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CMU's SNAP Of The Day praises Danish instrumental band The Good, The Bad, featuring former Raveonettes guitarist Manoj Ramdas, for their energetic surf-garage sound on From 001 To 017.…

CMU's SNAP Of The Day highlights Brooklyn trio Plushgun, whose debut album Pins & Panzers blends Blink 182 and Pet Shop Boys influences, with four streams on MySpace.…

Manchester band Delphic, whose single 'Counterpoint' is out on R&S Records on 14 April, have signed a deal to run their own label as a Polydor subsidiary.…

London artist Banjo Or Freakout, aka Alessio Natalizia, blends laptop electronica with avant-garde harmonies, with tracks on his MySpace praised as well worth hearing.…

Dan Deacon's new album 'Bromst' is a smoother, more polished follow-up to 'Spiderman of the Rings', with songs that show new songwriting skill.…

Vigsy's club tip for the weekend is Ready at Raduno in London, a broken beats and deep house night for just a fiver.…

Japanese artist Shugo Tokumaru's album 'Exit' continues his 60s-influenced folk style, with a cover of Peter, Bjorn and John's 'Young Folks' highlighted.…

CMU praises The Penny Black Remedy, whose genre-blending sound and sing-along songs impressed at the Indy Music Awards and a CMU Social show.…

St Vincent's new material, starting with 'The Strangers', continues her shape-shifting orchestration and is praised as potentially album of the year.…

CMU's SNAP Of The Day highlights Fake Male Voice, a one-off project by TV On The Radio vocalist Tunde Adebimpe, released as a 7-inch and DVD on Heartfelt Records.…

CMU's SNAP Of The Day praises Whispertown 200 for vintage-sounding country tracks and recommends their music to fans, noting their backing from Gillian Welch's label.…

CMU praises Moon Unit's debut single Connections, released via Death From Abroad and Supersoul, with production from Ewan Pearson.…