The small but mighty indie label Small Pond, based in Brighton, shows that alternative !music is very much thriving. This new compilation has a wide diversity of genres.
There’s bright, anthemic indie pop from MaxwellTheBand with piledriving opener, ‘Bic Lighter’, Currls provide soulful /emo inspired indie with ‘April Fool’. Peach Season are another musical u turn with ‘Been Thinking ‘, a glistening eighties synth pop gem.
But the absolute standout track for me comes from Leibniz with ‘Cold and Calculated’. It’s darkly intoxicating, dream pop with a soupcon of goth guitars.
On the evidence of this energetic compilation, the future of the young Brighton indie scene is guaranteed.This is a solid introduction for newcomers.
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