"Dominos" - The Big Pink

I heard this song first played on Radio 1, though for the life of me I can't remember where. That's pretty bad journalism, but life is hard. Either way, "Dominos" is a strong track, with a driving bassline and a catchy hook. Showing clear similarities with MIA, Massive Attack, and the fanged lyricisms of The Twang, The Big Pink have made a track that in an ideal world, would have been a summer anthem. Instead, it's September, it's cold, and the song doesen't exactly reflect the country's collective mood. But apart from releasing it at an unfortunate time of the year, it's great. Robbie Furze's vocals push the song forward, whilst multi-instrumentalist Milo Cordell's synthesizer backing to the song provides a static-thick backing to the memorable repetitions.

The band recently won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME Awards earlier this year, adding critical acclaim to their growing popularity in the charts. Their new album, A Brief History Of Love, was out in the shops on the 14th of September. The duo are pencilled in to supprt Muse on their European tour, along with Biffy Clyro, which is pretty darn cool.

Genius reccomends: M83, School of Seven Bells, My Bloody Valentine, Sunn O))), Spacemen 3.