NEVER YOUNG - LIKE A VERSION
The first thing you question on hearing this Bay Area noise-punk duo's first taster from their self-titled debut EP (out March 10 via Father/Daughter) is whether there can really be just two of them. Think Royal Blood...x2 in decibels.
BLIS. - FLOATING SOMEWHERE HIGH AND ABOVE
Lead single from the Atlanta trio's four-track EP 'Starting Fires In My Parents House', out February. Math rock with ferocious rhythms, painfully despondent lyrics, equal
parts uplifting, sorrowful, and utterly riveting.
SHAKE SHAKE GO - ENGLAND SKIES
Taken from the London-based Welsh/French Britfolk-pop band's debut EP 'England Skies' out on March 9 via Beaucoup Music. Vocalist Poppy Jones leads the quintet through rich melodies with a folk border defined by delicate guitar and pounding rhythms.
SUNDARA KARMA - LOVEBLOOD
Featured as our Track Of The Day, there's no getting away from the fact that this four-minute single (out next month) is THE big one the Reading outfit have been waiting on.
STORNOWAY - THE ROAD YOU DIDN'T TAKE
Opening track and lead single - out February 16 - from the third upcoming album by the Oxford outfit, that is as well crafted, other-worldly, poignant as one would expect, eloquently layered with choral voices, shimmering cymbals and quivering guitars.
MY INVISIBLE FRIEND - DEAR MARY
Italian psych-noisegaze with six-minutes-plus of dark and off-kilter drones, taken from the Parma trio's just released self-titled debut EP.
IN TALL BUILDINGS - UNMISTAKABLE
Taken from the Chicago band's upcoming second album 'Driver', out next month. Erik Hall's (of both Wild Belle and Afropop band NOMO) lays on the wistful tenor vocal over a deftly arranged pop melody.
ARCTIC MAPS - THE OCEAN IS MY CATHEDRAL
Chilled, ethereal orchestral electronica arrangements and a magnetically engaging, gossamer-fine female vocal from the duo who must surely be Australia's own London Grammar.
HIGH TYDE - TALK TO FRANK
The four young Brighton teens (all just 17/18 years old) follow up last year's debut single 'Karibu' and 'Feel It' with track from EP 'Fuzz' out March 9. Taking fast leaps in gritty, catchy infectious lyrics and mdlifyt, catch them when they support PEACE in Brighton March 27/28.
WOLF SAGA - THE ARTISTS
Solo electronic project of London, Ontario-based producer Johnny Saga, digital download release on January 5. Echo-ey vocals, overlaid synths ...and Saga's trademark wolves in this tribute to alt-electro pop artists.
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