Blood Orange – Forget It 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlDUCaumm-k

Also worth checking out from the EP is ‘His Thunder’ – all stirring thundering drums and soaring vocals.

Little Comets – His Thunder

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R6S3bCLfi4

Little Comets are touring in 2012, catch them next year at one of the gigs below.

21st April – Oran Mor, Glasgow

22nd April – Academy 2, Manchester

23rd April – Cockpit, Leeds

24th April – Academy 2, Birmingham

26th April – Scala, London

27th April – Arts Centre, Norwich

28th April – The Haunt, Brighton

We were pretty excited this week to see brand new material from the Maccabees land in our inbox. The Brighton band’s performance was a highlight of Lovebox 2010 and both Colour It In and Wall of Arms have had a serious amount of play on the Mahogany stereo. So, without further ado, here is their latest track Pelican. Typically gorgeous swift vocal harmonies race over tightly thrashed guitars and a dancing rhythm. Its pretty a much a given to be all over indie dance floors in the new year. ‘Pelican’ is the first single to be released from their new album Given To The Wild out on 9th January.

The Maccabees – Pelican

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdNC9FVWdBk

The Maccabees are touring the UK in January – catch them at one of the below dates.

22nd Jan – Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

23rd Jan – QMU, Glasgow

24th Jan – Newcastle Academy, Newcastle

26th Jan – Brixton Academy, London

27th Jan – Birmingham Institute, Birmingham

28th Jan – Ritz, Manchester

So contuining with our special Future Classic day, New Navy are a recent priority of theirs from New South Wales and their latest track Zimbabwe is being given away as a free download.

On first listen there are hints of The Whitest Boy Alive as well as hints of Friendly Fires but above all these guys have a fantastic original sound and we’re hooked.

For any of our Australian readers, head to their Facebook to find out tour info!

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New Navy – Zimbabwe

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UWK8v9ufG8

Our last BBC related post was front-man Jack Steadman’s solo work yet they’ve been back in the studio as a band and prepare to release their new album, A Different Kind of Fix, in August.

In the meantime, one of the tracks called Shuffle is being showcased on their official SoundCloud page and we can definitely hear Steadman’s own production trademarks throughout.

It’s clear to hear they’ve grown as a group. Their musical direction has developed massively and I’m genuinely excited for the LP!

Bombay Bicycle Club – Shuffles

We’ve a whopping three Wolf Gang tracks to give away this morning, comprising of two remixes and one cover. How generous.

Firstly are two remixes of his latest single, Dancing With The Devil and then a hauntingly beautiful cover of Radiohead’s Pyramid Song.

The Cocknbullkid/Mz Bratt track is bang on.

Wolf Gang – Dancing With The Devil (Shoes Remix ft Cocknbullkid and Mz Bratt) - right click, save as to download

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Wolf Gang – Dancing With The Devil (Outer Limits Coco Bongo Club remix) – right click, save as to download

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Wolf Gang  – Pyramid Song (Radiohead Cover) – right click, save as to download

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLM30laoOaA

Tipped in 2009 as one of the BBC Sounds of 2010 – and quite rightly so.

Everything Everything still have so much to give since releasing their debut album Man Alive and their Mahogany Session is the most popular on our YouTube channel so far.

Photoshop Handsome is the latest single and II Figures have remixed it — get it below!

Everything Everything – Photoshop Handsome (II Figures Remix) – download

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The Mahogany Sessions // Everything Everything – Schoolin’

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ_M-ZF0fPk

Getting a record deal with a major label ain’t always as it good as it may sound – it definitely wasn’t for Little Comets.

I caught Little Comets play Hoxton Bar & Grill just before they got signed up by Columbia (Sony) and nothing really happened after that – well stuff happened but the expected launches didn’t and they parted ways.

Now their creative shackles are free, under a smaller and more nurturing record label and they’re currently gearing up for a proper reintroduction to the scene.

Their next single titled Isles is about to be released but we’ve got a sneak peak of a demo from the studio which is all yours to download and enjoy.

Little Comets – Intelligent Animals – download

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They might look like your run-of-the-mill indie band but these Northern boys possess a very original sound – pure and cheeky.

Little Comets – Adultery

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNOUTwJq08s

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(The Knocks)

As the blogosphere expands and becomes the first port-of-call for many a music lover, the content has gradually improved and improved to become fully fledged big tunes. There was once a time when legally-compliant blogs (like us) has to search the baron desert for decent free content. Now it’s a lush green rain forest (if you know where to look).

So, today we’ve got a collection of different songs, all of which are great in their own right and all of which are free downloads.

Spark – Shut Out The Moon – download

Credible pop music.

Download audio file (Spark – Shut Out The Moon.mp3)

The Knocks – Blackout – download

Good energy. Fist in the air stuff.

Download audio file (The Knocks – Blackout.mp3)

Morning Parade – Marble Attic – download

Fast paced with uplifting guitars.

Download audio file (Morning Parade – Marble Attic.mp3)

The Postelles – White Night - download

The Kooks meets Vampire Weekend.

Download audio file (The Postelles – White Night.mp3)