Colour The Atlas will be releasing their debut EP in late November. Lately we’ve been immersed in the band’s unique blend of indie pop with tasty synths and grabbing boy-girl vocals. “Snow” leads off the EP offering an anticipatory introduction to a band with a bright future yet to come.
Colour The Atlas – SnowThe Colour Atlas 
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Rating 8.5
Some tracks you just can’t stop listening too. The lead track off The Raveonettes new Observator album has been wearing through our hard drive (if that’s possible). “Young and Cold” yields one of our favorites to date from the Raves with it’s simple duet and singalong a caliber melody. Do yourself a favor and check out the full hauntingly sweet spectrum of the Raveonettes latest Observator album.
The Raveonettes – Young and ColdThe Raveonettes 
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Rating 8.4
Die Mason Die channel a darker side of their folky roots with new track, “Hold My Crown”. This, the second song to see release from the UK trio, offers up another exciting glimpse at the band’s unfettered intuition. On “Hold My Crown”, the colorful vocals of 19 year old frontman Samuel Mason trudge through the vast depths of emotive story telling with natural ease. Both technically and structurally, the band’s less-traditional approach is uniquely succinct to the 3:30 pop song delivered. Check out “Hold My Crown” below and keep an eye out for the debut EP from Die Mason Die this November.
Die Mason Die – Hold My CrownDie Mason Die (Facebook)
Rating 8.1
NYC based rockers Ghxst effectively mix 90’s alternative rock and a touch of the blues with their own distorted experimental style, delightfully dark and bawdy vocals, and unmistakable guitar excess. The aptly labeled deth-grunge trio who are originally from Britian site their musical influences as Jesus and Mary Chain, White Zombie, and Sonic Youth. Check out their irresistibly fierce track “Black Camaro” (video below) for its raw washed-out-bad-kid sensibility, booming damaged vocals, and relentless guitar grind. By Erin Feathers
GHXST – DoomgirlGHXST 
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Rating 8.3
This song makes me think of Placebo’s “Pure Morning”, but it’s a little heavier. I was sure these dudes had to be British but no, they’re from New Jersey. Over the next few weeks, they will be playing dates around the eastern third of the country. By Bruce Rave
Brick & Morter – BangsBrick & Morter 
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*Check out Bruce’s Moheak Radio “Go Deep” show on Sunday nights 7-9 pm Pacific, 10-12 am Eastern, 3-5 am GMT. Also, for the benefit of you Europeans the show will now be replayed Wednesday mornings 2-4a Pacific/5 -7a Eastern, so they too can hear it at a civilized time. Listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.
Keaton Henson has been a favorite around here since we first stumbled on his Dear… LP earlier this year. Turns out the album was a bit of re-release that had barely ever seen the light of day. So it came as a pleasant suprise when we heard a new rocking track from Keaton titled “Kronos” from a forthcoming new EP release called Sweetheart, What Have you Done To Us. “Kronos” busts out, with a power previously untapped, within the song’s first few measures. Like a well channeled sweet release to the impressive restraints held in check throughout Dear…. Preview “Kronos” below and keep an eye out for Keaton’s new EP dropping early November.
Keaton Henson – KronosKeaton Henson (Facebook)
Rating 8.7
Scorching blues rock here by way of Sydney duo Tom and Oli aka The Faults. These dudes serve up plenty of hiss with their pop throwback to those classic days of the White Stripes. Be sure to check out The Faults new sophomore EP Patients.
The Faults – Leather JacketThe Faults 
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Rating 8.3
“Population Density” is the new single from Breton, which comes complete with the bands signature attack and one seriously epic bridge. The UK collective from London will release the track, along with “Governing Correctly” plus Heavy P remix, on November 5th via FatCat Records. The band also recently dropped a new video for the track which you can check out below. One thing for sure, fresh off their successful stint in the States, “Population Density” is one way to keep the momentum going. Keep your radars tuned for more to come from the prolific Breton Labs crew.
Breton – Population DensityRating 8.4
The Family Rain manage to condense many things great about classic British rock in the jangly guitar-driven track “Trust Me…I’m a Genius”. These Bath based rockers render it rowdy and they do it with all the rising star attitude one might expect from a trio of brothers. You can check out this excellent group at the SWN festival in Cardiff, Wales on October 20th and the song will also be released as the bands debut single November 19th via bigger SPLASH. By Erin Feathers
The Family Rain – Trust Me…I’m a GeniusThe Family Rain (Facebook)
Rating 8.2357
“White Night” comes to us via Stockholm collective Thus:Owls. We haven’t been able to stop listening to this. The song’s pop sensibilities and pensive strings serenade us in a way not reminiscent of much anything we’ve heard since a release like Elysium by The Velvet Teen. It’s a pretty undeniable night-cap for any music fan capable of becoming entrenched in a well crafted melancholy. Thus:Owls sophomore new album Harbours is available now via Avalanche/Hoob Records.
Thus:Owls – White NightThus:Owls 
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Rating 8.7
Star Shards, the latest single from Aussie band Hunting Grounds, packs a wallop. The track, which is excerpted here from the band’s debut LP In Hindsight, is full force forward from second to start. Punchy melodic bass, reverbed guitar atmospheres, dreamy synths, basically all the b3sci boxes ticked for this sort of style; that and the song, which is really really good too. Give Hunting Grounds your attention in the play box.
Hunting Grounds – Star ShardsHunting Grounds (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
This near-perfect garage pop tune stormed Australia last year and wound up #7 for 2011 on the highly-watched Triple J Hottest 100. San Cisco are uber-young and come from the Aussie town of Freemantle. If you are hooked on hooks, you will probably love the clean guitar intro as well as the boy/girl interchange on the vocals. Awkward is the title of their EP, which drops in the US October 23. They will be at CMJ this week and then will celebrate their record release next Tuesday at The Echo in Los Angeles. By Bruce Rave
San Cisco – AwkwardSan Cisco (Facebook)
*Check out Bruce’s Moheak Radio “Go Deep” show on Sunday nights 7-9 pm Pacific, 10-12 am Eastern, 3-5 am GMT. Also, for the benefit of you Europeans the show will now be replayed Wednesday mornings 2-4a Pacific/5 -7a Eastern, so they too can hear it at a civilized time. Listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.
