The Jasmine Minks - Cold Heart

Look Back In Anger: It's a beautiful Monday, you must be pining some real jangley sort of tunage. Behond, The Jasmine Minks, early signees of Creation Records, who garnered some critical esteem, but ultimately faded into the fog of blisstory. They have a very lofi strummy sound that sits comfortably between The Clean and The Monochrome Set. Don't let this be last song you ever hear! Feel free, drop me line! Write in the comment box and I'll fetch you a whole bucket of moldy oldies!

Close Lobsters - What Is There To Smile About?

Scottish C86'ers, Close Lobsters have remained largely unknown for what seems like eons. This summer they'll join other post-punk, twee, and jangle-pop connoisseurs like The Bats, and The Monochrome Set at New York's Popfest. Despite their often avante-garde guitar structures, the band is really a pop powerhouse; which can be noted with their first album Foxheads Stalk This Land. (Their second effort Headache Rhetoric is nothing to snub your nose at either!) Take a listen to their 88' single What Is There To Smile About? I'd say there really is nothing to smile about this time of year, except perhaps this song and its fun lovin video, featured on MTV!