August 15 2014 - Hot Top Ten

CASUAL STRANGERS - CATS MEOW
Four-piece psych rockers from Austin, Texas, with dual male/female vocals. Formerly known as The Boxing Lesson, they released their self-titled debut album last month.






WISH - RETRO GRADE
Toronto psych rock from Breeze’s Kyle Connolly on vocals, Emily Frances from Milk Lines on bass, Beliefs’ Josh Korody on guitar and Decades’ Peter Howking on drums. Taken from their debut full-length out August 26.







S E E R - OVEREXPOSED
London-based three-piece who formed last year - making an impressive entry with 'Beats Me'- give up more hard-hitting post-punk rock on this track from new debut EO 'Thirst'.







KOBADELTA - REPETITION
Newcastle five-piece dabbling in dark and heavy 'indie-psych-rock'. Taken from the 'Remain Distracted' EP out on September 26, and available as a free download. Catch them live at The Boiler Shop, Newcastle on August 31.







FF - CAUGHT IN A DREAM
Seattle's neo-grunge punk three release another track from their October debut album 'Lord'. in the offing for October. Vocalist Harley Thompson doing in three minutes what many others struggle with in six.






DOLOMITE MINOR - TALK LIKE AN AZTEC
AA single w/'Let Me Go' - out September 22 - from Southampton's gritty rugged hard rocking duo, vocalist/guitarist Joe Grimshaw and drummer Max Palmier. They play The Garage, London on August 21 as a warm-up for Reading/Leeds.






PASSPORT TO STOCKHOLM - IMPERFECTIONS
Following up their debut 'Chemistry' EP, new London quartet release this single next month together with a launch show at Camden Barfly on September 16.






BENGAL LANCERS - MORNING LIGHT
New single from the three-piece who formed at university in Leicester and now based in London, following on from the 'The Flood Sessions' EP. Bombay Bicycle Club vibrancy.







PALACE - BITTER
Our previous Track Of The Day, this second track - out October 22 - in the wake of 'Veins' augurs well for this exciting new London outfit.






KING KARTEL - GUNSLINGER
Free download from August 18 from the jangly indie four-piece made up of three Irishmen from from Newry, and a Mancunian. Catch them at Proud, Camden on August 24, and August 30 at the Amplified Bar, Newry for a hometown release party.