New Rave?

I really hate the term new rave just as much as anyone else but its beginning to really become quite its own scene now. I've already posted on Klaxons quite a bit, been to see CSS lately, loving me a bit of Van She, so here is another couple of tracks which I can't help but feel they fall into a similar category. I haven't been as excited about a band on hearing one track as I was when I first heard The French Open from Foals. Its everything you would want, great build up and then a complete blast of shouting and noise. The build up is in fact really quite long for a short track, imagine a DFA extended mix. Beautiful stuff. The other tracks on their myspace don't quite live up to it but they are in the same vain. These New Puritans have been kicking about a bit longer and more of a reputation and this song is particularly good. The intro has a Joy Division-esque feel to it but this comparison fades quickly when the vocals appear. Great track, enjoy.

Foals - The French Open (Demo) (Highly recommended)

These New Puritans - Chamber

Later...

A New Week...

Scotland ain't doing so bad just now, what with the View taking over the charts and both Glasgow and Edinburgh (more to come on the latter's music scene soon) looking good with new bands a plenty. Union of Knives are one of the real gems though. This lot from Glasgow make superb tunes and I recommend this to anyone who has liked anything as wide ranged as I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness through to Stars.

Union of Knives - Evil has Never






Word is that Klaxons next single is to be Golden Skans. Excellent news. This track is far different to the sound which people have so far associated with the band which I think will bring them greater success than Magick which was easily their weakest track so far. The band looked every part the upcoming success story of 2007 on Jools Holland the other night. I imagine the track will be re-recorded for the album but here's an older version.

Klaxons - Golden Skans (removed at request of label)



Bloc Party. Enough said. This track is the most anthemic and currently my favourite from the forthcoming album "A Weekend in the City".



Bloc Party - I Still Remember



Hot Chip and DFA, what a combination. This one ain't anything new and its been flying about the blogs for ages but it has been keeping me company through some fairly dull studying this week so thought I'd share it with anyone who has been unfortunate enough to miss it thus far.

Hot Chip - Like We Breakdown (DFA mix)

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in excellent news for Edinburgh, top newcomers Foals are playing a free gig at The Cabaret Voltaire with Supersystem!

and I cannot recommend to you enough that you head over to both Headphone Sex and Good Weather for Airstrikes, two of the best blogs going, and check out their posts on I Was a Cub Scout; Teenage Skin has been keeping me going all day.

Later...