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September

Summer Camp Young EP [Moshi Moshi] Six highly romantic pop songs from the group no-one is calling the Clapton Carpenters which soar when they believe they can.

Rustie Sunburst EP [Warp] Calm down dear, it’s only a metronome.

Cours Lapin Cours Lapin A French record by a Danish band of sumptuous chanteuserie, as flawless as fine Parisian wallpaper, and about as interesting.

Thee Oh Sees Meat Step Lively Superlatively titled track from ‘Warm Slime’ that – while in Dwyer’s warped-tape garage rock comfort zone – is still pleasurably...

Simian Mobile Disco 1000 Year Egg Delicacies series track about a Chinese dish of rotten, wee-smelling egg, sounds like by-the-book acid house, no bad thing.

Interpol Summer Well Post post-punk survivors’ new track, from the album out in a week. The chorus goes ‘It’s alright.’ The song’s alright.

Kanye West Monster Blog-posted posse cut from the tweeter and melancholic, reminder that he’s also a rapper, featuring Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, and THAT honey flow.

July

Wilder Girls Vs Boys Jerky, plinky, percussion-fuelled Indie Pop from four slinky-hipped Bristol kids. It must be summer.

Gayngs The Gaudy Side Of Town Mournful track from the midwestern supergroup. Perfection, even if the Yacht’s not sailing anywhere.

Big K.R.I.T. ft Yelawolf Hometown Hero Standout track from the Mississippi rapper’s ‘K.R.I.T Wuz Here’ mixtape, proving “real” Rap ain’t dead, even if it’s...

June

Aeroplane We Can't Fly [Wall Of Sound] Pale Reggae-infused track from now-flying solo Vito de Luca, a man whose cheese is starting to go off.

Tame Impala Solitude Is Bliss [Modular] Australian band branded “baggy”, with a single closer to roses than the Roses, if you know what I mean.

FaltyDL Phreqaflex [Planet Mu] New York boy’s UKG-mining takes Speed Garage and Broken Beat (remember?) to new lighter-than-light spaces.

May

Hind Ear Coconut/Origami Wonderful souped up chopp’d pop from bonsai baggy band. Nothing short of infinite.

Cassius 99 10th anniversary re-release on Cassius Records sounds good as ever. Better even.

Active Child In Your Church At Night What Church? My Church? Are we in a church at night? Sounds like it.

Tweet Ooops (Hudson Mohawke remix) Seems appropriate to tweet about Tweet. And Hudmo. Oh My Oh My!

April

Seams Nightcycles The soundtrack to my floatation tank (if I had a floatation tank).

March

Minks Funeral Song Romantic and tight post punk with nostalgic twist.

Bonobo Eyesdown ft. Andreya Triana (Floating Points remix) Stunningly crafted rework, stunning vocals. One for the after hours.

February

BFlecha Ceja de Carnival/Kosmic Lover Synth-step? Electro-step? Pop-step? Who cares? It sounds ruddy great.

Mock & Toof Farewell To Wendo Makes me wish Wendo would leave everyday, whoever he is… really nice track!

Egyptian Hip Hop Round Pot Rad Pitt re-imagined as a forgotten piano house classic. You dancing? We’re asking.

Tensnake Coma Cat This is brilliant. Vintage House but also tropical. But what happened to Disco, Tensnake?

Plan B Stay Too Long Alright, alright, alright. This is a brilliant song. Happy now, Epworth?

Ray Mang Bullet Proof/Look Into My Eyes Side A, Feat Lady Miss Kier: Balearic P-funk shit. Side B: WOW! (DFA)

Joy Orbison So Derobe Surprisingly analogue sounding piece of Joy from that Boy.

January

Caribou Odessa Imagine the theme music to Terminator II but really funked up, throw in Arthur Russell.

Millionyoung Hammock What I wouldn’t do to be in a hammock now. Song’s pretty good as well.

Tony Lionni Celebration Wow! What a Balearic banger. Sonar 2010 Anthem?

Sebastian Tellier L'amour Et La Violence (Floating Points remix) Went down a treat 22 Jan @ Fabric. Good work Sam.

Hot Chip One Life Stand Chicago house influenced belter from their forthcoming 4th (and best) album.

Rory Phillips Remixes EP The man is on fire. Bouncy dancefloor edits of The xx, Units, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and he even makes White Lies sound good.

M.I.A. Space Odyssey Her line might be down but her game is always on, on, on.

Active Child She Was A Vision It is very nice.

These New Puritans We Want War Rallying cry from indie ground movers.

Terror Danjah Acid / Pro Plus 12" Sheffield bleep and early speed garage wrapped in Terror’s skittering funk. We’re basically building statues to this man, right?

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Home Achingly pretty and weird acid country. Any readers in advertising, use this song and watch the money pile up.

Vampire Weekend Giant “It was all a dream / I used to read Paradise magazine.” Very clever, lads.

Massive Attack Paradise Circus The best thing about trip hop was the clattering machine music. The worst was that syrupy voice that sounded like the ‘Hackers’ soundtrack.