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Oak Tree Suite - Lo Ammi
'Lo Ammi is a song crafted with maturity: a song of reflection that shuffles forward but takes surprising twists along the way. '
Silverbird - Lyfe
'Lyfe: simple truths, stated simply. Played easily, played naturally. Easy to love, easy to recommend.'
Viola Beach - Swings & Waterslides
Viola Beach have announced the upcoming release of their debut single Swings & Waterslides - a tantalising first taste of what we're hoping will be another high-quality indie-disco outfit to add to the RRP collection....
Gems - Living As A Ghost
Living As A Ghost is the devastatingly brilliant new single from Gems, from their forthcoming album Kill The One You Love.
HÔN - Honeydream
Honeydream sweeps you up and onto its wing, sending you gliding through a world of soft cascading vocals and a truly wonderful chorus.
Daisy Victoria - Pain of Dancers
Wary of playing a game of musical comparisons, we have to admit there are good reasons why names like PJ Harvey and Kate Bush are being dropped in sentences also containing the name Daisy Victoria....
IYES - Lions
Lions is the final track on Part One, the debut EP from IYES. It is a dreamy confection, a glorious concoction, a wonderful way to round out your first release.
Swiss Lips - Got It Bad
Sad news, as Swiss Lips have announced that they are to split. To sweeten the pill they have today released Got It Bad as a free download, and a second album, Overflowing Futures, featuring a...
The Palms - Breaking (In The Summer)
The Palms are LA duo Ben Rothbard and Johnny Zambetti, two members of Terraplane Sun breaking out on their own with their self-titled debut EP
Room8 - This Place Again
Room8, the LA-based two-man troupe made up of producers Ezra Reich and Nic Johns, have followed the release of the title track from their forthcoming No Hard Feelings EP with a second track, the dancefloor-demanding,...
Zola Blood - Play Out
Zola Blood have announced Play Out, the follow-up to their debut EP, Meridian. The Hackney four-piece recorded Play Out between London and Leeds; working with producer Richard Formby (Wild Beasts, Ghostpoet, Darkstar) they have created...
Surprise Party - If You Fall
Fresh off a two-week tour tour of Western Canada, psych/shoegaze band Surprise Party have released a new video for their track If You Fall, from their recent Circle of Death EP.
Foals - Mountain At My Gates
Having already forced the musical universe asunder with the title track from their forthcoming fourth album, Foals have released Mountain At My Gates as a second taster of one of this year's mostly hotly tipped...
Scam Avenue - Mercury
Mercury is the title track from the debut EP by dark electropop trio Scam Avenue. It has vocal echoes of Sarah Cracknell (St Etienne), and a quietly developing menace that flourishes briefly before a final...
Intertwine - We Are Fools For Singing This Song
On We Are Fools For Singing This Song, Ekelund's sweet vocals and the soft cries, together with the softly undulating synths and rhythmic bass, provide such warm comfort that you could be forgiven for missing...
Beach Baby - U R
Some bands start off so strong that their early B-sides are later treated with reverence among fans. Perhaps with one eye on this, with U R Beach Baby have taken it one step further with...
Kins - Little Dancer
Another track taken from Kins' debut EP, Cyclical, Little Dancer is an eight and a half-minute epic. Part menacing rumble, part falsetto, it builds and drops before building again to a savage conclusion of swirls...
The Good Life - The Troubadour's Green Room
All aboard for jangly, echoey guitar work and innately melancholy vocals! If you like Real Estate and The Go-Betweens (and a hearty congratulations if you do) then you should find much to love in The...
Bang Gang - My Special One
My Special One is the new single from Iceland's Bang Gang, the recording project of composer Bardi Johannsson. Directed by photographer and film-maker Taki Bibelas, the song's video soaks My Special One's lush sound in...
The Separators - Shooting Star
Shooting Star is taken from Sixes & Sevens. the debut EP from The Separators. They may be young (18, 19 and 20) but there's an impressive assurance to their sound, and the way they're not...