We Have Band // Divisive

Having worked their mesmerising effect with paint on Metronomy's On The Motorway, France's Jul&Mat have turned to similarly London based electro/glitch-poppers We Have Band for their next directorial outing. If you can tear your eyes from video and concentrate on the track, Divisive is perhaps the band's finest track to date, adopting previous single Honeytrap's insistent baseline and power-chorus while adding a shroud of synths reminiscent of DFA's roster. It's compelling stuff and makes the brow sweat ever more for their forthcoming debut LP WHP, out April 5th.

See them in their all their fleshy beauty at London's Kings College on April 8th before they flit off to Europe.

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Late of the Pier // Best in the Class

While many bands take time off in between albums to consider their options, court tabloid attention, perhaps indulge their other artistic leanings, or even move to America or India in search of musical nirvana, Late of the Pier seem to have done none of the above. 2007's self-released Zarcorp demos and the following year's album offered a refreshingly original tangent to their indie-electro peers and, somewhat re-assuringly, new double A side Best in the Class shows no signs of anything so passe as 'moving on'. It has been a live staple for some time of course, but has only now achieved official single status. No doubt coming to a Skins soundtrack near you soon, the single and accompanying video show the foursome at their unrestrained, unrepentant best.

Have a look see here.