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Glass Animals

Glass Animals, from London and the Southeast UK, have a comforting, unique sound. Their ability to mix experimental, electronic samples with accessible rhythms is not an easy feat. The music is at once tranquil and calming, but the grooves-driven sound gives Glass Animals a great deal of swagger.

Dave Bayley is the leading […]

Lee

[MP3] Mystery Jets: “Dreaming Of Another World”

Mystery Jets officially released the latest promo track, “Dreaming Of Another World”, off their forthcoming album, Serotonin. Mystery Jets, if you’re unaware, is a UK band that has been playing for a long time – when they first began the singer’s dad was one of the members! Now the band consists of four […]

Lee

Lanterns on the Lake

Lanterns on the Lake – “Lungs Quicken” [stream only]*

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I’m spinning, yes I am. I’m gliding, yes I am. I’m invincible, yes I am. I don’t wait for anyone. I do what I want. I don’t take no for an answer. I am strong. I am […]

Jon

[MP3] Bromheads: "Fan of the Vagrants"

It’s like Saturday is day-where-I-post-things-about-bands-I’ve-previously-posted-about day. Earlier this morning it was sing-speak rockers mewithoutYou, and now it’s UK-based Bromheads, who I first wrote about at the turn of the decade. They’ve just released a new MP3 for your downloading pleasure called “Fan of the Vagrants,” and it’s pretty much what you’d […]

Lee

Notable Album Release: Grovesnor (aka, that drummer from Hot Chip) - Soft Return

Grovesnor, aka Rob Smoughton, aka Hot Chip’s drummer, will be releasing his debut album, Soft Return, on May 25 via Lo Recordings. Apparently he’s performed plenty solo electro pop in the past throughout the UK, but since I’m scared of other cultures this is the first I’m hearing of his solo efforts. Although, […]

Lee

[MP3] All The Damn Kids: "The Books Stop Here"

Wow. I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find and post about All The Damn Kids, a five-member Sheffield (UK) based indie-pop band. (Actually, I can believe it as I’ve been out of town away from any sort of competent internet outside my cell phone, but dramatic effect works wonders, […]

Lee

B For Butterfly

Very little is known about B for Butterfly, except that they’re a male/female duo from the UK. Two songs are available to stream on their MySpace, and they sent us both, but “Photograph” is the one that my ears have taken to and displays a fair amount of potential. The harmonies are obviously […]

Lee

Loch Lomond

Wake up, ceiling stare, hurriedly dress and walk with the wind to work. Hear something. Stop. Gate off to the right. Press your ear to the door. Echoes, bouncing sounds. Eyes to the hole. Kids running around, innocence abound. Flowers in full bloom. Weeping trees. Afraid someone will see you watching. Realize you’re […]

Lee

Bagheera is a winner. Plain and simple.

To be honest, something about the email we got from Bagheera’s press team threw me off, and I began listening to their music with a bit of hesitation. Thankfully, that feeling wore off quickly, as listening to the hazy, devious sound from the Liverpool, UK boys put me in the right mood on […]

Lee

Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”

That’s right iTunes and all you other MP3 sellers. Amazon MP3 expanded from the US to the UK. The big boys are now crowding the scene in that Britpop world. Which begs the question: are indie record labels in trouble?

The Wombats – “Lost In The Post”

“She was signed, […]