January 10 2014 - Hot Top Ten

SWISS LIPS - FIGHT 4 WHAT U NEED
Five-piece dance-electro-pop band from Manchester, whi first came to attention in 2012 with the fizzy, ear-grabbing 'Danz'.





CYMBALS - EROSION
From the new album, 'The Age of Fracture', out on January 27, the London four-piece sounding not too unlike TOY, it must be said. Catch them live at Electrowerkz, London on February 4.





PLASTIC MERMAIDS - POLAROIDS
A rousingly big dream pop debut single from the newly-moulded five-piece from the Isle of Wight.





BAD GRAMMAR - TEMPER TEMPER
Manchester fuzzy pop duo. Taken from the 'Forced Fun' EP due for release in March. Catch them live next on January 25 at Norwich Arts Centre, with God Damn & There's Someone In The Pond.





RACING GLACIERS - NEW COUNTRY
Liverpudlian five-piece air the first track from their EP 'Ahead Of You Forever', mixed by Barny Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Bombay Bicycle Club, Peace) and released on February 2.





PAINTED PALMS - SPINNING SIGNS
San Francisco-based psych-pop cousins Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme, release their debut album 'Forever' on January 14. Hear two other tracks from our previous feature here





CHEATAHS - GET TIGHT
New Wichita single out February 24 from the London-based band, taken from their self-titled debut album which precedes it on February 10. Catch them on tour next month, starting with a home gig at Birthday's on 12th.





KEEL HER - DON'T LOOK AT ME
Brighton-based Keel Her - Rose Keeler-Schäffeler - brings dream-fuzz to 2014 with this new single, out this, week, taken from her forthcoming album due next month.





LVLS - ECHOES
Taken from LVLS's (LOVELESS) EP 'Teenager', released this week. The five-piece Manchester outfit, who formed last year, bring their dark pop rock next to Ruby Lounge in Manchester on January 30.





PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS - GOOD WOMEN
Taken from the 'Good Women EP', out January 26 by the 22-year-old from Leeds with an achingly seductive falsetto and a raft of interesting lines. A slow burner, having released his debut EP in 2010. This new work could be the one to push him up a league.