Artist: The Clientele Album: The Night, a Forest Grew EP Country of Origin: London, England Sounds Like: An already excellent, well-regarded English band who continue to refine their perfect, subdued, 60s indie-pop. Listen: www.theclientele.co.uk
Artist: Various Album: Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977-1985 Country of Origin: Italy, circa late seventies to mid-eighties Sounds Like: Fuckin' Disco Heaven. Gold chains, hairy chests, sweat and cocaine. Listen: www.strut-records.com/discoitalia
Artist: Sam Sparro Album: Sam Sparro Country of Origin: Sydney, Australia/Los Angeles, CA--USA Sounds Like: Digitized Sex. This is soul music, brother. Listen: www.myspace.com/samsparro
Artist: Hercules & Love Affair Album: Hercules & Love Affair Country of Origin: New York, USA Sounds Like: a brilliant, funked-up record of disco revivalism, Hercules and Love Affair will be hard to top in 2008. Listen: www.myspace.com/herculesandloveaffair
Artist: Sally Shapiro Album: Remix Romance Vol. I Country of Origin: Sweden Sounds Like: meticulously crafted European electro-pop. Listen: www.myspace.com/shapirosally
Artist: M83 Album: Saturdays=Youth Country of Origin: France Sounds Like: My Bloody Valentine having an orgy with New Order. Shoegaze meets synth-pop. Listen: www.myspace.com/m83
Artist: Cut Copy Album: In Ghost Colours Country of Origin: Australia Sounds Like: the best dance album of the year? A delicious blend of synth-pop, electronica, new-wave, and alternative rock, it'll be real easy to leave In Ghost Colors loaded in your car stereo all summer. Listen: www.myspace.com/cutcopy