Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel

The debut single from Ou Est Le Swimming Pool is a refreshing blend of indie lyrics and vocals, with a synth pop sound. The track builds up throughout, with more and more people joining in the singing. This draws similarities to Black Kids, who utilise this sound well. The electro bass line which runs the whole way through would be inspiring on any dance floor; an alcohol fuelled student night would react well to this kind of music. This new combination of electro and indie may be the future of indie pop music. The remixes that accompany the single show how much scope there is for music of this type, and I would expect this band to produce an enigmatic live show.

-Jonathan Adams

Flymore- All The Time I Bled

All The Time I Bled, from Flymore’s debut album draws together a variety of sounds from different musical genres. The intro to the song has a great deal of similarity to Rage Against the Machine, but also with a blend that sounds much like Korn. Indeed, the vocals throughout are very similar to Jonathan Davis’ from ‘Life is Peachy’. What the track does well is its combination with an electro sound, whilst being heavy at the same time. The constant note being sung in the background some may find musical, but this instead comes across as irritating. However, there is not much you can take away from this song, it will definitely appeal to those who prefer grungier and more heavier sounds

-Jonathan Adams

3OH!3 - feat Katy Perry - Starstrukk

3OH!3 – feat. Katy Perry

Since emerging on the scene in 2008 after playing Warped Tour in America, 3OH!3 have been everywhere. Their debut single “Don't Trust Me,” quickly went Platinum as they infested the music channels and charts both here and Stateside where they originate from Boulder, Colorado. Let's be clear about one thing...these boys don't make serious music. At-least, you couldn't say they're aiming to make a political statement or start a musical revolution. It's fun. It's dumb. But in all honesty, it's annoying in any other scenario than a packed nightclub at 3am when you've drunk one too many vodka-red bull's.

If you're looking for a track to chill out to, listen to in the library or on the bus, look elsewhere. I mean, what is with all the whistling? Stop it! Please! Given, it's horribly, horribly catchy but then, so is chlamydia. So that doesn't make it any good does it? This songs one redeeming factor is it's guest appearance from Katy Perry who seems to be loved by men and women alike, though for completely different reasons, I'm sure. Apart from her appearance there is nothing original about this song. The verses are the out-takes from a bad rap album and the chorus is an electronic rehashing of any good pop-punk song in the last three years. “How do I say sorry 'cause the word is just never gunna come out?” sing Sean and Nate in the oh-so-sickly chorus. I don't know boys but if I were you, I'd work it out because this song needs apologising for.

- Chris Chadwick

Little Boots - Earthquake

Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, is one of a barrage of critically acclaimed females who've broken into the mainstream in the last 18months. To be credited amongst a group that includes Ladyhawke, Le Roux and Lady Gaga shows just how much the 25 year old musician has to live up to.

In relation to her contemporaries this song falls far short of living up to this reputation. Sure it's reminiscent of that 80's electro genre so popularly reused at the moment but where as the likes of Le Roux and Ladyhawke have added to this genre, this song feels a little dated if i'm honest. And I am. Having said that, what this song aims to be is completely different. Whilst the likes of Le Roux and Ladyhawke seek to reshape and push their genre forward, what Hesketh and Gaga have in common is the ability to craft a perfect pop song. Earthquake is simple and catchy and even if the original version gets a bit tiresome on third or fourth plays, the four remixes included on this single definitely make up for this. I'm not sure this track is going to make quite the “earthquake” that the title suggests but it'll certainly register on the Richter Scale and that's enough...for now.

- Chris Chadwick

Imogen Heap - Canvas

Imogen Heap has long been one of the most undervalued and underappreciated British singer-songwriters around. Her mix of dark, hypnotic vocals and acoustic guitars with intricate beats and beautiful orchestration have found a home not only amongst her acoustic contemporaries but among the dance scene where her tracks have been spliced, sampled and remixed as everything from R&B to Drum and Bass.

Her much anticipated album Ellipse was released at the end of August and this track is the first single to be released in the UK. As a taster for what Heap is all about it beautifully illustrates her capabilities as a musician. The picked guitar weaves in and out of the electronic beats and ambient noise and the whole piece sort of feels as though it could have been recorded in a cave with all of it's echoes and reverberations. Let's be honest. She's no KT Tunstall. Her albums don't contain rousing folk ballads to get rowdy and sing along to. But what Imogen Heap does is right music to sooth the soul. It's music to reflect to. So when you listen to this song [because you definitely should listen to this song] don't listen to the lyrics. Don't pick it apart. Just close your eyes and enjoy.

- Chris Chadwick

Noah And The Whale - Love of An Orchestra

This band have doubtlessly been one of the hot new bands of '09. I'm sure that, even if you're not aware of it, the majority of you know the actions to previous single 5 years time and, for a band that plays folk-laced acoustic ballads to play the main stage at Reading festival is a sign of just how much Noah and his accompanying sea creature have sky-rocketed in the past year. The expectations for the band's Sophomore album The First Days of Spring therefore are bound to be high and if this single is anything to go by then the band will not disappoint.

On first listen, you'd be forgiven in thinking you'd accidentally been given a recording of a church choir. Persevere however, and you'll be rewarded. Over the angelic choral harmonies, the driving drum beat and tinkling piano fade in to accompany singer (and songwriter) Charlie Finks fragile vocals. I'm not going to lie, normally this isn't my cup of tea at all but this two minute nugget of folk lyricism meets a night at the opera was short enough that I didn't get tired of the classical violins and uncannily catchy. I think I'd struggle were the new ..Whale album to contain nothing but this overzealous orchestration but give this track a listen and I guarantee you'll be humming the opening melody for a week.

-Chris Chadwick