Approved: Dan Deacon (SNAP Of The Day)

Baltimore's electronic prince Dan Deacon has created something of a triumph with his new record, 'Bromst', a smoother, arguably more polished follow-up to 2007's 'Spiderman of the Rings'. First track 'Build Voice' is a prime example, a euphoric salute to Deacon's talent for concocting soulful bliss within his vast understanding of electronic instrumentation (hey, he does have a degree in computer music composition, a fact that wasn't always entirely noticeable on 'SOTR'). The track available for streaming on MySpace, 'Get Older', arrives at the other end of the album track-listing, but is equally blissed-out in hazy layers that are so intricately put together that it wouldn't be a surprise to see Jason Pierce or Kevin Shields' name on the record next to Deacon's. It's this that makes 'Bromst' stand out against his previous work, as he seems to have developed a real gift for writing 'proper' songs that, though still fun, don't always follow the path to a shouty chorus or pop-averse toy town glitches. It's going to sound brilliant live.