Come to My World: A Brief History of Indie Pop 1985-2023

The album starts at the beginning with cool bands like Talulah Gosh, The Flatmates, Blueboy, Primal Scream, McCarthy, 14 Iced Bears and The Springfields, releasing on trailblazing DIY labels such as Sarah Records, The Subway Organization and Creation. We go through the influential C86 cassette years, to the more commercial late 1980's sounds of The Primitives, The Soup Dragons and The Darling Buds. Navigating through the 1990's with the underrated brilliance of Heavenly, the flourishing Scottish scene including amongst others BMX Bandits and The Vaselines, plus Stateside the Indie Pop sounds of Velocity Girl and Blake Babies breaking through. Into the 2000's and the US scene was producing brilliant bands in the shape of Dum Dum Girls and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, alongside from the side of the pond Underground bands like Joanna Gruesome, The Spook School and Veronica Falls. The compilation ends with a glimpse into the bright future of indie pop with the likes of The Goon Sax, The Lost Days and Ribbon Stage.

Disc 1
1: Are We Gonna Be Alright - The Springfields
2: Talulah Gosh - Talulah Gosh
3: Meet Johnny Rave - Blueboy
4: I Could Be in Heaven - The Flatmates
5: Why Do You Have to Go Out With Him When You Could Go Out With Me? - The Brilliant Corners
6: Velocity Girl - Primal Scream
7: Up the Hill and Down the Slope - The Loft
8: Way Behind Me - The Primitives
9: I've Got a Habit - The Orchids
10: Brighter Now - Razorcuts
11: The Chocolate Elephant Man - Biff Bang Pow!
12: Waiting for the Winter - Popguns
13: Should the Bible Be Banned - McCarthy
14: Soft As Your Face - The Soup Dragons
15: Burst - The Darling Buds
16: A Million Miles - The Wedding Present
17: Sure to See - 14 Iced Bears
18: Crush the Flowers - The Wake
19: Falling Down the Stairs - Even As We Speak
20: Indie Pop Ain't Noise Pollution - The Pooh Sticks

Disc 2
1: Does Love Last Forever? - Brighter
2: Over and Over - Heavenly
3: I Wanna Fall in Love - BMX Bandits
4: Look Away - Blake Babies
5: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam - The Vaselines
6: Sorry Again - Velocity Girl
7: Scrabble - Milky Wimpshake
8: We Love You - Helen Love
9: Young Adult Fiction - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
10: Blank Heart - Dum Dum Girls
11: Waiting for Something to Happen - Veronica Falls
12: Do You Really Wanna Know Why Yr Still in Love With Me? - Joanna Gruesome
13: Hey Charlie, Hey Chuck - Bearsuit
14: You Didn't Love Me Then - The Hit Parade
15: My Heart Is a Drummer - Allo Darlin'
16: All Over Again - Flowers
17: Speak When You're Spoken To - The Spook School
18: Playing Possum - Ribbon Stage
19: Mess You Made - The Lost Days
20: Boyfriend - The Goon Sax

Number of Discs: 2

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