For some years now, I have made these monthly summaries of what I really, really liked that month.
Here is my summary of the releases I loved the most in MAY.

This month has been filled with other time-consuming projects, like my own music video, my music and my art, so, no proper reviews this time. I will only add the genre or short descriptions of the music I have found interesting. Sorry!

The list is in no particular order, but the ones I loved the most are marked with a red ||.

A Spotify playlist with songs from this list can be found below or via this link.
Did you miss the other posts in this series? Click the link to view them. 

SINGLES I LOVED THIS MONTH

Hannah Peel

From the singles this month, I especially liked the new songs from:

Hannah Peel – “Kiss me first”  The queen of analogue and modular synths are back with ANOTHER brilliant single. Catchy chorus, in the style of those classic synth pop songs. Makes me warm inside. (Spotify)

Blushh – “I’m over it”  Rough bedroomy indie with a powerful chorus. A “Jump around and sing” track. (Spotify)

Young Scum – “Wasting time”  Summery indiepop with jangly guitars and beautiful soft vocals. (Spotify)

Azure Blue – “Love will see you through”  Amazingly beautiful classic-sounding synthpop-track
. (Spotify)

Bellman – “Just like a dream”  Dreamy, warm, big-sounding and sooo beautiful. (Spotify)

Family Values – “If I can’t love her”  Catchy powerpop from Oslo, with handclaps, oooh’s, jangly guitars and cool organ. And of course a great melody. (Spotify)

Young Hunting – “Blue dream”  Soft vocals, great melodies and atmosphere, – reminds a bit of the band Cigarettes After Sex. (Spotify)

500 mil – “Mekano, andre delen”  Very interesting Swedish indiepop/powerpop duo, and this upbeat song has become a favourite of mine. Great chorus, great verse, great bridge, great lyrics – great song. (Spotify)

Soft Science – “Sooner”  Dreampop with rough guitars, big synths and lovely vocals. (Spotify)

Mikey Collins – “Sound in here”  Debut solo single from the drummer in Allo Darlin’. A very fine indiepop track, – perfect for your summer mixtape. (Spotify)

Jessica’s Brother – “Humdinger”  A laid-back guitar pop track with lovely lyrics and a great, relaxed summer-feel. (Spotify)

… and lots more…

You will find even more of my other favourite singles in the Spotify list.

ALBUMS I LOVED THIS MONTH

Tracyanne and Danny

Tracyanne & Danny – Tracyanne & Danny || Tracyanne Campbell from Camera Obscura and Danny Coughlan from Crybaby. Two of my favourite artists. A must-listen.  (Spotify)

Boys – Rest in peace || Swedish melodic and dreamy indie pop.  (Spotify)

Vive la void – Vive la void || Solo project of Sanae Yamada, co-founder and keyboard player of Moon Duo. Dreamy electronic pop.  (Spotify)

Tigercats – Pig ears || Indie pop with tropical beats.  (Spotify)

Peach Kelli Pop – Gentle leader || Uptempo (sometimes very upbeat…) janglepop with a touch of both rough garage and twee-sweetness.  (Spotify)

Ari Roar – Calm down || Bedroom pop. Reminds a bit of Syd Barrett.  (Spotify)

(more releases after the photo)

Yours are the only ears (photo by by Julia Leiby)

Yours are the only ears – Knock hard || Calm modern bedroomy folk  (Spotify)

Colour Me Wednesday – Counting pennies in the afterlife || Melodic indiepop.  (Spotify)

Illuminati Hotties – Kiss yr frenemies || Fuzzy, catchy indiepop.  (Spotify)

Beach House – 7 || Dreampop.  (Spotify)

Ôrvar Smárason – Liquid is liquid || Debut solo album from múm co-founder and FM Belfast member. Electronic pop from Iceland with additional vocals from JDFR and Sillus.  (Spotify)

(more releases after the photo)

Eternal Summers

Eternal Summers – Every day it feels like I’m dying… || Melodic, summery, dreamy indie pop.  (Spotify)

Belly – DOVE || Reunion of the 90s indie band. Ok album, but I am kind of disappointed due to my expectations.  (Spotify)

The Finks – Rolly nice || Calm, melodic pop from New Zealand, out on Courtney Barnett’s Milk! label.  (Spotify)

Dear Nora – Skulls example || Folky indiepop from influental artist Dear Nora.  It is 13 year ago since she released anything as Dear Nora.  (Spotify)

(more releases after the photo)

The Creation Factory (Photo by Michael Haight)

The Creation Factory – The Creation Factory || VERY 60s sounding album, and even the album cover and the band’s look are very 60s. If I didn’t know, I would have mistaken this for being released between 1965-69.  (Spotify)

TV Girl – Death of a party girl || Kind of nostalgic pop, synthy pop with guitars, strings and samples, light feeling music-wise.  (Spotify)

The Spectors – Ooh Aah Aah || Dreamy and very melodic indiepop with fine harmonies,  (Spotify)

Remember Sports – Slow buzz || Rough, jangly, upbeat, garagy indie pop with a punky attitude.  (Spotify)

(more releases after the photo)

Death and the maiden

Death and the Maiden – Wisteria || Dreamy synthpop with melancholic vocals and guitars and lots of reverb.  (Spotify)

Halo Maud – Je Suis Une île || Dreampop and synth-psychedelia from former Melody’s Echo Chamber-member.  (Spotify)

Chvrches – Love is dead || I’ve only listened to a couple of songs, but I am sure most of the rest are pretty ok. Electro-pop.  (Spotify)

Pre Nup – Oh Well || Rough, jangly pop.  (Spotify)

(more releases after the photo)

Avind (photo by Eirik Lande)

Avind – Evig blenda || Melodic indiepop with bursts of shoegaze guitars, and sometimes folky elements
. Lyrics in Norwegian.  (Spotify)

Chad Valley – Imaginary music || Electronic dreamy pop.  (Spotify)

The Love-Birds – In the lover’s corner || Melodic jangle pop. Reminds a bit of the melodic side of Teenage Fanclub. (Spotify)

EPs I LOVED THIS MONTH

Hatchie (Photo by Alex Wall)

Hatchie – Sugar & Spice || Supercatchy indie pop/ dreampop.  (Spotify)

The Smilies – How soon is love || Shoegaze/Fuzzy pop  (Spotify)

Chalk and Numbers – In the end || 60s inspired jangly indiepop  (Spotify)

Wand – Perfume || Shapeshifting psychedelic and experimental pop, with some beautiful popsongs inbetween the weirdness.  (Spotify)

Rodney Cromwell – Rodney’s English Disco || Retro synthpop.  (Spotify)

Säkert! – Arktiska oceanen || One of my favourite Swedish artists. Pop with Swedish lyrics. (Spotify)

thanks for coming – Back at it again || Jangly lofi indiepop. (Spotify)

Listen to most of the songs from this list on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/user/eardrumspop/playlist/6wZ1Oz6MTCwQSH07z7JSzp