La Femme: It's Time to Wake Up

French smooth/lead/tropical/surf/cold wave band from Paris.They released an eponymous EP soon followed by the group's first album, “Psycho Tropical Berlin”, receiving raving reviews.

Alpine: Hands

Alpine is a fun Australian six-piece, that combine a lot of intriguing sounds with a pleasant voice and a nice face. Alpine is on the rise, likened to Phoenix and The xx, they've definitely got some growth room and are going places with songs like Hands.

Modern English: I Melt With You

Why did I have to be a month overdue? December 1989 would have made me feel a lot better about my generation. Songs like this are wonderful and never get old (not even I'm Gonna Be-The Proclaimers!)