SUNDAY SENSATIONS | VOLUME 2

Another mix to download and enjoy. This one marks the second instalment of  Sunday Sensations, a mood setter for a chilled out mellow Sunday, featuring Fire Through The Window (Durban), Bordeauxxx (Guildford), Monzano (Oslo), Seapony (Seattle) and  Peru Peru (Lille).
A big shout out to Chloe for designing the album art.

Tracklist:
1. Silver Swans - Secrets (2:56)
2. Kisses - People Can Do The Most Amazing Things (4:10)
3. Small Black - Camouflage (3:29)
4. Dominant Legs - Young at Love and Life (2:28)
5. The One AM Radio - Credible Threats (2:50)
6. Monzano - Yes We Can´t (3:02)
7. Wild Nothing - Summer Holiday (4:02)
8. Seapony - Dreaming (2:20)
9. Sea Pinks - Japanese Knotweed (2:07)
10. Bordeauxxx - Mother's Ruin (3:45)
11. Fire Through The Window - Golden (3:12)
12. PERU PERU - Colossal Youth (Young Marble Giant cover) (3:12)
13. Fractal Farm - Walking (4:11)
14. Deerhoof - Super Duper Rescue Heads! (2:34)
15. Boats - Chrome Eyelids (3:52)
16. Matt & Kim - Where You're Coming From (4:09)
17. Happy Birthday - 2 Shy (3:00)
18. Small Black - Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix) (4:12)
19. Petra Haden - Don't Stop Believin' (Journey Cover) (4:05)

Don't feel like downloading each track individually, grab the mix here.

Peru Peru "Love"

FRENCH FILMS

Neither French, nor particularly a collection of French films, these Finish chaps make sunny music from a cold cold place. Their two track ep entitled Golden Sea was released mid October  this year via GAEA Recods. According to their facebook status a few weeks ago, they've started recording their début already. And now there's a video out for their much hyped about track Golden Sea. What do they sound like? Think of  the Drums, the Young Friends and Joy Division repackaged in true subarctic Nordic style (It's Finland's answer to the Drums).

Location: Helsinki, Finland
Memebers: Ohannes (vocals, guitar), Joni - (vocals, guitar), Mikael - (vocals, bass), Santtu (keyboards, guitar, percussion) Antti (drums)

Label: GAEA Records

Band Page: myspace / facebook

French Films - Golden Sea [Download]
French Films - Take You With Me [Download]

BAND TO WATCH | BORDEUAXXX

Twee pop, a genre paved out by bands such as Heavenly from the 80's and more recent acts like Los Campesinos!, Camera Obscura and Belle & Sebastian, is very much alive and by the look of things, it's here to stay. Another addition to this genre is the U.K based Bordeauxxx. They formed last year in October and has cultivated a solid following of twee pop lovers. Get their ep from bandcamp for free and see for yourself if they're well worth the hype. Careful though...too much Bordeauxxx might leave you affectedly dainty.

Location: Guildford, Surrey

Members: Amy Bache, Charlie Clement, Jon Fairey, Martin Lilley, Nat Harding

Label: Unsigned

Sounds Like:  Malva Pudding

Band Page: myspace / facebook

Bordeauxxx - Heartstrings [Download]

MATT & KIM | SIDEWALKS

I've been sharpening my teeth for this one. SIDEWALKS, Matt and Kim's third studio album is out today!! Haven't given the album a proper listen, but "Cameras" and "Where You're Coming From" appealed to me from the first listen.

Tracklist:
1. Block After Block
2. AM/FM Sound
3. Cameras [Download]
4. Red Paint
5. Where You’re Coming From [Download]
6. Good for Great
7. Northeast
8. Wires
9. Silver Tiles
10. Ice Melts

SUNDAY SENSATIONS | VOLUME 1

Hazy tunes for a simmered down Sunday afternoon. This playlist features Holiday Murray's (Cape Town) brand new track "Jirey", Small Black's (Brooklyn) "Search Party", Prada's (Cape Town) Lagos, BlackBird BlackBird's (San Francisco) Pure and Cymbals' (London) "idon'tknowwhyyoubother". All the tracks from this mix are either from new upcoming bands or taken from albums released this year. So give them some cyber love. Download each track individually or grab the entire mix here.

Tracklist:

1. Blackbird Blackbird - Pure (2:21)

2. Brown Recluse - Night Train (2:39)

3. Chromatics - Circled Sun (4:06)

4. Cloud Nothings - I Apologize (2:25)

5. Cymbals - idontknowwhyyoubother (3:32)

6. Egyptian Hip Hop - Rad Pitt (4:04)

7. Holiday Murray - Jirey (3:48)

8. Local Natives - Wide Eyes (4:26)

9. Millionyoung - 11 Calrissian (2:48)

10. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms (Anoraak Remix) (4:44)

11. Pepper Rabbit - Older Brother (3:20)

12. Prada - Lagoss (2:17)

13. Scattered Trees - Four Days Straight (3:36)

14. Small Black - Search Party (2:50)

15. The Holidays - Broken Bones (3:53)

16. Trash Kit - Fame (2:35)

17. Very Truly Yours - I'd Write You a Song (3:11)

18. Warpaint - Undertow (4:01)

 BONUS: Walter Sobcek's Je Me Souviens

Walter Sobcek - Je me souviens from Walter Sobcek on Vimeo.

NEAVE

Neave is an electro-distorto-pop practitioner based in London town. Influences include (Low era) Bowie, Depeche Mode, 70's Eno, Suicide, Throbbing Gristle, Justice and David Lynch.
For the past two years he's been gigging around London and Berlin building up a strong following in the process.

Click on the down pointing arrow on the right (on the SoundCloud widget) to download the track.

Neave - I'm Telling You So

I'm Telling You So (Demo) by Neave

Neave - Comparisons
Comparisons by Neave

Neave - Strange Creature

Strange Creature by Neave

BAND TO WATCH | SATELLITE STORIES

The chaps from Satellite Stories introduce themselves as four satellite heroes from the planet of summery breeze. They draw strong influences from Bangor's Two Door Cinema Club, Liverpool's Wombats and Brooklyn's Vampire Weekend. This is the kind of stuff you'd want to soundtrack your summer holiday. Satellite stories make feel good, happy music, that leaves you wanting more. They're just a few short weeks away from releasing another exclusive track to their followers. So get to know them before they become commercial property.

Location: Oulu, Finland
Members: Weather-Satellite (vocals/guitar), TV-Satellite (guitar), Search and  Rescue-Satellite (bass/vocals),
Navigation-Satellite (drums)

Band Page: myspace / facebook

Satellite Stories - Helsinki Art Scene [Download]
Satellite Stories - Kids Aren't Safe In The Metro [Download]
Satellite Stories - Meico [Download]

Bonus: Their guitarist (TV-Satellite) made  a great 8-bit remix of Helsinki Art Scene.
Satellite Stories - Helsinki Art Scene (8 bit) [Download]