New York six-legged rhythmic juggernaut Battles are one of the most exciting and respected alternative bands of recent years and they return with their second album ‘Gloss Drop’. The album ranges from lead track ‘Ice Cream’, a “grunty, squelchy, jubilant freakout” according to the NME, and Radio 1’s The Hottest Record In The World - a calypso tinged rhythmic juggernaut powering through the airwaves of Radio 1, XFM and 6Music, through to denser, more industrial tracks (‘My Machines’, featuring Gary Numan, is a prime example) – at times playful, at times hard-edged, but always unmistakably Battles. Outgoing member Tyondai Braxton’s vocals have made way for a host of guest vocalists, ranging from Numan to Kazu from Blonde Redhead and Eye from Boredoms. ... More Info

' Having shunned the advances of the hottest record labels and media over the last year, WU LYF – one of the most talked about bands from the UK in the last decade - release their debut album ‘Go Tell Fire To The Mountain’ on their own label L Y F Recordings. The album was recorded live in a disused church in Manchester and mastered in Glasgow by Paul Savage (Mogwai), the result of which is 10 tracks of huge uncompromising Heavy Pop. Reminiscent of throat shredders Kurt Cobain and Frank Black bringing raw and epic qualities whilst hinting towards Arcade Fire.  ... More Info