i heart hiroshima - tuff teef

Dave reviews excellent debut from Artrocker.com's second favourite Brisbane 3 piece.

THE zookeepers - giant black taco

Download the latest album by The Zookeepers right now! It's free, and it's awesome.

metronomy - nights out

Abigail Outhwaite finds that the hotly anticipated Metronomy LP is both a electro revelation - and a bit of a bummer. Read on to find out how their party nearly gets started...

kings of leon - only by THE night

Dave reviews the latest Kings of Leon album. Then falls asleep and has nightmares of being stuck in a world where such a tedious insomnia cure of a record gets to number one in charts all over the globe, with legions of rabid fans and critics eager to defend slights upon it, without actually realising that they don't enjoy listening to it. No, really.

rolo tomassi - hysterics

Sheffield's art punks Rolo Tomassi make the jump from cult EP to hotly tipped LP, and Daniel Ross gives us the low down...

glasvegas - glasvegas

They may be on the tip of the national tongue, but can Glasvegas make their epic sound stretch across a whole record? Danny Revolver finds out as he reviews their muchos anticipated debut...

THE weight - are men

Rory Carroll gets to grips with his inner hillbilly as he reviews the latest album from waltzing bumpkin types The Weight. But hang on - how many band members are there again?!

late of THE pier - fantasy black channel

Yes yes, we know it came out yesterday. But hey! We've been busy with the XXL Jeans or whatever they're called. So now without further ado, Rory Carroll reviews the LP every lightsaber waving raver has been saving for...

friendly fires - friendly fires

Amy Rich gets an early look at the "lilting, beat-ridden" debut LP from Friendly Fires - which she recommends as a perfectly frenetic soundtrack to the summer...

thomas tantrum - thomas tantrum

You know those kids at the back of the bus who play their phones really loudly and phlegm at old grannies? Well, those kids have made an indie record. And as Ric Rawlins reports, it's not wholly despicable!

Rabbit, Rabbit All Day Long...

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    Ric recommends the 'fruity and feisty world' of The Kabeedies.

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  • Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs in Stockholm, and Sparks in London

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    If you aren't one of the stupendously fortunate 177,500 people trekking to Somerset this month, you may want to move on to the next article, as it's quite likely that the following words could induce severe rage blackouts. It's back!...

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  • Untitled Musical Project

    A Popular Music Composition

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    Untitled Musical Project - they pump you up like aural steriods. Untitled Musical Project go to 11.

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  • Los Campesinos!

    We Throw Parties You Throw Knives

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    Joyous ideas packed art pop from Cardiff seven piece. Sounds like Art Brut, The Research and Palomar got wasted on absinthe and took the stage together at an open mic...

  • HEARTS IN PENCIL

    A place called pandemonium

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    Promising Good Shoes style indie pop from Oxfordshire teenagers.

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  • THE THERMALS!

    I let it go - DEMO

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    Sources close to the band have leaked this fantastic, exclusive new demo track from The Thermals.

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  • The Binges

    Hear me out!

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    Excellent slice of full on old school rock from The Binges. Recommended by our readers, it's now a firm favourite in the artrocker.com office.

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