The Pickup

Bands and new music for fans of the-jesus-and-mary-chain

  • Indie

I Don't Care

by Spyres

We're Spyres! When a few of the restrictions were lifted, we went straight into the studio and started writing something new, trying to do something different and ‘I Don’t Care’ is the sum of that. To us, it feels like a pure coming of age song, like it could be in a movie and we hope you enjoy!

For fans of
  • Post-Punk

Anything

by Black Market Heart

Black Market Heart includes former members of the Los Angeles garage band The Lords of Altamont and noise pop band Honeymoon Screams.  Taking their cue from bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Joy Division, and A Place to Bury Strangers, this is post-punk noise from Los Angeles.

For fans of
  • Noise Rock, Noise Pop, Shoegaze

No Teens

by The Slow Painters

Hi! We're four friends who came of age in the dodgy end of brit pop, who have since ventured deep into the great indie rock songbook. Our debut LP drops on August 28th - 16 years after we formed in Oslo, Norway. Here's a noise rock tune from it. Enjoy!

For fans of
  • Alternative/Psych/Post-Punk/Shoegaze

Paranoia

by Venus Furs

Hi, I'm Paul Kasner aka Venus Furs, and Paranoia is the newest single from my upcoming debut album on my own label Silk Screaming Records. I wrote Paranoia as an examination of mental health, attempting to explore the feelings of depression and anxiety. I hope you like it.

For fans of
  • Alternative/Indie/Psych/Post-Punk/Shoegaze

Living in Constant

by Venus Furs

Hi, I'm Paul Kasner aka Venus Furs. "Living in Constant" is my newest single from my upcoming debut LP. I've spent the last few years working on this collection of songs, I hope you enjoy it!

For fans of
  • post punk

Behind The Blue Sky

by Sonny Hell

Behind The Blue Sky started as an attempt to write a song with a guitar hook reminiscent of The Jesus And Mary Chain, then it morphed into something a bit more inspired by Joy Division, now it probably sounds like neither... or both? The lyrics are about navigating a depression.

For fans of
  • Post-Punk

Never Enough

by Black Market Heart

Just in time for Day of the Dead, here's a lo-fi AF cover of 'Never Enough' from The Cure.

For fans of
  • Garage-punk fuzzpop

Mr Wu's Pigs

Hi there. Mr Wu's Pigs takes the DIY punk ethic fully to heart by being, essentially, a solo project with occasional collaborators. "No Apologies" is the opening track from debut album IT IS WHAT IT IS, which came out at the end of September. Thanks for listening! xoink

For fans of
  • Queercore Punk

Twinken Park

Flaming queer and transsexual punk trio Twinken Park’s second EP Flowers contains four songs of snarling rage, dark humour and filthy power chords from a band with its head stuck somewhere between 1990 and 2001 in the best possible way. If you like claustrophobic post punk you’re in for a treat.

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