Monthly Archive: February 2010

FOUR TET – THERE IS LOVE IN YOU (Electronica/Downtempo – UK)

Four Tet

The new Four Tet album There Is Love In You is now available in stores on vinyl, CD and digital download. This is Four Tet’s first new album in over four years and fifth LP to date. Kieran Hebden, the …

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saturday nite with… RENI LANE + MONSIEUR ADI

Reni Lane

Reni Lane is scheduled to release her new album, Ready, on March 16th on superproducer Linda Perry’s label Custard and in the run-up to this release she has been getting a fair deal of attention with her single “Place For …

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TESLA BOY – THE TESLA BOY EP (New Wave/SynthPop – Russia)

Tesla Boy

Russian trio Tesla Boy are a 80s-esque new wave / synthpop band formed in 2008 in Moscow.  Often compared to Cut/Copy and other electro bands, they are the first Russian act to get real media  attention since t.A.T.u. But the …

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CHROMATICS – NIGHT DRIVE (ItaloDisco/Electronica – US)

Chromatics' vocalist Ruth Radelet

Let’s go back in time a little and introduce Chromatics! They have long been amongst our favourites but never made it to these pages but this is just about to change. Chromatics are part of the Italo Disco revival that …

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CARIBOU – SWIM (Indie/Psych/Pop – Canada)

Caribou

Caribou is Canadian-born Dan Snaith, who formerly recorded under the moniker Manitoba. Coming from a family of mathematicians, Snaith  spent many years torn between music and maths. In 2005, he completed his PhD at the University of London and is …

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LO-FI-FNK – MARCHIN’ IN (ElectroPop – Sweden)

Lo Fi Fnk

It’s already been four years since Lo-Fi-Fnk‘s promising 2006 debut Boylife, a long wait for their numerous fans, but here is a brand new track from the Swedish electro duo to sate their thirst for new material. “Marchin’ In” is  …

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TRACEY THORN – LOVE AND ITS OPPOSITE (Folk/Indie – UK)

Tracey Thorn

Tracey Thorn‘s new album Love And Its Opposite will be released on May 17. There will be a single with remixes out in April, but to keep you going until then you can download the album’s opening track, “Oh, The …

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STREETLAB – NY SOUND (Electro/Club – US)

Streetlab

Streetlab are a production duo out of Brooklyn, NY. In their brief career, they have released numerous remixes (Rolling Stones, Crystal Castles, Hot Chip) that have been floating around the blogosphere and getting a fair amount of media attention. Just …

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