Discopolis

The hazy electronic emoting of M83 coupled with the basslines of Cut Copy equal a recipe for electric sound of joy approval. These relative newcomers from Edinburgh have a cache of superb tunes up on soundcloud and myspace, Zenithobia being the latest.

Discopolis - Zenithobia by discopolismusic

Gardens & Villa

Like Low on a sunshine break, Gardens & Villa have have taken slowcore on a much deserved holiday. Full of the reverence which is a trademark of the best of the genre, but shot through with the sunshine of their native Santa Barbara.

Gardens and Villa - Chemtrails by electricsoundofjoy

Chet Faker

Superbly monikered, ultra prolific Australian beatsmith Chet Faker, keeps up his stellar output with this recent addition to his canon. In a word, languid.

House Atriedes by Chet Faker

Puro Instinct

Superb jangle pop circa 93 from Lush soundalikes Puro Instinct. This taken from the album 'Heabangers in Ecstacy' which is belatedly released in the UK in September.


Luv Goon by electricsoundofjoy

The Deer Tracks

An epic cut from The Deer Tracks new album slated for release in August. Oddball glitchtronica gives way to widescreen scale as it builds. Stunning stuff.


Deer Tracks - Dark Passenger by CMJ Network

Cuckoo Chaos

Cuckoo Chaos sound very unchaotic. Smooth, super melodic, afrobeat influenced rhythms. Closest brethren of recent years are probably Vampire Weekend and Local Natives, not a bad lineage to continue.
An Album is upcoming in September in the UK.

Hotel Mexico

Beach side jangle pop from Kyoto, even conceptually it is enticing. But musically this doesn't disappoint, shimmering harmonies, falsetto and brilliant 60s style police procedural instrumentation. Strong work.

Hotel Mexico - Dear Les Friends by Hypetrak

Antwerp

Fighting out of the Make Mine stable, home to Gold Panda amongst others, comes Antwerp. Not a million miles away from Gold Panda in sound either, but certainly exhibiting some of the more delightful primitive futurism of the likes of 808 State. Definitely one to watch.

Antwerp - Equinox by make-mine

Still Corners

Following up from last years superb Remember Peppper EP, Still Corners release their first single for Sub Pop next month. Its more breathy, sepia tinged dream pop of the highest quality. A live version of Cuckoo can be heard here.

Still corners - Cuckoo (live in Bloomington) by neatlittlerows

Palpitation

Palpitation, who we first featured in February, released a new album earlier this month in their native Sweden. This first single from it could have come straight off a Shout Out Louds record, which in my book makes it worthy of attention.

Palpitation - ‘We Don't Need To, We Don't Have To' by The 405