Since you are interested in Sounds of the Universe, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Camera Obscura
My Maudlin Career [ 4AD / CD - released 27/Apr/2009 ] Songs such as "French Navy", "Honey In The Sun", "Swans" and "Away With Murder" typify another strong body of work that's sure to delight, ensuring Camera Obscura to continue their upward trajectory. |
Delphic
Acolyte [ Modular Records / CD - released 8/Feb/2010 ] Splicing New Order's patent Mancunian brand of indie disco intellectualism with the unbound, arms aloft euphoria of Orbital, 'Acolyte' is a debut album of ecstatic everyman anthems equally at home on a main stage or lost out in the middle of the floor. |
Hurts
Happiness [ Sony Music / CD - released 27/Sep/2010 ] 'Happiness' is the debut studio album from Mancunian duo Hurts (comprised of singer Theo Hutchcraft and keyboardist Adam Anderson) and includes "Better Than Love", "Wonderful Life" and "Devotion", featuring Kylie Minogue. |
Junior Boys
Begone Dull Care [ Domino Records / CD - released 18/May/2009 ] Drawing on a diverse array of influences from early disco pioneers Tom Moulton & Patrick Adams to electronic visionaries Steve Reich + Bill Nelson, 'Begone Dull Care' is carefully sculpted with lush synthetic layers and intricate vocal melodies. |
Brendan Perry
Ark [ Shock Records / Cooking Vinyl / CD - released 14/Jun/2010 ] Recorded in his own studio in Ireland, 'Ark' is Brendan Perry's (formerly of Dead Can Dance) second solo effort. He played every instrument, wrote all the lyrics and was the single creative force across the eight magnificent tracks presented here. |
We Have Band
WHB [ POD / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] 'WHB' is the debut album from the greatly hyped (but deservedly so) U.K. electro-indie-pop trio, We Have Band, whose sound jumps from vibrating dance-punk to fuzzy, descending disco and dark electro pop. |