THE KABEEDIES - SANTIAGO
Let's start with wonderful, Norwich and Woodbridge-based indie-popsters The Kabeedies. As the name suggests, this track has a somewhat Hispanic vibe to it while still keeping everything that has always made the Kabeedies awesome - urgent boy-girl vocals, frantic drumming and pure, unadulterated danceability. And it's got trumpets on it and all! Whilst you're over at their Bandcamp page you should also check out the 3-track EP they've put up called 'Bonus Tracks' which is also available as a free download - result!
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - CONTACT HIGH
And next up is Architecture in Helsinki, who in the vein of I'm From Barcelona and Tokyo Police Club, aren't from anywhere near the location in their name but are, in fact, Aussies. From Melbourne to be precise. In Contact High you have an awesome bit of falsetto-laden electro lusciousness, which somehow manages to simultaneously bounce and swagger out of your speakers. All in all, this is a very promising indicator of their forthcoming album Moving Bends, which is out on April 11th in Europe.
THE COLD WAR KIDS - MINE IS YOURS (BLENDED BABIES REMIX)
Finally, we have the charmingly named Blended Babies Remix of the brilliant Cold War Kids track, Mine is Yours. Much in the style of what Metermaids did with Sufjan Stevens' tracks on their EP Nightlife in Chicago, this reworking turns the mellow indie rock track into a sloping hip hop track. Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids is on MC duties and does an excellent job, with a nostalgic, reminiscing flow that just seems to tie in very well with the low key Nathan Fillett vocal of the chorus.
Well, that's your lot for this week, hope you like them!
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