The Pickup

Bands and new music for fans of Cocteau Twins

  • Post-Punk, Pop, Surf, Garage Rock

Insomnia

by Pet Crow

We're Pet Crow & this track is VERY self-explanatory - It's quick, fuzzy, garage-punk, with a hint of frustration. If you don't know what the song is about, we want to know your secrets! This is the 2nd single from our 2nd LP 'Take The Edge Off'. We also made a daft DIY video on YouTube you can check out.

For fans of
  • Doom, Sludge, Shoegaze,

Spotlights

Spotlights, the Brooklyn-based band are set to release second album "Love & Decay" on 26 April via Ipecac Recordings. Their music is iron tone in a velvet glove: striking with full force, perfectly balancing a weight that's also sublime in it's beauty.

For fans of
  • shoegaze, dream pop, indie rock

Tallies

Front-woman Sarah Cogan says the new track is about “the feeling of naiveté and being unable to predict certain situations when in possible danger.” She adds, “This innocence, for women especially, is impossible to maintain as you grow older.”

For fans of
  • Shoegaze, Grunge-Rock, Surf Pop

Tallies

"Beat the Heart” is inspired by dreamy yet straightforward performance videos of the late ‘80s by bands like The Sundays and Cocteau Twins. Frontwoman Sarah Cogan says the infectious and charging track laments “the lack of empathy that exists so strongly today.”

For fans of
  • Post Punk

The Emperors Of Ice Cream

Hey Punktastic team! We're The Emperors Of Ice Cream, an eclectic post-punk quartet from Brighton - somewhere between Cocteau Twins and Butthole Surfers.

For fans of