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Features
- Lex Records
Through thick and thin - Looptroop Rockers
Business & pleasure - Eglo Records
A family affair - Ghostpoet
Ghost stories - CocknBullKid
Kicking the bull - DâM-FunK
Galatic Funk - DJ Vadim
After literally looking death in the eye and recovering from serious cancer, DJ Vadim has faced his own mortality. We talk to the Russian beat terrorist. - Phantogram
Phanto-nomical Beatnik introduces new talent: Phantogram Ali Raymond Proud to break new artists, Beatnik is delighted to bring...
Reviews
- Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation
Everything lies in melody, tone, crescendo—all kinds of awesome. - Toro Y Moi: Freaking Out
"An upbeat, solid set of songs—and a step in that pop-idol direction." - Lostribe: Sophie
"And we’ll give these guys credit: they certainly know how to kick things off." - Polar Bear & Jyager – Common Ground
"Just like superheroes, jazz musicians and rappers are fond of teaming up." - Stig of the Dump: Mood Swings
"This is not for the faint hearted, actually scrap that: the album should brand a health warning for anyone with a heat condition." - Phantogram: Eyelid Movie
With a saturating indie/electro market, it’s not often that an alternative new band excites. But after listening to Eyelid Movies...
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Blog
- Homeboy Sandman: New York Nights
As rumoured, Homeboy Sandman, who we interviewed last year, has signed to the reputed indie label Stones Throw. New York... - Wild Beasts: Hooting & Howling
From Two Dancers, today we recommend indie kids Wild Beasts. Beautifully cinematic in parts, it’s incredibly infectious. - Troumaca: Fire
The reason we are excited about Troumaca, is because of their ability to represent classic British indie and forward thinking... - Various Cruelties: If it Wasn’t for You
Our daily recommendation takes on the form of indie new boys Various Cruelties. With a touch of Arctic Monkeys about... - Broken Social Scene: Water in Hell
Canadian indie outfit Broken Social Scene released their fourth album Forgiveness Rock Record last year. ‘Water in Hell’ is our... - Geotic: Mend
Will Wiesenfeld is not your average 21-year-old. The LA producer has put out about 15 albums, ten of them as... - Beach House: I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
US indie outfit Beach House, who released their stunning third album Teen Dream this spring, have put out a holiday... - The Cool Kids: Tacklebox mixtape
US indie/alternative hip-hop duo The Cool Kids just released their Tacklebox mixtape. Describing themselves as a black version of The... - Francis and the Lights: For Days
US indie outfit Francis and The Lights are set to blow real, real big. Until they do, we feel we... - Opensouls are a special collective
If you haven’t heard about Opensouls, this exciting collective of New Zealand artists which includes the individual talents of...