The Black Angels
Telephone
Anti-cerebral, retro rock with a playful, Beatles-esque middle eight breakdown. Big, dumb but lots of fun.
The Phantom Band
Everybody Knows It's True
Despite lifting the rhythm from Pink Floyd hit "Money", The Phantom Band's brand of psychedelica is more akin to MGMT and The Flaming Lips.
If The Kids
Tell Me What You Want
An obvious comparison is The Ting Tings, but this French electro-pop two-piece (above) also bring to mind The Gossip and CSS at their catchiest.
Cats Eyes
I Knew It Was Over
The first offering from The Horrors' frontman Faris Badwan and Canadian opera singer Rachel Zeffira. Recently performed at the Vatican.
Beau and the Arrows
Fix
This track aims for grand euphoria, but its charm actually lies in Beau's half spoken, lackadaisical vocals (below).
Francesqa
All I Had
Voted best new band by 'Kerrang' and best British band by 'Rock Sound', the Berkshire-based grungers have certainly got the critics on side early.
Justice
Civilization
Powerful and upbeat, this is classic Justice. A promising taste of their forthcoming LP.
The Vaccines
If You Wanna
The buzz bites back. Just a month ago The Vaccines could do no wrong, but it appears the critics are already turning against them. A shame because new single "If You Wanna" remains a catchy, if somewhat generic, pop song. What else did we expect?
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