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The xx - Crystalised

Pinch, punch, first of the month!

Let’s get February started with a band who seem to be lapping up the hype at the mo - the xx. Their debut album is pretty top stuff and this is one of my favs off it. If you’ve not heard them yet then you need to get on the case…

The xx - xx on Spotify

Phoenix - Sometimes In The Fall

Another track from French lads Phoenix, if you missed it check their awesome If I Ever Feel Better that I posted a while back. Lovely melodies and jangly guitar lines. Well nice

Fuck Buttons - The Lisbon Maru

After seeing the name on various ATP line ups I had assumed that Fuck Buttons would just be another noisy drone band with a funny name. However, I checked the recent album, Tarot Sport, and was pleasantly surprised. Awesome gritty synths with an almost tribal feel to much of it, I highly recommend you pick the CD up. Now to check out their back catalogue

M83 - Skin Of The Night

I’ve been loving M83’s album, Saturdays = Youth, and have had it on a lot for the past few months. Some of it reminds me a bit of 90s bands like My Bloody Valentine but with a bit of a mix of electronic stuff in there too. I love the twin melodies in this track and the sparse percussion. I’d really recommend checking the whole thing out, top stuff from start to finish

Saturdays = Youth on Spotify

The Big Pink - Velvet

Reminiscent of some good old fashioned 80s/90s indie and signed to 4AD this has been out for a little while now. There’s an album which posting this tune has reminded me that I really need to listen to…

The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love on Spotify - spotify:album:7m1muQIs7j5wteSIr1h29Y