We always had our suspicions that Ólafur Arnalds, a renowned neo-classical composer, had the potential to create something amazing using electronic sounds. With Kiasmos, he has hooked up with Bloodgroup mastermind, Janus Rasmussen and the result is, predictably, incredible.

In his solo work, Ólafur would often tease us with subtle electronic beats amongst his beautiful classical arrangements. But there’s no teasing in Kiasmos. Indulging in the minimal techno sounds that he and Janus bonded over whilst Ólafur worked as a sound-engineer at Bloodgroup’s shows, Kiasmos explore an experimental sound, fusing the the best of the pair’s solo ventures.

With Janus executing the brooding beat and Ólafur adding colour with majestic strings and the chiming synth melodies, it’s a perfect marriage. And one that seems to have already enamoured the dance corners of the internet within the space of two days.

Watch out for more from Kiasmos over at the Erased Tapes label profile.

Hello Summer! Yeah I’ve seen outside… But if I close my eyes and listen to The Concept I can just about imagine being in the LA sun at some cool party. Drinking out of red plastic cups and dancing on the beach in a hazy sunset.

Gimme Twice is drenched in West Coast sunshine, which is impressive considering they hail from a city with an average temperature of 10 degrees, Stockholm. Though the world’s finest city of pop has certainly taught them a thing or two about writing songs. This is a masterclass in care-free indie. You’ll be hearing a lot more of this.

Check out more from the band at their amazingtunes.com profile.

Teen Daze merge gorgeous lo-fi analogue synths and straightforward dance beats to produce a glittering, summery sound, just what we need to warm us up in winter. In Brooklyn Sunburn Steph Thompson’s chopped up vocals almost become part of the synths, creating a hazy soundscape punctuated with claps and bongos, creating images of the glorious lazy summer to come.

Brooklyn Sunburn is the first single from Teen Daze’s upcoming LP All Of Us Together, which will be released on Lefse Records on May 22^nd.

Awwhhh yeah, Phantogram are back! They’ve returned with an other-worldly texture, fusing organic sounds with swirling synths and cut-up vocal samples. It’s all tied together with Sarah Barthel’s airy vocal, which drifts effortlessly over a pulsating mass of synths, guitars and electronic rhythms.

Following the release of full length, Eyelid Movies, in 2009, Don’t Move is the first single from a forthcoming mini-album out this coming Monday, 20th February, on the legendary Barsuk Records.

Keep an eye out for more at their amazingtunes.com profile.

In a world where Bon Iver wins a Grammy for ‘Best New Artist’, four years after the release of his debut album, we’re here to restore the balance with an actual new artist. Brand new in fact. Milano Sun are a three-piece out of Sweden. Traveling through Europe, they plan to write one song in each city until they have an album. Already Gone is the first offering.

It’s a fairly typical Swedish affair, channeling the likes of Kings of Convenience, but bathed in Western European sunshine. It’s a God-like combination if you ask us, and the perfect mix of ice-cool Scandinavian chill with Mediterranean warmth to draw us into the Spring.

Already Gone track available at the moment but watch out for more over at their amazingtunes.com profile.

It’s been a while since we featured some straight-up indie guitars. Partly because we get a whole lot of it uploaded to amazingtunes.com and most of it sounds dated and samey. So when a band jumps out like this, you know you’re onto something special.

This is good. Really good. There’s a touch of Heartland America in Yukon Blonde with the ‘big’ drum sound, urgent guitars and reckless vocals but it’s given a ‘pop’ sheen with sing-along ‘oooo’s’ and a huge chorus. Departing slightly from their folkier sound of old, this treads a path forged by Grouplove and employs the similar tactic of disguising a sad lyrics in a happy song. We like it alot.

This single is out now with their second LP on the way this March, watch out for it!