tape together with New Jersey's lonely shoegaze girl Jen Paul / No Lakes, on his own tiny yet very rad label Lillerne Tapes.

Both artists contribute two tunes each that all provide the perfect soundtrack for these days of falling leaves and fading sunlight, short pieces that let us feel this season and the short days that lie ahead of us, with walls of guitar fuzz heavily drenched in echo and reverb. Fall be kind.

Vehicle Blues - 177

Jen Paul / No Lakes - Christmas 82

My favorite color

05 Oct 2010 — Tonje Thilesen

Eirik Djuvsland of We Are Mystery (both of whom we recently featured on the Norwegian Inquiries mixtape) just handed me over this brand new, exclusive track of his self-titled solo project, which is hopefully also a part of an upcoming EP/full-track in the future. While at it, remember to check out We Are Mystery's brand Living Dead electro demo, available for free here. Read more → Eirik Djuvsland of We Are Mystery (both of whom we recently featured on the Norwegian Inquiries mixtape) just handed me over this brand new, exclusive track of his self-titled solo project, which is hopefully also a part of an upcoming EP/full-track in the future. While at it, remember to check out We Are Mystery's brand Living Dead electro demo, available for free here.

Video/Stream: Spectrals - Peppermint

04 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

Leeds' lonesome doo-wop wunderkind Spectrals has a new single out on Moshi Moshi. Watch the brand new video and stream the wonderfully melancholic and 50s infused song Peppermint below.




http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5541338&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=ff7700 Spectrals - 'Peppermint' by drownedinsound Read more →
Leeds' lonesome doo-wop wunderkind Spectrals has a new single out on Moshi Moshi. Watch the brand new video and stream the wonderfully melancholic and 50s infused song Peppermint below.




http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5541338&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=ff7700 Spectrals - 'Peppermint' by drownedinsound

Premiere // NFOP Presents: Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk & Katrina Stonehart

04 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

When we previewed the upcoming Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk record Skeletor and Me exactly two weeks ago we promised a follow-up concerning the Kansas trio's tour through central Europe later this fall, so here it is - No Fear Of Pop is psyched to present Baby Birds Don't Dink Milk's first-ever appearance in the Old World, all dates together with Katrina Stonehart:

11/16: Leipzig, Paris Syndrome
11/17: Erfurt, Woodstock Records
11/18: Berlin, Marie-Antoinette (w/ Prince Rama)
11/19: Prague, Final Club (w/ Prince Rama)
11/20: Košice, Tabačka (w/ Prince Rama)
11/21: Brno, Skleněná louka
11/22: Vienna, Arena (w/ Casiotone For the Painfully Alone)
11/24: Krefeld, Kulturrampe
11/25: Kassel, Underground
11/26: Hamburg, Hasenschaukel
11/27: Nürtingen, Provisorium
11/28: Jena, Jena Café
11/29: Dresden, Ostpol


Moreover, we're almost equally proud to premiere another absolute beauty from Skeletor and Me, the amazing experimental pop piece MT2 that stretches out over nearly seven thrilling minutes, with a lot of guitar noises that slowly rise to the BBDDM signifying wall of sound. The whole 12 inch is excellent and highly recommended. Order here (vinyl), here (CD) or here (cassette tape). That's the splendid CD design below.




Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk - MT2

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When we previewed the upcoming Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk record Skeletor and Me exactly two weeks ago we promised a follow-up concerning the Kansas trio's tour through central Europe later this fall, so here it is - No Fear Of Pop is psyched to present Baby Birds Don't Dink Milk's first-ever appearance in the Old World, all dates together with Katrina Stonehart:

11/16: Leipzig, Paris Syndrome
11/17: Erfurt, Woodstock Records
11/18: Berlin, Marie-Antoinette (w/ Prince Rama)
11/19: Prague, Final Club (w/ Prince Rama)
11/20: Košice, Tabačka (w/ Prince Rama)
11/21: Brno, Skleněná louka
11/22: Vienna, Arena (w/ Casiotone For the Painfully Alone)
11/24: Krefeld, Kulturrampe
11/25: Kassel, Underground
11/26: Hamburg, Hasenschaukel
11/27: Nürtingen, Provisorium
11/28: Jena, Jena Café
11/29: Dresden, Ostpol


Moreover, we're almost equally proud to premiere another absolute beauty from Skeletor and Me, the amazing experimental pop piece MT2 that stretches out over nearly seven thrilling minutes, with a lot of guitar noises that slowly rise to the BBDDM signifying wall of sound. The whole 12 inch is excellent and highly recommended. Order here (vinyl), here (CD) or here (cassette tape). That's the splendid CD design below.




Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk - MT2

Teen Whistle.

04 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

Some nice French love to start your Monday morning by Young Michelin, a C86/twee and 80s wave endorsing project by Romain Guerret, hailing from a tiny village close to the Loire. Teen Whistle is a sweet and innocent singalong, instantly getting you into the right mood for the week ahead. Young Michelin's self-titled debut EP is available via Bulle Sonore Records. Not sure why they painted the dog though.

Young Michelin - Teen Whistle

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Some nice French love to start your Monday morning by Young Michelin, a C86/twee and 80s wave endorsing project by Romain Guerret, hailing from a tiny village close to the Loire. Teen Whistle is a sweet and innocent singalong, instantly getting you into the right mood for the week ahead. Young Michelin's self-titled debut EP is available via Bulle Sonore Records. Not sure why they painted the dog though.

Young Michelin - Teen Whistle

Our Star, The Sun.

04 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

There seem to be a lot of musicians these days who are not satisfied in being creative in only one "genre". Usually, these busy artists will act out their respective ambitions under different recording monikers - however, LA's Lee Noble is this rule's exception: He doesn't need a single alias for his diverse musical talents. After making you familiar with Lee's sunny garage side back in late July, it's about time to get into his apparently personally preferred ambient/drone noise facet which recently made itself productive again, materializing as a new C30 cassette tape on Minneapolis, Minnesota's lovely Moon Glyph. Our Star, The Sun is a beautiful piece including six slow ambient tunes, absolutely captivating and contemplating stuff, highly recommended. Order now and listen to two of the tracks below, exclusively on NFOP.

Lee Noble - 20794-9065

Lee Noble - Windswept Wasteland

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There seem to be a lot of musicians these days who are not satisfied in being creative in only one "genre". Usually, these busy artists will act out their respective ambitions under different recording monikers - however, LA's Lee Noble is this rule's exception: He doesn't need a single alias for his diverse musical talents. After making you familiar with Lee's sunny garage side back in late July, it's about time to get into his apparently personally preferred ambient/drone noise facet which recently made itself productive again, materializing as a new C30 cassette tape on Minneapolis, Minnesota's lovely Moon Glyph. Our Star, The Sun is a beautiful piece including six slow ambient tunes, absolutely captivating and contemplating stuff, highly recommended. Order now and listen to two of the tracks below, exclusively on NFOP.

Lee Noble - 20794-9065

Lee Noble - Windswept Wasteland

Nature’s Kid

03 Oct 2010 — Tonje Thilesen

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