We Show Up On Radar - The Anchors In Your Heart

This song is out for a while now, but it needs more attention. The video is very touching with a main part for the 'brother' of Edward Scissorhands. The Anchors In Your Heart is one of the songs on the album Sadness Defeated, released in September.

Holychild - Watching waiting

Holychild is a creative collaboration between Louie Diller and Liz Nistico. The two met at college in Washington, DC in 2010 and have been writing music ever since. What began as a school project for Diller in the fall of 2011, eventually evolved into holychild, and what it is today. The sound of holychild seeks to bridge the gap between Bjork and Katy Perry; experimental meets pop. Watch Holychild’s debut single and music video, Watching Waiting. I hear a bit Portishead as well.

EARBITER TOP 10 W52

1 (3) Shuggie - Foxygen (Go to video)
2 (4) Neighbour neighbour – Violent Soho (Go to video)
3 (5) Evil voices – The Faint (Go to video)
4 (8) The Swan - Cheatahs (Go to video)
5 (2) The Messenger – Johnny Marr (Go to video)
6 (1) Peach blossom – Eels (Go to video)
7 (-) Sparks – Fitz and The Tantrums (Go to video)
8 (-) Cut me some slack – Paul McCartney & Nirvana (Go to video)
9 (-) We know who U R – Nick Cave (Go to video)
10 (-) Lose control – Courteeners (Go to video)

Folks - My Mother

One of Manchester's upcoming bands: Folks. The six piece released their debut album I See Cathedrals in October. Britpop/altrock with an edge & the new single My Mother is a hit. Minor detail: it reminds me a bit of "Who are you" of The Who. Maybe it's the choirs in the song.

Tom Odell - Can't pretend

UK-born (Chichester) musician Tom Odell started songwriting at the age of 13. Odell now is 22 and he is making big moves forward in the music scene. He made is TV debut in 2012 on Later… with Jools Holland and signed to Colombia. Critics agree that Odell could be the next big thing. There are even some comparisons to Jeff Buckley. Listen to and watch Odell's song Can't pretend. It is overwhelming.

Pulp - After you

2012 was the reunion year of Pulp with a few gigs and now they surprise us with a new song "After You", a fun collaboration with James Murphy (ex-LCD Soundsystem). It's the first new track in ten years. But there won't be a new album. Jarvis Cocker has said that there are no plans for that. So just enjoy this song.

Everything Everything - Kemosabe

New video of art rockers Everything Everything. Second album is called Arc and will be released in January 2013. Followers of this blog of course already know this band. See below.
Also watch: Suffragette Suffragette
Schoolin'

Wavves - Sail To The Sun

A priest picks up two girls for hotel sex. That's the new vid to Sail to the sun, the new song by punk/surfrockers Wavves.
Also watch: King of the beach.
Nodding off

Dog Is Dead - Teenage Daughter

Dog Is Dead are a five-piece indie pop band from West Bridgford, Nottingham, who have described their music as "an original blend of harmonious, indie-pop in the disco, with a cheeky jazz hint". After four years this could be their breakthrough. This song will linger in your mind. Wanna bet?

Peace - Wraith

One of the brand new fresh British bands from 2012. Got lots of attention from the British media and two weeks ago the BBC announced that Peace has been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll. First single was Bloodshake. The new one from this Birmingham band is Wraith. Waiting for their first full album. Also watch: Bloodshake

Earbiter Top 10 (W51)

22-28 December

1 (1) Peach blossom – Eels

2 (3) The Messenger – Johnny Marr

3 (-) Shuggie - Foxygen

4 (5) Neighbour neighbour – Violent Soho

5 (-) Evil voices - The Faint

6 (6) Black chandelier – Biffy Clyro

7 (10) Shelter song – Temples

8 (-) The Swan - Cheatahs

9 (-) Ctrl-X Ctrl-V – The Trillions

10 (9) Baiya – Delphic

Villagers - Nothing arrived

Villagers - the Irish band fronted by Conor O'Brien - will release it's second album Awayland in January 2013. Watch the 2nd single Nothing arrived telling us all about a day in the life of Terrence Bliss.
Also watch: Becoming a Jackal
That Day

Courteeners - Lose control

Manchester outfit The Courteeners released 2 albums (St. Jude & Falcon) so far that where very successful in - especially - the UK. Here's the new single & video: Lose control. The band is evolving into a big indie band. And Courteeners-boss Liam Fray has lots of self-confidence telling NME that the band "are the best on the planet right now". Do you agree?
Also watch: Cross my heart and hope to fly.

Little Green Cars - The John Wayne

Little Green Cars, 4 guys and a girl. The band is from Ireland. If we listen to the excellent debut single The John Wayne (thank God it's not a cover of Haysi Fantayzee's "John Wayne is Big Leggy") we hear country-rock, boy-girl harmonies, Band of Horses influences, Arcade Fire emotion. So: band to watch!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - We know who U R

After writing the script for the movie "Lawless" (featuring Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman) the maestro is back with a music masterpiece. It's the first track from the upcoming Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, "Push The Sky Away". The new record will be released next February. Enjoy this lyrics vid.

Also watch Grinderman - Evil

Fitz and The Tantrums - Sparks

Fifa13 fans already know it. The new great single of Fitz and The Tantrums: Sparks. New album More Than Just A Dream. Waiting on a vid!
Also watch Moneygrabber

McCartney.Grohl.Novoselic.Smear (Nirvana) - Cut Me Some Slack

McCartney still rocks! The Concert for Sandy Relief at The Madison Square Garden 12.12.12. Macca performs a "new song" with the surviving members of Nirvana, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear. A Nirvana "reunion" with a new singer.

Foxygen - Shuggie

I'm addicted to this song. Most amazing tune of the moment,imho. Foxygen is an American indie rock duo originally formed in Westlake Village, California in 2005 by Jonathan Rado and Sam France. Shuggie (Official Video) from the album 'We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic' out January 22.

Cheatahs - The Swan

The band of London-based Canadian Nathan Ernest Hewitt made their debute in 2009. Back with a new song now: The Swan. This strong Britpop/indie song is the lead track from the SANS EP.

The Faint - Evil Voices

Eleven years after the release of their magnum opus "Dance Macabre" The Faint is back with a sensational new track. The Faint has not been very active lately (they released their last album in 2008), or maybe just a bit under the radar. But the new song Evil Voices is very promising.

Bat For Lashes - A Wall

Brand new video Bat for Lashes: A Wall. Multi-instrumentalist & beauty Natasha Khan stikes again with a third studio album: The Haunted Man.
Also watch: Sleep alone

Earbiter This Week Top Ten (W50)

14-21 December

1 Peach blossom – Eels

2 Inhaler – Foals

3 The Messenger – Johnny Marr

4 Lupine dominus – Thee O Sees

5 Neighbour neighbour – Violent Soho

6 Black chandelier – Biffy Clyro

7 A Little Biblical – Band of Horses

8 A simple answer – Grizzly Bear

9 Baiya – Delphic

10 Shelter song – Temples

Eels - Peach blossom

WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS! Can't wait for the new album, called WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS. Watch the video to the first WONDERFUL & GLORIOUS song Peach blossom . Eels is definitely one of the greatest bands in the world.

Violent Soho - Neighbour neighbour

Once in a while you hear a rock song that is perfect. Period. Australian punk-rock/post-grunge band Violent Soho made that song. Listen to it and you can't go back. You will listen to it over and over again: Neighbour neighbour.

The Casket Girls - Sleepwalking

The Casket Girls is a new three-piece band hailing from Savannah, GA. It is the band of Ryan Graveface. This is how The Casket Girls formed: Ryan was visiting his future home, saw two girls - Elsa and Phaedra Greene - playing autoharp and singing bizarre songs. He watched and listened, approached them and told them his idea for the band. Voila! Sleepwalking is a mysterious and dreamy indie/electro pop song.

Born Blonde - Signs of fear

What The Desert Taught You is the debut album of Born Blonde. It has a retro Britpop vibe, but Britpop is so much alive. Lovely song: Signs of fear.

Fence - Without a trace

After a long silence Fence returned to the music scene this year. The alternative rock band from Belgium made a new album, simply called Fence. Without a trace is a very catchy song. Watch and enjoy.

The Trillions - Ctrl-X Ctrl-V

When opportunity knocks.... This is such a great song. The Trillions are from Richmond Virginia. Some of their favorites: The Strokes, Led Zeppelin and Weezer. Ctrl-X Ctrl-V on repeat!

Johnny Marr - The Messenger

Sounds like a classic. Johnny Marr presents The Messenger. From his forthcoming 2013 self-titled record.

Temples - Shelter Song

Picture this: sixties, Beatles, Byrds, neo-psych, retro. Temples are a new band. Debut single: Shelter Song. Band to watch!

M83 - Wait

Wait, taken from the album 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming', is the final episode of the trilogy, the end point of the visual collaboration between M83 and Fleur & Manu that has been ongoing throughout 2012.
Also watch: Midnight City

Delphic - Baiya

Earbiter is always into indiedance. So let's watch the new song Baiya of Manchester band Delphic. It's the first single from the new album Collections. Very catchy. All hell is breaking lose!
Also watch: Halycon
Counterpoint

The Heartbreaks - Hand On Heart

One of our 2012 discoveries. New single & video is again very new romantic.
Also watch: POLLY
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