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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 6d

PSA: You can use this "20percent" discount code on "Lo-fi vs. Yr Hi-fi" if you fancy getting 50+ tracks for roughly 18 cents each (or maybe less if you include the secret bonus tracks 😉).
thephotocopies.bandcamp.com/album/lo-fi-...
#BandcampFriday #indiepop #janglepop #cd

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 7d

First I'm hearing of this and it sounds interesting!
As it happens, Graham Duff just played History Taught Us Nothing from the Treacherous EP on his latest radio show...
www.totallyradio.com/shows/mixtap...

Strange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 11d

The Otherwise: The Screenplay For A Horror Film That Never Was
By Mark E. Smith & Graham Duff

Every film production company said it was “too weird” to ever be made. Now the screenplay is published for the first time...

Discover it for yourself - strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/the-othe...

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 9d

(4/4)
It will become available toward the end of October or early November, but as these 'on-demand' records are a little more expensive, I thought you might appreciate some advance notice. 🙂
More details nearer the time!

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 9d

(3/4)
Not only that, but it will also include five bonus songs from 2023:
- Nothing Else Matters
- This, That, and the Other
- Before You Do It Again
- D.I.Y. Pop
- Trial Separation
That's a total of 16 songs, none of which have been released on a record before.

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 9d

(2/4)
- Heart Keeps Breaking Down (single version)
- Straight F's (EP version)
- Divine Intervention (single version)
- We're Not Photocopies (previously unreleased extended version from 2023, which you can hear a clip of in the video above)...

Indieshop-2025-09-27-379-Fini

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 9d

(1/4)
Here's a look behind the scenes of the next 'on-demand' LP - a new "second edition" of 2023's Unprofessional Conduct album! #indiepop #janglepop #dreampop
This is a revised version which uses alternate mixes of four songs...

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 10d

Oh no, the Indieshop is over! That's really too bad. 😢
Thanks for all the great shows @indieshopradio.bsky.social and for having The Photocopies as guest DJ and 'in session' in recent years.
Everyone else, if you've never tuned in, get a load of the backlog you missed on Mixcloud!
#indiepop

Indieshop Radio @indieshopradio.bsky.social · 10d

💙SHOW 379💙 We spend our final two ours looking back, both new music and favs. We’re joined by Ken (Hero no hero & Falconet) + @jeanines-band.bsky.social @thedears.bsky.social @thejustjoans.bsky.social @thelibs.bsky.social & more! #indiemusic #indiepop #c86 #janglepop #dreampop #twee #freeukraine

www.mixcloud.com

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 12d

Four years ago today, the "Sha La La La La La La La La (Sha La La La La La)" EP was released, and it included this track, "Theme from Aniseed Twist".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPrA...
You'll also find this track on the compilation, "Et Cetera: B-sides and more".
#indiepop #indierock #lowbudget #scifi

The Photocopies - Theme from Aniseed Twist

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 13d

Here’s a preview of the back cover of the new album, Counterintuition.
This version is for the limited edition 10” record released by the Ultra Modern label, but it will also be released on CD by Subjangle.
All formats (including digital) should be out in early December!

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 14d

The new album, Counterintuition, is finished!
And it has some of the best Photocopies songs ever, though I say so myself. 😉
Should be available in December.

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 22d

(3/3)
- Date Night At The Supermarket
- Expendable Human Capital
- The World Doesn’t Understand
- Lightning Strikes
- Bye Bye Boyfriend
- Headspinning (All I Want)
- Looking For The Upside
- Counterintuition
- Land’s End
- Age Of Unenlightenment

More details nearer the time!

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 22d

(2/3) So... the third album will be somewhere in between.
A 22-minute album of 10 songs on a 10" record!

It'll be a very limited edition disc titled Counterintuition, and will also be available on CD and digital formats.

It will include the following songs, possibly in this order (still deciding)…

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 22d

(1/3) In December, there'll be a brand new Photocopies album! With a twist.

The first (non-compilation) album, Top of the Pops, was just 11 minutes long and could fit on a 7" record.

The second, Unprofessional Conduct, was about 33 minutes long - best suited to a 12" record (coming soon)…

The Review Show 12th September 2025

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 25d

Includes The Photocopies’ cover of Sunday Morning. 😊
A cover so foggy-sounding, I keep forgetting I recorded it.
Thanks, @aishamcnamara.bsky.social !

Aish McNamara BA(Hons.)(She/Her)🏳️‍🌈MD ANT🏅 @aishamcnamara.bsky.social · 27d

Today's playlist
(Some songs are not avaliable)
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Songs that were featured on today's episode

music.youtube.com

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 27d

P.S. You can order the LP itself 'on demand' here:
elasticstage.com/thephotocopi...

Eyes on the Consolation Prize - elasticStage

A compilation of songs first released in 2022, selected from more than 20 different releases that year.

elasticstage.com

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · 27d

Just realised the new "Eyes on the Consolation Prize" compilation LP is actually the 50th Photocopies release!
50! How did that happen??
(Answer: Tons of singles and EPs, mainly.)
Anyway, this is "Anywhere Without You" from that LP:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJR6...
#indiepop #janglepop #powerpop

The Photocopies - Anywhere Without You

The Photocopies - Start Again

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · Sep 9

Three years ago today, this video came into the world.
This is Start Again, one of 16 songs from 2022 you'll find on the new vinyl compilation LP, Eyes on the Consolation Prize.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAMy...
There's a link to the LP in the video description on YouTube.

The Photocopies - (Wishing I Had) Tickets for Saint Etienne

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The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · Sep 5

Because there aren't going to be any more Saint Etienne albums. ☹️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC3m...
#saintetienne #janglepop #indiepop

Lo-fi vs. Yr Hi-fi (Greatest Hits, Volume 4 and 40+ other tracks), by The Photocopies

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · Sep 5

P.S. Here's where you can grab the double CD with that discount code, as long as you use the code on September 5:
thephotocopies.bandcamp.com/album/lo-fi-...

56 track album

thephotocopies.bandcamp.com

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pretty sure there'll never be a longer (or more 'out there') Photocopies song than Forget to Forget to Forget.
It's one of 16 songs that are ONLY on the 50+ track double CD Lo-fi vs. Yr Hi-fi.
It's 20% off today if you use the code 'sub20' at checkout.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmTF...
#bandcampfriday

The Photocopies - Forget To Forget To Forget (demo)

Treacherous - EP by The Photocopies

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · Sep 5

(4/4) The EP is now streaming in several places, but for one more day, you can name your own price on Bandcamp, where you'll also get a bonus demo and all the videos in your download.
Here are all the places you'll find the EP:
odesli.co/treacherous
#bandcampfriday

Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

odesli.co

The Photocopies - History Taught Us Nothing (video edit)

The Photocopies @thephotocopies.bsky.social · Sep 5

(3/4) The fifth track is the lament that History Taught Us Nothing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DwO...
(The EP version is about a minute longer.)