better plan.

a couple of months ago i travelled to the murkier ends of this city to see a band i knew almost nothing about. i was less than prepared for the show stopping performance i witnessed that night; it left me with that 'so good it hurts in every way possible' taste in my mouth.

their beautiful brand of thundering, left-field guitar pop fuses with space-age electronics and is in a word, epic.

Duologue were so good that night i wanted to find a way to get involved with their magic and what better way than to present them all to you live. so FUCKING DANCE is putting on a show on December 9th in London - the exact location and DJs are still to be revealed.

Duologue - Cut And Run

Head over to duologuemusic.co.uk to download a couple more free tracks and get your 10" vinyl + ticket bundles.

RSVP at the facebook event page.

pop death.

one of my In The City highlights, London based band Breton, are releasing their next EP via Hemlock Recordings. and it sounds fucking amazing. here is a group that is doing something different and completely fresh sounding. FINALLY. post-math-punk-pop? whatever. they blend together a whole host of influences and snippets from various musical genres and create genius moments of twisted, brooding pop.

Breton - RDI

neek.

"i guess i was a fool". booming production from ~anon~ crew Yo Video. happy Friday.

yeah yeah yeah yeah.

welcome to the beautifully blissed out world of Luckey Remington. amongst playing with numerous musicians (see: Joanna Newsom, Devandra Banhart), in various different bands and creating his own films, Luckey has time to create some gorgeous bits of music himself.

Luckey Remington - Cuesta Cala

strangetown.

ones to catch (regardless of whether you are going to In The City or not).

CLOCK OPERA. gorgeous twinkling electronic love songs. new single is out 1st November on Kitsune.

SPECTRALS. heart warming fuzz. EP is out today on Moshi Moshi.

Spectrals: 'Peppermint' from TLOBF.COM on Vimeo.

FIXERS. part of what i heard is dubbed the 'Ox-fi' scene.

also go see previous FD bands: Picture Book, Worship, Foreign Office, Sophie Rose, Samuel Diamond and Sissy & The Blisters.

i'll be tweeting from the event so make sure you're following @jamilafdance for irritating commentary.

hi honey the sequel.

next week Hi, Honey presents: White Ring, D/R/U/G/S, Robert Disaro (DJ) and C Powers (DJ).

Hi, Honey presents: from Hi, Honey on Vimeo.

tickets // facebook event // hi, honey

D/R/U/G/S - Love Lust (C Powers Remix)

ITC ITC ITC it's alright.

towards the end of last year there was a minor panic when rumours flew around about the uncertain future of In The City, one of the country's biggest showcase festivals. thankfully the 3 day event returns this year wooo. based in Manchester, covering large parts of the city centre, In The City is host to an impossible number of brand new bands. i was lucky enough to go last year and had a blast; Egyptian Hip Hop, Everything Everything and Esben & The Witch were particular highlights.

this year ITC has such an insaaaaane line-up, for £30 it's pretty much the bargain of the year. i was allowed to help pick out some bands to play so i'll probably do a special 'DON'T MISS' feature right before the 13th rolls around. but who could say no to:

HEALTH, Mount Kimbie, No Age, Egyptian Hip Hop, Monarchy, White Ring, Oberhofer, D/R/U/G/S, Factory Floor, Kisses, Breton, Beaty Heart, Japayork, Clock Opera.. i could go on or you could salivate over the listing page here.

plus i'm totally DJing at some point.

ITC runs 13th - 15th October. tickets are available here.

watch the glow.

video via Stereogum.

i am fucking LOVING Museum Of Bellas Artes so much. 100% perfect. need more. single out on Transparent!

i know i suck at blogging lately.

you you you.

Snow And Taxis from Gold Panda on Vimeo.

i love Gold Panda. stream his gorgeous debut album over at luckyshiner.com and get your pre-orders in for the special ltd edition packages.

lovely love.

there is a right way to do guitar centered pop and a multitude of wrong ways to do guitar centered pop. thankfully Thievery couldn't sound more in the right. a combination of the band's credible contemporary influences (see: The Strokes, Arcade Fire, Miike Snow) has produced what i can only describe as 'lovely lovely love'. more please.

Thievery - Proud Lovers