Britain’s raved pop quintet, Citizens!, returns to our ears not a moment too soon, harnessing a sense of practicality between an electronic exhibition found within their new single, “Caroline.” A smooth electric keyboard glides aside confident lyrics, escalating the line “It started making sense” within a honed barrage of drum and bass.

Little is known of this classy five-piece, and perhaps that adds to their mystique. All that has needed to be said has been said as we are left warm and careless under the London sun, to the optimistic sounds of Citizens! — a band to watch and one to hear, especially in an ever changing landscape as this.

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At the altitude of beat brilliance and lo-fi pop-tronica, Stockholm-based Wild At Heart (WAH) launches an unfulfilled love story in their latest single, “Darling.” The track, produced by The Sound of Arrows, carries underlying tones of MGMT, noting their cover of “Electric Feel” in 2008 (Ministry of Sound), which brought about widespread(...) Read More about Wild At Heart: Darling (114 words)

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Recorded in Scotland and produced by Franz Ferdinand + Alex Kapranos, the British mod-pop boys of Citizens!, hold nothing back with their debut single “True Romance.”(...) Read More about Citizens!: True Romance (274 words)

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The ever-expanding Kitsuné empire takes their musical imperialism to the next level and hit American soil with a compilation presented by Kitsuné America, and a transnational track list including Trendland favorites, St. Lucia and Computer Magic. (...) Read More about Kitsuné America Minimix Teaser (94 words)

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As if coaxing the listener to jump into an enigmatic vehicle, We Are Knights seductively demand, “Let’s go somewhere together.” It’s a smooth, slow ride(...) Read More about We Are Knights: Tears (63 words)

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The intro of IS TROPICAL‘s “Land of the Nod” puts the primitive back in production with simulated sticks banging on cans blended in with cold and synth-laden warehouse sounds. The quickness with which it switches gears into a warm, head-bopper is as quick as you’ll fall in love.(...) Read More about IS TROPICAL: The Land of the Nod (124 words)

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Named after a New Order’s 1984 song , French Based, Swedish-American Trio Thieves Like Us recently came out with their first album called Play Music, which was four years in the making or maybe 2 years in the making and 2 years in the waiting, ya that sounds more accurate! “With a true charm, they developed a fresh, romantic aesthetic between a pop, funky, naïve universe à la Hot Chip and the German krautrock scene.”

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