With the help of Tim Goldsworthy, of DFA and LCD Soundsystem fame, Alexis Taylor further distances himself from the Hot Chip sound, making room for a co-pilot to navigate him to new sonic destinations.
UK band TEME may be a bit mysterious, but "bj.sadsong"'s gorgeous electropop might just bring this group a lot more attention.
Aphelion is a colourful, psychedelic mix of sound with beats and breaks gradually merging together in a warm, hazy huddle.
There's Always More at the Store is a groovy, soulful and welcome addition to Project Pablo's already impressive discography.
Persona is Rival Consoles' most engaging and diverse album to date as Ryan Lee West broadens his sonic palette. It's bold, it's diverse, it's brilliant.
For rising electronic artist Rival Consoles, an embrace of live, organic drums is just one of the things that make his new album, Persona, breathe with genuine emotion.
Throughout the brilliant Song For Alpha, Daniel Avery sticks to the fundamental dictum that music should take you to somewhere unexpected.
The songs on Manic Street Preachers' Resistance Is Futile come across as standalone, individual vignettes with each one seemingly written as a potential single.
Spanish Love Songs channel life's struggle into 11 hook-filled indie-punk songs on Schmaltz.
Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes talks with PopMatters about his career, rediscovering his love of the guitar, and his new solo album, World's Strongest Man, which may be his best work yet.
Rupert Clervaux explores the perilous times in which we live through the words of various thinkers and critics over a mix of electro-jazz and leftfield techno.
One of Australia's hottest pop acts SAFIA releases a groovy electropop single with "Freakn Out".
Mark Pritchard journeys on past the sonic terrain of Under the Sun to explore new aural landscapes.
Cocoa Sugar is an album that retains an enigmatic quality. Provocative when it needs to be, it steers well clear of addressing current world issues explicitly. This album will resonate for years to come.
SEAWAVES' music is typified by a desire to create music as a multi-sensory experience that explores both visual and audio elements.
All That Must Be is that rare electronic album that matches musical accomplishment with emotional pull. There is real depth and soul to the record with the head and heart working in perfect harmony.
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