They Bang The Drums

Los Campesinos! – The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future

Say goodbye to the ‘I’m a nerdy losers and enjoying every moment of it’ atmosphere these guys got us used to. What we get here is a darker sound that’ll just make you want to file them next to The Smiths in the ‘Songs that leave you lying hopeless on the floor’. Best bit? The strangled shouty vocals that embody all the pain and angst one can go through.

Hadouken! – M.A.D.

Remember when Hadouken! were well… the shit? Before their ‘Meah, I think I’ll pass’ (yet with a great title – Coupland much?) debut? Yes, that band is back. So get your glowsticks out of the freeze and your neon-coloured hoodie out of that box in the basement and let’s bang those drums.

Dananananaykroyd – Some Dresses

There’s shouting, there’s a crazy chorus (‘Pop pop! Something irrelevant Huh huh!’), there’s a guitar that sometimes makes you feel this is actually a Hot Club de Paris song and there’s a chant in the beginning which only adds up to the whole HCDP-air of it all. Really now, if you can pronounce or spell or whatever this band’s name, learn how and learn it fast. They’re so worth it.