New compilation: Various Artists || Sensitive: An Indie Pop Anthology

In 1989, Sarah Records released a legendary 7″ by The Field Mice, with the shimmering song Sensitive on the A-side. Many years later, it is now the namesake of a worthy new anthology of the indie pop scene of the 1980s. It is a double album with 30 pieces of jangling gems, with lots of the familiar names present, including The Jesus & Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Orange Juice, The Primitives, The Wedding Present, That Petrol Emotion and Talulah Gosh, and fortunately also some lesser-known artists (tracklist below this post). We could say a lot about it, but The Quietus has already done a good job in their review, and if you’re at all into indie pop, you know what to do: just listen.

Unless you were able to purchase the original singles back in the day (most are now unaffordable), this is a must-have compilation from London label Needle Mythology, the London-based record label founded by writer/broadcaster Pete Paphides, who contributes an essay and extensive track-by-track notes.

Sensitive: An Indie Pop Anthology, compiled by Pete Paphides, will be released on February 28th, on 2-CD and vinyl 2-LP, through Needle Mythology. All songs have been newly mastered at Abbey Road by Miles Showell.

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Tracklist:
The Sea Urchins || Pristine Christine
The Clouds || Get Out Of My Dream
The Pastels || Truck Train Tractor
The Wedding Present || Once More
The Weather Prophets || Almost Prayed
Fantastic Something || If She Doesn’t Smile (It’ll Rain)
Talulah Gosh || Talulah Gosh
The Primitives || Crash
That Petrol Emotion || It’s A Good Thing
The Soup Dragons || Hang-Ten!
Miaow || When It All Comes Down
The Chills || Kaleidoscope World
Shop Assistants || Somewhere In China
Razorcuts || I’ll Still Be There
April Showers || Abandon Ship
Biff Bang Pow! || Someone Stole My Wheels
Orange Juice || Dying Day
Del Amitri || Hammering Heart
The Loft || Why Does The Rain
The Nivens || Yesterday
Phil Wilson || Ten Miles
The Field Mice || Sensitive
The Railway Children || Brighter
The Sun And The Moon || Adam’s Song (Pour Fenella)
The Waltones || She Looks Right Through Me
The Bodines || Therese
Primal Scream || Velocity Girl
Dolly Mixture || Will He Kiss Me Tonight
The Jesus And Mary Chain || Some Candy Talking
Pop Will Eat Itself || Candydiosis