Guitar Sketch / Various Guitar Sketch / Various CD

A collection of guitar pop curated by Quince Records of Japan, a label that obviously has it's finger on the collective pulse of a global movement. And what a diverse and widespread movement it is, ranging from Sweden (the bittersweet but ever-graceful Club 8, breezy shambolic legends Seashells, and quirky spaghetti-tinged newcomers Caroline Soul) to Indonesia (the ethereal jangle of Sweaters) and the Philippines (the uptempo and swinging Carnival Park). And a lot of places in between like Ireland (the fab jangle of the much ballyhooed Language of Flowers), Scotland (the intimate plinky-plonk of Ally Kerr), France (the Riviera-esque space bossa of Discover), Spain (the bouncy Carrots, and the sophisticated orch-soul of Fine!) and Denmark (laid back romantic grooves courtesy of Tiger Baby), to name a few. Names more familiar on this continent would include Fonda (US, jangle and pulse), Mascott (Le Grand Magistery act, need I say more?), Evening Lights (angular and emotive house band from the Shelflife Records crew), and Canadians Paper Moon (powerpop Cardigans) and the Heavy Blinkers (rising stars on the "soft rock" orch scene). 17 songs in all, and predominantly exclusives. Australia and England are strangely absent, but then you probably didn't need Quince's help for that too, now did you?

1. Paper Moon - So Nice 2. Seashells - a Distant Bell 3. Fonda - Life 4. The Heavy Blinkers - Try Telling That to My Baby 5. Mascott - Turn Off / Turn on 6. Language of Flowers - Tara Mascara [Supermarkets Edit] 7. Caroline Soul - That's When She Came in 8. Evening Lights - on ; on [New Version] 9. Tiger Baby - Kelly [M. A. Edit] 10. Discover - My Jet Setter Friends 11. Hollow Horse - One Day 12. Carrots - One, True, Three, Love [Acoustic Version] 13. Fine! - Two Moves 14. Sweaters - Somethings Are Left Unsaid 15. Carnival Park - Poignant 16. Ally Kerr - Future Mending 17. Club 8 - If You Say