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Daddy Long Legs :: Lowdown Ways

Daddy Long Legs :: Lowdown Ways

Having the word “daddy” in your band’s name is a tough bar to clear, and these guys have just the type of delta blues sleaze to make it over easy.

AK/DK :: Strange Loops

AK/DK :: Strange Loops

If you dig a big fat sawtooth wave riff standing in the front and nearly hitting you in the face with the mic stand, then Brighton's AK/DK has your number. Turn it up and ready yourself to spasm uncontrollably.

Geordie Greep :: The New Sound

Geordie Greep :: The New Sound

Geordie makes good use of a voice that's as smooth as silk and a delivery that promises the utmost reliability, but it's not making a discernible effort to distract from the wonderful glitchiness and complication that hides in the background.

FIDLAR :: SURVIVING THE DREAM

FIDLAR :: SURVIVING THE DREAM

Another band with a well-earned penchant for ALL-CAPS, overbrimming with adolescent incorrigible behavior sung about from the perspective of adults proving it is indeed corrigible. The music is hyper-pop-punk and the irony levels are high.