speak in prose.

19 year old Hannah 'Shark' has been making music for five years. her latest effort, FOE, is ridiculously impressive. with vocals as sweet as syrup backed with thundering bass lines and the mesmerising sound of angular guitars her brand of twisted pop has left me craving more. check ittt.

FOE - Charity Cases

002: old and found.

competition time!

to be in with a chance of winning one of these fabulous canvas bags from the lovely Young & Lost Club, just tell me the original band name of the Y&LC alumni that went on to achieve "indie superstardom" as White Lies.

easiest question ever?? i've only got two bags up for grabs so hop to it.

email: yorkiethegreatest@gmail.com with your answer and your postal address. competition closes Monday 15th March.

don't say never.

Treasure started out on a rainy summer's day in Liverpool. combining a love of Hall and Oates choruses with trippy electronics and a hazy, summertime glow, the intriguing two piece have captivated me with their sounds. there's an album out in May on US label Waaga.

Treasure - Teenage Myth

looking out for me.

the one and only Darwin Deez is coming to London next week. i should point out that i actually bought a ticket to his gig at White Heat. i bought a ticket to go to White Heat. from this you should be able to gauge how bloody excited i am. jaysus. get to a show if you can.

i heart baby horses.

FOALS I LOVE YOU. i actually do.

here's a not massively interesting fact: once i interviewed Yannis and asked him some really shit questions but he was nice to me anyway.

theo.

sorry about my abysmal February blogging (or lack of). let me make it up to you with an ~eXclUSive~* download.

Apples, who i have written about before, from Hereford release their next single 'Theo' on Popular Records on April 26th. delectable indie pop given a samba re-work from Finland's Zebra & Snake. what a way to kick start the month. party in the office anyone?

Apples - Theo (Zebra and Snake Remix)

tape children.

Cassette Kids are back in the UK yaaay. i posted about them a while ago, but here's a re-cap.

still young and cherub faced (cherubs with bumfluff), Cassette Kids have yet to release their debut album despite having been around for nearly 3 years. they make youthful, slick, electro-tastic pop-punk and i'm still excited to see what's fresh poppin' out of their boxxxx.

listen to this ridiculously good remix:

Cassette Kids - Lying Around (Sharam Jey Remix)

Cassette Kids play w/ Monarchy & Talking Pictures this Friday @ Camden Barfly, London. say hi if you see me dancing.

more.

basically i adore the new Kate Nash track. it's incredibly shallow (you can't really listen to Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea for 6 months just because you're going out with someone in a rawwwk band, rip it off completely and get away with it that easily love) BUT who cares. it's not like i had to pay for it what with this wonderful internet culture we inhabit.

Kate Nash - I Just Love You More

her night is all i want.

if you know what's good for you, you'll have been checking out the flawless set of tips for 2010 by Illegal Tender. if so, you'll have already come across the following band.

The Shimmer are a duo comprised of brother (David) and sister (Jade) who make obscenely good, dark pop music. currently recording in a fort, the forthcoming output from this band is something i am awaiting impatiently. i have a bunch of demos from when The Shimmer were The Mono and if their new stuff sounds even remotely close to those songs, they are going to blow your little socks off. dirty guitars meet yelping synth in dark room and can't help dancing together.

& apparently they used Gary Numan's synths for the track below. yow.

The Shimmer - Lovers Void

paracetamol calling.

back in April last year i blogged the super-talented Tinashé. since then he's been working solidly on his debut album which is due out this year. he's also been playing lots of live shows, and from what i hear, they've been an absolute joy to see.

check out this Vampire Weekend inspired track which i can't bloody get enough of:

& Tinashé - Mayday (So Shifty Remix)

nuff love.