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Amber Hands
Despite Underage Festival origins, S.C.U.M have a mature sound. Depeche Mode, PiL and Placebo are influences.
SBTRKT
Wildfire
UK garage meets US hip-hop. The south London producer has recruited Swedish electro-pop band Little Dragon to provide breathy vocals and added instrumentation.
Nicola Roberts
LOVE (Dance to the Beat of My Drum)
It could be the Justice vs Simian-inspired chorus, or maybe it's the Uffie-esque verses, but, however we try to justify it, we just can't help loving Roberts's debut single.
Björk
Crystalline
Previewed via a short Vimeo clip of the singer listening to the song on her car stereo, this is classic leftfield pop.
Jamie xx
Far Nearer
Steel pan drum bursts provide the hook on this ethereal, post-dubstep track.
Beirut
East Harlem
This jaunty pop song is how Daniel Johnston might sound with his edges planed. Cute but lacking outsider art spirit.
Oupa
Forget
A reverb-drenched slice of piano-led, rainy day melancholia from Yuck frontman Daniel Blumberg's side band.
Blood Orange
Sutphin Boulevard
Any projects by Dev Hynes are always worth a listen but Blood Orange may be his best yet. Chilled, hooky dream-pop.
Club Smith
No Friend of Mine
Heavy indie rock with a Marilyn Manson-esque vocalist.
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