The Shy Violet - Peaks [2010]

Twangy lo-fi indie rock

This.

Bear Cavalry - Demos [2010]/New Demos [2011]

[Happy indie (bandcamp)]

They make me smile, the link above is to their bandcamp where you can cop there demos for free. And if you like them, maybe pay £3 for their EP. I dunno. Look 'em up if you like the sound of Cribs meet Bloc Party.

William Bonney - Good Vibes [2011]

 

[Emotive indie/hardcore] 

Kids call it Skramz, I don't know what the fuck the cool names are, back when it was I Hate Myself and Saetia etc... it was just Screamo/Emo, but whatever. Kids will be kids.

Anyway, this has been doing the rounds pretty much anywhere cool kids are to be found (and some places cool kids are not found). And, well, I like it. So I thought I'd post it here. I figure not everyone will enjoy it, but give me a break, I've delivered the goods before. Trust me on this, give it a go. You might even like it.

  Good Vibes by William Bonney

Peelies/Jesuslesfilles - split [2011]

[Fuzzy garage goodness]

Jesuslesfilles are a French Canadian band with male and female duo vocals and a lot of fuzzyness. They're pretty damn good. The Peelies are an all girl band who are also really good. Put them on a cassette together and you have my release of the year. And it's only $5 from Planet Tapes and they send anywhere. Or you can just download it here, I know what you kids are like and your aversion to anything analogue.