YUCK

From the ashes of the much loved Cajun Dance Party, who you should also check out if you want floaty yet yearning guitar based musings, comes the joy to behold that is Yuck! Sometimes, when a good band breaks up, you get pants stuff that isn't as good coming from the key members, such a shame. But with CDP, it's two members decided to take what they were doing to the next flippin level all together! As Yuck, its four members make simple songs based around melody and great guitar sounds. They spice up the winning formula of drums, guitar, vocals and bass with surreal lyrics and their ability to write a solid gold guitar pop song one minute, and a grungey epic the next. All they got is basic instruments and voices, but what they do with simplicity is simply devine. And if you thought that was off the hook varied, it aint the last of it! Yu(c)k, the Yuck side project is the band making stripped back to the bone songs that are heart felt, slow and full of cool ass lyrics that you might totally relate to or completely not understand (in a good way). Visit their blog for free songs and cool drawings, see them live for a great show, listen to their songs to bless your musical mind. What more do you want? Nothing? GOOD! The chaps behind it all have supremely creative chops, thats for sure. Love it with a bit of chips.

http://yuckband.blogspot.com/


For Fans Of:

Sonic Youth, Fanzine, Cajun Dance Party

GIGGS

Sometimes, you can get a good feel for who a person is from their voice. Case in point, fresh on the scene rapper: Giggs. The confidence, imagination and general swag radiates from Giggs deep vocal tones. He doesn't need to spit out his rhymes quick smart, he knows they are so good that he has time to savour each word as he lays them down over a track. His verses are full of imagination and effortless cool. Tired of violent MCs squeeking inaudible bars over sped up violins? Maybe not, it is pretty cool, but even so, Giggs has got a lot more to offer. And as well as providing the solid gold verses such as "I'm a breast man but I rate arses", he brings most of the choruses to his tracks too. Mmmmm, tastes urban! ME LIKE! ME LIKE!

www.myspace.com/trapstargiggs

For Fans Of:

MF DOOM, Wiley, Lil Wayne

WOTWOLFF

Wotwolff are freaking awesome. Lets get that clear from the off. Guitarist + Drummer + Shouting = an exhilerating noise fest. The riffs buzz and squeel while the drums take a righteous beating. They create a frenzied sound of their very own. And they don't care what you think, nope, but you should care about them, yup. Thats the way this is going to work. And anyway, whats not to like? You can go mental and forget your troubles to Wotwolff, the live show rulez. And their frenetic live show doesn't compromise their songs over performance. They combine going nuts and playing nuts resulting in the crowd going nuts. And if you don't lose your marbles to Wotwolff then you didn't have any marbles in the first place. They are making the Northampton music scene interesting and totally non bogus again.



http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Wotwolff/124085397649558


For Fans Of:

Pets, 72% Morrissey, Drool

CHAD VALLEY

Tired to the back teeth of dirty beats? You really want to clear your mind of hazey lo-fi beatscapes, piling up in your ears? Cool. Get some Chad Valley in your ears, like Mr.Muscle cleaning out a toilet, Chad Valley will rinse out your ears with his sparkly, complicated, dancey and prancey electronica. And boy oh boy can the boy croon. Straight out of Oxford, straight out of the Blessing Force collective, straight out of the buzz surrounding him, Chad Valley is hear for us all! His great tunes sound polished, fresh and buzzing with life! It's easy to write him off as a summer party jam maker, but I think the Chad Valley noises can be enjoyed all year round, maybe even Christmas. Music can often be seasonal, but Chad Valley rulez so much that he can be enjoyed forever! Foals like him, so you should like him.

www.myspace.com/hugomanuel

For Fans Of:

Pet Moon, Small Black, Baths

SEAPONY

It may not be perfect weather for a picnic anymore, but if you like recreating picnics in your bedroom with your friends, then you need a soundtrack, right? RIGHT ON! Well get yourself some Seapony tracks for free off the amazing internet. They are well worth it. The vocal delivery is soft and romantic, the songs roll along at a peaceful pace, it's all quite lovely. So unless your picnics are mini heavy metal festivals, the gentle hum of Seapony's guitar/drums/vocals/simples songs will set the mood for some chillwave feelings all around. Music should make you feel something, the music coming atcha from Seapony will make you feel good, girlfriend!!!!

seapony.bandcamp.com/album/seapony-ep

For Fans Of:

Beach House, Best Coast, Teen Daze

TORO Y MOI

There are a lot of beat masters knocking about, but which beat master can you really trust? Probably all of them, beat masters are nice people. But Toro Y Moi is one of those musicians that has mastered a beat of his own. His style is deep within the confines of electronic music, but he is doing all kinds of crazy things with electronic beats. But enough about the beats. The feel of his music is of a chilled out vibe, and so he has been roped under the chillwave genre. But he has already promised a guitar album coming up in the pipeline. Toro Y Moi provides almost constant interesting new ideas, he has already progressed with his live show, switching from the laptop to the full in your face band. So live, his wonky dance tunes can really come to life. Anyone who digs dance music that is almost as far from convention as possible should plug into Toro Y Moi. And if you like your dance music more straight forward, he even provides that through his repetition heavy side project Les Sins. Damn!!! Dance to a different kind of beat (master).

toroymoi.blogspot.com

For Fans Of:

Les Sins, Washed Out, Baths

THE VACCINES

Sometimes bands can get too wrapped up in their image or their arty farty style. They forget what makes music so great in the first place, which is a great uplifting song. The Vaccines haven't forgotten what makes songs good, they know exactly what does the trickity lick. Big chorus sung with heart and feeling? Check. Guitars. Check. The divine structure of a simple song. Check. They make awesome songs. If you don't believe moi, check these bad boys out fo size yo fo: "Blow It Up", "If You Wanna" and "Wreckin Bar". Pidgeon hole them into whatever hole you see fit, but you can't deny the coolness of their songs. Super fly AND super fine. FIST PUMP TO THE SKY!


http://thevaccines.co.uk/


For Fans Of:

Surfer Blood, The Drums, Best Coast