It's hard to think of a band whose music gives a more thrillingly clear picture of what living in 21st century Britain is actually like than Prinzhorn Dance School. The duo have played to ecstatic crowds across Europe and now Tobin Prinz (voice, guitar, drums) and Suzi Horn (voice, bass, drums) are bringing their unique brand of encouragingly hopeful tunes to the US. Prinzhorn Dance School’s second record, Clay Class, will be released January 31st on DFA Records.

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Brand new video for Appaloosa, the paris/london duo, who made releases under Kitsuné and Italians Do It Better with special remix by Glass Candy, is ready with a new Ep under portugal’s Discotexas. One of favourite Cat Power’s band recently appeared during the fashion week in Milano in a super show for D&G. Patchwork it’s a dreaming electro pop song perfect for wintertime.

I don’t trust anyone these days, and Islands isn’t helping by calling their new song “This Is Not A Song.” Fortunately, it’s a piano pop ode to moving on with supple guitar leads and a slowburn organ that will make you want to hold someone’s hand. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll open my heart again when Nick Thorburn and co’s new A Sleep & A Forgetting drops on Valentine’s Day on ANTI.