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Gimme 5! Lanny Durbin (Local Drags) Shares Five Records That Never Fail to Brighten Things Up

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love.

Best mark May 29 on your calendar, because that’s when Cool If We Split? drops. It’s already the fifth Local Drags record from Lanny Durbin, one of our favorite contemporary songwriters from the Midwest, and someone who has steadily carved out his own lane with a distinct kind of power pop. Cool If We Split? looks set to be another W in Durbin’s songbook. Plenty of reason to have Lanny over for a feature on the site.

One of the things that keeps pulling me back to Local Drags is the balance between dark and light. Not to go all Darth Vader and Yoda about it, but Lanny has a knack for finding an uplifting hook or a line that sticks, even when the songs are circling heavier stuff. The first phrase that always comes to mind is Shit’s Looking Up, the title of his first album back in 2019 and the line repeated throughout its opening track.

So it makes perfect sense that Lanny went vibes-only for this Gimme 5.

Start by checking out Novellete, the first song on the new LP which comes with a Replacements-like video. After that, keep scrolling and enjoy discovering Lanny’s picks. And go pre-order Cool If We Split? from Stardumb (NL/EU), Brassneck (UK), Endless Detention (AU), or The Machine Shop Rocks (US). Trust me, it’s really great.

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Gimme 5! Matt Julian Shares the Five Records that Made him Want to Start The Speedways

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love. Photo credit: James Douglas 

Here’s the down low. We asked Speedways frontman Matt Julian to drop a Gimme 5 feature onto our doorstep. It turned out he (and the rest of the band) had a lot more to say, which quickly snowballed into an interview. So we split things up: last week we ran the interview, and this week we’re stoked to share Matt’s list.

In it, he picks five albums that helped spark The Speedways into life in the first place. Make sure to also check Matt’s interview at Faster and Louder for even more background on what’s been going on with him and the band.

By the time I’d made it through all the Speedways content, I was fully fired up for new material from the band. Good news: the wait shouldn’t be long. For now, dive in and enjoy the read and the (classic!) records.

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Gimme 5! Oliver Daltrey (Clock Radio) Honors Five Songwriters Who Influenced ‘Turfin’ Out The Maniacs’

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There’s so much music released every week that plenty of great records slip by unnoticed. That nearly happened to Turfin’ Out the Maniacs, the jangly debut album from English slacker-rock outfit Clock Radio, but half a year after its release, the album still surfaced—we called it one of those rare discoveries that feels both familiar and freshly inspired—and now it’s even building a kind of momentum. Rightly so, because it’s alt-pop gold with lived-in magic.

I’ve recommended this band more than any other this month, and the ten songs only grew more intriguing with time. A good reason to ask frontman Oliver Daltrey about his sources of inspiration, right? In an earlier conversation he’d already mentioned that we share many musical interests and passions (and a few friends), but for our Gimme 5! feature he chose to spotlight five songwriters who influenced Turfin’ Out The Maniacs.

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Gimme 5! Beth Seymour (Beth Seymour & The Lizzies, Hormones) Shares Her Life Story In Five Albums

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love. Photo credit: James Douglas 

Seemingly out of nowhere, Beth Seymour popped onto our radar this year. First with You Wouldn’t Like It Inside My Head, together with her band The Lizzies. Then with a Ramonescore side-project called Hormones (read our review). And there’s more good Seymour news: November 28th, Outside, You’d Love Me To Death will be released (pre-order the CD or Cassette here), the follow-up to You Wouldn’t Like It Inside My Head. Both albums are part of an autobiographical arc that’s as raw as it is rewarding. Here are two of the early singles from the upcoming album. [continue reading below]


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Gimme 5! J Waylon (Friends of Cesar Romero) Shares His Favorite Opening Lines

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love.

I don’t think we’ve covered any artist more than J(ohnny) Waylon’s Friends of Cesar Romero. His punky power pop tunes check every box: catchy, concise songs about heartbreak and longing, all wrapped up in the aptly titled Doomed Babe series. That series is now at installment 47, with somewhere between 150 and 200 songs—enough to camp out on Johnny’s Bandcamp for days and still stumble on a new favorite. His output is that consistently fun and amazing.


Just this year alone, Friends of Cesar Romero released a full-length, an EP, and three singles. That burst of productivity seemed like the perfect excuse to (finally!) rope him into a Gimme 5 feature. He jumped on it immediately, taking a wonderfully fun angle: exploring the art of first impressions by sharing some of his favorite opening lines in music. Enjoy reading—and listening. (Note: Johnny put all eight picks in one convenient playlist here.)

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Gimme 5! Yea-Ming Chen Shares Some of the Inspirations Behind Ryli’s Debut LP Come and Get Me (Out This Friday!)

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love. (photo by Alexander Fletcher) 

Hearing Ryli for the first time, the quality of the songwriting is immediately undeniable. This is the kind of pop music that, in a just world, would dominate the airwaves—or rack up billions of streams in the current one. But maybe we shouldn’t be surprised. Ryli features current and former members of Yea-Ming & The Rumours, The Goods, Latitude, R.E. Seraphin, Sonny & The Sunsets, and Healing Potpourri—a true Bay Area dream team. Unsurprisingly, echoes of those bands can be heard throughout Ryli’s sound: there’s melody, there’s jangle, there’s atmosphere, and plenty of West Coast sunshine.

For a quick and incomplete comparison, think of Ryli as the Bay Area’s answer to Camera Obscura. To get a better idea, check out the videos for Medicine Speed, Friend Collector, and I Think I Need You Around, or watch the clip for Break below.

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Gimme 5! Amelia Fletcher & Rob Pursey Share Five Skep Wax Releases They’re Most Proud Of

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love.

Let’s be frank: over the past four decades, few names have loomed larger in the indie pop universe than Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey. Anyone who’s even mildly serious about the genre has at least a few of their bands’ influential records on their shelves. It’s an impressive timeline: Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research, Sportique, Tender Trap, Catenary Wires, The Drift, Swansea Sound. And yet, remarkably, they’re showing no signs of slowing down—in fact, they seem more driven than ever.

Last week, they announced a new 7″ with Swansea Sound, featuring the trend-poking song Oasis v Blur on side A (“Five white Northern guys or four white Southern guys?”). Then they also released the amazing single Portland Town with Heavenly (“There must be folks think the same way as me // Conformity stinks, creativity’s free”), the first new music under this moniker in 29 years (with a cover version of The Only Ones’ Someone Who Cares on the flip). Next month the band will reissue their 1996 Operation Heavenly LP, and a new full-lengther is planned for 2026.

I’ve been wanting to ask these charming legends to contribute to our Gimme 5! feature for a while, and this new effort felt like a good opportunity.

From the Weald of Kent, Amelia and Rob have also been running independent record label Skep Wax since late 2020 (you’ve seen that name pop up on our site before), taking a strong position in the current scene. I sent them the impossible question of what their favorite releases are so far—where did they find the time to respond almost immediately?—and we are very honored to share their insightful response (it must have been tough to choose, so I understand they smuggled in two more than five).

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Gimme 5! Sensational New French Power Pop Outfit Lùlù Share Five Influences For Their Debut LP (out June 6th)

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love. Photo (c): Non deux non 

One week from today, Lùlù will release their debut album via Howlin’ Banana Records (France), Dangerhouse (France), and Taken By Surprise (Germany). It’s one of those records I genuinely can’t wait for you to hear. With members of Irnini Mons, Pogy et les Kéfars, AVIONS and more, Lùlù deliver the kind of upbeat, catchy, and energetic guitar pop (sung in both French and Italian) we absolutely live for at this site. Just listen to the teaser singles—this is the good stuff.

To build the excitement for June 6 just a little more, we asked Lùlù to share some of the records that inspired their sound. The band’s primary songwriter Luc Simone was quick to respond—and no surprise, Lùlù’s taste in music is top shelf and right up our alley. So dive into the musical world of Lùlù, and don’t forget to pre-save and pre-order the debut LP! …

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Gimme 5! Sean Turner Shares Five Records That Have Influenced The Photocopies’ Greatest Hits

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With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love.

One certainty in the Add To Wantlist crew’s listening diet over the past few years, is that we always could count on new songs from The Photocopies, the solo indie pop project of Michigan-based Londoner Sean Turner. And so we arrive at Greatest Hits Volume 4, an extraordinary achievement. The fourth compilation since 2022, out today, contains 15 of the best tracks released on singles and EPs over the past year and a half. Standout tunes include Heard It On The Radio, Trying Not To Catch Your Attention, and A C86 For Christmas (listen below), but you really can’t go wrong here (each and every one of them is an earworm, melodic and catchy)—the album title is not even an exaggeration.

We’ve been admiring witnesses to The Photocopies’ steady stream of jangly, quality tunes—more original than the band name suggests—which was reason enough to ask Sean if there were any artists he’s personally influenced by. In no time at all, I received an extensive response, with different picks than I expected, though no less excellent.

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Gimme 5! Kyle Seely (Sheer Mag) and Justin Jurgens (Dust Star, Ingrates) Share Some of the Influences Behind Their Seely Jurgens Band

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Have Seely Jurgens Band appeared on your radar yet? If not, now’s the time to jump on board before they blow up. The duo—Kyle Seely and Justin Jurgens—previously played together in Sirs (active from 2009 to 2013, with Jurgens on vocals and guitar and Seely on drums). At Add To Wantlist, we’re massive fans of anything these two musicians touch. You might recognize Seely as the powerhouse lead guitarist of Sheer Mag, while Jurgens crafts throwback power pop with Dust Star and delivers glam-stomp’n’roll with Ingrates. So, to say we were thrilled about their new collaboration would be a major understatement.

Seely Jurgens Band only made their debut this year, but they’ve already released two two-song singles (which we covered here and here), and just this Monday, they dropped a live version of one of their early standouts We’ll Try (watch the video below). It is a ’70s-inspired glampoprock gem, featuring smooth-as-silk vocals and killer guitar work—an excellent showcase of how Seely and Jurgens carve out their own space apart from their other projects.

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