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.

paradise.

hailing from NY via Washington DC, Psychobuildings have tapped into the new-wave culture steeped in the city around them to create slices of synth-funk that echo sounds from years gone by. Psychobuildings is one part Peter LaBier and one part Peter Schuette (Silk Flowers) with Juan Pieczanski (Small Black) on production duties. they've got ESG in their top friends so i'm a fan for life. their music all sounds pretty wonderful, it's 1982, close your eyes and imagine you're only five blocks away from the night's wickedest party.

Psychobuildings - Birds Of Prey

light rock.

i am basically in LOVE with WU LYF.

not only did they say my best friend's ex-boyfriend is a loooser and refuse to play at his shit clubnight SOME TRUE STUFF ABOUT SOMEONE I MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, but they also make incredible music, and they're from Manchester.

there's yelping and drums that sound far away then really close, there's an organ and crying guitars. in a good way. it's like Abe Vigoda met Wild Beasts circa 'Limbo Panto' and had a slightly creepy child.

WU LYF - HEAVY POP