Clara Barker – Apathy & Exhaustion

The Pearl Harts – Glitter & Spit (self-released, 2018)

The Pearl Harts are a two-piece, female rock outfit from London. I love the album title, Glitter & Spit. Pretty much summed up my getting

So I thought I had my thoughts together for this 7″ review. Thought I had it all sorted. A queer band from Durham – ace.

Wait, this album came out a few months ago. Oh, oops. Well, this one is a little late then. Ah well, I’d best get on

Well this is an odd one. Gotta admit, I stuck it on and thought Go Team! meets Cornelius with a hint of Andrew Bird. Which

Ok – wow. This year has been crazy busy. I have been all over the place and am only just recovering from what was an

OK, OK. Yes, here I go again. Another Polyvinyl album. I can hear you already: “But Clara, we know you are a sycophantic Polyvinyl fangirl.

So I hear about Pijn and they get compared to a few bands that make me prick my ears up, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai,

Polyvinyl are a bit of a hot label for me right now. With a roster including recently reviewed bands such as La Sera, Jay Som

Ok. I’m gonna have to start this one out on a negative note. Two things: 1 – I cannot think what this record sounds like.

When something from Polyvinyl Records comes up, I pay attention. Their roster of bands may not be the biggest in the world but it is