Rose Mercie / Rose Mercie

This came out in 2018 and was actually recorded further back than that. They are a French quartet whose publically-professed points of reference, the Shangri-Las, Raincoats, Rosa Yemen,  Electrelane & Josephine Foster, draw out a pretty neat pentagon of turf for what they do best: a kind of rattly, roomy, rural folk-pop with unstable joints and affecting, unobvious vocal lines and harmonies. Lots of charm.

Michael O / Power's Out

Like lots of small labels that struggle to get singles and cassettes released, it is a shame that Fruit & Flowers looks kinda dormant right now. Hope it's not a fatal bedrest, cos they had a nice thing going mostly based around stuff like this from Michael Olivares (ex The Mantles): slight, mildly depressed, unvarnished pop made with thought and feeling and much harder to do well than the thousands who try imagine. Think top tier Flying Nun and early Pastels if you need the quick ref.