Singles That Mingle 

With Captain Stavros

 

These New South Wales – Instinct

Going with our gut on this one. 

 

Constant Smiles – Time Measured in Moonflowers

Moonflowers Out November 7 Via Felte

Catch your breath to this one. 

 

Shame – Spartak

Cutthroat Out Friday Via Dead Oceans

Most shit doesn’t matter but this shit does. 

 

The Wild Things – I Can’t Wait

80s nostalgic vibes. Don’t you wish all breakups were this fun sounding?

 

Daffo – Dagger Song

Where the Earth Bends Out September 26 Via Concord Records

Tunes like these are why everyone memorises the lyrics to sing back to them before their gigs. 

 

Pile – Deep Clay

Sunshine and Balance Beams Out Now Via Sooper Records

Listen to Pile or get Piles, so the legend goes. 

 

Dean Johnson – So Much Better

I Hope We Can Still Be Friends Out Now Via Saddle Creek

An unforgettable tune about forgetting. 

 

Wednesday – Bitter Everyday

Bleeds Out September 19 Via Dead Oceans

Enjoy complaining? Put it to a beat and cash in on it. 

 

Flock of Dimes – Afraid

The Life You Save Out October 10 Via Sub Pop

Keep the change. 

 

Wyldest – After The Ending

The Universe is Loading Out November 14 Via Hand in Hive

Welcome to the bonus round. 

 

Cut Worms – Evil Twin

Out Now Via Jagjaguwar

Those signature vocals shine through with some shiny new tunes to back-em-up. 

 

Automatic – Lazy

Is It Now? Out September 26 Via Stones Throw

A track that’s anything but lethargic. Keepen an eye on these ones. 

 

The Boojums – Wings of Fire

Doubtful these lot have ever boon boo’d.

 

Tiberius Wright – Felt

Out Now Via Audio Antihero

A track boasting a Sisyphusian effort that flows as well as it twist-turns. 

 

Alexei Shishkin – Ode To Carl Dennis

Out Now Via Rue Defense 

A great one to get your slouch on catching up with a friend over a beer. Play this at my wake. 

 

The Noisy – Grenadine 

A song that reminds us of nights that start at 3am with someone tapping on your window (that’s not trying to kill you) with their car idling down the block, because your parents are immigrants and they would literally kill you rather than letting you have one adventure at an unsociable hour, if they heard the engine block sputtering away because everyone you know drives a piece of shit and is one too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For your entertainment during another working week here's five more hand-picked delights from the Scruff Of The Neck stable.

Tourist Attractions – 'Million Miles Away'

Kicking things off this week is the latest single from Manchester four-piece Tourist Attractions. From it's Velvet Underground-esque introduction, right up to its explosively frenetic conclusion, 'Million Miles Away' asserts itself as one of the strongest tracks to come out of the city's scene this year and marks the beginning of Tourist Attractions steady ascent to the top of their game.

Shallows – 'Pale'

Though very little is known about Liverpool trio Shallows, their debut single 'Pale' speaks volumes. Rich in melody and ambition both it's a bold first statement and one which has already seen the buzz mount, all without playing a gig...yet.

Wyldest – 'Wanders'

Falling somewhere in between electro-pop and shoegaze, North London trio Wyldest create staggeringly pretty pop music that succeeds in being both ethereal and entrenched in its own pop sensibility. 'Wanders' is four minutes of understated electronics and throbbing bass; the hazy production the perfect accompaniment to the wistful vocals.

Young Monarch – 'Caught On You'

A blissful combination of classical instruments and silky smooth vocal melody, Manchester's Young Monarch peddle a kind of post-pop that's as confident as it is delicate. 'Caught On You' is built around a subtle bass and exquisite strings, a percussive throb and clap providing a texturous backbone to the otherwise silk-like instrumentation and vocal.

Bishop – 'Sea Eyes'

Hailing from Glasgow, Bishop are a band whose music is somewhat difficult to describe. Providing the more familiar Scottish genres of folk and post-rock with a heavy electronic twist, the four piece operate in a genreless bubble of their own. 'Sea Eyes' at its root, is lilting folk number, quiet and intelligent yet layered in a woozy and narcotic haze, making it quite unlike any sort of folk music we've heard before. Fantastic.