1. Metronomy – The English Riviera
2. Pete & The Pirates – One Thousand Pictures
3. The Cloud Room – Zither
4. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
5 Thirteen Senses – Crystal Sounds
6. Human League – Credo
7. Active Child – You Are All I See
8. The Strokes – Angels
9. Thomas Dolby – A Map Of The Floating City
10. Kaiser Chiefs – The Future Is Medieval
Mondays are for getting brightened up.
La Sera – Please Be My Third Eye
Lightning Love – Deadbeat (via bandcamp)
Haroula Rose – Close My Eyes to See (Luke Top remix)
Class Actress – Weekend (via soundcloud) + mixtape
Ryan Hemsworth – Three Hours In (via soundcloud)
Mondays are for the holidays…
Tahiti Boy and guests – ‘Forget it’s Christmas’
Mondays are for a good game of Scrabble (and forgetting to do that thing you meant to do).
Klifton Filente – To Win (via bandcamp)
Another’s Blood – Lost Communication
This is all kinds of awesome. Borderline offensive? Hmm. Judge for yourself, but it’s witty and its cheesy and it’s all the kinds of things I love about ZvG. Okay, it could have done with a giant KimZilla or something but regardless, this tale of martial arts, derring-do and rank cowardice in Old Glasgow is a lot of fun. It helps that it’s married to one of the real standout tracks from Propellor versus Wings, too.
Mondays are for getting washed out.
Maribel – Jezebel Jive (via soundcloud)
The Full Colour Hardback Books – The Future of Britain (via bandcamp)
Return to Mono – Black Swan (Le Crayon remix)
New Hands – This I’ve Heard (via bandcamp)
Monday are for revelations.
Sandman Viper Command – “The Metal I’ve Spent”
St. Louis identical-twin folk duo Dubb Nubb already had a string of charming releases, a Daytrotter session, national touring, and had landed on the roster of amazing DIY label Special Passenger Records, all before ever graduating from High School.
The bizarre thing about Dubb Nubb (and the factor that makes them truly, truly special) is that they manage to display the rough-edged charm of their youth and simultaneously flex extreme depth and experience as musicians and songwriters, writing sweeping, beautiful, emotionally complex songs with more fresh substance than most songwriters far older than these girls ever manage to tap into.
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Mondays are for being serenaded.
Serenades – Oceans (via widget)
