One of the most acclaimed breakthrough acts of the last year, Brooklyn’s BEAR IN HEAVEN, release their Best Rest Forth Mouth to enormous critical praise. We're over the moon to be bringing this to you but don't just take our word for it. Here's what some people of stature have... Read More

The Brunettes have long been warming the cockles of fan’s hearts. A revelation simply by doing everything right, the Auckland based outfi t combine with panache their male-female vocals, chugging guitars, playful keyboards and glorious harmonies into songs with wings.Fronted by... Read More

CFCF is a MontrealDJ/producer.  You might recognizehim from his lauded remix work for Crystal Castles, Sally Shapiro, and ApacheBeat. Pitchfork says he’s rad. We agree.The single, You Hear Colours, is the beatnik’s first release on Speak n Spell. Read More

Dappled Cities are a 5 piece from Sydney, Australia and they are an act that have proven over the last ten years together that not only can they write superb songs, but they can also maintain longterm relationships.The band have released 3 albums through Speak n Spell. 'A Smile','... Read More

Sydney’s DEEP SEA ARCADE’s reverberated pop recalls TheBeatles at their psychedelic peak, yet with a character and charm that isundeniably unique.  Ethereal guitars and lyrical quirkswill transport the listener to a dark, watery world of mystery and enchantment,and leave... Read More

Dirty Little Secret are just as likely to hold you up with a knife in the LA backstreets as they are to sing to you in a nightclub. Which is great because their knives are just as sharp as their punk, post rock n roll riffs. It's dangerous but that's how we like it. Read More

It was in his garden shed that lead singer Nick Peill first sketched out the songs that would end up being the basis of Fields. While working as a primary school teacher Nick used the spare time in the school holidays to work on a catalogue of songs which it soon became obvious... Read More

Keiran Hebden. Genius. Read More

Home Video are Collin Ruffino and David Gross, transplants from the misunderstood landscape of New Orleans, now living in the brooding brownstones of Brooklyn, New York. Here they revel in a self-created world of references to Edward Gorey, Massive Attack, The Brothers Quay, Smashing... Read More

Using an ambitious blend of blues, electronica and psychedelicprog-rock, Californian five piece INNAWAY have delivered a mesmerizing selftitled debut album that successfully delves into new musical territories whilstmaintaining sophisticated pop stylings. Innaway break through convention... Read More

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One of America’s most successful and celebrated acts make their long-awaited return with their extraordinary third album...It’sironic that MIDLAKE’s new album is titled The Courage Of Othersbecause, if anything, the courage is all theirs. Namely, the courage todo what feels... Read More

“Mystery Jets make me want to sing and dance “- Alex Turner Arctic MonkeysReminiscent of previous musical pioneers- ones who dare to delve into the mystical catacombs of psychedlia and staying true to the basics of a good rock song, yet flirting graciously with a little bit of... Read More

Peter Von Poehl is a folk singer who is equally held in regard in Paris as he is in his native Stockholm. Cat Stevens meets Bon Iver. Read More

Skullsquadron take their audience on a mind bending, ear shattering melodic rock experience. Dark Pop melodies and an over indulgence of guitar effects combined with a dam busting rhythm section are the main weapons in the Skullsquadron arsenal. Breathtaking performances and mass... Read More

Souls She Said is the alter-ego of The Icarus Line.Yes, that Icarus Line, the Altamount-era, Rolling Stones, glam-crunch-not, BlagFlag, last-punk-rock-band-on-the-face-of-the-earth Icarus Line. The band ismade up of Joe Cardamone and Don Devore from The Icarus Line and represents... Read More

Swedish pop of the highest order, The Conretes make, put simply, pretty music. The Concretes were formed almost ten years ago in downtown Stockholm. Hey Trouble, their latest album, is as much a logical continuation of the already ever changing world of The Concretes who, through... Read More

In 1997, while still at school, Dolf de Borst (vocals, bass), Phil Buske (guitar), and Matt Osment (drums) formed a band under the name Trinket. Christian Livingstone joined the band in 1997 as a second guitarist. They entered and won the1999 89FM Battle of the Bands competition... Read More

Looking for a band versed in rock'n'roll mythology,boasting outsider art sensibilities and fronted by a seductive, deep sea diva?Look no further. The Duke Spirit, one of the UK's most brilliant and underratedrock bands, are back with their much anticipated second studio album Neptune... Read More

The Instant are the bastard offspring of experimental tunings, savage precise drums, and a mining town filled with minimal and spacious industrial sounds that echo throughout their debut album Notes and Errata. Part of what sets them apart is a unique chord vocabulary that has been... Read More

The Longcut formed in Manchester in 2002 while attending the University of Manchester.Originally a four-piece, their vocalist left soon after the bandstarted and the remaining members intended to make purely instrumentalmusic. In 2003 their experiments with cheap drum machines led... Read More

Have you heard the song "The Rat"?  It was one of the most brilliant songs of the early oo's. Check this out."Somebody is pissed, somebody else is reeling from remorse, andeverybody's going full throttle on what has become the signatureWalkmen hyperjam. Hamilton Leithauser,... Read More

“This'llmake fans of Lightning Bolt, Battles and Aphex Twin cream themselves." NME “Dischord+ Warp = a listener's dream come true.” Drowned In Sound ThreeTrapped Tigers are an instrumental noisenik outfit from London who exhibit theprecision of electronica, the raw intensity... Read More

White Rose Movement are apost-punk/electro band from London, England. They mix the post-punk style andattitude of early bands of the genre such as Joy Division and The Chameleonswith a more new romantic image reminiscent of bands like Duran Duran andDepeche Mode, as well as more... Read More