Slow Club – Christmas TV
(from A Certain Romance)
We hope the Sheffield duo mean this rather than that, because that would really ruin this track's seasonal magic for us.
Constantines – Our Age
(from MySpace via Chromewaves)
The down-home sensibility of the Hold Steady, the imagination of TV On the Radio and the dismantling intensity of Glasvegas – you'd have expected us to rave about Constantines' fourth album, Kensington Heights, when it was released in April. Hindsight, huh?
The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
(from Minneapolis Fucking Rocks)
Justice launched a career by ripping off the Prodigy, so it's fitting that the Braintree boys have nicked a bit of Parisian glamour to draw out theirs. They haven't been totally shameless – it's not like they've made a violent and apocalyptic video, is it? Oh, wait a minute …
Your Twenties – Caught Wheel
(from Youtube)
Debut single from Metronomy guitarist Gabriel Stebbing's side project, which finally received a proper release a fortnight ago after drifting around the internet for the best part of this year. Their infectious pop could have been the sound of the summer. It'll have to brighten our deep, dark, "recession ahoy!" winter instead.
Project Jenny, Project Jan - Train Track
(from I Guess I'm Floating)
Plinky Latino-pop that you'll dismiss now and be screaming along to later … at the office Christmas party, six drinks in as your arse steams up the photocopier. Happy holidays!
