This is a first. This is the the first song to appear on Swedesplease by someone with no known association to Sweden. I’ve written about a lot of indie pop over the years here and just thought that if anyone was actually reading this blog on a consistent basis and liking said Swedish indie pop then they’d probably like to hear this as well. The minute I heard the title of Kevin McGrother’s the new record and saw that Kevin was an indie popster I was intrigued. Living In An Enid Blyton World sounds like the best of British indie pop from the 80’s. Think Max Eider, The Housemartins, Jazz Butcher, Blue Aeroplanes, etc., etc.
“Summer Starts on Sunday” has all the elements of a perfect indie pop song. It’s got that slightly melancholy sound of keys mixed with jangly guitars that is a perfect match for Kevin’s laconic vocals. The persistent indie pop themes of love conquering all, the beauty of nature, and the glories of summer are all present. This record deserves to be blogged about on each and every English music blog, indie pop blog, fanzine and webzine. And that’s why I added it to Swedesplease today.
Buy it here.
Absolutely fantastic!!!