The 10 best tracks I’ve heard in the last two weeks. Indie rock, psych pop, space disco, chillwave.

Divine Fits ‘Ain’t That The Way’

Spoon’s Britt Daniel and Wolf Parade / Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner teamed up with New Bomb Turks/Gaunt drummer Sam Brown to make my favourite album of 2012, A Thing Called Divine Fits – a new wave inspired album crammed with hook filled tunes. Now they return with a new two track single and (judging by the cover) fourth member Alex Fischel. Here’s the Daniel sung a-side.
[Divine Fits]

Cloud Control ‘Dojo Rising’
Their gently psychedelic debut Bliss Release was a favourite of 2010. The Blue Mountains band are now based in London and this is the first taste of their forthcoming second album Dream Cave.
[Cloud Control]

Speedy Ortiz ‘No Below’

Another month, another new track (their third to be featured here) from Speedy Ortiz. The 90s-influenced female fronted indie rock band from the Northampton, MA.
[Speedy Ortiz]

Ell V Gore ‘Lobotomy’
Toronto band with a psych / garage / darkwave rocker that locks into a motorik groove for the last 70 seconds. Would be happy for this to go on for another 10 minutes or so.
[Ell V Gore]

The National ‘I Need My Girl’

From NPR’s great Tiny Desk Concert series (check it out). This is a stripped down version of one of the many highlights of Trouble Will Find Me.
[The National]

Divine Fits ‘Chained To Love’

The equally excellent Boeckner fronted b-side to ‘Ain’t That The Way’.
[Divine Fits]

Jonathan Rado ‘Faces’

One half of retro indie rock types Foxygen with lo-fi, 60s influenced, melodic indie on Woodsist. From forthcoming Law and Order album due September.
[Jonathan Rado]

Superchunk ‘FOH’

Ebullient stuff from the veteran indie-rock band’s forthcoming tenth album I Hate Music.
[Superchunk]

Saturday, Monday ‘The Road’
Glitchy, instrumental space disco from Sweden’s Ludvig Parment.
[Saturday, Monday]

Washed Out ‘It All Feels Right’
Super-summery chillwave from Ernest Greene, the man responsible for the Portlandia opening theme tune, ‘Feel It All Around’.
[Washed Out]

[Take Away]