Nonstop Pop

Time for the annual Cycles Per Second holiday show! New holiday music for 2025, from a variety of indie artists from the UK, Belgium and USA. Mostly originals, with a few classics reimagined. And maintaining the usual mix of jangle, punk, lo-fi drone and indie rock (of course).

If you require even more holiday cheer, here are links to full albums, EPs and more music from these artists…

PLAYLIST:

silver biplanes – Christmastime In Outer Space
https://silverbiplanes.bandcamp.com/album/snowflake-38-snowflakes-christmas-singles-club

Yea-Ming And The Rumours – Different This Year
https://dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-dandy-christmas-25

Boyracer – Festive Trip
https://boyracer.bandcamp.com/album/melt-the-snow-ep

jeanines – Till I See Your Star Tonight
https://jeanines.bandcamp.com/album/till-i-see-your-star-tonight-snowflakes-singles

Neil Brogan – Under Fairy Lights
https://neilbrogan.bandcamp.com/track/under-fairy-lights

Swansea Sound – Not My Order
https://swanseasound.bandcamp.com/album/all-is-calm

The Hyperdrive Kittens – All I Want
https://greenmonkeychristmas.bandcamp.com/album/were-baaack-gmr-christmas-12-vol-2

PAL – One Starry Night
https://palbandohio.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-majic-2

Besphrenz – for christmas
https://besphrenz.bandcamp.com/track/for-christmas

Frankie Traandruppel – A Merry Frankie Christmas
https://bellybuttonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-frankie-christmas-ep

Hilken & Melissa – What’s So Bad About Christmas
https://hilkenandmelissaband.bandcamp.com/album/whats-so-bad-about-christmas-im-not-getting-anything-for-christmas

Wingtip Sloat – Christmas at 7-11
https://wingtipsloat.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-at-7-11

ANDEMIC – Everyone is Always Sick Every Single Christmas
https://weareandemic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sick-christmas-ep

The Memories – What Do You Want For Christmas?
https://gnartapes.bandcamp.com/album/of-christmas

The King In Mirrors – Ghosts Of Christmas Past
https://thekinginmirrors.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts-of-christmas-past

Home Studio Musician™️ – Oh Winter Sun
https://joemcalinden.bandcamp.com/track/oh-winter-sun

Kelly & Paul – It’s Martini Time
https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/velveteen-lonunge-kitsch-en-christmas-velveteen-lounge-records

Omni Gardens – Deck The Halls
https://omnigardens.bandcamp.com/album/christmas

On this week’s show: Post-punk from Belgium (Rehash Neu Klang) and Australia (Pet Moon, my guardian angel, snailgun). Scene-setting guitar mood music from Scotland (National Park), thrumming indigenous pop from Canada (Leanne Betasamosake Simpson) and fuzzy pop from England (Jetstream Pony) and Indonesia (Well Whale). Plus more Melbourne pop (Piggietails), new tunes from Boston vets (Juliana Hatfield, Trinary System), and a shimmering reissue of a NYC treasure (East River Pipe).

Caravan of links incoming…

PLAYLIST:

Trinary System – Pop!
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-hard-machine

Jetstream Pony – Bubblegum Nothingness (session)
https://jetstreampony.bandcamp.com/album/pre-053-jetstream-pony-riley-coe-session-090425

Well Whale – Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
https://wellwhale.bandcamp.com/album/well-whale

Enjoy the Weekend – Good Times
https://gazertapes.bandcamp.com/album/october-24-26-2025

normal service – Cut
https://n0rma153rv1c3.bandcamp.com/album/song-for-swinging-lovers-ep

Juliana Hatfield – Scratchers
https://julianahatfield.bandcamp.com/album/lightning-might-strike

Modern Nature – Shasta
https://modernnature.bandcamp.com/track/shasta

National Park – Great Western
https://nationalpark.bandcamp.com/album/solo-demos

East River Pipe – Kill The Action
https://eastriverpipe.bandcamp.com/album/mel-30th-anniversary-reissue

Piggietails – Like Before
https://piggietails.bandcamp.com/album/piggietails