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New Mix: Fruit Tree Records – Fresh Juice 2026 Vol. 6
Volume six of our 2026 new music releases series ‘Fresh Juice’ opens with the irresistible vintage soul sounds of Mama’s Gun before embarking on a journey incorporating new sounds in Psych Pop, Garage Rock, Electro Pop, Folk, Americana and Singer-Songwriter before ending on some mesmerising freak-folk from the mysterious Bity Booker. So, why not join… Read more
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Fresh Juice 4th May 2026
Gun Outfit – Teardrops (Classic Hell On Earth) Soon to return on 8th May with a double album, ‘Process And Reality,’ that marks twenty years of Gun Outfit, this is a sneak preview of a track from the record that was made amidst the heat and uncertainty of wildfires. Something in the warm sounds capture… Read more
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May 2026 Playlist
I was saddened this week to learn of the cancellation of the Red Rooster Festival which was due to take place at the end of May. I was a little late to the party on this one, only finally attending what is, for me, quite a local event in 2023 and 2024. But it did… Read more
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Modesty Blaise – Melancholia (25th Anniversary Remaster)
When it comes to harmony rich, densely textured, beautifully orchestrated pop music of a bright, warm, and luminous complexity, then the Beach Boys are arguably at the top of that ‘sunshine pop’ tree. It is a musical character that has never fully bloomed beyond its founders even though many have either tried to fully adopt… Read more
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New Mix: Fruit Tree Records – The Fruit Cellar Vol. 3
Volume 3 of our shelf rifling dive into the deep Fruit Tree Records collection begins with a blast of baroque, sunshine pop from 2001 by Modesty Blaise, heard here in a single version available on the new re-issue album ‘Melancholia,’ which is extended into a 3-disc deluxe 25th anniversary release. We then go deep into… Read more
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Fresh Juice 27th April 2026
Michael Stipe – The Rest Of Ever This week’s half dozen new music recommendations seems to have settled around a theme of historically much-loved artists stepping back into the spotlight. I think it was sometime around 1991 when I first read Michael Stipe in an interview talking about how he was planning a solo album.… Read more
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