CosmasMix 188 - June/July indie tracks

59 tracks for you this month:  Tracklist: Exclusively new (and newly reissued) indie releases from mid June to mid July 2025, featuring: Autocamper, Lifeguard, Superchunk, The Lemonheads, The Beths, Water Machine, Wet Leg, No Joy, These Sleeping Hands, Blankenberge, Steve Queralt, forever _, Slow Crush, Beach Vacation, Castlebeat, Hibou, Still Corners, Saccades, Mo Dotti, Just Mustard, Crack Cloud, Wavves, The Stargazer Lilies, Gift, Soft Vein, Observation Room, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, Meyverlin, Ivy, Asian Glow, Crayon Case, Jeanines, Dean & Company, Doves, Chapterhouse, Hüsker Dü, The Vertebrats, The Bongos, The Feelies, The Fall, WIR;Wire, The Bluebells, M, Flying Lizards, Orchestral Manoeuvre In The Dark, Orbital, Fluke, Front 242, Section 25, Radiohead, Fishbone, Daily Toll, Half Japanese, Now, Smug Brothers, BIG SPECIAL, Ribbon Skirt, and Blood Orange

Jan/Feb new indie music mix for you: CosmasMix 183

This month there are 58 tracks from bands like: Castlebeat, Air Hockey, Prism Shores, Floral Image, Slow Crush, Seven Hour Days, Motifs and Sun Cell, Tremours, Diiv, Preoccupations, Jetstream Pony, Neil Brogan, Les Freluquets, Horsegirl, Hot Wax, Oddly, Mien, The Discussion, Twin Tribes, Topographies, Yama Uba, Sunflower Bean, Cloakroom, Andy Bell, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, The Primitives, Throwing Muses, J Mascis, Luna, Dean Wareham, R.E.M., Guided By Voices, Wilco, Slowdive, Drop Nineteens, Cap'n Jazz, Pete Wylie & The Mighty WAH!, Television Personalities, Sparks, Simple Minds, Travis, The Verve, Momma, Dax Riggs, Good Sad Happy Bad, Rats On Rafts, Heartworms, Nothingheads, DITZ, Delivery, The Sheaves, FACS, Squid, High., The Laughing Chimes, Ten Fé, and STUDIO
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Luna - Lunapark (US 1992, 320kbps)

 Luna - Lunapark (US 1992, 320kbps)

Luna's 1992 debut (originally released under the short-lived band name Luna 2 for contractual reasons) got most of its press due to Dean Wareham's former position as leader of the critically adored Galaxie 500, but his new cohorts Justin Harwood (bass) and Stanley Demeski (drums) were fresh from stints in the Chills and the Feelies, respectively. A rarity among albums by this type of alt-rock supergroup, Lunapark sounds like an appealing conglomeration of some of the best aspects of all three participants' former bands. Wareham's familiar bored whine and slow-motion guitar create an interesting tension when juxtaposed with Harwood's ultra-melodic bass and Demeski's hyperactive drums, as if each member is still playing with his old band. The album spawned two college radio hits, the deliciously depressive "Slide" (with its memorable opening line "You can never give the finger to the blind") and the jittery, propulsive "Slash Your Tires," but nearly all of the 12 songs have memorable guitar hooks, stick-in-your-head choruses, and a newfound sense of humor in Wareham's deadpan lyrics. Lesser-known gems include the surprisingly poppy "I Can't Wait" and the Television-like tension of the closing "We're Both Confused." Guests feature Wareham's old label head Kramer and Mercury Rev co-leader Grasshopper, who adds extra guitar to about a third of the album.

Track List

Slide

Anesthesia

Slash Your Tires

Crazy People

Time

Smile

I Can't Wait

Hey Sister

I Want Everything

Time To Quit

Goodbye

We're Both Confused

One of my all-time favourite bands and albums. 

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