Minimalist pop from Austin Texas!

Love Inks have just put the finishing touches to a new song called “Be Brave”, listen to it here. Due to be released on September 12th. With a crisp, melodic toddle to singer Sherry’s whimsy, it’s no wonder the NME included Love Inks in their ‘Top 25 New Acts You Need To Hear’ feature.

Love Inks will play a variety of UK dates this September, kick starting their European tour.

A recommendation from Ciara:

Best Coast is a surf pop band which formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2009. The band consists of Bethany Cosentino (vocals, guitar), Bobb Bruno (bass, drums) and Ali Koehler (drums). The band released their debut album, “Crazy for You” on July 27, 2010 on Mexican Summer Records. The album debuted at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Bethany Cosentino says we can expect “songs about summer and the sun and the ocean and being a lazy creep,” with “drums, beach boys bass lines, and other amazing things”.

My new ear candy.

Beach House is a dream pop group which formed in 2005 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The group consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards). Legrand is the niece of french composer Michel Legrand.

The band release their third album "Teen Dream" last year, produced and engineered by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear). The album's unanimously good reviews have gained the band a much larger fan base, with celebrities such as Jay-Z and Beyonce being spotted at their shows.

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Beck and Devendra Banhart – ‘Life During Wartime’

Beck and Devendra Banhart have collaborated on a track for Todd Solonz’ latest film Life During Wartime. The lyrics were written by Solonz while the song was actually written by composer Marc Shaiman. Beck produced and sang backing vocals and obviously, that Devendra singing the main part. It sounds like a good opening song to a, if Solonz films is anything to go by (hello paedophile black comedy Happiness which this film follows up), the calm before the storm.


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Covers

For Rachel: Florence and The Machine - Addicted To Love (Robert Palmer Cover)

Kaiser Chiefs - Flowers In the Rain (The Move Cover) 

Department of Eagles - Love Me (Elvis cover) 

The Morning Benders - Lovefool (Cardigans cover) 

Elliott Smith - Car (Built To Spill cover) 

Babyshambles - Janie Jones (The Clash cover) 

Citizen Cope - Karma Police (Radiohead cover) 

Franz Ferdinand - Mis-shapes (Pulp cover) 

M. Ward - Tom Violence (Sonic Youth cover) 

Final Fantasy - No Cars Go (Arcade Fire Cover)

Robbers on High Street - Cool It Now (New Edition Cover) 

Spoon - Rocket USA (Suicide Cover) 

The Fray - Heartless (Kanye West Cover) 


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Ellie Goulding and Erik Hassle – Be Mine! (Robyn Cover)

Feist – Inside and Out (Bee Gees Cover)

Ben Gibbard - I Don’t Want To Get Over You (The Magnetic Fields Cover)(mp3)

Jónsi - Time To Pretend (MGMT Cover) (mp3)

Mumford and Sons – Cousins (Vampire Weekend Cover)

Yes Giantess – I’m Not your toy (La Roux cover)

Magnet & Gemma Hayes -Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan Cover)

Nouvelle Vague – Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover)