The last six months have proved a busy time for Antlered Man, having burst on to the scene with their high impact single ‘Surrounded By White Men’. The band followed up in June with ‘Outrages 1 ta 3’ which continued to blaze a trail of growing fans both in the press and at each live show. Now comes the first of two multi-track offerings dubbed the ‘Giftes’ series, ‘Buddhist Soup (Giftes pt1)’, is released on October 10th via the band’s imprint Goo Grrrl Records.

Max Raptor release their new single on October 17th – watch the video below

Manchester guitarist and composer Stuart McCallum is best known for his work with Cinematic Orchestra. The distinctive, ethereal and atmospheric sound of his guitar has been at the heart of their sound since 2004, including on the albums ‘Ma Fleur’ and ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ and the award winning soundtrack ‘The Crimson Wing’. His own music influenced by jazz and DJ Culture is a distillation of many influences, creating a sound that is concentrated and distinctive. McCallum who admits to influences from Wes Montgomery to Bjork, Flying Lotus to Bon Iver and James Blake to Bill Frisell, as well as modern art, eschews over complicated harmonic and rhythmical structures in favour of a rich mix of electronica and improvisation enriched by elegant orchestral writing.

Back off European tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and several killer appearances at festivals this summer The Good The Bad are gearing up to unveil their sophomore album to an unsuspecting public. ‘From 018 To 033’ displays an exciting progression from their critically acclaimed debut, which attracted obsessive support among press and musical peers alike.

The Good The Bad returned between live dates to their Copenhagen base, a nuclear bunker and creative haven for Denmark’s Warhol Factory types to record ‘From 018 To 033’. On it you can hear the spirit of the Wild West channelled through Ennio Morricone, Bill Conti and other masters like Phil Spector, John Barry and Lalo Schifrin

There’s a great deal to love about Future Selves, the epic debut album from San Diego’s Transfer. Bound with anthemic choruses, psychedelic guitars and skewed pop hooks, theirs is a sound that clips stadium-sized riffs to anthemic lyricism. It’s little wonder Q recently tipped them as the band most likely to emerge from America’s indie hinterlands in 2011.

High praise is something Transfer have gathered in bucket loads, however. Since first recording and self-releasing Future Selves in 2009, the four piece – Jason Cardenas (guitar, vocals) and Matthew Molarius (vocals, guitar), Shaun Cornell (bass) and Andy Ridley (drums) – soon picked up high profile support slots with White Lies, The Bravery and Killers front man, Brandon Flowers.

Along the way they amassed a growing, but near hysterical fanbase in Europe, where early arrivals for Flowers’ shows quickly tuned into Transfer’s sound. Facebook and Twitter later buzzed with good vibes; the band’s reputation went beyond the moshpit: in 2010, Cool Green Recordings signed them to their label and made plans to reissue Future Selves to a new audience in 2011.

Debut single ‘You and Me’ is a shot to the heart. An infectious hybrid of indie-punk and surf-rock and utterly classic. Alongside Gaz and Jordan’s forlorn, lilting lyrics and their trademark hackle-raising harmonies, Russell’s driving guitar leaps across the dynamic range before a final crescendo into full-spectrum noise. Add to the mix some persistent, cascading drums, a waspy, insistent bass-line and an absolutely viral melody and its clear The Dead Fronts are the real deal – a gang of lads who understand the precocity of modern life and have set it to song. And a startling song it is too.

The stars have aligned or something magical like that as Onyx who never seem to play UK will be in London on August 4th to play at Fabric. Support on the night comes from the UK’s finest up n comer Iron Braydz as well as more UK talent + DJ 279 and other guests. This could well be a very historic occasion in the history of hip hop. For more info visit the Facebook Event Page

“At times a sort of Joni Mitchell with breakbeats, at others an urban Vashti Bunyan, she’s beautifully sincere in a way few artists can pull off.” – Uncut

Here’s a sumptuous remix of Sophie’s album track ‘Home’ – get your oreilles around this beauty Sophie Barker “Home (Custom Blue Remix)” by HoHumRecords

Live favourite ‘Bluebell’ is out as a single on July 18 through Ho Hum Records.

Mojo Fury will be releasing the epic and engulfing ‘We Should Just Runaway’, their third single taken from their debut album ‘Visiting Hours Of A Traveling Circus’ on July 10th 2011 to coincide with appearances at three of the Sunday Times Essential Festivals – Sonisphere, Two Thousand Trees and Beautiful Days.

San Diego band TRANSFER will release the first single from their debut album, Losing Composure, on July 18th. Recently signed to Cool Green Records following hotly-received UK, US and European shows with Brandon Flowers and White Lies, the group will return to the UK this summer for live dates in support of the single and ahead of the release of their phenomenal debut album Future Selves, this September.

Already making a big name for themselves Stateside, with recent excursions seeing the band impress at the influential Sunset Sessions and with a residency at Las Vegas’ Cosmopolitan Hotel, TRANSFER’s return to the UK this summer will take in high profile festival shows in Hyde Park (with The Killers), at Hop Farm and T In The Park, club shows, and their UK TV debut with a performance on Live From Abbey Road.