Wild Poppies: Heroine (1986)

The one-and-done Wild Poppies were a short-lived mid-80s New Zealand indie band. They shared a sound with some of their better known peers in the Flying Nun scene like the Clean and the Bats--low-key, jangly pop that sort of shambled along, sweetly modest no-fuss indie rock. They released a single LP in 1986; a recent CD reissue (which streams, below) appends a bunch of singles and demos.

Most of the songs are quiet and pastoral, largely acoustic, though occasionally they'll weave in a bit more e...