The Horrors- Skying (XL Recordings)

Oh Hell Yeah! Another Beggars album this time from XL recordings and that band you used to hate The Horrors, Yes they are the same band that released Sheena is a parasite and played earlier tonight at a very intimate show in Dalston's shacklewell arms, Primary Colours was a huge step forward which revolutionized what many (if not most) people thought The Horrors could ever dream of, and Skying attempts to capitolise on that... It's not as huge of a shock as the previous albums but Skying harks to the likes of Simple Minds, Echo and the Bunnymen... but while being nothing new, the band certainly seem to be enjoying themselves...

First single Still Life below....

Zomby- Dedication (4AD)

It may have took you a long time... but now you've figured out where you were in 92... Zomby is back with a new full length album "Dedication" on none other than 4AD, talk about a mainsteam cross-over is redundant after the success of the aforementioned track but Dedication is a cross-genre, mixed bag of treats guaranteed to score highly on many critics picks of the years and like I always say do Beggars ever get it wrong?

Here's the first track to be sneaked from the album (out this week) featuring Panda Bear (Animal Collective- as if you needed me to tell you)

Handsome Furs- Sound Kapitol

Handsome Furs quite frankly get better with every album, basically because every album is stark ravingly different to the other. Sound Kapitol is the most stark release and this leading track displays, the band's most cold, brutal and lyrically explicit... The Band Head to Europe in September.... Looking forward to it.

Warning: Not for the faint-hearted

Handsome Furs - What About Us (uncensored) from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

Still Corners- Cuckoo

Based on this single alone.... Still Corners are a contender for album for 2011 

widowspeak

Widowspeak new single Gun Shy is a haunting 90s fuzz/soft rock gem, and the b-side... the cover that keeps on giving (Chris Issak's Wicked Game) perfectly suits Molly Hamilton's Mazzy Star-esque drawl. Widowspeak are the band quietly playing in the corner of some remote smalltown bar in the greatest surreal western never made.

Enjoy, The album is due to be released later in the summer...

Shimmering Stars- I'm Gonna Try

Love a bit of classic 50s inspired tortured love song vibe from canada, full length due out September 13th.... Hopefully over in the UK this summer too! 7" in Rough Trade this week!

Hoop Dreams!

Hoop Dreams are from Blacksburg, VA and the single "XCPR" hits the UK this week, joyous fuzzed up indie pop, that we've come to expect from Captured Tracks, but far surpasses all said expectations...

CHECK IT!