Polarsets are Rob Howe (vocals, Guitar), Mickey Smith (bass) and James Rudd (drums), three lads from Newcastle, England. Their uplifting brand of indie pop relies on fast-paced guitars, playful vocals and synths galore to give the mix its dancey electro edge. Sometimes reminiscent of Two Door Cinema Club, Fenech Soler or a younger version of Friendly Fires, Polarsets have a …
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PALLERS – THE SEA OF MEMORIES (Electronica – Sweden)
Formed in 2008, Pallers are a blissed-out electronica duo who make “Dance music for the lazy, the blazers and for the slightly depressed”. At the helm of this musical ship, long-time friends Johan Angergård (Club 8, Acid House Kings, The Legends) and Henrik Mårtensson build an ever shimmering mosaic of sounds in which every element …
JEREMY GLENN – NEW LIFE EP (NuDisco/Balearic – Canada)
From Motown to Uptown, Soul Jazz to Nu Jazz, New Wave to No Wave, Old School to New School to No School: Jeremy Glenn personifies the contemporary music mentality with all of its forms and functions. Whether making music under his alias Makeshift, collaborating with Rod Skimmins as The Makeover, or alternately producing as Jeremy …
CHAD VALLEY – EQUATORIAL ULTRAVOX (Electronica/Balearic – UK)
Chad Valley is the solo project of Hugo Manuel, who happens to be the front-man of alt-folk group Jonquil and is also one of the founding members of Oxford collective Blessing Force. As Chad Valley, Manuel explores sounds that are stray pretty far away from what Jonquil fans are used to. Influenced by his stay …
COYOTE – TOO HARD (Electronica/Balearic – UK)
Coyote is a British duo comprised of Timm Sure and Ampo. Together they have been making sun-soaked downtempo electronica with Balearic and disco influences for the past decade. They are widely considered one of the main players in the Nu Balearic scene (think Aeroplane, Ceo, NUfrequency…) and release their music on their own label Is …
CEO – WHITE MAGIC (Electronica/Balearic – Sweden)
Back in April, the first ceo video, simply titled “Prologue”, was launched on the internet. No one knew who or what ceo was and the blogosphere promptly started buzzing with rumors and stories. It was later established that ceo was a new solo project by Swedish artist Eric Berglund, one half of The Tough Alliance. …
LO-FI-FNK – MARCHIN’ IN (ElectroPop – Sweden)
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 a summery pop-infused song featuring chiming piano and a delightful melody. Lo-Fi-Fnk – Marchin’ In …









