2010

‘The Midnight Bell’ will give you the feeling you are asleep, rather then sending you to sleep –and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Artists: The High Wire

The Dum Dum Girls – JAIL LA LA (Sub Pop) 15/02/2009

The Dum Dum Girls are another one of those fuzzy sounding American indie bands that reference every anorak indie band to use a distortion pedal and jangly guitars in the ’80s – perfect.

Artists: Sub Pop, The Dum Dum Girls

Teenagersintokyo – ‘Peter Pan’ (Back Yard Recordings) 08/02/2010

Even though it’s been widely rumoured that after a few listens it begins to seep in, I’ll save you the bother – after seven attempts I’ve had enough.

Artists: TEENAGERSINTOKYO

Egyptian Hip Hop – Wild Human Child (Unsigned) 01/02/2010

Expect to hear a lot more about these boys over the coming months and by the time their début long player hits the stores they’ll be everywhere.

Artists: Egyptian Hip Hop

Marina And The Diamonds – Hollywood (679) 01/02/2010

Marina does have a grasp on her narrative and with all the, you guessed it, Hollywood style production the song leaps of the stylus and becomes it’s own cinematic piece.

Artists: Marina And The Diamonds

Lightspeed Champion – Marlene (Domino) 25/01/2010

Dev Hynes first single since his first folk outing ‘Falling Off The Lavender Bridge’ finds the songwriter still toying with folk and alt country.

Artists: Lightspeed Champion

Editors – You Don’t know Love (Kitchenware) 25/01/2010

Editors have pulled out all the promotional stops on their latest single, ‘You Don’t Know Love’ from their third album ‘In This Light and On This Evening’.

Artists: Editors

Memory Tapes – Graphics (Something In Construction) 11/01/2010

At just over half the length of the original, the single retains the essence of the song but everything seems that little bit more slick and immediate

Artists: Memory Tapes