Not enough people know this, but the Bandana Splits’ eponymous debut is the most exuberant record of the last five years and the best slice of upbeat comic-book girl-band retro-pop this side of 1962. Alabama-born Lauren Balthrop, one third of…
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Blog | New music from Allo Darlin’, Foxes!, We Are Augustines, Jess Morgan & The Bandana Splits
Having finally cleared out all the big boxes of the For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2011 CDs (thanks everybody for making the CD a total sell-out, and remember if you missed out, downloads are still available!) we finally had a…
Listen | The Bandana Splits cover Morrissey
The Bandana Splits arrived earlier this year with their bright and breezy 50’s doo-wop stylings. So who could be more obvious for them to cover than 80’s misery guts Morrissey? Well, Dawn Landes and co. couldn’t think of an answer…
Album | The Bandana Splits – The Bandana Splits
Alright, so you might say that the last thing the world needs is another post-ironic retro girl band – even if Dawn Landes is involved. That sort of thing exhausted the patience a long time ago. Remember the Pipettes? Anyone…