LOGO – BAAB
LOGO produced these 2 tracks below a while back and I waited to hear more from them. Now this new masterpiece arrives in my inbox courtesy of Kitsune yesterday and I got reminded why I was so obsessed with these Parisians in the first place. This new one’s called BAAB and it has their signature...
Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting
Probably one of the most beautiful bands I have ever had the pleasure of encountering. Young Galaxy hail from Montreal, that part of Canada that I keep hearing about. Songs like Long Live The Fallen World from the album Invisible Republic totally floor me, Catherine McCandless’ vocals is so beautiful, yearning, emotional and strong, yet...
Rescue Cat – Luxury Pop EP
“Taking it’s cue from the sophisticated pop sound of the mid to late 80s, The Luxury Pop EP by Rescue Cat is aiming for that cinematic, widescreen UK pop sound epitomized by bands such as New Order, Tears For Fears, Scritti Politti, Aztec Camera and Howard Jones to name just a few! Featuring songs about...
Superhumanoids
At first, I thought, what an unfortunate name. Their press people kept hounding me about these guys. Then they sent me their ep Urgency and I was like, honestly blown away. In fact as I write this, my hairs are standing on end. Superhumanoids is this LA band riding this new wave of nostalgia currently...
Them:Youth
Them:Youth has been under our radar for awhile now since Halo came out last year on Dirty Boots. Still cant believe they’re not signed to a major yet. The word “up-and-coming” cannot be more urgent than this. This London 4 piece is definitely going for big anthemic tunes, Lost And Lonely definitely nailed that. The...
Relation
Relation is Andy Leary and Oliver Keech, been mates since college in Essex, moved apart for a bit and then brought together again by their love for 80s electro pop, influenced by the sounds of Orbital, Jeff Mills etc. What sets this duo apart from the typical recycled 80s pop revival we see now is...
