Taffy

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Taffy
https://www.facebook.com/taffy8

This Tokyo based four-piece have an uncanny knack of sounding as though they were raised somewhere between the Home Counties and North London during the early 90s when it was cool to sport a floppy fringe. And retro clothing emblazoned with Gola and Adidas (three leaf style of course) labels. In 2012 they're a sprightly breath of fresh air, as debut long player 'Caramel Sunset' ably demonstrates.

Here's what those press types had to say:-

"Nothing short of splendorous" (8/10) - NME

"Retrograde and proud; old-fashioned yet, somehow, never passé" - The Skinny

"They make what they do so readily classifiable and identifiable" - The Guardian

"A glorious kaleidoscope of pop tinged shoegaze" (8/10) - Drowned In Sound

"Fuzzy, infectious pop" - Subba Cultcha

"Tokyo's finest art-punks" - Artrocker

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Hunting Party
https://www.facebook.com/huntingpartyband

You want new music, right? Well they don't come much newer than this. Still several months off their first birthday and only in single figures as far as live shows are concerned. So why do we care a jot? Simple, when their 'Silent Stalker' demo landed on the doormat approximately three months ago we just knew we had to book them. Think why you fell in love with 'Strawberry Jam' or 'Spanish Sahara' or the textured layers of 'Von'. Potientially great, even at such an infant stage. They're so new in fact they don't have any press. Which means we'd rather you make up your own minds as to how great they are instead. Here's a sample...

http://soundcloud.com/huntingparty

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Haiku Salut
https://www.facebook.com/haikusalut

This twinkling trio have captured hearts all over the UK with their mesmerizing instrumental ditties. Think Efterklang, Múm, A Hawk & A Hacksaw, Shugo Tokumaru & Yann Tiersen; overlapping catchy melodies that threaten to fall over each other at any time and refuse to leave your head weeks after you've heard them. They might just be one of the most joyous live experiences you're yet to have!

"mini masterpieces performed with an unbounded enthusiasm" - ContactMusic

"never a dull moment" - GodIsInTheTV

"They forge experimental waves of instrumental folk cut with looped post-rock stylings. A curious oddity" DrownedInSound

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Jordan Dowling
(Drownedinsound/Contactmusic)