The Superimposers - 'Sunshine Pops!' cdlp - Wonderfulsound - Released July 12th 2010
It’s a colourful affair, Think Emitt Rhodes, Shuggie Otis, Curt Boettcher, Ronnie Lane and Nillsson, sitting on the dock of the bay, early one summers morning, watching the boats creak along, while the seagulls fly by. The Superimposers wear their pop sensibilities badge with pride. http://www.myspace.com/superimposers

The Superimposers 'The Beech' cd single/digital download - Wonderfulsound- Released July 19th
Currently being championed by Radcliffe and Maconie (single of the week, Pick N Mix),  Gary Crowley, Sean Rowley, Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson. “The Beach” is the first single taken from The Superimposers forthcoming LP, “Sunshine Pops!”   The Superimposers unleash their third album on the 12th July called, ‘Sunshine Pops!’. Think Morricone with the help of Shuggie Otis, Curt Boettcher, Emitt Rhodes, Nilsson and Ronnie Lane. The track ‘Sometimes’ features Jonny Trunk.http://www.myspace.com/superimposers

Junkboy 'Friends Pt2.' digital download single- Enraptured-Released July 26th 2010
Taken from the album, ‘Koyo’ on Enraptured Records “We imagined it as a homage to disciples of Brian (Wilson) who were creatively hustling on the Strip in mid 60s L.A. and were neatly collected on the L.A. Nuggets compilation. People like Tandym Almer, Gary Usher, Jack Nitzsche producing Gerry Lewis and the Playboys, Curt Boettcher, The Full Treatment…Working with our right hand man, Ryan Oliver, we wrote some downbeat lyrics to add a sunlight dampening English quality. You have to be true to yourself. We don’t live between Clark And Hilldale. Although in our hearts...” – the perfect accompaniment to a blue-sky July. Enjoy.http://www.myspace.com/junkboymusic

Seeland 'Local Park' cd single/digital download - LoAF Recordings - released August 2nd 2010

'Local Park' is the first single to be taken from Seeland’s second album ‘How to Live’ (Out September 20th 2010). A gorgeous summer stroll of a tune perfect for the splendid weather we’ve all been enjoying Europe-wide.  Instantly familiar in the tradition of The Kinks or The Small Faces and yet decidedly 'other' in it's musical vision, 'Local Park' is as uplifting as the sun and optimistic as summer itself. This little pop gem is the audio equivalent of strawberries and cream. Seeland are Timothy Felton, Billy Bainbridge and Neil McAuley, sonic pioneers associated with Birmingham’s ‘Retro Futurist Electronic Scene’. The band was formed when Tim and Billy left their respective bands (Broadcast and Plone) and started writing songs together that could express the sounds of their minds.

http://www.myspace.com/seelanduk

Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern 'Nothing You Can Do About It' cd single and digital download - Fortuna Pop!  - released August 2nd 2010
‘Nothing You Can Do About It’ is the first single to be released from Essex Arms, the forthcoming album by Darren Hayman And The Secondary Modern. Darren, of course, is best known as the singer-songwriter of the phenomenally successful and much-loved Hefner, but it’s worth noting that he has now made six albums to Hefner’s four; and in the latest incarnation of the constantly morphing Secondary Modern, he has gathered together a set of musicians with the chops to do justice to his increasingly complex and mature songs; a tight, tough, folk-rock band reminiscent of a more urban Incredible String Band or an anglicized Lambchop.

Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern 'Calling Out Your Name ' cd/7" single Fortuna Pop! - released September 6th 2010

http://www.myspace.com/darrenhayman

David Dondero 'Zero With A Bullett' cd/lp - Affairs of the Heart - released September 20th 2010

This album is chock full of Yogi Berra-isms, shattered Kerouacian dreams, “Air Conditioned Nightmares”, beer bellies, big belt buckles, cowboy monkeys, and an extremely subtle bloody human sacrifice. It's a reflection of broken hearts and busted wallets. Carolina moons, and the process of lightning striking the fire from a tree. There's an overzealous job boss talking down to his employees… and his crew holding him hostage in the end. All the while, a lonely barefoot stripper is so bored with her job, cursing her customers' neediness, “like little birds in the nest… waiting to be fed… just babies in their momma's eyes.

There's a great EPK about it here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6998361/EPK%232.mp4

http://www.myspace.com/davedondero

Seeland 'How To Live' cd/lp - LoAF - released September 20th 2010
'How To Live' is Seelands follow up to their critically acclaimed debut 'Tomorrow Today'. Moving away from the heavy drum machine dominated sound of their debut,  'How To Live' is an altogether creamier confection. There are still chugging Neu grooves and soft focus psychedelic electronics but the sound is now more all encompassing, more organic, like slipping into a hot tub with a glass of homemade lemonade. Recorded using a wide variety of vintage synths and old analogue equipment, each sound has been painstakingly passed through numerous pre-amps and filters to create what can only be described as the Seeland sound. Mixed by Brian Duffy of Modified Toy Orchestra 'How To Live' has a sound at the same time ancient and modern, like Joe Meek meets Kraftwerk or The Blue Nile produced by White Noise.In some ways an English equivalent of the new American psych sound of bands like Beach House and Neon Indian, 'How To Live' effortlessly blends early 80’s synth-pop with 1960’s garage pop to create something unique and undeniably new.

http://www.myspace.com/seelanduk

Dietmar Post & Lucía Palacios - Klangbad: Avant-garde in the Meadows + Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival - DVD Released 20th September 2010 by play loud! productions
From the makers of “monks: the transatlantic feedback” (German Adolf Grimme Award 2008) come two new direct cinema style documentary films. One about the pop avant-garde music festival Klangbad, curated by legendary Hans Joachim Irmler (founding member of the seminal Krautrock band Faust) and the second one captures one of the rare live performances by Faust. 
In conjunction with the two aforementioned films play loud! will re-release for the first time since 1972 the one & only Faust 7” vinyl record. Originally released only in Germany, France and the UK it comes in the original artwork. Hans Joachim Irmler (Faust’s organ player) was in charge of the re-mastering from the original recordings. Both tracks are non-LP versions. It is said that “It’s a bit of pain” used to be John Peel’s favorite Faust track.

Official movie web page & trailer http://www.playloud.org/klangbadfilm.html
http://www.playloud.org/klangbadtrailer.html

Laetitia Sadier 'The Trip cd/lp Drag City - released October 4th 2010
Laetitia Sadier may forever be linked with indie stalwarts Stereolab which she fronted with ex-partner Tim Gane for nearly 20 years. But now she is releasing her first ‘official’ solo record, The Trip, which follows Stereolab’s self-imposed hiatus and the disbanding of Monade, her original solo project that grew into a band. The album features a band and musical collaborators, including Richard Swift and April March and French musicians Julien Gasc and Emmanuel  Mario, who also collaborated on the final Monade album Monstre Cosmic. The songs were recorded in two separate sessions – in the UK and America - by Mario and Swift respectively. Among Sadier’s own songs are three covers, including Wendy & Bonnie’s By The Sea and Les Rita Mitsouko’s dance-funk-punk classic Un Soir Un Chien from the mid-80s and featured in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1987 film, Soigne Ta Droite.

http://www.myspace.com/laetitiasadier

Susumo Yokota 'Kaliedoscope' cd/lp Lo Recordings - released October 11th 2010
One of the constant innovators in electronic music is back with a new album. 
Just turn out the lights, lie back and sink into this vast ocean of sound – this will take you somewhere really strange but somewhere you’ve always wanted to go. Epic in its scope and masterly in its execution, ‘Kaleidoscope’ is the album Yokota’s always hinted at. It has the raw, almost primal feel of his early albums along with the depth and complexity of his more recent work. Sometimes dark and deep like Nurse With Wound, other times light and rhythmic like Steve Reich, if you’re looking for somewhere to hang, we’ve just found the perfect place.

http://www.myspace.com/yokotasusumu