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Hills – Would You Love Me

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The cinematic beach-side slow dance of “Would You Love Me” L.A. band Hills is quite impressive. We can imagine the tune as some sort of soundtrack to the scene where the fallen 60’s matinee idol blows a kiss and a wave to his now departed sweetheart as he speeds away up that dusty highway and a rotted-out Chevelle (at least that’s what it felt like to us). “Would You Love Me” is wall to wall packed w/ great melodic and vocal lines and is truly very cinematic, do not sleep.

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Rating 8.2

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08-19-13

KITTYGATO – I Don’t Know (What To Do With You)

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L.A.-based duo KITTYGATO debut w/ the melodically very special single “I Don’t Know (What To Do With You)”. Excerpted from the band’s BREEZE EP, “I Don’t Know” is beautifully tuneful, immediate and really quite catchy. There’s a realness/intimacy too to “I Don’t Know” that feels somehow like the band’s performing directly to you (like inside your headphones) every time the play button is pressed. All and all, a very strong track from a band to definitely keep ears on. Well done.

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Rating 8.2

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08-19-13

Set Sail – Hey!

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Another winner from the Land of Oz is the sunny indie pop of Sydney-based band Set Sail and their catchy track for “Hey!” (exclamation point included). We’re especially digging the inventiveness of the multi-part harmonies in the middle bit of the track; as if “Hey!” hadn’t put us on a beach already. Hey!

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Rating 8.3

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08-16-13

Let’s Buy Happiness – Run

Let's Buy Happiness - Run

If you dig NME/Guardian/Q-lauded melancholic UK rock (clearly we do) then new band Let’s Buy Happiness and their single, the stunning Daughter-esque “Run” should be right up your street. Preview “Run” below and look for LBH’s Chants for Friends LP later in the year.

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Rating 8.1

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reviewed by
08-16-13

Wolf Alice – She

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“She” is the latest from North London bruise crew Wolf Alice. Effortless in its execution, Wolf Alice could seemingly write a track like “She” in their sleep or in the curry parlour; not that that’s necessarily a bad thing (some of rock’s greatest tracks have been conceived within the confines of the Great Indian Restaurants of London). Anyway, blah blah blah, Wolf Alice are great, “She” is as good if not better than the previous single releases “Bros” and Fluffy” and you should be thoroughly pumped for WA’s “Blush” EP release on October 7th via Chess Club.

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Rating 8

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08-15-13