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Wilder Girls Vs Boys Jerky, plinky, percussion-fuelled Indie Pop from four slinky-hipped Bristol kids. It must be summer.
Gayngs The Gaudy Side Of Town Mournful track from the midwestern supergroup. Perfection, even if the Yacht’s not sailing anywhere.
Big K.R.I.T. ft Yelawolf Hometown Hero Standout track from the Mississippi rapper’s ‘K.R.I.T Wuz Here’ mixtape, proving “real” Rap ain’t dead, even if it’s...
Aeroplane We Can't Fly [Wall Of Sound] Pale Reggae-infused track from now-flying solo Vito de Luca, a man whose cheese is starting to go off.
Tame Impala Solitude Is Bliss [Modular] Australian band branded “baggy”, with a single closer to roses than the Roses, if you know what I mean.
FaltyDL Phreqaflex [Planet Mu] New York boy’s UKG-mining takes Speed Garage and Broken Beat (remember?) to new lighter-than-light spaces.
Hind Ear Coconut/Origami Wonderful souped up chopp’d pop from bonsai baggy band. Nothing short of infinite.
Cassius 99 10th anniversary re-release on Cassius Records sounds good as ever. Better even.
Active Child In Your Church At Night What Church? My Church? Are we in a church at night? Sounds like it.
Tweet Ooops (Hudson Mohawke remix) Seems appropriate to tweet about Tweet. And Hudmo. Oh My Oh My!
Seams Nightcycles The soundtrack to my floatation tank (if I had a floatation tank).
Minks Funeral Song Romantic and tight post punk with nostalgic twist.
Bonobo Eyesdown ft. Andreya Triana (Floating Points remix) Stunningly crafted rework, stunning vocals. One for the after hours.
BFlecha Ceja de Carnival/Kosmic Lover Synth-step? Electro-step? Pop-step? Who cares? It sounds ruddy great.
Mock & Toof Farewell To Wendo Makes me wish Wendo would leave everyday, whoever he is… really nice track!
Egyptian Hip Hop Round Pot Rad Pitt re-imagined as a forgotten piano house classic. You dancing? We’re asking.
Tensnake Coma Cat This is brilliant. Vintage House but also tropical. But what happened to Disco, Tensnake?
Plan B Stay Too Long Alright, alright, alright. This is a brilliant song. Happy now, Epworth?
Ray Mang Bullet Proof/Look Into My Eyes Side A, Feat Lady Miss Kier: Balearic P-funk shit. Side B: WOW! (DFA)
Joy Orbison So Derobe Surprisingly analogue sounding piece of Joy from that Boy.
