WeePop! Goodness

Its incredibly hard for me to write about WeePop! records without turning into a big ball of orange juicy goo. I love this label. WeePop! are almost single handedly responsible for restoring my faith in the whole notion of record labels. No mean feat. Here are a few reasons why they are so amazing-

*Every time a new release, its like getting an early Xmas present. The care and attention to detail is a joy and an inspiration.

*The vinyl always smells really nice.

*I always imagined, for some reason, Camilla being this kind of Indie lady Penelope figure. Incredibly, shes actually cooler in real life.


Anyway

There is a couple of new WeePop! releases. Both are one of those lovely 3", 4 track jobs.

















First up is 'Keep a secret' by Let's Whisper. Its lead track, 'California Girls' is almost like an indiepop version of the Katy Perry track. With busy drums replacing bikini tops and lovely, dry harmonies replacing auto tune, this is a track that should be on YOUR summer compilation cassette, whatever the weather.


















Second is 'By the Shore' by Stars of Aviation. 'Underneath the Elms' is a trumpet lead daydream of a record. A mix of The Felt Tips and The Understudies, its sincere vocal is wonderfully set off by the aforementioned horns, understated drums and lovely chimey guitars.

Go and by these records. Trust me, i sniff vinyl.

http://weepop.net/releases.php

Wee pop! records.

Being a fan of a music is sometimes testing. Every now and then you have a crisis(usually after hearing the latest ’hit’ by the Kaiser chiefs) You know the drill. ‘all new music is rubbish’, ‘its all so commercial’, ‘I cant believe that singer/band/label/the NME has sold out’. the last time that happened to me, Wee pop! Came to my rescue. Its quite hard to put into words how much I love this label. Its single handedly put my faith back in music and indie labels as a whole. it’s the anti-Amazon.
When you receive you cheaply priced record (£3 for 3” CD,£4 for a 7” single), the love and attention put into it takes your breath away. Its more like getting a birthday present than record shopping. Each little CD comes in a hand crafted , beautifully designed sleeve. With it you get lovely hand written note of thanks from the lovely Camila, a wee pop! badge and, if you’re really lucky, a sweet(I was thrilled beyond words to receive a humbug with a CD ordered around Xmas time). Music isn’t just about money, its about love. Its about care. Its about a DIY attitude and keeping the faith. With people like a Camila and wee pop! Around, music is in safe hands.

http://www.weepop.net

http://www.myspace.com/weepoprecords