Dunlop, Bell, Fleming

I recently came back from a traumatic few days stuck in Scotland on the most Westerly point of mainland Britain. Although I did see a deer, civilisation felt a million miles away - to help me though this whole experience the magnificent Midnight Maxi Mixes rarely left the speakers. Crafted by the mind-blowingly-life-alteringly-groundshakingly-talented Django Django (also they're Scottish) it's a fantastic monthly compilation of some beautiful corners of noise.

Also, Django Django release their debut single this month, you can buy it here or watch it below!

Dunlop, Bell, Fleming

Let's Jump Ahead

Sweden is pretty much the most amazing place, an endless supply of insane jeans, blankets for when it gets cold so you can enjoy sitting outside, as a nation they know how to live. Cleast Eatwood hail from the beautiful Stockholm and create sounds that could only come from Scandinavia. Majestically understated you glide through moments that effortlessly summon up a generation of artists that have created some of the finest noises in recent history.

We could list lots of Swedish music we all love, knowingly nod our heads in agreement to their reference points and contemporaries, instead enjoy the fantastic Get Related and the inspired Michael Polnareff, thank God for myspace's influences.


MP3 - Get Related - Cleast Eatwood

Let's Jump Ahead

The Mono

As the tides rise, the seasons changes and the world slowly begins to boil you'd be forgiven for forgetting that anyone in Great Britain could write exciting and genre defying pop music without being a private school whore with auto tune stuck down their gullet. But, salvation comes in the shape of The Mono, softly spoken and tucked away in a quiet corner of Kent they've created a sound that deftly cuts though the darkness to reveal two long slim figures stood in the light at the end of tunnel.

From snarling guitars shredding around perfectly balanced vocals, that swoop from the hushed beauty of Aimee's tones to the sharp power of David's lead vocals, to killer beats that underline the foundations of sublime pop brilliance that The Mono are crafting. Although yet to play a show, we're able to pass on the mesmerising Sparkling Furrs, with a pinch of new wave, no wave and for good measure yes wave it's quickly becoming the sound track to Hit Club's summer.

Sparkling Furrs - The Mono

The Mono

White Car

For all you successful people this is possibly the sexiest record we've heard in time, hushed vocals and a pounding synth can't but get you hot under the collar. Coming from White Car's forthcoming ep, it could be four of your best spent minutes today.

The Bridge - White Car

White Car

Frankie and The Heartstrings

Back to Sunderland again, but this time for the majestic Frankie and The Heartstrings. The heartstrings are the purveyors of some of the finest pop sounds in Britain at the moment, which kept most of the Hit Club hotel room sane through last month's Great Escape. So one last listen before we start packing and preparing for Glastonbury.

Fragile - Frankie and the Heartstrings

Frankie and The Heartstrings

Oh Minnows

Our friends at the fantastic Young and Lost Club, probably the sexiest record label in the world, have given us the amazing debut single 'Might' from Oh Minnows. Written and recorded in Chicago by Chris Steele-Nicholson of semifinalists, the result is one of the most exciting new records we've heard in ages.

Catch these dreamy vocals and swirling sounds all over London in July. 

Might - Oh Minnows

Oh Minnows

France and the Habsburgs

Sunderland's finest sheet metal cutting factory employees France and The Habsburgs are pretty much the best thing to come out of Wearside since Michael Proctor joined York City on loan in 2001.

Hot Topic.mp3 - France and the Habsburgs

France and the Habsburgs

Egyptian Airwaves

Egyptian Hip Hop. Affectionatly known by us as everything from Bolivian Chip Shop to Arabian Brit Pop we've all developed an unhealthy fascination with them, their fringes, their post skins duds and most importantly their fluttery-post-garageband rhythmic delights.

Rad Pitt (Rad. Fucking. Pitt!) is becomming anthemic to us to the point where barely a Hat Club goes by without it being dusted off and it got dropped three times within about two hours at the Blue Flowers easter all dayer.

Their three gig history is pretty consumate already, the first so good that they had Tobias from O. Children jigging giddily along to songs they'd written that morning, the second (a 3am set at a Christian Cafe) so bad that half of the audience actually believed them to be a practical joke and at the third they got booted off after one (amazing) song for being underage.

Egyptian Hip Hop - Fresh (demo) (Exclusive)

rad pitt.mp3 - Egyptian Hip Hop (demo)

Heavy Heaven (demo).mp3 - Egyptian Hip Hop

Egyptian Airwaves

April Hot Club feat. Good Shoes/Video Nasties/Apples

Indie pop royalty Good Shoes will play a super special come back show exclusively for Hot Club at The Deaf Institute in Manchester this April. Their first gig outside of London in a very very long time and a great early chance for northern fans to hear tracks from their second LP.

Bring back memories of a time when all we really wanted was succint guitar based pop with the first 'Shoes album here, happy days, no?

Joining them will be the wonderful Video Nasties, as part of their tour backing the release of their debut long player 'On All Fours', which you can listen to on Spotify here.

Opening the night will be Hereford's Apples, who's track 'Reason 45' looks set to be the soundtrack to the summer. This will be their fifth ever gig. Their fourth is at the Flech d'Or in Paris, who said the toilet circuit was dead?

Tickets are priced at £10 are available from www.ticketline.co.uk and in person from Piccadilly Records and The Deaf Institute.

Here's the brand new video for Video Nasties new single 'Jellybean', it's getting us all very excited...

April Hot Club feat. Good Shoes/Video Nasties/Apples

Hot Club presents Delphic's Single Launch

Delphic, Hot Club and R&S Record's single launch party has finally settled on a venue, about time too as it's on Saturday.

The party, which had to be moved from Fallowfield's 'The Chapel' venue due to licencing issues, is now taking place in the celubrious settings of Blink, in the cavernous bowels of Afflecks Palace. Yes, that is the place that Tramp! Moved to.

As well as Delphic's first full headline show in Manchester in months revellers can expect a two hour set from techno godhead Ewan Pearson (the guy who produced 'Counterpoint') and sets from R&S artsits The Chain and Will Tramp! returning to his former home.

Those who don't know what Delphic's live show is like can get an idea at www.delphic.cc, or have a look at the video below.





Tickets for the night cost £8 and are available online from www.ticketline.co.uk and in person from Piccadilly Records, Manchester.

Listen to Counterpoint and side some massive remixes by Paul Woolford and The Chain on Spotify here...

Hot Club presents Delphic's Single Launch