VA — The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984 (2021)

MP3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks) | Indie, Indie-Pop | 2h 32 min | 358 / 985 MB

\’The Sun Shines Here\’ captures perfectly the moment indie pop emerged from the ashes of the post-punk years, brig a brighter, more ambitious sound, and an enthused cross-section of British youth culture, into the spotlight. A must for lovers and collectors of independent music and admirers of the independent spirit that enabled it.

Eight years later, Cherry Red presents the sequel, \’The Sun Shines Here\’. Once again referencing a Hurrah! song, this 3CD set revisits and explores the birth of Indie Pop, a period when, in the early 1980s, as London centred around more angular, aggressive music, bands emerged from Scotland, Liverpool and Manchester drawing on the cooler end of \’60s and \’70s music to create something fresh and new.

CD1

1. Wah! Heat — Better Scream (3:21)

2. Disco Zombies — Mary Millington (4:26)

3. Mo-Dettes — Twist And Shout (2:29)

4. It\’s Immaterial — Young Man (Seeks Interesting Job) (2:56)

5. The Chefs — Sweetie (2:26)

6. Vic Godard;The Subway Sect — Stop That Girl (3:02)

7. Girls At Our Best! — Go For Gold! (3:23)

8. The Monochrome Set — Ten Don\’ts for Honeymooners (2:55)

9. Art Objects — 20th Century Composites (2:45)

10. The Wild Swans — God Forbid (3:11)

11. The Bluebells — Everbody\’s Somebody\’s Fool (Demo) (2:48)

12. The Jazzateers — Don\’t Let Your Son Grow Up To Be A Cowboy (3:12)

CD2

1. The Nightingales — Inside Out (3:01)

2. Weekend — The View From Her Room (7\» Version) (8:13)

3. Everything But The Girl — On My Mind (3:11)

4. Prefab Srout — Radio Love (4:06)

5. The s;Joni Dee — Here Come The Holidays (3:34)

6. The Farmer\’s Boys — Whatever Is He Like (3:20)

7. The Gift — Crashing Down (4:03)

8. Tracey Thorn — Simply Couldn\’t Care (2:47)

9. Microdisney — Hello Rascals (2:46)

10. The Laughing Apple — Wouldn\’t You (2:16)

11. The Cinematics — Puffa Train (3:26)

12. The Daintees — Involved With Love (2:31)

13. Five Or Six — Chalk Circle (4:24)

14. Trixie\’s Big Red Motorbike — Hold Me (1:37)

15. The Gymslips — Big Sister (It\’s Probably Better) (2:22)

16. Ben Watt — On Box Hill (2:28)

17. Marine Girls — That Fink, Jazz-Me-Blues Boy (1:35)

18. Del Amitri — The Difference Is (4:50)

CD3

1. Pulp — There Was (3:33)

2. Jane and Barton — I Want To Be With You (3:44)

3. Swallow Tongue — Got To Be There (3:39)

4. The Page Boys — You\’re My Kind Of Girl (3:01)

5. The Jetset — Judy\’s Toy Box (2:28)

6. Hurrah! — Hip Hip (3:02)

7. Biff Bang Pow! — Fifty Years Of Fun (1:56)

8. The Revolving Paint Dream — In The Afternoon (Early Version) (3:40)

9. The Brilliant Corners — Tangled Up In Blue (2:10)

10. Yeah Yeah Noh — Bias Binding (1:59)

11. The Twinsets — Sophisticated Boom Boom (2:52)

12. The Rig — Caprice (2:43)

13. The Loft — Winter (3:04)

14. The Jasmine Minks — Ghost Of A Young Man (3:43)

15. The Wee Cherubs — Waiting For My Man (4:48)

16. Grab Grab The Haddock — I\’m Used Now (2:26)

17. St. Christopher — Crystal Clear (3:18)

18. The Suede Crocodiles — Paint Yourself A Rainbow (3:29)