New Noise: 28 Oct '11

Minneapolis duo Sea Weeds load the front end of this week’s podcast with the weighty swoon of Fall Boi, drenched as it is with sumptuous orchestral tension.

From there, I get to share the A-side of PET’s second single Middle Child Syndrome, something new from the upcoming Dauwd EP, a brilliantly paced cut from a free Gonjasufi EP and a Regina-meets-Joanna-meets-Scout gem from Samantha Crain. Elsewhere there's Krampfhaft's hypnotic Dutch blend of rhythmic mastery, a bruiser from the new Altered Natives record, and the heartbreaking chorus of Lover’s Island by Joel Brandt is sure to be swimming around your mind for at least a week.

Finally Hunt in Pairs' ethereal whimsy grapples with a rising undercurrent of electronic clicks and thuds, and I must flag up the pop perfection of The Proper Ornaments, who I also ought to thank for indirectly introducing me to 6os troupe The Free Design, and the deliciously sinister song which inspired their name.

Thank you for listening