I’ve known the name Belle Adair for a year or two, but last night after the Super Bowl I did some online record shopping around 6 am, bought their album Tuscumbia and learned that they are actually The Clientele. Oh well, of course they aren’t, but damn I keep on thinking the mellow sweet pop melancholy of The Clientele all the time while listening to this beautiful album. It’s not a bad thing. In fact, I couldn’t be more happy about it. I absolutely love the early Clientele and perhaps part of the reason for everything I just wrote is that I hear them everywhere I roam. And there’s definitely some Teenage Fanclub vibes too on songs like Status Quo and Neptune City. If I didn’t know, I sure wouldn’t guess that they are from Alabama, USA. The crossroad of TFC, The Clientele and California country. This is just too much. I can’t take it. I will soon pass out of happiness. Before that happens. This is Neptune City from the new Belle Adair album that is now out and available on Single Lock Records.

Belle Adair Website

A few years ago Swedish melody maestro David Myhr traveled through the states and co-wrote songs with other pop gurus like Brad Jones, Linus Of Hollywood and Bleu. It was fun just to follow the journey on social media, because most of these people are so dear to me and had a huge influence on me especially in the late 90s and early 00s. This spring we are about to hear the end result of those writing sessions. David Myhr’s new album Lucky Day was produced by Brad Jones and it will come out 18th of May on the great UK-label Lojinx. The first single Jealous Sun is now out and available and it’s a magnificent melodic pop treasure that David co-wrote with Bleu. I can’t wait to hear more in the coming months.

David Myhr Website

I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one. I wrote about Joshua Hedley’s EP in late 2016, but I’m not sure was that ever properly released. Sure just following his twitter feed has been somewhat entertaining, but music is still far more thrilling than random ramblings and I’m excited that I’ll finally get to hear more of it. It’s gonna be a year of Joshua and that’s brilliant news for fans of real country music. Joshua Hedley’s debut full-length will be released by Third Man Records on 20th of April. This first outtake and title track of the album Mr. Jukebox surfaced last week and it’s superb.

Joshua Hedley Website

Nowadays this is a pretty horrible source, if you are looking for new indie pop releases. Today is an exception though, because there’s a new album available from my new favorite and one of my all-time favorites.

I’ll begin with the fairly new favorite. Tasmanian pop band Quivers stormed into my heart last year with their perfect pop song Pigeons. I was almost obsessed with it and it definitely was my pop song of the year. The single Pigeons is an outtake from their album We’ll Go Riding on The Hearses that is finally out and available on Hotel Motel Records. It’s a damn fine album full of excellent pop jangle. So it’s not just Pigeons. Quivers is a marvellous band and hopefully at least the grass root level indie pop circles begin to take notice. I’ll do my small part by shouting their name from the rooftops.

Quivers at Facebook

Moving on to the all-time favorite. I’ve been a fan of Math and Physics Club for over a decade and no matter how far I drift away from the indie pop circles, I will always listen and eventually fall in love with a new Math and Physics Club album. This Seattle-based pop group is just able to create charming, catchy and melodic indie pop that always finds a way into my heart. I’m absolutely awful at both math and physics, but I’m good at loving the Math and Physics Club. Their excellent new album Lived Here Before is now out and available on the great indie pop labels Matinee Recordings (USA) and Fika Recordings (UK).

Math and Physics Club Website