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Which sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie has teamed up with a top dance producer to grab our esteemed Single of the Week? Read on to find out.
Miike Snow - 'Silvia'
An understated, quasi-ambient track which nevertheless manages to edge its way under your skin, recalling the style and orchestration of Moby and the occasional whiff of Peter Gabriel. Not great but there’s surely better to come from this lot. (SB)
Let’s Go To War - 'Life We Live'
Shouty, vocoder heavy electro-punk from Toronto with more than a passing resemblance to Daft Punk. Flipside track ‘Burn Down The Disco’ could stimulate some dancefloor action however and is probably more suited to the UK market. (SB)
Mixtapes & Cellmates - 'Soon'
Mixtapes & Cellmates take a sprinkling of mediocrity from several successful (yet also mediocre) bands and hope that some of the success might rub off. But in attempting to achieve anthemic they fall short of even average. (AM)
Meretto - 'A Method of Urban Survival'
One of the highlights from Meretto's Street Talking, 'A Method of Urban Survival' is an eighties punk influenced song that has a great energy to it. Heady drum beats alongside rocking guitars manage to give the the track a fresh sound despite its lack of originality. (CP)
Plastiscines - 'Bitch'
"Just realise I'm a bitch all the time. B-I-T-C-H!" Hell's bells, this is more like the rock n' roll I signed up for. Les premiere Bebes Rockers bootin' down the door, takin' back that geetar and showin' the boys how to truly melt faces. No more shall the mighty axe be abused by the likes of Editors and Arctic Monkeys. This worm has turned mf's!! Zut alors and take me I'm yours.(MJ)
The Seventeenth Century - 'Notes'
The mix of folk and baroque influences might sound an unusual one but it's one that works effectively on 'Notes'. The track starts off slowly but builds into a unique and enjoyably catchy slice of folk rock. (IS)
Broken Links - 'Resisting Movement And The Almost Advisory' EP
If you like your riffs downright dirty and your bass heavy, then chances are you'll love Broken Links' debut EP. The EP is bathed in a darker-than-black tone and when it works, it's brilliant such as on 'Within Isolation'; when it doesn't, you end up with a rather dreary track like 'The Best Laid Schemes Of Mice And Men'. An intriguing listen. (IS)
The Rocket Dolls - 'Frame'
The debut from Brighton-based grunge trio The Rocket Dolls starts off okay but unfortunately contains no real impressive or memorable central riff and fades away at the end, just when it should be going all out to grab your attention to make you press repeat. (IS)
CodeJAK - 'Hell Yeah'
If you like your rock hard, heavy, fast and with a healthy undertone of smut, then CodeJAK might just be your favourite new band. However, if you don't like the aforementioned things, then it'll just come across as a lot of noise. (IS)
Twizzle vs Greenmoney - 'Skydiving'
Hip 18 year old rapper Twizzle teams up with hip remixing duo for what's very much a typical grime track. (JD)
Maps - 'Die Happy, Die Smiling'
Produced by one half of Death In Vegas, this is what Jason Pierce might sound like were he backed up by some near industrial beats. Sadly, that's not quite as interesting as it reads. Remixes - from the obligatory dubstep to at least one you can actually dance properly to - round out the package. (JD)
Editors - 'You Don't Know Love'
Doomy voice. Gloomy synths. It's business as usual then for Editors. Still, if you can scrape the Ian Curtis comparisons to the side of the plate, 'You Don't Know Love' isn't bad. (JD)
Freestylers - Past Present and Future EP
Although none of the three tracks here are particularly original, this is a fun EP that covers various dance bases. 'Bounce To This' nods to ragga, I can't quite put my finger on which Simian Mobile Disco track 'The Cracks' sounds like, and The City Dub could well be the future, if only everyone weren't on the dubstep bandwagon right now. (JD)
Single of the Week
DJ Hell - 'U Can Dance'
DJ Hell turns an unreleased Bryan Ferry track into a monumental, pounding club classic which deserves to be the tune of 2010. The tribal Simian Mobile Disco remix is the icing on the cake. Essential. (SB).
Miike Snow - 'Silvia'
An understated, quasi-ambient track which nevertheless manages to edge its way under your skin, recalling the style and orchestration of Moby and the occasional whiff of Peter Gabriel. Not great but there’s surely better to come from this lot. (SB)
Let’s Go To War - 'Life We Live'
Shouty, vocoder heavy electro-punk from Toronto with more than a passing resemblance to Daft Punk. Flipside track ‘Burn Down The Disco’ could stimulate some dancefloor action however and is probably more suited to the UK market. (SB)
Mixtapes & Cellmates - 'Soon'
Mixtapes & Cellmates take a sprinkling of mediocrity from several successful (yet also mediocre) bands and hope that some of the success might rub off. But in attempting to achieve anthemic they fall short of even average. (AM)
Meretto - 'A Method of Urban Survival'
One of the highlights from Meretto's Street Talking, 'A Method of Urban Survival' is an eighties punk influenced song that has a great energy to it. Heady drum beats alongside rocking guitars manage to give the the track a fresh sound despite its lack of originality. (CP)
Plastiscines - 'Bitch'
"Just realise I'm a bitch all the time. B-I-T-C-H!" Hell's bells, this is more like the rock n' roll I signed up for. Les premiere Bebes Rockers bootin' down the door, takin' back that geetar and showin' the boys how to truly melt faces. No more shall the mighty axe be abused by the likes of Editors and Arctic Monkeys. This worm has turned mf's!! Zut alors and take me I'm yours.(MJ)
The Seventeenth Century - 'Notes'
The mix of folk and baroque influences might sound an unusual one but it's one that works effectively on 'Notes'. The track starts off slowly but builds into a unique and enjoyably catchy slice of folk rock. (IS)
Broken Links - 'Resisting Movement And The Almost Advisory' EP
If you like your riffs downright dirty and your bass heavy, then chances are you'll love Broken Links' debut EP. The EP is bathed in a darker-than-black tone and when it works, it's brilliant such as on 'Within Isolation'; when it doesn't, you end up with a rather dreary track like 'The Best Laid Schemes Of Mice And Men'. An intriguing listen. (IS)
The Rocket Dolls - 'Frame'
The debut from Brighton-based grunge trio The Rocket Dolls starts off okay but unfortunately contains no real impressive or memorable central riff and fades away at the end, just when it should be going all out to grab your attention to make you press repeat. (IS)
CodeJAK - 'Hell Yeah'
If you like your rock hard, heavy, fast and with a healthy undertone of smut, then CodeJAK might just be your favourite new band. However, if you don't like the aforementioned things, then it'll just come across as a lot of noise. (IS)
Twizzle vs Greenmoney - 'Skydiving'
Hip 18 year old rapper Twizzle teams up with hip remixing duo for what's very much a typical grime track. (JD)
Maps - 'Die Happy, Die Smiling'
Produced by one half of Death In Vegas, this is what Jason Pierce might sound like were he backed up by some near industrial beats. Sadly, that's not quite as interesting as it reads. Remixes - from the obligatory dubstep to at least one you can actually dance properly to - round out the package. (JD)
Editors - 'You Don't Know Love'
Doomy voice. Gloomy synths. It's business as usual then for Editors. Still, if you can scrape the Ian Curtis comparisons to the side of the plate, 'You Don't Know Love' isn't bad. (JD)
Freestylers - Past Present and Future EP
Although none of the three tracks here are particularly original, this is a fun EP that covers various dance bases. 'Bounce To This' nods to ragga, I can't quite put my finger on which Simian Mobile Disco track 'The Cracks' sounds like, and The City Dub could well be the future, if only everyone weren't on the dubstep bandwagon right now. (JD)
DJ Hell - 'U Can Dance'
DJ Hell turns an unreleased Bryan Ferry track into a monumental, pounding club classic which deserves to be the tune of 2010. The tribal Simian Mobile Disco remix is the icing on the cake. Essential. (SB).
