Tuesday, April 21, 2020

New Entry: Pin Ups Unveil "Turning Japanese" (The Vapors Cover)

London indie punk/glam band Pin Ups have unveiled their cover version of The Vapors classic "Turning Japanese".

From the band's JB: "This is a cover of the absolute banger ’Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors that we recorded in 2018 with our boy Scott Docherty at his private studio near Finsbury Park, North London. We’d finished up recording ‘Do You Hate Yourself Yet?’ and decided to smash this one out whilst the gear was still out and we were still all juiced up. The idea was to catch it as lively as possible so I think we set a maximum of three takes, and Scott put on these flashy lights and danced about to conjure up some weirdness. He's the master. We overdubbed the vocals over a huge bag of cans later that evening and what you get it is a weird, lively version of an already weird, lively song."

Stream it below.



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Watch: Iggy Pop Shares "Family Affair" (Sly & The Family Stone Cover)

Rock legend Iggy Pop has shared his cover version of Sly & The Family Stone song "Family Affair", Feat. Bootsy Collins.

Iggy's words: "To all Poptimists! [this track] made me feel good and it was good company and I hoped I could put it out and it would be good company for someone else too".

Get it here and take a listen below.


Watch: Selofan Release New Single/Video "There Must Be Somebody"

Greek dark wave/minimal synth outfit Selofan have released the video for their new single "There Must Be Somebody".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their the forthcoming new album 'Partners In Hell', mixed and produced by Serafim Tsotsonis, out soon through Fabrika Records. Grab your copy here.

Selofan words: "This video was shot a year ago. The limitations of a life in quarantine didn’t cross our mind back then, so we carried our swan up the mountain and danced ballet around it."

It was directed and edited by Dimitris Chaz Lee. Watch it below.