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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 18h

And Donovan's son, if I recall correctly!

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 19h

Had totally forgotten this song! The brief period when it felt like Britpop was actually inspiring American bands as well as British ones!

Time Hard Won, by Steve Barton

Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 19h

17. Steve Barton - Time Hard Won (2024)
SB's 9th solo LP since his days in Transistor. Slow, sombre mood-pieces somewhere between a street-tough NY Mike Bones & the atmosphere of late-The Church or Robyn Hitchcock. P Buck is a friend. A definite grower.
stevebarton.bandcamp.com/album/time-hard-won

stevebarton.bandcamp.com

Astor Place, by Edward Rogers

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Goodbye Wudaokou @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social · 19h

#NowPlaying Hood - Structured Disasters, in all its crackly lo-fi glory variously exploding throughout.

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 1d

16. Edward Rogers: Astor Place
Based in NYC, born in the Midlands, this late-career-marvel by Astor is a real charmer; can hear everything from Luke Haines to Colin Moulding to John Cale in these elaborate clever songs. Produced by Don Fleming. Terrific!
edwardrogers.bandcamp.com/album/astor-...

edwardrogers.bandcamp.com

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 1d

16. Edward Rogers: Astor Place
Based in NYC, born in the Midlands, this late-career-marvel by Astor is a real charmer; can hear everything from Luke Haines to Colin Moulding to John Cale in these elaborate clever songs. Produced by Don Fleming. Terrific!
edwardrogers.bandcamp.com/album/astor-...

Astor Place, by Edward Rogers

edwardrogers.bandcamp.com

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · Jul 2

23. Alliallatas - Esqueleto (live 1992)
-- really great Portuguese indie pop; this lot never released a record, sadly --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RAc...

Alliallatas - " Esqueleto"

YouTube video by pedromoshi

YouTube video by Perfect Pop Songs

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · Jul 7

25. The Cudgels - Big Pink (1990)
--for fans of The Brilliant Corners--

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGBc...

The Cudgels - Big Pink

You Make Me Happy in My Sorrow

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · Jul 8

25. Rocketship - You Make Me Happy In My Sorrow
--for fans of early MBV or Heavenly--

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRE4...

YouTube video by Rocketship - Topic

YouTube video by Officer! - Topic

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · Jul 26

27. Officer! - The Pony Was Contended (2009)
--for fans of Beefheart, Syd Barrett and Ivor Cutler--

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ_X...

The Pony Was Contented

The Deep Freeze Mice - A Red Light For The Greens

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · Jul 27

28. The Deep Freeze Mice - A Red Light For The Greens (1982)
— for fans of Robyn Hitchcock and the Television Personalities—

youtu.be/08aar0dVAW0?...

YouTube video by hlamerz

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · Jul 18

Camberwell Group at the Rose Hill Tavern sounding very lovely. A sort of DIY punk-jazz classical quartet, I guess??

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Goodbye Wudaokou @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social · 4d

Very much looking forward to this. If it’s half as good as the first two issues, it will be ace 💜

Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 4d

What's this gingerly loping into view? Looks a bit like issue 3 to me.

An unfinished draft cover of issue 3 of my IN THE APRIL SUN fanzine.

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 2d

I’d missed the Mode stuff! Something to flag in the zine maybe?

Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 3d

All good! Fanzine work has been a bit slow but it’s all pouring out now like a big squeeze of toothpaste! Will be a good read I think - more interviews than previous issues. And got a new Assistant single about to launch too so that’s fun! You got any new stuff on the way?