Mr. Little Jeans.
We heard this cover on the radio and immediately thought it was brilliant. Not only would it be hard to pay homage to Arcade Fire but to also attempt an interpretation of an already immaculate song is quite a feat. Mr. Little Jeans, who we believe to be a Norwegian by the name of  Monica Birkenes, channels the ambiance of  Lykke Li and mixes it with a simple but very effective hip hop beat to create a lethargic version of 'The Suburbs'. Take a listen, the lass has done a good job. . .

WIM.

WIM will take you deep into a glam folk coma. Their style of music is hypnotic. It is very melow but not so much that it becomes drawn out. Each song feels like it is building towards some form of psychadelic climax. The band's self titled album was released this month and we're hoping it gets the recognition it deserves. We hate to do this to you but we have a live version of the song 'Diamond' for you to listen to and it isn't the best quality but it's all they have available on the internet at this stage, so bare with it. We thoroughly recommend checking out the real version on itunes or better yet buy the album, we did. . .

Foster The People.


We've all had our kicks pumped, some may say a little too much. Admittedly it is a stellar tune, but could it be possible to hear more good stuff from Foster The People? We think so, although we also feel it may not be what you're expecting from the Californian trio. The debut album "Torches" features some more up-tempo songs built to get you on the dance floor and staying there. Here's an example it's called 'Miss You' . . .

Wild Beasts.

Here's a song for that moment between hopping into bed and drifting off into the deepest of sleeps. This is not to say it is in anyway boring or monotonous. We hold songs that fill this period in high regard. 'Deeper' by Wild Beasts is a haunting track off the band's new album "Smother." It crawls along to a clever drum loop complimented by soft guitar by front-man Hayden Thorpe. But the winning ingredient are the hazy backing harmonies that create a calming atmosphere making it all to easy to chillout to. . . 

May 2011
Friendly Fires.

Its that band that with that sound thats heaps cool. Friendly fires are back with their second album "Pala" and we had the highest of hopes for this record due to the amount of love we had for their first album. We might just go out and say its ambitious with each track having a full-on sound with so many components all vying for attention, it could possibly be a little too much. But that's just because we had high expectations. Otherwise its a dancematic revelation! This song is our favourite from the album it's titled 'Hawaiian Air' . . .

May 2011

First Rate People.

These youngsters from Ontario Canada have come up with a cracker of a tune. You would assume this type of sound to come from the very experienced appendages of some famous producer. Full of clever lyrics and groovy samples this track was composed with great care; "Funny Games" by First Rate People has definitely turned on the bright lights and left them on . . .

May 2011
Fleet Foxes.

Fleet Foxes have released a stunning follow-up album to their successfull self titled debut. In the typical Fleet Foxes style, the album takes you on a mystical journey through what you would imagine to be a denseley wooded area amongst furry critters singing in perfect harmony. However, you could be forgiven for thinking  that the album is largely a sombre affair but it does contain moments of sunshine that peek through such as the tracks "Bedouin Dress" and "Grown Ocean." Our pick is an song that Frontman Robin Pecknold delivers with amazing conviction, it's titled "The Shrine/ An Argument" and resembles a mash up of Pink Floyd and Simon & Garfunkle. . .

May 2011

Kimbra.

You know when you get the feeling that someone will be a big deal someday? We present to you our hunch. . . She goes by the name 'Kimbra'. We had the pleasure of watching Kimbra perform at the end of last year and we were impressed by the power and range of the voice escaping the petite front-woman. She's recently jumped back on our radar with the news of an upcoming album sometime soon. This song is called 'Cameo Lover' and it has what we like to call Pezaz!