This peculiar foursome have periodically popped up on my radar throughout the year, and I believe I noted previously on the blog that I quite liked this video for ‘Parrot’. Not only am I reminded of the infamous Monty Python Parrot Sketch, but the video effectively demonstrates something I’ve known for quite a while – [...]

Popular Workshop have somehow escaped my attention until now. They released their debut, We’re Alive And We’re Not Alone, in October of last year. From the few songs I’ve heard via Myspace (it still exists!), they seem like lo-fi indie noise a la the much-missed Test Icicles, though not quite so abrasive. They even do [...]

I remember first writing about HWD based on one little mp3 way back in June of 2007. Oh how time flies! Since that time, they’ve released single after single, covered Kraftwerk and worked with Little Boots. Now their debut is finally here!
You can buy the Love Technology in your local shop (in the UK) [...]

I have not been swept up in Little Boots mania. I thought I would be, because people kept saying that if I loved La Roux or Lykki Li that I’d be all over Little Boots like white on rice. Maybe I just haven’t heard the right tune yet, or I was in a bad mood [...]

Perennial BIYL favorites Heads We Dance once again prove they are workaholics that cannot be stopped. Despite a scant few months passing since their last release, ‘The Human Touch’ and having recently performed a smashing cover of Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer Love’ for Buffet Libre’s recent Rewind 2 Covers Project, the band are ready to unleash yet [...]