Spector - Celestine

The hugely hyped Spector release this marvelous piece later this month, following on from debut single 'Chevy Thunder'. Frontman Fred Macpherson reminisces on times passed, wishing he'd 'Written all the songs/Met all the girls who are beautiful now but were miserable then'

Celestine is released on Fiction on May 21st. 

Spector - Celestine

Zap Zap Zap - Waterside

A very chilled out, summery single from unsigned band Zap Zap Zap. 'I lost my way living the high life' ushers in a prolific chorus complete with vocal harmonies and mirthful keyboard lines. Listen and download here.

Zap Zap Zap - Waterside

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Endless High - Leave It All Behind

This Glasgow band have only been around a year but are already making waves with their self-released album 'Leave It All Behind'. Very nice indie/alternative stylings - there's nothing new here, but it's done well.

Tribes - We Were Children

Tribes lead singer Johnny Lloyd bursts into this raucous debut release with the explosively delivered opening line: 'It was a day like today/A Sunday afternoon', paving the way for the rest of this frenetic monster of a song. Currently touring with Two Door Cinema Club and Metronomy as part of the NME Awards Tour, Tribes are set for big things this year.

The Mexanines - Katie Callous

Another top quality band by way of West Yorkshire, The Mexanines present the riff-tastic Katie Callous, based around a fictional lady killer. Parts of the song have an early Kings of Leon-esque vibe to them: 'You better see it through/or Katie's gonna come for you'. Have a listen below.

The Mexanines - Katie Callous

You can buy The Mexanine's EP 'This Is Not A Formal Event' on their Bandcamp.

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Marsicans - Hands

Poppy-indie from a brilliant unsigned Leeds band. 'He 'ant got a chance probably/and he never will' has become a well serviced phrase around the Leeds music scene. If this isn't lodged in your head for the rest of the day, you're a soulless beast.

Hands

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Little Boots - 'Shake'

Straight from the press release sent from Little Boots' PR Company this afternoon - the singer is releasing new single 'Shake' on limited edition vinyl and digital download on 21st November 2011. Little Boots caused quite a shake in 2009 as one of the best new artists of the year, and is returning now for a second outing.

To commemorate the release, the also acclaimed disc-spinner is about to embark on a worldwide DJ tour, taking in destinations including New York, LA, San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Beijing, before a huge ribbon-cutting warehouse blow-out in London featuring some of her DJ friends including 'Shake' co-creator James Ford, one of its remixers Crazy P, and notorious disco trouble makers Horse Meat Disco, Kris Di Angelis as well as various other surprises.