UK

Mumford & Sons, been hearing about them for some time, was kind of guessing that they were the annual Fleeting Foxes. So their new video Winter Winds is not surprising in that sense, but It is totally repellant with massive amounts of rural beard-o-cliche.

Our fave noise rock outfit from Wales is back with another top notch album, I’m sure most of you have watched the video but read the lyrics and watch it again. Album soon to be released.

When Brakes’ third album Touchdown fell on my lap, I had no previous idea about Brakes’ past glories and their first two albums. Here’s a quick recap, band members have previously played in Electric Soft Parade, British Sea Power and The Pipettes and their debut album in 2005 was released by Rough Trade to critical acclaim.

A five song compilation made from 5 star material from my itunes.
+ The Alps a side project of Tarantel’s Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
+ French Zeuhl/Prog band Eskaton
+ Bibio and Reigns from UK
+ Finnish psychfolk from avant guitarist Keijo Virtanen.

The band to get Battles’ most talked band award from last year is Oxford’s Foals. One of the most hyped and busy bands this year.

15 Battles – Mirrored (Warp Records) : Everybody’s been talking about “Mirrored” this year, and they kind of deserve it for getting their oddtimed dissonant music to find strange acclaim from mainstream circles as well as mathheads.
14 Deejay OM – Reheated Naan and Curry (Galapagos4) : A fine hybrid of Indian samples mixed with beats. Somehow liked it much more than Madlib’s take. Past

I’m flat out sure that Field Music will be one of the bands you’ll be hearing a lot in 2007. In fact it’s become quite the sensation till now as I’m definitely not the first to feature them.

Berlin’s Masha Qrella is Contriva’s guitarist/bass player and this song is from her 4 piece band’s new single on Morr Music.