THEY ARE
Canadian collective fronted by husband and wife Olga Goreas and Jace Lasek.
SOUNDS LIKE
Spiritualized on a leash, blending shoegaze guitars, girl group vocals, understated horns and Beach Boys harmonies into a psychedelic pop soup.
RELEASE
Albatross (12") Feb 8
The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night Mar 8
TRIVIA
Their upcoming album was mixed on a desk used for Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti.

THEY ARE
Scottish alt-rockers who you'd swear were American, weren't it for their accents.
SOUNDS LIKE
Their muscular indie rock blend includes elements of pop, prog and emo and recalls the likes of Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters.
RELEASE
Only Revolutions Nov 9
TRIVIA
The guitar solo is actually played by QotSA frontman Josh Homme.

THEY ARE
Nuclear power trio specialicing in tales about space travels and supercontinental power balance.
SOUNDS LIKE
The villain theme from a Lloyd Webber MUSEical (ahem), with Robert Miles on piano.
RELEASE
The Resistance Sep 14