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Appearing in our Favourite Tracks of 2010 countdown with “Undertow” were the women of Warpaint. From debut album The Fool comes second single “Shadows” released on January 10 as a limited 12” with remixes of “Shadows” and “Undertow”. Sign up for the Neon Lights remix of “Shadows” below.

So that was 2010. What does Webcuts remember most about it? It’s hard to say, really. The landscapes shift, the memories flickr and 365 days blur into one long unending soundtrack. One thing our favourite tracks of 2010 all had in common was that they appeared like one night stands that lingered a little longer than usual, almost all of them attached to a singular memory of the song being performed, either from a distance or elbows resting on the stage in mute admiration, or maybe just there emanating from a speaker aimed direct into our inner consciousness, refusing to budge.

So that was 2010. What does Webcuts remember most about it? It’s hard to say, really. The landscapes shift, the memories flickr and 365 days blur into one long unending soundtrack. One thing our favourite tracks of 2010 all had in common was that they appeared like one night stands that lingered a little longer than usual, almost all of them attached to a singular memory of the song being performed, either from a distance or elbows resting on the stage in mute admiration, or maybe just there emanating from a speaker aimed direct into our inner consciousness, refusing to budge.

New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! make their third incision into the heart of rock n’ roll but fall short of delivering the expected death blow.

We featured Warpaint last time so this week we’ll focus on forgiving British Sea Power for bypassing Brisbane on their Australian visit last year as they’ve provided us with the title track from their upcoming 7-track EP Zeus which is every bit as thunderous and powerful as the Greek god its named after. Zeus is [...]

Sounding something like a monochrome, multi-vocaled Luscious Jackson, the Los Angeles’ ladies of Warpaint left a noticeable impression with music fans after the release of last year’s Exquisite Corpse EP. Set to release their debut album, entitled The Fool on October 25 through Rough Trade in the UK (Remote Control in Aus), they’ve given out [...]

One of the stand out tracks, if not the stand out track from The Morning Benders sophomore release Big Echo. “All Day, Day Light” crackles with electricity and smacks of effortless cool. As hand-claps slap against the stab of guitar chords, Morning Benders vocalist Christopher Chu hands out alliteratively perfect lines like “someone somewhere sails the ocean/someone somewhere selling the seas”. Signed to Rough Trade in the UK, The Morning Benders appeared out of nowhere with this near-perfect album, unburdened by pre-release hype and fanfare. A seasonal themed video, the clip reaches its climax as the song descends into a discordant guitar wind-out over a fake snow fight. Impressive without actually trying to impress, The Morning Benders own Big Echo and make the loudest of noise by letting the music speak for them. For indie guitar aficiandos, “All Day, Day Light” is embarrassingly good, yet as straight-forward guitar pop as it gets.

Despite the fatalism of their band name New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! produce some pretty energetic, life affirming music. Formed by Andrew Wilson and Michael Prain in Dunedin in 2003 the band have established a loyal following after their self titled debut album in 2005, a second album Promises released in 2007, and a hell [...]

Webcuts turns its attention to Stockholm’s charming Popaganda festival to lift our post-festival blues. Swedish local acts such as the electro pop Navet, folk sisters First Aid Kit, Stockholm indie stalwarts Shout Out Louds, dance kings Familjen and pop sensation Robyn rub shoulder to shoulder with Scottish indie legends Belle & Sebastian, elegantly dressed UK synth-pop duo Hurts, London indie-soul act The Magic Numbers and reigning electro-geek heroes Hot Chip.