On My Playlist: Indie

Here's what's on my indie playlist this month.

Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City

The third studio album by American indie band Vampire Weekend, released on the 14^th, Modern Vampires of the City appears to be their most innovative and surprising release to date. Having abandoned their trademark African-tribe-cum-Oxford-graduate sound, this latest outing from the foursome is experimental, original and as urban and complex as the New York City which appears on the album art.



Haiku Salut – Tricolore

Haiku Salut – aka Gemma, Louise and Sophie from the Derbyshire Dales - are the latest product of London label How Does it Feel to be Loved?. Their debut album, Tricolore, is full of the most spine-tingling instrumental music we’ve hears since Sigur Ros. For fans of Yann Tierson and early Mum.

Temples – Shelter Song

Temples are a neo-psych duo from Kettering who look like the Beatles and make music that sounds like a cross between the Monkees and the Beach Boys. A more modern comparison may be the Shins. In every case, Temples’ 2012 release ‘Shelter Song’ is the soundtrack to a sunny, trippy, messy summer.

Coves – Cast a Shadow

Coves’ vintage, psychedelic sound will appeal to fans of the Kills and Primal Scream just as much as it will to blissed-out Jefferson Airplane fans who want to live in the 60s. Cast a Shadow, their 2012 EP, is Coves at their best, mostly due to the Black-Lips-esque lo-fi production and the haunting, reverberating sound of Beck Wood’s low, resounding vocals.

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