What We've Been Listening To...

July's been a bit of a bumper month so far for good new tunes. 

MADMADMAD have a new tune out in the form of 'Spin Wave', very reminiscent of early Chemical Brothers. I caught them supporting Warmduscher at the 100 Club a while back and they were electric, so if you get the chance to see them when they announce some dates make sure you do.

If you fancy something punky, check out the new singles from Reverse Cowboys and Wax Head. Wax Head actually released 'Terminal Sinker' last month, but hey, whose bothered. Slightly more polished but equally punchy are Belgian's SONS with their new track 'All Gold', whose album 'Hallo' comes out in September. Previous releases Hello and Do My Thing are also pretty tasty. 

I happened upon 'Cleanshirt' by Nottingham's Midnight Rodeo and then found they had an album out 'Chaos Era'. Album and single are rather fine, very assured indie fare with a lot of potential for broad appeal if they get the right exposure. Slightly scuzzier but equally enjoyable are HotWax, whose new single 'Tell Me Everything's Alright' was recorded at the same time as their excellent debut album 'Hot Shock' but didn't quite fit by all accounts.   

New albums from New Yorkers Geese, Native Sun and The Thing are all on the way, with all of them bring out tasters this month. Fellow Yanks Wombo also have their new album landing next month, with 'Skyhopping' the latest single out. 

Elsewhere, there are new tracks from shoegazers thistle, Psych rockers Lorelle Meets The Obselete and Sons of MU, quirky fuggers Slow Cooked, the rather elegant and beautiful Modern Nature plus Oral Habit and Lipworms (scroll down for more on the last two). 

All of these tracks will feature on our monthly playlist when it gets updated at the end of the month, and you'll find five of them on the fiver right now. Head to the playlists part of the site to follow/listen.