What began as a Twitter feed dedicated to 90s music has now become a foray into the future. Marc Rossiter’s superb Brits & Pieces Twitter feed got the itch so bad that, he decided to bring together a compilation of great new bands like ‘Shine’ editions in the 90s.
This week, we’ll be exploring our favourite tracks from the 18 track compilation. It’s released Friday 11th December and will be available at Rough Trade.
Back in July, Aberdeen five-piece Monza Express released ‘Crying On The Radio’. Recorded at the Floortom Studios, it was produced by Steve Curtis.
Morrissey’s gut-wrenching lyrical heartache is pummelled through a prism of Eddie and The Hot Rods, Blink 182, and the pop majesty of The Lemonheads.
There is a Phil Spector innocence to their punk. The kind the Shirelles and Ronnettes delivered, not the latter shotgun years. The protagonist, a love-torn wreck can’t see the wood from the trees. You’ll root for him like Jim Levenstein or Superbad’s Seth.
In normal times, this would have soundtracked every teenager’s summer. The endless nights doing fuck all but getting drunk and looking for that next one big night to be a hero (and failing).
*Image courtesy of Diana McKenzie