Bright Idea by Orson

Hollywood's Orson are old enough to be Arctic Monkeys’ dads. Their frontman. Jason Pebworth, used to sing in stage musicals. They write songs with the FM sheen of the Hall & Oates school, and wear irritating hats. And yet, faced with such overwhelming grounds, it's still kind of impossible to hate them. They have tunes, great ones, bursting out from everywhere. They're not, as their press release roars, “the missing link between the Stones and Scissor Sisters” but in the title track. ‘Look Around', and 'The Okay Song’ they have at least three songs that tower over the monster Number One ‘No Tomorrow'. Pebworth’s 'woe-is-my-love-life' lyrics are second division, but there is crafted class to the record that will drag you in. It's only a matter of time before Robbie comes knocking.

Grab That Gun by The Organ

Nailing their colours (black, mostly) firmly to the mast, Vancouver miserablists The Organ have set sail aboard the Good Ship New Wave as it navigates the perilous ocean of 21st Century Indie. Sotnding remarkably like Interpol with PMT (a thought by no means as terrifying as it sounds), the all girl quintet deliver at mid pace and mid range, so you can dance convincingly without messing up your razor sharp hairdo. Ideal! Awash with spooky Hammond organ rolling under mournful tales of death and broken hearts, ‘Grab That Gun’ is no Prozac,but factoring in bursts of Blondie esque enthusiasm such as ‘Memorize The City’ and ‘Sinking Hearts‘, shiver me timbers if we don't have on our hands a vessel that's riding the crest of a (new) wave.