Oh Yeasayer, so many colours and triangles. Neo-futurism is here.

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Another notch on Brooklyn’s indie bedpost, The Drums are a couple of bright guys with an even brighter sound. Their music is all dazzling pop hooks and glistening synths, played with enough buoyancy and bounce to put the Mystery Jets to shame. And this year’s their year: already hotly tipped, these Drums will soon have a debut album to share, led by the very confident “Best Friend”.

www.myspace.com/thedrumsforever

The Golden Filter is Stephen and Penelope, New York’s own pair of electronic evil twins, who in the past year, have already been cementing their reps as nu-disco’s nu hope. They’ve had a solid run of singles (”Solid Gold” to “Hide Me”) and will soon be releasing the full-length Voluspa (due April). Before that happens, get yourself acquainted.

www.thegoldenfilter.com

Where some people use bullets, Goldfrapp fires off a rocket.

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Gorillaz has many friends and Bruce Willis is just one of them.

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Debut drop from Karen Elson, aka Mrs Jack White! This track’s the first to come off her album, The Ghost Who Walks, due out sometime in the summer. Below is an acoustic live take, directed by hubby Jack, of course.

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It’s eskimos and snow angels for Sainthood’s most exquisite and minimal sonic blip

www.teganandsara.com

Juan’s in da house for the latest DJ-Kicks comp, on which he’s getting right down and dirty behind the turntables. Mixed live on them wheels of steel, Juan’s vintage-futuristic blend will have highlights such as an unreleased Juan Maclean track, “Feel So Good” (featuring vocals by Nancy Whang and drum loops from the dearly-departed Jerry Fuchs), plus new remixes of club anthem “Happy House”. Look out for it in April.

www.thejuanmaclean.com
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Congratulations, MGMT, on the bizarre cover art for your second album. We reckon it might speak for itself (and even if it doesn’t, the less said the better) so we’ll just talk a bit about its content. This one, Congratulations, steals inspiration from things like Lady Gaga, Brian Eno and surfing, and also include special guests such as producer Peter Kember (Spaceman 3, Spectrum), Jennifer Herrema (of the fantastic ex-Royal Trux) and Dave Fridmann. And like you, we can’t wait for it to arrive.

www.whoismgmt.com

Vampire Weekend serves: angular riffs, tennis moves and a bizarre collection of friends (RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas and Lil Jon)

www.vampireweekend.com