The Temper Trap bring the Zooropa standard into their framework for a moment, while covering of a song, that unlike covering just any great song, has featured Bono’s voice. Kudos adaptation.
The Temper Trap 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.22
The Temper Trap bring the Zooropa standard into their framework for a moment, while covering of a song, that unlike covering just any great song, has featured Bono’s voice. Kudos adaptation.
The Temper Trap (Facebook)
Rating 8.22
Contributed by Erin Shay
Metric hits it loud with their newly released single from their up and coming album Synthetica, officially out in June. Youth Without Youth is rowdy, large and totally in charge. This kick ass song is a roaring expression of youthful angst with all the carefree sensibility of seventies sleaze. Huh?! You will have to take our word for it. Turn that hell raiser up and go wild!
Metric 
(Facebook)
Rating 8
Contributed by Nathan Hetherington
So Tom Vek’s new video (below) takes us on an emotional journey through love and betray, all while taking in a total of 17 wheelies on a remote controlled monster truck! You’ll stay is actually another top quality tune from Vek, so if a few easy low budget videos means we don’t have to wait 5 years for another album then we’re all all for it. (Truck not listed on eBay yet, which is a shame)
Rating 8
Fossil Collective put a heartfelt strum on the former UK chart topper from (near) decades back. “The Power of Love” has a timeless tune to it, the song seeps a pensive and poetic lyric which, at the very least, can make almost anybody contemplate the power of love. It’s beautiful. Check it out.
Fossil Collective 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.39278
Contributed by Jon Herriot
Rah Rah has been pretty quiet lately, but they are back with a new single called “Little Poems”. Their headman Marshall Burns has got this endearing Neil-Young thing going on, which wins you over right away. Their multi-talented drummer Erin Passmore has one heck of a voice, which gives a neat compliment to Marshall’s style. Marshall and Erin have been playing together for the better part of a decade, and the rest of the band is full of indie rock talent. I had them play in my living room last fall, and it was a blast. We are big on Rah Rah up here in Regina, Canada. Their third full-length, The Poet’s Dead is coming out this fall. Some new North American tour dates are up, including a stop at NXNE in Toronto this June.
Rah Rah (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Contributed by Brian Litwin
Off Santigold’s sophomore album, Master of My Make-Believe, dropping May 1st, “Look At These Hoes” is a change up from her first single, “Disparate Youth”. Still, “Hoes” continues to show off Santigold’s unique style and versatility. Catch Santigold currently on tour opening for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers on the US leg of the I’m With You tour. Hear a full stream of the Master of My Make-Believe album over at NPR.
Santigold 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Oooo, newcomer Joey Dosik gets buttery on this performance of Marvin Gaye’s, “What’s Happening Brother”.
Joey Dosik 
(Facebook)
Rating 8
Pegase recently dropped this track “The Bad Side of Love” (along with an accompanying video clip) in conjunction with his new Without Reasons EP. After just a few spins we can’t get enough of this Frenchman’s saturating blend of chillwave and progressive electro pop textures. Get familliar with Pegase’s new Without Reasons EP at his Soundcloud which contains several remixes of its title track from the likes of Giraffage, Ruckazoid and more!
Pegase 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.1
“Don’t Make Me Go” is a bit of a statement for a new generation of teen pop music. Its subtlety towards dubstep, the danceability, the young hearted lyrics, everything. Still, FIONA has more edge than your regular TV friendly star, with a more ironically maturish personality that these type pop stars, more often than not, seem to face as exploited by the troves in celebrity gossip. We’ll be keeping our eye on this budding next-gen’like Spears in the making.
FIONA 
(Facebook)
Rating 7.8
The Mau5 dropped this full version, of the recently aired radio edit, of his anticipated track “The Veldt” on his FB earlier today. Boom.
Deadmau5 (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
By Bruce Rave
Schmidt is a 21 year old from Berlin who has been active in the London music scene. She was discovered by producer Guy Chambers who has worked with Kyle Minogue and Tina Turner. This track is really fun, as is her upcoming album. Imagine “Caberet” meets Feist.
Schmidt – Boom BoomSchmidt (Facebook)
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