Pond.

It still amazes me that I haven't posted about Pond yet. I was introduced to these guys earlier on this year by a good friend only to find out that they are a large proportion of my other obsession, Tame Impala. These psychedelic rockers from Fremantle in Western Australia released possibly one of the most creative and energetic releases of the year. "Beard, Wives, Denim" is 13 tracks of pure psychedelic gold with sonic explorations in tracks like 'Eye Pattern Blindness' and 'You Broke My Cool' and good old fashion jam songs like 'Moth Wings' and 'Elegant Design'. Just buy the album, it's only 12 bucks on iTunes but worth a million bucks in brain melting guitar riffs and swift head bangs.

Mac Demarco.

Cooking up something good is definitely what Mac DeMarco has been doing with his second album aptly titled "2". This being the opening track of the album, it sets the pace for what is an enjoyable insight into the casual, tongue n' cheek world of DeMarco. Packed full of cheesy reverberated guitar riffs and hazy drawn out vocals, "2" is a real fun album but with a casual vibe that says 'relax dude'. The best thing about DeMarco's songs on this album is his ability to make the simplest of tunes memorable and full of character. Listen to 'Ode to Viceroy' and 'Freaking out the Neighborhood' to see what i'm talking about.

Luke Lalonde.

Luke Lalonde, the voice behind the playful Canadian outfit Born Ruffians, has spread his wings and flown solo for his latest project "Rhythymnals" which is proving to be a pop-ier affair than the standard band formation of the Ruffians due to the interesting array of sounds mixed into the songs' production. As is a Lalonde signature, his song writing is so pleasantly melodic throughout this whole album. The featured song is  almost a Spanish love ballad filled with great atmospheric harmonies and a slowly ascending melody - it's titled 'Inamorataos'; other noteworthy tracks are 'Grand (Rhythymnals)' and 'A Great Man'.

Sticky Fingers.

Sydney surf-dub rockers Sticky Fingers are going to blow up and it's only a matter of time. You heard it first on tunemonkey, because these lads have everything you need to succeed in the business today; cool haircuts, some ethnic band members and bucket loads of cheek. It doesn't hurt to have a few catchy-as-hell songs either, such as this one here. . .

Foals.

We are seeing an edgier almost more aggressive Foals in this video than we're used to. There latest release 'Inhale' still has all those trademark foals noises - echoed guitar effects, syncopated rhythms and the layered high pitched vocals but with this song they've done something they've never done before - developed a chunky Muse-like chorus that rocks pretty hard.