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The Radio Dept. - Never Follow Suit (Labrador)

Column: CD Single Reviews | Date Published: Wednesday, 26 May 10 | Author: Dave Ruby Howe | 2 years, 12 months ago

After bouncing around in studio limbo for a year or three, Swedish geniuses The Radio Dept. are finally back in 2010 and Never Follow Suit is the latest cut from their third LP Clinging To A Scheme. As you’d expect from the dour Swedes, this turns up the ‘brrr’ factor, with some chilly, woozy synthesizers, stuttering drum machines and a Jay-Z sample all mixed up together into one extremely narcotic cocktail.

	Matt Van Schie - Journey (Bandroom Records): Van She bro Matt Van Schie steps out on his own with his latest solo single Journey and holy shit if it isn’t better than anything from his main band’s last record! This is pristine synth-pop brilliance, cruising by on a wave of soft keys, nodding beats and cooed vocals. Smoother than smooth.

	Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light (UMA): This is pretty typical giddy pop cheese from Scissor Sisters with some foreboding spoken word thrown in for kicks. But who cares a lick about the original when you’ve got not only Stuart Price but also Boys Noize and Siriusmo on remix duties? Boys Noize may take the win with his cosmic-banger re-rub, but which ever one is your flavour, you can bet these will be invading dancefloors in no time.

	Karton - We Bleed (Sound Of Habib): Damn, these Canberra boys know how to party. Sprucing up their sound with some banging electro bells and whistles, Karton have put together an absolute burner of a single that in a just world would shoot them to the top of everyone’s 2010 radar. Whatever peoples’ reaction to this tune, it’s pretty clear that Karton are giving The Aston Shuffle a run for their money as Canberra’s finest export.