11th February 2015

 

1 PRIDES- HIGHER LOVE

(Glasgow/Synthpop Trio/Stewart Brock- piano, lead vocals, Callum Wiseman-guitar, piano and vocals, Lewis Gardner- drums)

 

2 ALABAMA SHAKES- DON'T WANNA FIGHT

(Blues/Soul/Southern rock, Alabama, US)

 

3 BRIKA- MOON

(Miami/Indie pop- From the album "Voice Memos"/use a megaphonic technique a kin to M.I.A)

 

4 CHICANE FEAT. CHRISTIAN BURNS- PHOTOGRAPH

(UK/Dance)

 

5 MAGIC MAN- TEXAS

 (Lord Huron-esque in the guitar moments but otherwise indie pop a kin to Bastille. Rhode Island band consisting of 5 members: 4 guys and 1 girl)

 

6 DOVER- COMPLICATIONS

(Alternative Pop Punk/Madrid/Formed in 1992)

 

7 NAELA- VUELA SIN MI

(Club/Columbia)

 

8 SUSANNE SUNDFOR- KAMIKAZE

(Norway/Singer-songwriter/Indie pop/Glockenspiel/A bit poppier and danceable compared to her early work. She is evolving dramatically. It has a nice harpischord ending)

 

9 BLIND GUARDIAN- ASHES OF ETERNITY

(Speed metal/Germany)

 

10 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE- HOW BIG HOW BLUE

(UK/Indie pop/Half-instrumental)

 

11 WOLFHEART- GHOST OF KARELIA

(Finland/Doom Metal)

 

12 GREEN SKY ACCIDENT- NIGHT ON EARTH

(Norway/Noise pop/Rock)

 

13 WATERMAT- BULLIT

(France/Deep House)

 

14 HOT CHIP- HUARACHE  

(UK/Electronic dance/Blip-blop/Rap/Beastie Boys and Daft Punk electronics)

 

15 WOMAN'S HOUR- OUR LOVE HAS NO RHYTHM

(UK/Dream pop/Art pop/Indie Pop)

 

16 THE GO TEAM!- THE SCENE BETWEEN

(Brighton/Six-piece/Indie pop/Cheer pop/Action theme/Funk/Hip-pop)

 

17 THE CHLOES- I CAN CHANGE

(Blondie-esque Electronic New Wave Pop Rock/Four girls/Dallas, Texas)

 

18 BOY + KITE- EITHER WAY

(Austin/Indie rock/3 guys and a girl)

 

19 KAISER CHIEFS- FALLING AWAKE

(Leeds/Post-britpop/Indie rock)

 

20 bAnoffee- NINJA

(Australian/Indie/Alternative/Lush Pop)