Allá - Sigue Tu Corazon

Allá are a distinctly unique trio from Chicago who were just made for summer occasions. Their debut ‘Es Tiempo’ came out last year and is pickled with perfect little tunes like ‘Sigue Tu Corazon’. Roughly 2 minutes long it displays Lupe Martinez’s exotic vocals and the playful creativity of brothers Jorge and Angel Ledezma on backup. Listening you wish it would go on forever such are its wondrous swoops and graceful meanders. Allá’s next release ‘Digs’ (a covers project it seems) will be out this Autumn on the Belgium label Crammed Discs. KD

Allá - Sigue Tu Corazon

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Year: 2008

Jubilee Allstars - By The End Of The Night

1996’s ‘By The End Of The Night’ EP was the first recording the Jubilee Allstars undertook with the Lakota label. It was far and away their best work, a sloppy glorious mess that belied their general country dalliances. The Allstars were a trio of McCormack siblings and Lee Casey and were one of several acts that spearheaded the vibrant Dublin underground DIY scene of the mid-nineties (you can hear several others over on our very own Indiecater). ‘By The End Of The Night’ is a gentle strum, slow to reveal its charms and most effective when heard in the context of the EP of the same name. KD

Jubilee Allstars - By The End Of The Night

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Year: 1996

Rollerskate Skinny - Thirsty European

Well thank you Rollerskate Skinny for giving my closest ever brush with tinnitus. You see around the middle of the last decade not even Mogwai (or for that matter arch sonic terrorists MBV) could match this Dublin quartet for eardrum shredding white noise. Could’ve figured from most of their immaculate sophomore ‘Horsedrawn Wishes’ which while splendidly melodic also forced its deafening agenda. The album was a beautiful piece of work, experimental but never losing its sense of memorable tuneage. ‘Thirsty European’ appeared towards the end and displayed many of the bands hallmarks, notably the ad-hoc momentum and the neverending feeling that you’ve just been beamed into several completely different songs. KD

Rollerskate Skinny - Thirsty European

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Year: 1996

Blind Man's Colour - Heavy Cloud Hustle

You could call it the Animal Collective effect I guess, a rush to woozy dramatics and aquatic vocals. There are bound to be giant pockets of the talentless probing their computers as if engaged in a higher art form but recently I’ve encountered several mood-enhancing generators. Blind Man’s Colour certainly fall into the latter category, 2 kids from a place where the sun is more than a fluke and seem intent in whipping the 1’s and 0’s into aural shapes resembling oceans built with melodies. That’s they’ve already contributed to an AC covers project gives more proof as to their immediate influences but ‘Heavy Cloud Hustle’ is a stand alone gem that bodes well for their future recordings. KD

Blind Man's Colour - Heavy Cloud Hustle

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Year: 2009

Cornershop - Wog

When I’m tired it’s so much easier to fall back on the sounds from the days of ford cortina. Like when looking at old photographs is far more desirable than creating new memories. Cornershop spun into largescale consciousness due to a flaccid Fatboy Slim remix of their otherwise excellent ‘Brimful Of Asha’ single. Although nearly 2 decades old the Leicester band are releasing a brand new album later this month. It’s called ‘The Roll-Off Characteristics (Of History in the Making)’ and if it’s as good as its predecessors it’s quite likely that both woman’s and man’s gotta have it. KD

Cornershop - Wog

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Year: 1995

Coeur De Pirate - Comme Des Enfants

Banish those Regina Spektor comparisons straight away because this is in another league altogether (La Liga). Coeur De Pirate has been longlisted (we like this longlister too) for the Canadian Polaris Music Prize but if Quebec’s Béatrice Martin has not been shortlisted in less than a day then there is something radically wrong. You know how we discuss new music in perpetuity and while most acts are worth taking heed of it doesn’t happen that often that we’re spellbound. ‘Comme Des Enfants’ is perfect, building to a soft crescendo while effortlessly displaying why the French language is so beguiling. Beyond Paradis in fact. KD

Coeur De Pirate - Comme Des Enfants

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Year: 2009

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Twin Of Myself

This certainly has the ‘Air Safari’s about it and by that I mean it is pretty fantastic. But rather than sweeping in on a seabreeze of Parisienne korgs Black Moth Super Rainbow actually call Pittsburgh home. ‘Eating Us’ is their 4th LP, early copies of which came complete with a hairy summer jacket (see there are still ways to flog the physical if you’re inventive). ‘Twin Of Myself’ is characterised by its languidness and is graced at regular intervals by a voice squeezed through a vocoder. If it doesn’t kick off your 2 week summer holiday on the right footing then you don’t deserve the time off. I’m already on my 3rd cocktail…singing hot hot hot. KD

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Twin Of Myself

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Year: 2009