London

Like yesterday, another wonderful trio led by a female vocalist.

Daughter hail from London. Not To Disappear, due shortly, will be their 2nd.

“Numbers”, the new single, is gorgeous.

“Numbers”

Hot Chip is an electronic band out of London.

Their 6th album, Why Make Sense?, is newly released.

“Huarache Lights” is the single.

“Need You Now” will follow.

These two guys are from London but they call themselves Winter in Toronto.

This lovely song “Walking in the Air” is from the It’s Coming On Christmas album with all proceeds benefiting CoppaFeel!, a charity that champions breast cancer awareness, educating young people on the importance of checking their boobs regularly and knowing the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.

“Walking in the Air”

Oh Wonder is a new duo out of London.

Formerly known as Wonder Wonder, they began releasing a song a month for a year in September.

The band has yet to reveal their identities.

“All We Do” is the 4th song in the series and one of the best of the year.

Jonathan L is in London and I am still wandering through Italy so no posts from either of us for a couple of weeks.

Stay tuned…

Sky Swimming is the debut album from Elephant.

Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck make up this romantic London duo.

“Assembly” is the first track.

FKA twigs is a young London-based musician whose intriguing music combines various elements of R&B, electronic, ethereal and pop to name a few.

She only has 2 EPs to her name. EP2 is one of my faves of last year.

“Water Me” FKA twigs

Yuck, the London four-piece is now a trio, and their 2nd album is due in the fall.

“Rebirth” is the lead single.

We first heard from Veronica Falls, the London-based band in 2011.

They have just released their 2nd album Waiting for Something to Happen.

Veronica Falls continue with their charming indie pop heard here in the single “Teenage”.

Savages consists of 4 women from London.

From their website:

SAVAGES MANIFESTO #1
SAVAGES’ INTENTION IS TO CREATE A SOUND, INDESTRUCTIBLE, MUSICALLY SOLID, WRITTEN FOR THE STAGE AND DESIGNED WITH ENOUGH NUANCES TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF EMOTIONS. SAVAGES ARE A SELF-AFFIRMING VOICE TO HELP EXPERIENCE OUR GIRLFRIENDS DIFFERENTLY, OUR HUSBANDS, OUR JOBS, OUR EROTIC LIFE, AND THE PLACE MUSIC OCCUPIES INTO OUR LIVES. SAVAGES’ SONGS AIM TO REMIND US THAT HUMAN BEINGS HAVEN’T EVOLVED SO MUCH, THAT MUSIC CAN STILL BE STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, EFFICIENT AND EXCITING.

Their intense debut album, Silence Yourself, comes out today.

Listen to the power of “She Will”.

Palma Violets is an indie rock quartet out of London. Definitely a band to contend with.

Their debut album, 180, has recently been released featuring the tremendous song “Best of Friends”.

Toy is an exciting new band from London.

A bit reminiscent of the psychedelic rock of the 60’s, this quintet’s debut is eponymously titled,

and “Motoring” is one of Toy’s singles.

Bloc Party, the acclaimed indie rock quartet from London, has been on hiatus since 2009.

Without a recording contract the boys pursued various solo projects and collaborations.

Now on Frenchkiss Records their new album, Four, is due next month.

“Octopus” is a welcome return.

Spin’s November offering of free downloads includes the band Veronica Falls.

This quartet from London recently released their eponymously titled debut.

Hear charming indie pop in the song “Bad Feeling” via Spin and “Right Side of My Brain”, free from the band’s website.

“Bad Feeling”
[jwplayer mediaid=”5422″]

“Right Side of My Brain”
[jwplayer mediaid=”5423″]

Bombay Bicycle Club is the latest band from England that will soon make a splash in this country.

This quartet from North London take their name from a chain of Indian restaurants.

Their third album, A Different Kind of Fix, was released at the end of August and is beginning to garner the attention it deserves.

“Shuffle” is the first single.

[jwplayer mediaid=”5335″]