This weekend sees the return of the Spanish band Zipper, in the form of a new EP on Bubblegum Records entitled Last Chance For Friday’s Badge. This band first caught my attention at the first London Popfest. Perfect punky indiepop in the vain of Talulah Gosh, Fat Tulips and Free Loan Investments. It’s their first all new release since their debut album in 2008 – 11, which is very welcome indeed. And it doesn’t end there! They have new singles coming out on Cloudberry and Elefant in the upcoming months!

Buy the new EP at Bubblegum Records here.

Since Amelia Fletcher’s current band Tender Trap resurfaced early last year after a lengthy hiatus, they have been a very exciting proposition indeed. The addition of Katrina Dixon on drums (stand-up, in true c86 style) and Elizabeth Morris (of the ever wonderful Allo, Darlin’) appears to have given them a real shot in the arm, judging by their recent live shows. To further this notion, Tender Trap MK2 have released two wonderful singles in the last year – the fizzy Fireworks (backed by the even better Grand National) and Girls With Guns, which you can download for free from FortunaPOP! here. In my opinion, the new songs trump everything they’ve done before and are closer to the sound of Talulah Gosh and Heavenly.

The 3rd Tender Trap album, entitled Dansette Dansette, will be landing soon. Be sure to check out it’s wonderful Chris Summerlin-designed artwork here.