Future Bible Heroes is one of the many side projects of Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields and is a collaboration with bandmate Claudia Gonson and longtime friend, keyboardist Christopher Ewen. After an 11 year absence, they have released a new album, Partygoing. Bubbling under Merritt’s usual darkly humorous lyrics are Ewen’s playful, layered synths, reminiscent of Vince Clarke-era Depeche […]

London-based Landshapes recently signed to the prestigious Bella Union label who released their debut full-length Rambutan last month. This idiosyncratic folk-pop quartet have come a long way since their quirky YouTube hit “Cups (You’re Gonna Miss Me)”, when they were still known as Lulu & The Lampshades. The song sparked a slew of equally cup-happy cover versions, but for the band, it was […]

As raging as the river that they are singing about, are the youngsters from the new Swedish indie act Könsförrädare. Despising the standards of the modern society, this four-piece has found escapism and freedom in making music together. Raging River is the second single from their debut album Curse All Law which will be out this fall on Teg Publishing. […]

If we say Bordeaux, chances are wine will come to your mind almost immediately (and we won’t blame you). Well, the gorgeous west-coast French harbour is now hosting yet another delicacy, aimed this time for your ears: a quintet named Pendentif (“pendant”). Off the forthcoming album is this first single Embrasse-moi (“Kiss me”) whose bouncy bass line is hard to […]

Olle Blomström, a.k.a Faråker  is a national pop treasure. Late 2011 we bumped into his Soundcloud and found the amazing new track “Stå på tå”. It was added to our playlist on January 3, 2013 and started to attract listeners who couldn’t understand a word but loved the sound. “I don´t understand any word of this but I love the melody” […]

It starts off with a slow piano but soon you find yourself immersed in it when drums kick in and the pace changes. Last month These New Puritans released their third album, Field of Reeds, their most ambitious project yet. The song premiered on BBC’s Radio 1 Maida Vale sessions on Wednesday (July 3). It is not included in the […]

Many might remember Wise Blood as the name on everybody’s tongue about two years ago, however after the release of this second EP in 2011 he somewhat went missing until he dropped “The Rat” this April. Wise Blood, aka Chris Laufmann, is back with his first full-length album “id” and anyone who liked his previous work won’t be disappointed – […]

Founded by Melbourne’s Dion Nania and based in New York, quirky quartet Free Time dropped a brand spankin’ new video for their single Just One last week. Directed by Ben Bernstein and Sam Jones, the clip is comprised of footage captured by GoPros strapped to the band members’ heads as they venture through NYC. The final product is a montage […]

Nicolai Kleinerman Koch’s solo project PRE-Be-Un will release its debut “Clean Spasms” via Tambourhinoceros on August 19. The keyboardist of Oh No Ono and Choir of Young Believers proves his compositive skills in the first single “Mysteriously in Love”: a fairy lullaby drowned in lysergic jingles. One of twenty-two new tracks added to our playlist on July 1. Singing freaky melodies on a syncopated drum pattern, PRE-Be-Un shows […]

After releasing double A-side single “Glow/Hollow” earlier this year, Hibou returns with Dunes, a 5-song EP steeped in sun-drenched, propelling indiepop. Seattle’s Hibou is the work of former Craft Spells drummer, 19-year-old (!) Peter Michel, who aptly describes his own music as “ethereal surfy poppy love”. Like Washed Out or Beach Fossils, Hibou is great for long, dreamy summer days. […]