• Villagers – Becoming A Jackal

    Villagers – Becoming A Jackal

    So the Mercury Music Prize 2010 was announced last week I’m sure you’ve heard. Well scrapping it out against favourites Dizzee Rascal and The XX (winners?!) are two superb Domino Records released albums. Namely Wild Beasts’ second album ‘Two Dancers’ (worth an outside bet on) and the less familiar, less likely to win but no less moving ‘Becoming A Jackal’ by new Dublin youngster Villagers aka Conor J. O’Brien.

    For Fans Of: Bright Eyes, Neil Young, Rufus Wainright. // more

  • Band Of Horses – Evening Kitchen

    Band Of Horses – Evening Kitchen

    Prior to its release in May Band Of Horses‘ third album Infinite Arms, their first for major record label Columbia, was being hailed as their crack at the big time that would see the band make a Kings Of Leon-esque step into the arena world. Due largely to its country tinged style the album doesn’t seem to bear the same commercial clout as the Followill brothers’ last two efforts but there are some beautiful moments like ‘Evening Kitchen’ where those ever impressive harmonies verge on Fleet Foxes greatness.

    For Fans Of: Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young. // more

  • Chad Valley – Portugese Solid Summer

    Chad Valley – Portugese Solid Summer

    Chad Valley is the solo project of one Hugo Garnet David Manuel. He’s impressed us before as the big voiced front-man of one of Foals’ favourite fellow Oxford bands Jonquil. The love extends with Chad Valley recently serving up yet another beautiful remix (below) of Foals’ awesome ‘Spanish Sahara’ song. But first we concentrate on the man’s own work with one of his demo tracks ‘Portugese Solid Summer’ that he was kind enough to send over.

    For Fans Of: Tanlines, Get People, MillionYoung. // more

  • MillionYoung – Desperate Maeasures

    MillionYoung – Desperate Maeasures

    Back in March Florida’s Mike Diaz aka MillionYoung kindly gave us an exclusive track to offer up to you when we saw him dazzle at SXSW 2010. Since then he’s announced that his debut full length will come out in January 2011 via US label Arcade Sound. ‘Desperate Measures’ is a glimpse of things to come with the vocals turned down to haze and the production levels bumped up to HOUSE. Plenty more to come from this talent.

    For Fans Of: Memory Tapes, Washed Out, Neon Indian. // more