ones to watch.

next week sees the return of Levi's Ones To Watch to London. now in its fifth year, LOTW showcases brand new awesome talent and has already had the likes of Friendly Fires, Foals and White Lies play before exploding into indiestardom. it is absolutely worth keeping your eyes on every single act playing at these nights, they're all on for a reason.

Tuesday 7th is Dananananaykroyd with The Late Greats and Romance.
Wednesday 8th is Passion Pit with Fanfarlo and Apples.
Thursday 9th is Hockey with Chew Lips and Trouble Andrew.
Friday 10th is Everything Everything with Post War Years and Wolf Gang.
plus there's a special 5th night scheduled featuring Friendly Fires in a secret location.

if you can make it to even one of these nights you should go along. as they're all stellar line-ups you're rather spoilt for choice! full details are all available here at the official site. i'm going to be heading to the Passion Pit show so say hi if you're about too. muchly looking forward to finally catching Apples!

Passion Pit - The Reeling (Miike Snow Remix) [ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD LINK]

R.I.P

because i was a slightly weird and obsessive child, i spent several hours of my life rewinding this part of Moonwalker and wishing i could also break free from having a fairground ride built on top of me. i guess fast forwarding every scene with those spiders on the globe made up for it.

rest in peace King of Pop!
love from,
music & me.

witches, brutes looking for shops to loot.

this video is SEVEN SHADES OF AWESOME. hit that 'fullscreen HD' button now. can't get enough of the track either. stunning all round.

Wild Beasts on Myspace.

we live in bubbles.

in a similar vein to the wonderfully strange CocoRosie, DINOSAURUXIA have been caressing my ears with their slightly wonky, delicate experimental synth pop. hailing from the Faroe Islands, Sanna and Emilia are fusing their quirky image, close friendship and whimsical sound together to create something really fresh and exciting.

DINOSAURUXIA - Bubblez

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check out this 30 second, creepy trailer for the forthcoming Phantasy Sound release.




you can hear a preview of the dub version of the release over at the Phantasy Sound myspace. to keep up to date on the latest news on this don't forget to become a fan on facebook!

another city, another sorry.

today sees the release of Manchester band, The Answering Machine's debut album.

it has been an extraordinarily long time coming for those of us there from the beginning! i last wrote about the band when they had a drum machine called Mustafa, but since then they have picked up a real live boy to do the drumming as well as racking up numerous positive reviews from all over the shop.

full of 'ooh's, hand claps and insanely brilliant pop gems, The Answering Machine have created a fantastic first album. kicking off with the album title track, they launch straight into their signature 'Strokes-meets-a lot-of-sunshine' sound and set the tone for the 37 minutes that are to follow. soaring into the danceable gems that are 'Obviously Cold' and 'Oh Christina', TAM utilise tambourines and xylophones whilst singer Martin belts out lyrics about friends changing and life passing by.
then there's the delicate touch of 'Tomorrow', followed by 'Cliffer' with its youthful wisdom in lyrics like "just because i'm on your side, doesn't mean you're right". there's no shortage of sing-along tracks with the inclusion old favourite 'Oklahoma', 'It's Over!..' and 'Lightbulbs', yet the band still manage to display their softer and more sensitive side in 'The Information'.

whilst this was a terribly written review, the album is bloody amazing so buy it.

The Answering Machine - Obviously Cold (Tim And Sam Remix)

get it from the laaaaaaverly people at Heist Or Hit Records here!

ouch.

rising from the ashes of Bureau and Daggers, are Hurts. they make doom pop packed full of theatrical, synth highs and lows. check out the video for their fantastic track 'Wonderful Life'.



props to the ever spot on Alistair. check out his NME piece on fresh Manchester talent.

police and thieves.

this sort of seems fitting, if a little upbeat, for the slightly turbulent political and social year we're going through in the UK at the moment. and to be extra relevant and clever and shit, it also ties in with that Island Records documentary that was on the other day.

whilst the original could never be upstaged, this is definitely an effort worth mentioning.

Get Back Guinozzi - Police And Thieves (Junior Murvin cover)

influenced by the likes of Talking Heads, The Slits and Animal Collective, GBG lay down fuzzy, lo-fi indie pop that absolutely screams hot and humid summers, and people in tye-dye. their debut album 'Carpet Madness' is released on FatCat Records later this year so keep your eyes out for that.

i don't not love you.

guys! you've probably seen it already! but! here's the video for the bloody fantastic track 'I Don't Not Love You' by the even bloody fantastic-er Flashguns. yes mate.



Flashguns myspace.

medicine for me brats.

lurking away in north London creating a catalogue of dancefloor-friendly electro tracks is musician/producer/fantastic remixer Daniel Barker aka The Aspirins For My Children.

having already fingered Marina & The Diamonds, Frankmusik and Thecocknbullkid with his Midas touch, it is clear to see that Aspirins is meant for big big things. his slick production and mastery over all things synth have helped him to create a definitive and poptastic sound.

here's the track he made for Thecocknbullkid's new EP.

Thecocknbullkid - Clean Apart

check out all the ace remixes he's done at the myspace.