80N7 is a record label run by Emmy Feldman and Hope Silverman (both of whom write for Don’t Need No Melody). They have recently put out their debut compilation, also named 80N7. Released for Cassette Store Day, this is a special compilation of twenty previously unreleased tracks from bands from across the UK and America.
Some of the bands are pretty familiar to us here at WTD, including the likes of Gorgeous Bully, Diveliner and The Golden Dregs. Listen to the shoegazey jangle of Gorgeous Bully’s ‘925’ below:
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But there are also lots and lots which are completely new to me. The diversity of sound is impressive, and it’s a thrill to hit play from the beginning and wait to see what comes next. It kicks off with a slick 80s pop tune from Lovepark, before a segue into the easygoing indie pop of Spring King. Moats take things up a notch with their dynamic indie rock before London’s Happyness offer a slice of real subdued beauty with their track ‘Full of Minnows.’
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Other stand-outs include the half-pace R&B of Mirror Signal, the short-bu-sweet weird pop of Total Playtime and some really nice bedroom pop melancholia from Don’t Worry.
You can order the compilation on double cassette via Rough Trade, or download it for as much as you like via the 80N7 Bandcamp page.