In brief: Third single from Kitsune-affiliated electro hipsters. While it doesn’t quite scale the heights of Solo and (especially) Salt Air, it still suggests promising things to come from the imminent debut album.
See also: The Dance Anthems-ready WAWA mix, which gives the original a bit of a kick up the backside.
In brief: Second song this week that actually featured in my Best of 2009 list. Highlight of uberstar-DJ Tiesto’s indie-starlet-heavy Kaleidoscope record, this finds Canadian twins Tegan & Sara dominating a really rather moving actually track that should, by rights, be massive.
See also: Emily Haines off of Metric lending her lovely voice to another track off of Kaleidoscope.
In brief: Fairly obviously, Ellie Goulding needs no introduction. Nor does this skittery, twitchy gem of a record that first showed up almost a year ago. However, it now has a shiny video and an even shinier remix. A sensible reissue that should do a decent enough job of convincing the gen pub that Goulding is worth bothering with.
See also: My weekend reading highlight has to be this remarkable piece by the legendary Paul Morley “about” Ellie Goulding. Special.
In brief: New music from Stephin Merritt is, without exception, a cause for celebration. That latest record Realism (out today) looks to be a full-on return to form after a few patchy outings is great news indeed. Here’s the typically perverse track chosen to promote it. Enjoy.
See also: Pretty much everything Merritt has recorded under any name.
In brief: Ben from electro-pop newcomers Fenech-Soler shows up to front the latest taster from Groove Armada’s upcoming Black Light album, which on all evidence so far looks to be their best work yet. It kicks off sounding very much (maybe too much?) like a Cut Copy track, but the spangly chorus soon has you forgetting such comparisons. Lovely stuff.
See also: Last year’s excellent I Won’t Kneel and Shameless, featuring Brian Ferry, available for free download here.
