A quickly constructed follow up to last year’s Cape Dory where Denver duo Tennis distilled a classic confection of breezy 50s and 60s pop.

Although the ideas here do not always translate into a wholey enjoyable experience, it’s not enough to condemn this record to total obscurity.

Tasteful and listenable electro pop is the order of the day.

Bon Iver – never has a name been more appropriate. The band created and driven primarily by the talents of Justin Vernon evokes the magic of winter throughout this eponymous album.

The band buck the trend of most recent “credible” Swedish pop by foregoing the use of songwriting hooks.

Another year, another release from Bradford Cox.

‘The sound of a band having fun’, a line that can often induce a shudder from ’serious’ music fans fearing the onset of some monstrosity of a novelty record.

Having generated a summer long buzz with his first two free MP3 releases, Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon has hastily capitalised with this album.

This superior selection of curios and cult concerns from both sides of the pond proves that impression completely false.

Hanni El Khatib’s debut album lacks much in the way of depth.