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Yuksek Extraball Amanda Blank shouts over this f-ectiv electro stomper from nu French sensation.
Two Door Cinema Club Something Good Might Work Sparkly Irish guitar pop perfect 4 the sunshine.
Hot Chip Take It In Xclusive nu track on their Bugged Out Mix. Falsetto sung chorus is well lush.
Man Like Me London Town Best yet from MLM as he harks back 2 a buzzing LDN during the height of UK garage.
The Maccabees Love You Better 1st taste of 2nd album from Brighton boys sounds like kissing @ the disco. Set 2 b soundtrack 4 a 1000 teenage make-ups n break-ups.
The XX Crystalised 4 19 yr olds, 2 lead singers (boy/girl), 1 hypnotic debut. Luv their lush n lo-fi harmonies.
Toddla T Shake It T hooks up with Herve 4 ghetto house action, c’mon get naked, naked!
Lady Sovereign Jigsaw Sov goes pop. Bit like Betty Boo on the 149 from Dalston. Like the 1 that rips The Cure.
Jack Penate Tonight's Today Blackheath boy does steel drum vibez n big chorus. Micky Moonlight mix 2 is the 1 say Bloggers crew & we agree. Feels like summer.
El-B The Roots Of El-B 15 well rare darkside tunes from 00-02, all by South LDN old skool UKG hed El-B. Still sound ruff today. S’all bout da swing.
Royksopp Junior Rtn 2 form 4 album 3. Lotsa female pop stars inc Robyn n Lykke Li chimes wiv the times.
LA ROUX In For The Kill Vid 4 nu trk frm big-haired chik looks lik Human League (ask ur older bruv). & da musik’s lik a robot frm 1984, as sum1 1c sed.
Arthur Russell The Sleeping Bag Sessions Blink n u’ll miss it comp of AR’s early 80s proto-hiphop+disco tracks. Heartbreaking, predictably
Mr Oizo Positif Rave still v. much on with LFO remix 4 French renaissance man. Spiky, noisy, jerky techno!
Bonnie Prince Billy Beware Alt.cntry beard dun nuff LPs. #17(?!) More of da same dis time. Gr8 if u luv Devendra. Sounds like hippie waste man bizniz if not.
The Big Pink Velvet LDN duo get all Placebo on l8st single. Mean n moody suits em.
Yo Majesty Don't Let Go Closest the Yo’s r going 2 get to a luv song. They manage 2 get through it without swearing 2.
Moon Unit Connections Ex Psychonaut Paul Mogg is involved in this Italo Disco pop trio. Like early Simple Minds with a female vocal.
Phoenix 1901 The Parisian blue eyed soul boyz r back! Fab free download frm wearephoenix.com.
In Flagranti Brash & Vulgar Dirty-bugger space disco.
