Three and half years, I have genuinely been waiting and wondering when I can get my hands on the new record, The Go! Team - 'Rolling Blackouts. Late 2010 we teased you with the first single 'T.O.R.N.A.D.O'. The uplifting ensemble of guitars, horns and drums which we adore, beautifully held together with a voice which makes any day feel like summer. Although at points you don't think the formula has changed too much for The Go! Team, then you realise its all in the details. 'Rolling Blackouts' is all together more mature, with better recording and a more defined feel.
The Go! Team have everything that's chic, trend, cool going on about them. They're a party scene on a beach, they're drinks with your best friends, they're the band which will make your 2011
Exam time is here, so the Morning Fader has not been. To make up were giving you the bands to put on your wall this year. With a review short enough to scrawl up your arm in Biro, and cover with a long sleeve shirt.
Esben and the Witch
Dark, dark, dark. Drenched in distortion, thundering drums and powerful vocals, Esben and the Witch are a storm in a forest. Album Violet Cries out 31st January 2011 on Matador Records
Warpaint
Put they're stamp on the end of 2010, but the momentum will bring them fighting into the new year. Self-titled album, out now on Rough Trade
The Good Natured
Understanding your genre is paramount. Sarah McIntosh creates electro-pop full of energy and emotion, never forgetting the tongue in cheek and self-awareness that pop needs to stop it for becoming plastic. New EP out on Rough Trade.
The Knocks
Chic, happy, playful. That's what a New Year needs. The Knock will be the band you pray will wake you up, accompanied by a spring sunrise, a lot could be in store for these guys. Think 'The Go! Team' with flowers in their hair. Label: HeavyRoc Music
James Blake
James Blake represents everything that is good in progressive music, taking on the features that made 2010, James Blake will make 2011. A combination of Jazzy, Post-dubstep, electronic and Hip Hop beats.
'Night Air' took me by surprise last year, a moment stopping song. A perfect blend of styles, which makes for an accessible yet completely original song. We want more. Polydor label.
'Young Blood' takes from MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Empire of the Sun (remember them?) to make inspiring track that bubbles and screams out "play me again!". With their new album 'Passive Me, Aggressive You' we can only hope they can keep us inspired.
Suuns
Subdued, mysterious and exciting. Vocals that creep through the mix, relaxing and floating into your sub-conscience. Sounds Dangerous, but we like it like that, don't we? Label Secretly Canadian
We're going to bring you our 2011 Cheat sheet within the next week, we're currently looking in our crystal ball!
Its also worth checking out www.bbc.co.uk Radio 1 who are nailing it with In New Music We Trust, replacing its usual plastic tat schedule!
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