The Barometer: Big Deal; Gruff Rhys; D/R/U/G/S – Love/Lust; Egyptian Hip Hop; Spark; The Hundred in the Hands; Sea of Bees; Weezer
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Friday 22 October 2010
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Big Deal
Locked Up
Big Deal inspire comparisons with Best Coast's minor-chord grunge, though singer Kacey Underwood leans further towards PJ Harvey.
Gruff Rhys
Shark Ridden Waters
From the Welsh wonder's third solo LP due in February, this opening taster of what's to come is pop at its most ambitious.
D/R/U/G/S – Love/Lust
Love/Lust
After living up to the hype at the In The City festival last week, expect their Orbital-inspired dance to appear on many a "Sound of 2011" list.
Egyptian Hip Hop
Moon Crooner
In spite of their band name, EHH serve up a funky Mancunian interpretation of the Mystery Jets' indie pop.
Spark
Revolving
Eighteen-year-old Spark, an electro-pop inspired hybrid of Debbie Harry and Kate Bush, offers a taster of her album (due next year) with this single.
The Hundred in the Hands
Dressed in Dresden
The Brooklyn duo meld angular indie-rock guitars with driving bass and a huge dose of electro-pop.
Sea of Bees
Wizbot
Enchanting acoustic song from Heavenly Records' new ethereal-voiced signing, from California.
Weezer
El Scorcho
The non-commercial, but brilliantly catchy, first single from the LA band's unfairly overlooked album Pinkerton, which gets a re-release next month.
Listen to this week's free playlist at Independent.co.uk/mixtape
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- 3 The London 2012 Festival: The greatest show of a great year
- 4 BANNED: The most controversial films
- 5 French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy calls for West to intervene in Syria
- 6 Observations: Literary lessons from N F Simpson - an absurdly good playwright
- 7 Free Range: Meet the designers of tomorrow
- 8 The Ten Best History Books
- 9 Ladyhawke: Asperger's and the anxious pop sensation
- 10 Cannes: Too much rain, too few women, but great movies
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- 3 Brazil rocked by abortion for 9-year-old rape victim
- 4 Society: The only way is Finland
- 5 Schoolboy spiked brownies with cannabis in cookery class
- 6 Fat? Really? Olympic hope laughs off official’s jibe – but others aren’t amused
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- 8 African monkey meat that could be behind the next HIV
- 9 Coke reveals its secret: It may need to carry a cancer warning
- 10 French in uproar over oral sex anti-smoking posters
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