Neon Trees
Animal
The production suggests heavy record label investment, while the song itself recalls early Futureheads.
Sex Beet
Stay!
Bombastic lo-fi surfer punk. Tinny drums, echo-laden Dick Dale riffs and – buried deep beneath the fuzz – a layer of suitably snotty vocals.
Kourtney Heart ft. Magnolia Shorty
My Boy
This light and bouncy Kourtney Heart track features Lil' Wayne's Cash Money protégé's last recorded vocals.
Baths
Hall
A series of falsetto vocals, backwards tape loops and programmed beats that (somehow) recalls both Washed Out and Weezer.
Youthless
Golden Age
Pop music stripped back to its purest elements. Simple melodies you can't forget and a bass that begs you to dance.
Bermuda Bonnie
Houseboat
Awkwardly mixed and hampered by digital distortion, this cute little pop song is nevertheless full of promise.
Captain Beefheart
Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do
The late Captain Beefheart at his Delta blues influenced best. Sounding like a grumpier Howlin' Wolf, Beefheart was a true rock'n'roll hero.
REM
It Happened Today
Teaser single from the forthcoming 'Collapse Into Now' album. Not exactly a return to form but REM do sound more confident now than at any time in the past decade. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and The Hidden Cameras' Joel Gibb provide backing vocals.
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