There is a hazy summer warmth to Linnea Jonsson’s voice, acting as the lynch pin on which Those Dancing Days’ songs so perfectly hang. She has a distinctive lilt with an almost smoky maturity to it, when in fact she – and her four Swedish band-mates – are still at school. more… “Those Dancing Days”
There is a hazy summer warmth to Linnea Jonsson’s voice, acting as the lynch pin on which Those Dancing Days’ songs so perfectly hang. She has a distinctive lilt with an almost smoky maturity to it, when in fact she – and her four Swedish band-mates – are still at school. more… “Those Dancing Days”
Ejectorseat have a bit of a paint-by-numbers indie-rock sound, with a dash of emo-angst thrown in for good measure. But there’s an unexpected charm to it all. The Southampton boys met at school and formed Ejectorseat a few years later and this is part of a trio of singles / EPs to be released this year. more… “Ejectorseat”
Either tending towards epic numbers or tiny little ditty’s like this one, Cardiff-formed pop ensemble Los Campesinos! have a non-stop hyperactive sound. more… “Los Campesinos!”
This is a fired-up quickie of a song. Tapes ‘N Tapes are a dab hand at creating perfectly blunt jangling rock. A foursome from Minneapolis, they are like a lackadaisical Queens of the Stone Age with a bit of the arty experimentalism of Franz Ferdinand. more… “Tapes’n’Tapes”
The opening track on this compilation EP is ‘Get Your Shit Together’; a gruff electro vocal layered over computerised beeps. more… “Various (Fence) Artists”
The opening instrumental part of this is like a jazz show tune going head-to-head with an 80s radio jingle – a battle of trombones, saxes, bass-led drums and percussion. more… “Loqui”
Ocio are a London based 3-piece who originally hail from Brazil, hence the Portuguese name (ocio roughly translating as ‘lazy’). There is little in their sound that belies their Brazilian roots – or indeed laziness – as they are an energetic trio with a muscular punk rock sound. more… “Ocio”
Perhaps better known as the remix master, Metronomy (aka Joseph Mount) has jazzed up all the trendy music kids – Klaxons, Young Knives and Kate Nash to drop but a few names. more… “Metronomy”
Coming on like an operatic version of The Darkness, everything about this song seems overblown. Lead singer Hayden Norman Thorpe (yes, even an over-the-top name) channels the voice of a cocky choirboy more… “Wild Beasts”