It’s a very good week for fans of psychedelic-tinged indie pop full of sunny melodies and harmony vocals. If this appeals to you, you’ll probably enjoy the new albums from Australian DIY artist Chet Tucker aka Chet Sounds (Changes Happen To Everyone, Everywhere, Third Eye Stimuli Records), Irish musician Pugwash aka Thomas Walsh (The Rest Is History, Curation Records), Canadian singer/songwriter/drummer Jon McCann (Too Far From Here, Broadcast Recordings) and Australian musician/producer Jamie Andrew aka Druid Fluids (Then, Now, Again & Again, self-released). In the titles you see similarities in theme, and musically they are in the same section in the record store, but they each have their unique accents.
Today’s favorite, however, is Counting To Three, the sophomore LP by Portable Radio from Manchester, UK on Where It’s At Is Where You Are Records. Phil Anderson, Mof Gimmers, Robyn Gibson and Joe Wiltshire deliver thirteen quality pop songs, summery, compelling and uplifting. From I Feel Like A Dog to Fancy Like Champagne, they are all warm and harmonious.
Counting To Three, produced by Robyn Gibson, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through wiaiwya.
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