Cherry Red’s indie pop catalogue spans this most exciting and influential corner of British alternative music, from the DIY and C86 scenes of the mid-1980s through to the Britpop era and beyond. From jangly pop and noise to post-punk, shoegaze and everything in between, we host music from a wealth of established names via cult favourites and
Something For The Longing: Scottish Independent Pop 1985–1999 is a new 3-CD box set compiled by filmmaker/author Grant McPhee, tracing the evolution of Scotland’s indie music scene from the mid-1980s through to the end of the millennium. Featuring mainstays including The Jesus and Mary Chain, Belle
The latest is our ‘C’ series of Indie collections is C92, centred around tracks from 1992, which captures that transitional period in between the so-called “baggy” and “shoegaze” scenes and the imminent Britpop explosion. Cherry Red represent the rights to plenty of artists who fit
We continue our exploration of alternative guitar combos with the release of Cut Me Deep: A Story of Indie Pop 1985-1989. Featuring hits, curios, and indie classics, the 4-CD set offers a snapshot of independent music sometimes tagged C86 (after the NME cassette). This includes
C86-era scenesters 14 Iced Bears were formed in Brighton in 1985 by frontman Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham. Awash with buzzsaw guitars, their jangly, psych infused indie-pop saw them receive critical acclaim from the music press and John Peel. The band have recently had tracks featured on the ITV crime drama Karen Pirie and Amazon
Indie pop / post-punk pioneers The Monochrome Set feature in a new film soundtrack with their second-ever single 'Eine Symphonie Des Grauens', which first appeared on Rough Trade in 1979. This artful, jangly guitar gem will appear in Govinda Van Maele's new big screen, German
Launched in the early 80s, Survival Records carved a stylish niche with several acts who blended Synth Pop and Indie in