New Traffic Light: Clocks

Indie-pop outfit Traffic Light have a new two-song set out, highlighted by the Sunday-morning-church-session-turned-pop-hop-a-long “Clocks.” It is a solid bit of indie-pop, though the most interesting element are the lyrics, which mention Jesus and actually seem to be commenting on the Holy Trinity one a little bit. There seems to be more going on…but that’s…

Tweekend Update: Wallflower, The Moments And More Put Together Sarah Records Compilation, Traffic Light Release Split EP With Saturday Looks Good To Me

Indie-pop, twee, wimpy love songs, cardigans, you know the schtick, let’s just focus on the music. A group out of Osaka called Sarahry Records will be holding an event at the Pangea Cafe in Sakai on September 22, described as “dedicated to Sarah Records,” the seminal English indie-pop label from the 1980s. The event will…

Traffic Light Covers Teenage Fanclub: “I Don’t Want Control Of You”

I guess this is the week lots of folks in Japan decided to make acoustic covers. Yesterday, three loveable people turned Perfume’s “Laser Beam” into a guitar-powered slice of cuteness, and today indie-pop outfit Traffic Light tackled Teenage Fanclub’s “I Don’t Want Control Of You.” The Scottish group’s 1997 single proves to be right up…