On this day in 2014 Dean Wareham and his band played at the much missed Indietracks festival. I've written about the day for Tuesday's Substack post so you'll have to wait until then for my self-indulgent ramblings... in the meantime, here're some pics!

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@forestpines

WOahh, that must have been a very early one!

I miss #Indietracks so much. *sigh*

@slumberlandrecords

Haha, I edited out my mistake! But, whatevs, it's still FABULOUS news.

I'm just happy I got to see them live while #Indietracks was still going:

https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2014/07/28/indietracks-2014/

God, I miss that festival.

Indietracks 2014

Indietracks 2014 was this weekend and, even though I’m straight edge, I’m still recovering from the mad swirl of it all. Firstly, it was DAMN HOT. GODDAMMNNN HOT. I honestly thought I&#…

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Martha - 10

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Can't believe I took this pic twelve goddamn years ago:

https://flic.kr/p/8oJjyJ

#AlloDarlin #Indie #Indiepop #Indietracks #IndietracksFestival

Allo Darlin' - 03

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Okay, here's a yell out into the Fediverse:

Does anyone else miss #IndietracksFestival as much as I do?

Is there any way, in this post-Covid world, of bringing it back slowly? Say, starting with just one all-dayer?

Is anyone in touch with the last organisers? Would they be able to help?

I have a lot of great memories: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=66849771%40N00&sort=date-posted-desc&text=indietracks&view_all=1

#Indietracks #Indiepop #DIY #Twee #SarahRecords #UKIndie #MidlandsRailway #Butterley

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@slumberlandrecords

This makes me miss #Indietracks even more. Seeing #TheChills there was one of the best musical things ever. I got actual shivers:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jyotimishra/albums/72157645969394021

#IndietracksFestival #Indiepop #Alternative #DIY #AntiCorporate

Indietracks 2014

Choo choo motherfuckers!

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I’ve now posted my photos from #Indietracks to Flickr; they’re here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/acb/albums/72157709915331636

Indietracks 2019

Photos from the Indietracks festival, 26-28 July 2019

#Indietracks was excellent for so many reasons (and despite the near-constant rain). And my mental health was mostly fine! I'm now firmly in the "sad it's over" phase, exacerbated by being on my own to pack up (and my train's not for ages) - but it'll be ok. Lots of good memories to take with me :)
I’ve been familiar with Even As We Speak since belatedly getting into Sarah Records via SoulSeek, but it took seeing them at #Indietracks to realise how splendidly bonkers they are. Something something Australian larrikin spirit something…