Is this cheating? While diving down one particular rabbit hole, recently, I came across this free download from Matinee Records' stalwart Strawberry Whiplash. In 2010, the Indie Pop/Twee label released an EP, "The Matinee Holiday Soiree", featuring songs from some of my favorite groups of the genre...Math & Physics Club, Bubblegum Lemonade...and Strawberry Whiplash. It was our debut year, here at Stubby's. And I was sure we'd covered the EP, then. And, sure enough, a little searching showed that we'd covered "Santa Needs A Holiday" on the 2010 Free List (although the source of the download was different then).
Strawberry Whiplash is a Scottish Indie Pop/Noise Pop duo featuring Laz and Sandra. Laz, by the way, is also Bubblegum Lemonade. Bubblegum Lemonade (named after a Mama Cass Elliott album) released a sweet, bright and shiny 6 song holiday EP last year, "Laz Christmas". Limited to 1000 copies, Matinee still has a few if you missed out because we weren't here to recommend it at the time (or you can get the digital at Amazon or elsewhere).
So is this cheating--to post the same song as a free download, again? Yes, it probably is. And I don't care. Time was when this sort of Indie Pop was far more common on the Internets. These days, not so much. More's the pity. The world could use a little more Twee right about now. If you weren't around here in 2010, you can download "Santa Needs A Holiday" free from Strawberry Whiplash on Soundcloud.
Strawberry Whiplash is a Scottish Indie Pop/Noise Pop duo featuring Laz and Sandra. Laz, by the way, is also Bubblegum Lemonade. Bubblegum Lemonade (named after a Mama Cass Elliott album) released a sweet, bright and shiny 6 song holiday EP last year, "Laz Christmas". Limited to 1000 copies, Matinee still has a few if you missed out because we weren't here to recommend it at the time (or you can get the digital at Amazon or elsewhere).
So is this cheating--to post the same song as a free download, again? Yes, it probably is. And I don't care. Time was when this sort of Indie Pop was far more common on the Internets. These days, not so much. More's the pity. The world could use a little more Twee right about now. If you weren't around here in 2010, you can download "Santa Needs A Holiday" free from Strawberry Whiplash on Soundcloud.
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