While some artists thrive on collaboration, Few Border is proof that sometimes one person is more than enough. The French one-man band is the brainchild of Olivier Boutry (also part of Tales Of The Moon trio). Armed with jangly guitars, delicate bells, and even the occasional “fake trumpet”, Olivier crafts DIY indie pop songs that feel both intimate and expansive. There’s something charmingly homespun about Few Border’s music—crystal-clear melodies float over gently layered arrangements, giving each track the feel of a hazy postcard sent from somewhere both familiar and far away. Whether it’s the breezy melancholy of his first EP Blue Coast Weather (out in June 2024) or Copenhagen (out in July 2024) or the wistful shimmer of Bye Bye Brighton (August 2024) or Ready To Call (December 2024), every release has the air of a solo traveler capturing fleeting moments in song. The sweet and shiny Flavors & Feelings is his latest Ep, out in June, and now, with the compilation In the Twilight, out in September 2025 via Subjangle, listeners will finally be able to hold this dreamy world in their hands—a physical collection of twenty tracks collecting his four past EPs.

Bubblegum Lemonade is the exciting indie-pop solo project of Laz (Lawrence “Laz” McCluskey), based in Glasgow, Scotland. Since forming around 2007, Laz has cultivated a sound that fuses jangly 12-string Rickenbacker guitars with fuzzy, melodic hooks—anchored in the tradition of 1960s pop yet blooming with modern indie flair. Drawing inspiration from iconic bands like The Byrds, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bubblegum Lemonade channels a timeless “jangly indiepop” vibe filled with bright melodies and wistful undertones. A prolific artist on the Matinée Recordings label, Bubblegum Lemonade has released a string of great albums and EPs: Doubleplusgood (2008), Sophomore Release (2010), Some Like It Pop (2013), The Great Leap Backward (2016) and Desperately Seeking Sunshine (2019), all showcasing effervescent songwriting and fuzzy pop textures. In 2024, Laz unveiled Lawrence of Suburbia, his sixth album, an expertly crafted blend of jangly and psychedelic indie pop. Suburban Singles Club, out earlier this year, collects the four singles out of the album, along with eight exclusive b-sides. A new EP titled Where The Light Hits The Shade is out now, offering a glimpse into Laz’s evolving sound—surf-and-shoegaze-inspired textures, inventive percussion (even sampled scissors!), and playful vocal interplay with Sandra, her partner in his other project, Strawberry Whiplash.

Indie pop icons Tullycraft are back! After six years of whatever bands do when they’re not making albums, legendary troublemakers Tullycraft are back with a new studio album, Shoot the Point. Over the years, Tullycraft has penned a handful of songs that practically define the twee movement in America. The chorus “fuck me, I’m twee” was the refrain that launched a thousand t-shirts. “The Punks Are Writing Love Songs” introduced bratty punk to hummingbird twee. “Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid to Know About” encapsulated an entire music scene in a single song. And yet despite this, for most, the band exists somewhere near the edges of obscurity. Occasionally, they receive a nod (like when their album Old Traditions, New Standards was featured on Pitchfork’s list of the 25 Best Indie Pop Albums of the ’90s) but these spotlights don’t tend to happen as frequently as one might think. While the mainstream has largely ignored Tullycraft, their status in the indie pop underground is undeniable. Formed in Seattle in 1995, they are considered to be one of the bona fide pioneers of the American twee pop movement. Touring relentlessly during the last gasp of the truly independent indie-underground, they influenced countless young bands. They were once called “the Johnny Appleseed of Indie Pop — making their way across the country, leaving new bands, zines, and record labels to sprout up in their wake.“
Their new album, Shoot The Point comes out tomorrow, August 22nd, via HHBTM Records.

Manchester’s Mat Mills makes heartfelt lofi indie and dream pop, with hints of shoegaze and 90s alt rock, touching on themes of lost love, lost youth, legacy, and the beauty and danger of living in the past. His first album, Mirror Skies, was released in June 2024 and his music compared to The Wedding Present, The Smiths and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. His forthcoming sophomore album, out on 24 August on Subjangle, sees Mat explore further his poppy dreamy universe across eleven heartfelt tracks, taking in influences from the Field Mice, New Order and The Railway Children to late 80s and 90s US indie, such as Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr, REM, Nada Surf, Sebadoh and Sonic Youth, in addition to more recent Bay Area jangle pop. Unashamedly pop and proudly lofi, the new album recorded in Mat’s bedroom, feels slightly more urgent and grittier than the first record. While it doesn’t have an overarching theme, one sense which comes through is that of the different types of love one can experience throughout a life – the fizziness of new love, the fleeting love that still leaves a mark, unrequited love and the complexities of love and life in a long-term relationship.

The Perfect English Weather are Simon and Wendy Pickles, a duo from East Sussex taking time out from The Popguns to create a melodic web of electro acoustic pop and chamber-pop. Their first record, Isobar Blues, was out in 2016 via Matinée Records, followed, in 2018 by Don’t You Wanna Feel The Rain? (“The shocking new concept album on suburban adulthood. Love, work, travel, parenthood…” in their own words). After almost seven years they are back with a new album, again via Matinée Records. Just Beyond The Lights, preceded by a couple of wonderful singles, reflects on Wendy and Simon’s move away from the “big, bad city” of Brighton to the edge of the Sussex Cuckmere Valley; and perhaps is a small nod to their commercial appeal being just a little outside the mainstream. The album aims for a natural musical feel with acoustically recorded piano, viola, drums and guitars across most tracks. It was recorded at Church Road Studios in Hove, with contributions from talented local musicians. A new single from the album, Preston Street is out now, including a special bonus track, an alternate mix of the song “with a prominent piano melody and an extra dose of atmosphere“.