Little Green Cars – Witching Hour

This is rather lovely. The first I’ve heard from Dublin’s Little Green Cars, this song has tons of charm, and sparkling harmonies that at times recall Fleet Foxes. There’s more power here though, with guitars that riff around thrashing cymbals. Definitely ones to look into further…

Beast Make Bomb

Beast Make Bomb are a four-piece from Brooklyn who describe their music as garage/rock/punk. Tracks like ’1, 2, 3, 4′ and ‘Rough It Out’ fit this description, with fast drums and guitar riffs to match. However there’s definitely a pop melodic-ness to their songs, and tracks like ‘Coney Island’ will probably remind you of Best Coast, with a more cathartic approach and vocals that roll rather than attack. These 3 tracks are found on the Sourpuss EP, the older Skinny Legs EP is equally as enjoyable. Both are available for free via their Bandcamp.

Bon Accord – True Delusion EP

I posted about Bon Accord’s Honeydew EP a while back, and now he (Michael Wright) is back with 4 new tracks on the True Delusion EP. The tracks carry on where the dreamy tones of Honeydew left off, and that is no bad thing. The tracks build and pulse, washing over your senses and immersing you in a hazy electro mist. ‘Glazed’ and ‘Take Comfort’ are my favourite tracks, well worth a listen. You can listen to all four tracks below, and even download them for free too.

Theophilus London – Why Even Try (Feat. Sara Quin) [Free Download]

Theophilus London has a new 5-track EP out, entitled Lovers Holiday. It features the track, ‘Why Even Try’. It has a sort of eighties smooth groove to it, which may sound off-putting but is actually pretty wonderful. The heavy yet cool bass is complimented by London’s easy flow, and finished off wonderfully by Sara Quin’s chorus. Quin’s vocals are always light yet powerful, and here they add a little emotional punch to this summery track. Stream the track below, if you like it you can get it for the small price of a tweet here.

Theophilus London ft. Sara Q "Why Even Try" by TLEP

Jessie Ware & Sampha – Valentine (Music Video) + Mixtape for The Fader

This song is perfection. I’ve had it on constant repeat, and now the video has been released to make this Valentine’s Day almost bearable WHAAAAAT? A lovely gift from Young Turks, who are releasing the single today. Buy it on 7″ heart shaped vinyl here.

Jessie and Sampha have also put together this Valentine’s mix for The Fader, featuring tracks from Bill Withers, Royksopp, Actress and N.E.R.D. These two have MADE my February 14th!! Download the mixtape below.

Jessie Ware & Sampha - Fader Valentines mix by Young Turks

Star Slinger’s Mix for The Fader

You should go here and get Star Slinger’s Dollars to Pounds mix for The Fader. It’s fugging awesome.

Use it to soundtrack your weekend….guaranteed good times.

Visions of Trees – Sometimes It Kills/No Flag

I’ve been a fan of Visions of Trees for quite a while now, so it’s nice to see things coming together for them as a band. My laptop is littered with various demos, instrumentals and remixes that have turned up on various blogs over the past year, but things are now becoming a bit more structured for the duo (namely Joni Juden and Sara Atalar). They are set for their first official UK release on February 7th, in the form of tracks ‘Sometimes It Kills’/'No Flag’ (released on Moshi Moshi). ‘Sometimes It Kills’ is my favourite of the two, although my love for ‘No Flag’ is somewhat boosted by the fact that they recently mixed it with TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’ (download below!). Watch the video for ‘Sometimes It Kills’ below, and pre-order the single here.

Sometimes It Kills by Visions of Trees

No Flag by Visions of Trees

NO FLAG v NO SCRUBS by Visions of Trees

Lord Huron – Mighty

The ability of music to transport your mind to other places, imagined or real, is quite extraordinary and never fails to amaze me. I was quite determined to stay in my sullen, depressed bubble, until the rapturous tones of Lord Huron’s ‘Mighty’ hit my eardrums. As soon as the track hit the 1:08 mark, I found my spirits lifted, and my mind roaming a land that lies somewhere between a tropical rainforest and the setting of The Lion King.

In other words, this is a beautiful track. And lucky for you, it’s available for free download at the band’s Bandcamp here. The track is taken from the Mighty EP, which features 3 more stunning tracks, as well as artwork that is quite frankly breathtaking.

Lord Huron – Mighty by Half Pint

Memory Tapes – Today Is Our Life (+ AMAZING S.I.C compilation)

Memory Tapes have been away for far too long. Dayve Hawk has been busy doing who knows what (hopefully mainly making more delicious music), and whilst the remixes posted to his blog have somewhat filled the void, it’s nice to have him back in his own right. ‘Today Is Our Life’ is a track taken from his as yet untitled second album, the follow up to Seek Magic (which is still one of my favourite LPs of the past few years). The track is instantly recognizable as being Memory Tapes, whilst still sounding completely fresh. Hawk’s vocals are like an old friend, guiding us through a 5 minute long dream that at first dawdles, and then becomes full of energy as guitar parts are layered over synths, keys, drums….too many parts to name. Half the fun of Seek Magic was trying to guess what the hell all the sounds were, and here the game continues. Welcome back Memory Tapes. We missed you. (You can get the mp3 here at GvsB)

The track comes via the Something In Construction compilation Love Sic Disco. SIC are celebrating their 100th release by giving away a fricking awesome compilation for free via The Guardian. It features tracks from ANR, Loney Dear, MNDR and Houses amongst others. WOW. Go here to download it, or stream via the Soundcloud player below.

Love SIC Disco by Something InConstruction

Marina & the diamonds – Obsessions (oOoOO Remix)

This incredible remix from oOoOO has just surfaced. He (Christopher Dexter Greenspan) has taken Marina & the diamonds’ ‘Obsessions’ and transformed it into a dark, synth-laden, emotionally wraught track. The original was emotional enough, with Marina’s dramatic vocals accompanied by crisp and crescendoing piano chords. Here however, the vocals are echoed and drawn out, adding a mysterious and laboured effect to the song. The original featured a woman questioning a relationship; here she tortures herself over where it went wrong, as both vocals and instrumentation echo and reverberate. Get the track for free here at Neon Gold.

I already liked oOoOO, but now I quite adore him.