Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs swagger to the top with a stunning debut LP.
1 (2) CHARLIE BOYER & THE VOYEURS – CLARIETTA – HEAVENLY
Oozing charisma, style and swagger, with a knowing glint in the eye, and a hint of Tom Verlaine’s Television, Howard Devoto’s Magazine and Johnny Thunders’ Heartbreakers, this East London five piece have raised the stakes for LP of the year with a stunning debut. http://youtu.be/K-K-wxjJebQ http://youtu.be/VUbeV4q4G_Q
2 (3) THE NATIONAL – TROUBLE WILL FIND ME – 4AD
Following the huge success of High Violet, the Brooklyn based outfit return with a knowing confidence on their sixth studio LP, but they still haven’t lost any of that fragile beauty that makes them so special. http://youtu.be/yIWmRbHDhGw
3 (1) VALERIE JUNE – PUSHIN’ AGAINST A STONE – SUNDAY BEST
With her classy yet earthy spellbinding tones, working their way through a debut LP that combines southern soul, gutsy blues, tender folk and sweet country, this beautiful young lady is set to be the first new star of 2013. http://youtu.be/0MLVxWd4_s4
4 (7) THE PASTELS – SLOW SUMMITS / CHECK MY HEART – DOMINO
It’s been 16 years since the release of their last LP Illumination, but now The Pastels return with the excellent Slow Summits, a beautiful collection of songs and melodies that have got a misty eyed nostalgic quality. Preceding it is the excellent single. Check My Heart, a summery slice of fuzzy feel good pop with a sing a long chorus that shimmys & jingle jangles in all the right places. http://youtu.be/sjxYLFWxR6E
5 (9) NEIL HALSTEAD – SPIN THE BOTTLE – SONIC CATHEDRAL
The second single to be lifted from his excellent Palindrome Hunches LP, comes with a newly recorded Alternative Version which gets a tad cosmic. There is also a beautiful live mix of a new song Chasing Rainbows, and a deep layered Mark Van Hoen Remix of Full Moon Rising. http://youtu.be/dlqtGim9cpk
6 (10) OUT COLD – ALL I WANT – HEAVENLY
A carefully layered psychedelic opus of shimmering beauty. Ewan Pearson serves up a chunky 4/4 mix shot through with sonic zaps, disco strings and perky key riffs. Whilst Mode give the song a certain groovy sunshine Balearicness. Lovely stuff.
7 (8) RITUEL – DEUX – MICRONAUTICS
The lead track Club Zanzibar is a nod to the legendary New Jersey nightspot, as well as a heads up to the African tribal influences that spice up the dancefloor, making this a peak time house number with great samples and Italo Disco leanings. It comes backed with the firing on all cylinders Nirvana Dance, a pumping tempo changing bass heavy stonker with a mesmerising vocal. http://youtu.be/9h_a033uk3w
8 (4) THE JIM JONES REVIEW – 7 TIMES AROUND THE SUN –
PLAY IT AGAIN SAM / PUNK ROCK BLUES
Rock’n’roll piano riffs, military snares on shuffling rhythms and call & response vocals. This will definitely put some oomph into your day. http://youtu.be/5r0MPHul_8A
9 (15) TYTHE – CARELESS WOMAN – SUNDAY BEST
A sun drenched Balearic groover with originality, subtlety and substance that doesn’t do the obvious. Lapalux wrap it in swathes of warm electronics and send it into orbit. Throwing Snow give it some bump’n’clutter, and 12 Tree get it back in the groove and on the dancefloor. http://youtu.be/afHGkEob_do
10 (6) MUNK – MISTERIO – GOMMA
This has got classic Italo disco house written all over it, although it was made in Brazil and Berlin. Slightly tacky and suggestive vocals work their way around a low slung club jam with a hint of DFA about it. On the remix front Severino of Horse Meat Disco fame pumps it up, adding plenty of bounce and a bit of phasing, meanwhile PBR Streetgang’s Bonar Bradbury gives it a classic 80’s West End Records feel. http://youtu.be/6vprHbWZq9E
11 (14) BLACK MOTH – SAVAGE DANCER – TOO PURE SINGLES CLUB
Leeds slightly retro fuzzy stoner rock outfit with a female lead vocal, that come over a bit like Hole having a yee ha with Queens Of The Stone Age. Top riffage. http://youtu.be/OXdCHWv6WdI
12 (NEW) DANIELE BALDELLI & DJ ROCCA – PODALIRIUS REMIXES VOL.1 – NANG
Three choice cuts with Andrew Weatherall working Complotto Geometrico into a chunky intricately woven out there Balearic delight. Prins Thomas gives Space Scribble extra squiggle, and Luke Solomon injects some raw and funky percussive post punk disco into A TV Show. It don’t get much better than this.
13 (19) MY FAVORITE ROBOT – LOOKING FOR FROST – No.19 MUSIC
The Toronto threesome deliver an ethereal atmospheric builder that’s got a certain 90’s feel about it, sort of Underworld meets Rising High meets Sabresonic. Comes with a nice couple of house mixes care of Juan Maclean and Louie Fresco.
14 (16) DECO CHILD – SKINLESS EP – NINJA TUNE
Deco Child returns with an even broader and more accomplished sound, adding a classical element and pop rhythmic handclapping to his overwhelming electronics. http://youtu.be/9VJEpMT7WeI
15 (18) KID A – BB BLEU – TECHNICOLOUR
This has got nothing to do with Radiohead, in fact it is the gorgeous debut release from Virginia, U.S.A. based Ann Alexander Thweat aka Kid A. She floats her distinctive slightly folkish breathy vocals over lush electronic loops. It comes with 3 remixes, Eliphino delivers a bumping house number, Dolor gets spun out adding other worldly textures, and Daedelus takes it down into the bottomless pit. http://youtu.be/ZydRe0kmU1k
16 (21) MIXHELL – SPACES – SUNDAY BEST / BOYSNOIZE
Debut LP from Iggor Cavalera, the percussionist in Sepulutra, (a Brazilian heavy metal band that have sold more than 10 million records), with his DJ wife Laima Leyton and producer Max Blum, they decided to form a cutting edge electronic outfit that have already toured with Soulwax, James Murphy, Erol Alkin and played Lollapalooza.
17 (NEW) THE ORB FT. LEE SCRATCH PERRY – MORE TALES FROM THE OBSERVATORY – COOKING VINYL
Part 2 of the psychedelic skank sesh that knows no boundaries. Stargazing has never been so colourful. http://youtu.be/A-n4i0eX3aY
18 (NEW) TELONIUS – KISS YOUR FACE – GOMMA
Seductive and enticing house with female fashionista vocals that have got a certain ZE Records New York feel. On the remix front Tigerskin adds a shaker shuffle, teasing key riffs and atmospheric pads, whilst Nolan creates a bit of a B52’s vibe with clever vocal antics. Another winner from Gomma.
19 (NEW) HOOKWORMS – RADIO TOKYO – TOO PURE SINGLES CLUB
Soaring, swirling, well charged and overloaded abrasive psychedelic garage from Leeds, for an ear bleeding, mind bending freak out. http://youtu.be/9C1pU0Qm0KQ
20 (22) EMIKA – DVA – NINJA TUNE
A collection of bleak electronic songs that soundtrack the struggle to survive in an Eastern European city, in the not too distant future. http://youtu.be/oscuSiHfbwo
21 (14) AUFGANG – ISTIKLALIYA – IN FINE
Hyperactive trio from New York City that tend to go off on one, from bonkers jump around boogie to thought provoking almost classical pieces.
22 (24) THE REVENGE, TIMO MAAS AND JAMES TEEJ –
CROSSING WIRES 001 SAMPLER – MY FAVORITE ROBOT
Three brand new well produced tracky tracks from the forthcoming LP Crossing Wires 001.
23 (NEW) GRAINGERBOY – SILENT UNIVERSE EP – POPCRISIS
Electro pop with soaring typically British 80’s influences, crimped hair, bad eyeliner, disco pulses and a small town indie feel.
24 (NEW) HYLU & JAGO – UPLIFTING RIDDIM – UNIT 137
The London based production duo teamed up with R. Kent and delivered a nice rootsy skank, then pulled in vocalists Jah Defender, Dandelion, Josie Mel and Galak Spiritual, plus they got a couple of remixes from Reggae Roast’s Adam Prescott and Sleepy Time Ghost.
25 (25) GVK / DJ DA / LORENZO ESPOSITO / OWEN HOWELLS – AUTEM 05 – AUTEM AUDIO
The opening Warmwest from GVK is an irresistible low slung chunky house number, with funky electro disco licks. http://youtu.be/a1C71uT6OTw
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