Weird Dreams // Hypnagogic Lullaby

We're big fans of Sleep All Day Records at No Action HQ, largely as the label consistently delivers record after record of the best London acts around. And they've struck audio gold again with Weird Dreams' enchanting Hypnagogic Lullaby EP.

It's probably no coincidence that sleep, dreams and hypnagogic lullabies tie in so nicely, with the EP fitting the label's canon like a glove, crafting lo-fi power pop riffs with a Pixies ear for distorted melody which, while perhaps not achieving the transcendent state the title suggests, certainly makes the pulse race.

Hypnagogic Lullaby by Weird Dreams

The Strokes // Under Cover of Darkness

As if you didn't know, those pesky kids of the early noughties and today's discerning godfathers of garage The Strokes release what is likely to be their farewell album 'Angles' on March 22nd. For those wanting an early listen of what will hopefully be a bow worthy of their good name, you can download a free copy of first single Under Cover of Darkness for the next 48 hours from their site, or listen here.

The Dodos // Black Night

While their early demos and second album 'Visiter' made and cemented The Dodos as blogosphere megastars mentioned in the same breath and verse as Fleet Foxes, their follow up felt, well, underwhelming.

Black Night from their forthcoming 'No Color' LP sends the duo straight back to the top of the pile, rivalling Vister's Winter and Fools in its ability to be both sparse and epic. The thunderous drums to open are unrelenting throughout, the very definition of the engine room, while Meric Long's plucking and vocals provide the charm, the refined features and melodic flair that makes the track stay with you for days. You'll find yourself walking in time. Typing in time. Breathing in time. It's that good.