Thursday 28 February 2013

Thought Forms



Wiltshire's Thought Forms excel themselves on this track taken from their new LP




Tuesday 26 February 2013

Old English



Pitched somewhere between Tanlines and Junior Boys come Toronto's Old English. An excellent slice of electro pop with an even more excellent brass inflected conclusion.


Monday 25 February 2013

Holy Esque



Another intense blast from Glasgow's magnificently tremulous Holy Esque.

   HOLY ESQUE - St. by HOLY ESQUE

Friday 22 February 2013

Belgian Fog



Intriguing wonky art pop from Seattle's Belgian Fog, the project of one Robert Dale.

   Wait for help by belgianfog

Thursday 21 February 2013

Lockets



Exemplary classic sounding shoegaze from Philadelphia's Lockets via the Beautiful Strange label.





Wednesday 20 February 2013

Astronauts etc



More star-crossed balladry this time from San Francisco's Astronauts etc.

Sideswiped by Astronauts, etc.

Woman's Hour



Hypnotically chugging beauty from London's Woman's Hour.

Our Love Has No Rhythm by Woman's Hour

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Gathered Ghosts



Cohorts of Hibou who we featured yesterday, Gathered Ghosts make perfectly realised Dream Pop.

Stay Where You are (pt 2.) by Gathered Ghosts

Maze by Gathered Ghosts

Monday 18 February 2013

Hibou



Not signed to Captured Tracks but very much in the hallowed lineage of Beach Fossils, Heavenly Beat and DIIV comes Hibou aka Peter Michel who used to drum for another CT band Craft Spells.

Hollow by ~Hibou~

Glow by ~Hibou~

Wardell



Los Angeles duo Wardell sound quite a lot like Tennis and Best Coast which is no bad thing.


Thursday 14 February 2013

Hotel Mexico



New and immense work from Japan's Hotel Mexico.

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Angelica's Elegy


More affecting majesty from Norway's classiest purveyors of melancholy, Angelica's Elegy.

ANGELICA'S ELEGY - Rewind All Your Footsteps by Riot Factory

Monday 11 February 2013

PETER


Superior sleaze-pop from enigmatically named Glasgow troupe PETER.

Sleep With Me Baby by PETER.

Byron by PETER.

Friday 8 February 2013

Cannon Beach


Scandinavian duo Cannon Beach make exceptional, sparse folk music.

Hotel Earle by Cannon Beach

Pink Lune by Cannon Beach

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Novelty Daughter


More excellence from the Stereocure stable, this time courtesy of Novelty Daughter on her debut single.


Chvrches


Continuing their inexorable rise...

French Films


Classic sounding, propulsive indie pop from Finland's consistently excellent French Films.

Tuesday 5 February 2013

Liphemra


Properly oddball beats from Los Angeles. Highly addictive.




Monday 4 February 2013

Carnivals


More choice cuts from Sheffield's producer du jour Carnivals.



Beat Mark


First rate wonky indie pop from Paris via Scotland's Soft Power label.



Friday 1 February 2013

Moth Rah


Gothic and ghostly sounds from Moth Rah aka Londons Cassandra Solon Parry.


Pixel Fix


Genre splicing Banbury band Pixel Fix manage to find a comfortable spot between wist-step and post-rock on this supremely promising release.