Lana del Rey // Video Games

Yeah it's old news now, but I have to post the beautiful Video Games from Lana del Rey. A lush, orchestral backing accompanies her lyrical suggestiveness, while the video suggest an almost despondent attitude to the relationship in question. With releases like this an an image crafted as a "gangster Nancy Sinatra", there's surely much more to come from Lana's locker.



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TV Girl // Benny and the Jetts

The opening piano bars of TV Girl's Benny and the Jetts tell you all you need to know about this, their debut EP. Retro, quirky, and darned catchy. The product of Californian duo Trung Ngo and Brad Petering's efforts is 4 tracks of 60s girl group homage mixed with summery sampled beats, which reminds us of Lemonjelly and produces irrestibly enjoyable results. Download and listen to the full EP below.

Benny and the Jetts EP by TV Girl
 

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The Drums // Money (Chad Valley Remix)

After their much debated hype, The Drums' debut album was never going to quite match the expectations many had placed upon the Brooklyn foursome. Following the loss of a member and rumours of a split, their second record is released today. To mark the occasion (or perhaps just because he fancied it) Chad Valley has recrafted Portamento's lead single Money in his own image, which you can check out and download below.

The Drums - Money (Chad Valley Remix) by WorkItMedia

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Mazes // Farewell Summer

Italian Beach Babes are about to issue an Eagulls / Mazes split 7" on October 24th, limited to just 500 copies and featurung 2 brand new tracks and 2 Wipers covers from each band.

Having caught a couple of tracks from Eagulls' set at Leeds' Brudenell Social Club, a last minute event following the cancellation of Beacons festival, Mazes realised both bands shared a common love of covering Wipers in their live shows, so decided they had to combine this affection on vinyl.

Check out both Mazes tracks below, and you can pre-order the release here.

Mazes- Messenger by italianbeachbabes

Mazes- Farewell Summer by italianbeachbabes

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S.C.U.M // Whitechapel

S.C.U.M are maturing like a fine wine, and this second release ahead of their eagerly awaited debut album Again Into Eyes, released on 12 September, urges us to favourably compare their evolving sound with Midge Ure or Marc Almond, such is its electronic grandeur and avant garde ambition.

As songs about areas of London go, it doesn't quite fit my image of the area as well as, say, Wiley's Bow E3, but it's a sure fine track and promises much for the rest of the LP. Listen to Whitechapel below, and the download the Light Asylum mix if you so choose.



S.C.U.M Whitechapel by Mute UK

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Veronica Falls // Bad Feeling

For over two years Veronica Falls have been knocking out track after track of stomping, garage-flecked singles like Found Love in a Graveyard and Beachy Head, indie pop laced with bittersweet romance and a hint of the macabre.

Finally ready to go with their debut LP on Bella Union, Bad Feeling picks up where previous singles left off, it's despairing refrain twinned with implications of hanging and drowning in the video (or is that just me). Watch the video below.



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Ski Lift // Romantic EP

Boy-girl duos; we need more of these right? Are Tennis, Summer Camp, Beach House, Big Deal et al not enough to sate your need for love soaked C86 inspired pop? If not, you should definitely listen to Ski Lift, a quite beautiful looking and sounding twosome from the States.

Theirs is perhaps a grander sound than their contemporaries, with baroque string and percussive accompaniments and layered vocals as on Too adding a lush glow to the tracks off Romantic EP, their debut released today. Hear it all below, and let the summer glamour wash over you.



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Still Corners // Cuckoo

Still Corners have been around for years now, but it's only now that we're getting a debut album proper, Creatures of an Hour, ready to go on Sub Pop and preceded by this, the band's first single for the label.

Cuckoo is an ethereal insight into a troubled relationship of obsession and jealousy, with Tessa Murray's vocals as fleeting as is her presence in the video. Dreamy, chilling, haunting, and other such ghostly adjectives apply. Watch and download below.

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Echo Lake // Breathe Deep

London's Echo Lake generate reverb drenched, psychedlic epics, like Jesus and Mary Chain on a trip around the Nordics. Breathe Deep is no exception, the blissful female vocals perfectly pitched against the looping, hazed guitars, with Rob Heppell's video providing an accurate visual interpretation. Enjoy.

Echo Lake - Breathe Deep from ///NO PAIN IN POP\\\ on Vimeo.

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Ganglians // Drop The Act

We really, really cannot wait for the new Ganglians album to arrive. Melding twee and psych, on Drop The Act the band sound like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart after a long, revelatory night out with Evan Dando's dealer, producing magnificent results. Listen to this and watch the video to Jungle below.

Ganglians - Drop The Act by souterraintransmissions

Ganglians - Jungle from Pete Dee on Vimeo.

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Sampha // Indecision

Sampha has helped propel the likes of Jessie Ware and SBTRKT into the public consciousness with his delicious R&B vocals and production mastery.

Here on Indecision he's branching further down the John Legend road than on previous solo releases with a lush, piano-led ballad accompanied by a soulful vocal to pull on those already over-stretched heart strings as he pleads "let is all work out". Can't wait for a full record, but in the meantime listen below to this and his work with Jessie Ware below.

Sampha-Indecision by samphamusic



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Spectrals // Big Baby

In preparation for their presence at Field Day on Saturday, Spectrals have issued a taster of what to expect from their long awaited Witchita / Slumberland Records debut album Bad Penny.

We've been waiting for Bad Penny to drop for a long time and Big Baby, showcasing Spectrals' 60s influences and expertly wry lyricism, is a step closer towards what could be our favourite record of the year.


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