The Playlist: Electric Soft Parade/ The Boy Least Likely To/ Cold Cave

 

John Hall
Thursday 04 April 2013 15:53 BST
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The Boy Least Likely To: another indie-pop duo making a comeback
The Boy Least Likely To: another indie-pop duo making a comeback

Electric Soft Parade

Brother, You Must Walk Your Path

Re-emerging after a six-year break, this is the first single from the band's forthcoming fourth album IDIOTS. The White brothers' harmonies are as tight as ever, but other than their sombre decadence, this is a stripped-down, minimalist return.

The Boy Least Likely To

Climbing Out of Love

Another indie-pop duo making a comeback (above), TBLLT explore upbeat pop that brings to mind Bright Eyes and Belle and Sebastian. Clearly the feel-good hit of the spring.

Cold Cave

God Made the World

Considerably darker than The Boy Least Likely To, Cold Cave hook this new release around post-punk guitars and a beat reminiscent of New Order or Depeche Mode.

Pharmakon

Crawling on Bruised Knees

This rather excellently named song is a brutal and emotionally weighty slice of experimental pop that clocks in at around six and a half minutes – 22-year-old frontwoman Margaret Chardiet describes it as an “exorcism”.

Lust for Youth

Chasing the Light (Anthony Naples remix)

Naples, a young Brooklyn-based producer, really gets his teeth into this remix, transforming it from a light, synth-led track, into a muscular Berlin squat party anthem.

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