Efterklang return
Denmark’s finest pastoral post-rock band will release Magic Chairs in February. Listen to the sweeping album opener Modern Drift.
http://bit.ly/efterk

Penguin Prison
A electro-pop kid from New York releasing through the influential Neon Gold Records. A Funny Thing is the tune turning heads and moving feet at the moment.
http://www.myspace.com/penguinprison

O Emperor
After an impressive appearance on Under the Ether and some blog love from The Torture Garden music blog, this Cork band are definitely on the “ones to watch” list.
Listen at the Torture Garden

Monarchy
Mystery surrounds this London dance duo at the moment meaning we can only really focus on the tunes. Which luckily is not a problem as the songs are superbly crafted synth-pop/affairs with electro and disco touches. They’ll reveal more about themselves in January 2010. How’s that for unique marketing?
http://www.myspace.com/monarchysound