Indiecater Records

To wish you all a peaceful and merry Christmas here is Nina Hynes’s song ‘Twinkle’ which you can download for free. We’d like to thank you all for making 2008 such a special one for us and we hope that next year can be even better. Nollaig Shona!

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Free Download: Nina Hynes - Twinkle

Just when you thought it was over
Just when you thought it was through
Some kind of magic like starlight is shining down on you.
Been searching that star for a lifetime it seems
But now there’s a twinkle
In the sky a light that beams.
Our wishes are just like pennies
Hope we can spend to make real,
Wishes are free and somehow it’s the key to believe is all that you
need.
The journey’s so long
Been so lost, so wrong
But now there’s a calling to sing out a new song.
A winter robin is in my tree and I’ll sing and sing ’til my heart is
free
I will sing and sing, I will sing
By the Christmas tree.

In an attempt to appear a little more swish we’ve just introduced a new shopping cart system on the site. Now you can buy as many products as you want in one go and view what’s in your shopping cart at the click of the button! It’s amazing the little things that get us excited so to celebrate we are introducing a discount for those who plump for more than 1 album. So if you decide to buy any 2 albums on the site just use the discount code ‘twindiecater’ to get 5% off your total price. For those who go a step further and pick up a hat-trick (or more) of indiecater’s finest there is a 10% discount available once you use the discount code ‘trindiecater’. Just type the relevant discount code in the discount section of the shopping cart and press the ‘update cart’ button. Not only will you have sweet sounds but you’ll also have more money for pints!

To Sum Up (or down as in this case):

twindiecater (2 items) = 5% off
trindiecater (3 items or more) = 10% off

Christmas comes earlier every year. Hooray is what I say. At this rate of progress Christmas will only have ended and the next one will swing into action. So it being late September don’t be giving out because I’ve mentioned it. I’m not trying to sell hampers you see, it’s much cooler than that, I’m trying to gather a collection of the coolest indie Christmas tunes together for the festive version of indiecater. There are some stellar tinsel flecked ditties lined up already but there are still some gaps. So if you/your band would like to submit a seasonal number for consideration please get in touch. The normal indiecater rules apply and the income from the compilation goes straight back to the contributing artists. So close the blinds, stick on the blinking fairy lights and record something that’ll be take Cliff’s place this yuletide.

A slight departure for indiecater but a change of direction that will pay dividends for your ears I promise. It all started out as a result of a random conversation but has since sprouted Bolt like powered legs. So in a short while you’ll be able to start buying albums that have been lost to the mists of time. Album’s that deserve to flood the internet byways with their unwavering genius. And as is customary ‘round these parts the presentation will be cheap and cheerful which means that you’ll have a brand new digital copy of a classic indie album on your music player within seconds and all for the slimline price of €3.50. It’s all very exciting for us and if you’ve liked the indiecater compilations thusfar we hope it will be just as smile inducing for you too. Of course all of this is not going to disrupt the main thrust of this adventure and Indiecater Volume 3 will be along as promised in late October. And putting December’s Christmas compilation together in September is making us all feel very seasonal well before even the dastardly shops contemplate that first out of place tarted up tree.

But that’s all you gotta wait until Volume 2 is unveiled. The shackles have come off a bit with this one in that the tracks won’t be confined to unreleased material. The reason being that it is quite a task trying to raid the archives and come back with something quality. I mean why would a band keep its jewels locked away in a dusty cupboard when the world could be trying them on? Choosing this path has inevitably led to more complicated arrangements with labels/bands because except for 1 track all the material has been previously released in some form. Despite the hurdles such was the rush of inspired music that flooded my inbox I already have enough tracks for a third release in October. That clears the way for what I am looking forward to most, namely an indie Christmas album! This will be a free gift to all those who have bought Volume’s 1 to 3 so start snapping up indiecater in an effort to make this December the most festive ever.

Just a quick update on the state of play with Volume 2. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks writing to bands to see if they were interested in getting on board and the response has been brilliant. At this stage I almost have the full complement of 10 tunes and the standard is very high. As there is no restriction on the tracks (in other words they not confined to unreleased material this time) I was able to browse through the hugger archives and pick some of my favourites from the last few years. Again there will be a wide geographical spread in the artists contributing and this time you have may even have heard of some of them! As a bonus for those who bought Volume One there will a discount to reward your alarming blind faith. Expect the compilation to appear around this time next month.