#08087 The Rascals

The Rascals – Rascalize

UK: 23rd Jun – Deltasonic

 

The Rascals formed from the ashes of The Little Flames, frontman Miles also has a side-project with Arctic Monkeys’ Alex, The Last Shadow Puppets, who has released an album earlier this year. The Rascals are a 60’s retro garage band, for fans of Arctic Monkeys.

 

Oustanding tracks: ‘Freakbeat Phantom’ & ‘Out Of Dreams’.

#08086 Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line

US: 19th Aug – Barsuk

 

Ra Ra Riot dedicates their debut album to their drummer who died after a show last summer. Thus, The Rhumb Line sounds like Arcade Fire’s Funereal, which always there is orchstral sadness around.

 

Outstanding tracks: ‘Ghost Under Rocks’ & ‘Can You Tell’.

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Black Kids – Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)

 

Third single from their debut album, due for release on 8th Sep via Almost Gold in UK.

 

#08085 The Verve

The Verve – Forth

UK: 25th Aug – Parlophone

 

The Verve, one of the best brit-pop band, reunited last year and to release their fourth album which is called ‘Forth’, a perfect pun for the name. This is the first album for 11 years, their previous one is commercial breakthrough ‘Urban Hymns’. This comeback album sees The Verve back to new psychedelica, it may not compare to ‘A Storm In Heaven’, but it’s still a powerful album of the year. Fashionable electronic beats also can be heard through the whole album.

#08083/84 The Spinto Band/The Walkmen

The Spinto Band – Moonwink

UK: 22nd Sep – Fierce Panda

 

The Spinto Band released their debut album via Bar/None in The States, and later via Radiate in UK. They move to Fierce Panda for the long-awaited second album. Moonwink is a happy album full of songs for the summer.

 

The Walkmen – You & Me

US: 19th Aug – Gigantic

UK: 29th Sep – Fierce Panda

 

You & Me is the 4th album from The Walkmen, a follow to 2006’s A Hundred Miles Off. Sees them go back to the origin of rough rock n’ roll sound, the unique shouting voice.

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Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth

 

Third single from their recent album ‘Twenty One’, due for 25th Aug via 679.

 

#08082 Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong

Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong

UK: 4th Aug – Vertigo (original due for)

 

Joe Lean was the drummer with The Pipettes, now backed with The Jing Jang Jong to become a mix of The Libertines and Razorlight. This album was due for 8th Aug, but now it has been cancelled and scraped, as the recording wasn’t able to represent the sound of band recently, it will be re-recorded and due for early 2009. Thus, this edition is only available as promo.

 

Outstanding tracks: ‘Lucio Starts Fire’ & ‘Baby’.

#08081 The Automatic

The Automatic – This Is A Fix

UK: 25th Aug – B-Unique

 

Cardiff’s The Automatic back with album number 2, after the depature of their original keyboard, being replaced by yourcodenameis:milo frontman. New direction for the band to get heavier as Foo Fighters and sound quite emo-core.

 

Outstanding track: Steve McQueen’.

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The Automatic – Steve McQueen

 

Comeback single from The Automatic, to be featured on their second album, This Is Not A Fix.

Due for 18th Aug via B-Unique.

 

#08080 The Features

The Features – Some Kind Of Salvation

US: 23th Jun

 

Long-delayed second album from Tennessee’s The Feature who had been together for more than ten years, but not released their debut full length until 2004 by Universal. Later the band was dropped and now manage to release their new album by themselves, Some Kind Of Salvation comes available as download first. Having replacing their keyboardist, the new album is more power-pop to their neo-psychedelic debut.

 

Outstanding track: ‘The Temporary Blues’.