In Part 6 there are a couple of singles from the Big Stir stable with Librarian With Hickeys, and Hull’s The Gold Needles a couple of furious songs, one by nature from Split Dogs and one by name from Alba Fury, the dog references continue with Dublin’s Annie-Dog and one from the Christmassy sounding Elf of Elfbrook Court.
Librarians With Hickeys – Listening
First up from the formidable Big Stir Record label is Librarians With Hickeys and their upbeat bright and breezy harmonious jangly guitars matching the glorious vocals on Listening bringing a slice of sunshine to a miserable winters day.
Split Dogs – Precious Stones
Bristol’s Split Dogs bring their ferociously raucous punk ‘n’ roll to the party with the high octane no holds barred Precious Stones.
Annie-Dog – Little Italy
Hailing from Dublins fair city, the title of Annie-Dogs November single Little Italy has me excited for my upcoming NY trip… the song itself comes from her upcoming February 2025 EP, 15, and continues to showcase her ability to come up with instantly catchy experimental alt-pop tunes.
The Gold Needles – I Don’t Know About That
No strangers to these pages, Hull’s The Gold Needles have joined the burgeoning catalogue of talent in the Big Stir stable with their latest single I Don’t Know About That, a song that fairly whets the appetite for some more of their harmony laden bombastic psych/power pop.
Alba Fury – Out of Time
The powerfully melodic Out of Time comes from Edinburgh post-punk quartet Alba Fury, with some dark and earnest riffing that matches the emotive energy of Michael Ward’s impassioned vocal.
The Elf of Elfbrook Court – The Magic Wand
The Magic Wand has a delicate fragility to it that really strikes a chord with me, the rawness to both the gently strummed guitar and the almost brittle vocal matched with the weirdly discordant electronica that feels almost alien to the song leaves me feeling strangely emotional.