It may be the musical equivalent of returning to motorcycling in your 40s but a few years ago I chanced upon the Japanese band Moscow Club and through them a music scene that was reminiscent of Britain in the mid 1980s and since have kept a watching brief on developments therein.
So comes the hour to give the world the benefit of my time well spent with a fairly arbitrary selection of the great and the good with a particularly indie bent. I’ve tried for a selection that works as a whole rather than forcing each band’s best song into the mix.
- Bikini Kill by Moscow Club
- Her Secret by The Ships
- Nite Life Lounge by Post Modern Team
- Kinda Sad by Fandaze
- Arpeggio by Humming Parlour
- Walking Slowly Down The Lane (Demo) by Traffic Light
- Love Is Fun by Plastic Girl In Closet
- Sightseeing (Demo) by Teen Runnings
- When I Said Goodbye by Twangy Twangy
- Something’s Coming Up by Nokies!
- Little Girl by Old Lacy Bed
- Start Of Summer by Teenagers In Love
- Younger Saints (Demo) by Pastel Blue
- Track And Field by It Happens
- Shine On Me by Elen Never Sleeps
- Her Sarah Records Collection by For Tracy Hyde
- Obvious by Boyish
- Lovers by Umibenomachi
- Faraway by The Moments
- Holy Hands, Holy Voices by She Talks Silence
- Lover Lover by Slow Beach
- I Want You Back by Homecomings
- Only In My Dreams by Wallflower
- Echo Beach by Moscow Club