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Oh well this is a bit of a surprise, Ben Khan only released his 1000 EP back in May and now he's unveiled a spanking new song called "Blade (Tidal Wave Of Love)" and for a demo it sounds pretty sharp.

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Photo by Simona Gol

Got about five or six newcomer posts we've been trying desperately to churn out over the last few weeks and finally got round to doing one for Kins with their latest track "Young".

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London's Dignan Porch unveil "Out Of The Picture" as part of the latest Art Is Hard hand cut record series.



"In Films" is now the third track we're to hear from Chromatics' upcoming Dear Tommy LP and it still has no release date -  surprise release maybe?


New Zealand's Shunkan unveil "Our Names" an infectious side step from the shoegazing heard on last years sell-out Honey, Milk and Blood EP.


Our favourite Liverpudlians OUTFIT return off-the-back of their most recent LP Performance, with new label Memphis Industries, new track "Genderless" and new of new LP, Slowness.



Barely started in March and we're already got our first Certified bad-boy in the bag. I'll be the first to admit not all Chromatics tracks hit the spot with us but, my god, when they do, they do - "I Can Never Be Myself When You're Around" being one of those tracks.



We're back for 2015 with another welcome return, that of Manchester's Gorgeous Bully who unveil latest track, "2 broke 2 old".

London noise-pop three-piece Crushed Beaks announce news of debut LP Scatter, unveil "Rising Sun".

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This is so so so delayed, so apologies for that - the troubles of 'real life' affect us all. It feels like it's been way too long coming, this debut LP Scatter from Crushed Beaks, but it's good to see the band taking the bull by the horns and going it on their own.

Guitar-pop duo WULFS impress with their first track "Moving Out"


With roots in Leeds and Birmingham, "Moving Out" is the first thing (demo) to come from the duo of WULFS.

"...towering riffs and gorgeously suited vocals" - Introducing Brighton newcomers Soph Nathan...

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Brighton is a place that consistently comes up trumps with new musical talent, almost every single time in fact. New on the block (or pier, whatever you like) is trio Soph Nathan and their impressive debut song "Our Girl".

Cornish four-piece, The Black Tambourines are back with new track, "I Wanna Stay Away".

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It's been a long time since we've covered The Black Tambourines - three years too long, in fact. However, the band are back after the release of their previous Chica EP with "I Wanna Stay Away".

Winchester four-piece Bloom release debut track "Daydream" ahead of their soon to be expected EP.


Manchester-based producer, Loftt releases stunningly composed electronic track, "Pieces".


From what we can gather, Jake Barrow, otherwise known as Loftt is a bedroom producer from the North West who's recently started making waves across the internet after dropping a few exquisite electronic instrumentals.

Montreal's SEOUL return with free download "White Morning", unveil new video.

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Being a band with much of their ideas hinting towards a love of art as much music, SEOUL's latest effort "White Morning" shows yet more evidence the group can create some of the most delightfully subtle yet utterly immersive ambient music.

London's The Death Of Pop return with a different and slightly more experimental sound on new track "Circles".


It was late last year when we last heard anything new from The Death Of Pop but in comparison to that, "Circles" takes a step in a slightly different, disorientating direction.

Brisbane Surf-Rockers Doom Mountain take things a tad more dark and broody on latest track "Lonely Child".

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Previous Doom Mountain tracks point firmly towards surf rock tendencies but this new track kind of drifts off track a bit, playing on Black Angels-esque guitar riffs and wailing old school KOL vocals.

Katy Goodman aka La Sera has unveiled "Running Wild" the latest track to come from anticipated third LP, Hour of the Dawn.

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It's always obvious when someone's thoroughly enjoying their music, and that's most definitely the case with La Sera - gone is the break-up music of Goodman's previous LPs.

Wild Smiles return with "Fool For You", a newly invigorated take on their Beach Boys meet Nirvana surf rock.

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Having signed to Sunday Best and Domino Publishing, the band look set to take things up a couple of notches and new track "Fool For You" does exactly that.

Santa Cruz' Totoake produces a rich and catchy blend of DIY indie-pop on "All Night Long"/"Make It Work", with a fairly minimal palette.

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"All Night Long"/"Make It Work" will get your feet tapping and no doubt a bit of head boppin' too - it's the perfect example of how you can produce something stunning in it's own way, without the need for over doing it.