NEU: Baby's on fire!

Gardens & Villa are a quintet straight outta' Santa Barbara, dishing out fluid synth ladened tracks that will quickly have you coming back for more. They recently signed to Secretly Canadian and have just released their long awaited self titled album . In 2010, Gardens & Villa traveled to Oregon to record their debut with visionary, vibemaster and labelmate Richard Swift. What they have collectively created is a ten track album full of the hooky gems, and despite the synthesised washes and fills they keep it simple, which is a welcome change. The album is full of hazy loveliness with the odd touch of new wave a'la '79.  Check out these two morsels. The Lp is available to buy HERE.

"Spacetime" by Gardens & Villa from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

Gardens & Villa - Star Fire Power by Burger King

RETURNING: David Attenborough visits la discotheque.

Disco and safari do not mix.   .....WRONG! Well, according to Yelle, who returns with her new album SAFARI DISCO CLUB.  It's her first full length effort since 2007's Pop Up, which was a little more up in your grill than this. The album's opening and title track sounds just as the name suggests, playful, down right bonkers and totally listenable. Inducing an uncontrollable urge to dance like a safari guide android. It's a big step up from her debut release, with more mature vocals than the unsteady Yelle of old. The new single is already going down a storm online and is sure to be a hit on her current world tour.


Check out the video directed by Jérémie Saindon, which yes, does include safari guide androids!

RETURNING: M83 - Midnight City

Here is a track receiving endless electronic love at the moment. Named after a spiral galaxy, M83 really will send you up to the heavens with this euphoric slice of dream pop. The brainchild of Anthony Gonzales from Antibes, France. M83 continue to carve their shoegaze niche with a little more punch than you'd expect.


The surfacing taster track"Midnight City" is taken from their upcoming album HURRY UP, WE'RE DREAMING, and this nugget hits the spot with all the killer synthesised pop production that we've come to expect from MUTE records. It really is a solid effort from M83, with backing vocals that are some-what reminiscent of an in prime Kate Bush, supplying a rhythmical backing that only aids the inevitable head bobbing. Furthermore - as the icing on the cake - there is a blast of Bowie Rock Sax towards the end and it's high time somebody brought back the saxophone in pop music!


HURRY UP, WE'RE DREAMING is released on the 18th of October on MUTE.


You can download M83's "Midnight City" for free HERE.

Midnight City by M83