Zoot Woman – Saturation
(From Cream Team)
Chief Zoot Stuart Price stops messing around with his celebrity, chums long enough to grace his bandmates with new material in the form of a synth-searing summer anthem that effectively does away with the need for them altogether. How galling.
No Eye Contact – You Won't
(From MySpace)
Cute and clever plaid-rock from Brooklyn. Comparing them to late-90s indie demi-gods Neutral Milk Hotel would not be a maverick move.
Delorean – Deli
(From Punkreas)
There's nothing smart about this Spanish quartet's electro-funk. Thick beats, thick lyrics ("I like the time I spent with you, girl") and a thick refusal to leave you alone until you're singing the bloody thing in your sleep. Hold on. Maybe it's cleverer than we thought?
B.O.B. – Say What You Want
(From Cocaine Blunts)
Another graduate from the Outkast school of Southernfunkaretrojitterwowsatakealookathosetrousas hip-hop. Most likely to feature on one, two or maybe even three of Big Boi and Dre's forthcoming albums.
Dark Mean – Frankencottage
(From YouTube via Chromewaves)
It's rare for disco-indie to have a heart as well as a pulse. Canada's Dark Mean have managed it. And confounded us with that title too.
