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NZCA/Lines - Airlock (jonquil remix)(2012)

The AGCS Christmas Calendar counts down our 24 favourite tracks of the year.

#3 - NZCA/LINES - Compass Points

NZCA/LINES has already been featured in this countdown, with "Work" at #17 in our tracks of the year and NZCA/LINES named as one of our albums of the year, so it is at the risk of repeating myself that I say that their record is the most exciting British debut I've heard in years. I would strongly urge you to go and buy it now. Still not convinced? Well here's a little something to incentivize you; the exquisite synth pop of album opener "Compass Points". If this doesn't persuade you of NZCA/LINES' brilliance I don't know what will.

The AGCS Christmas Calendar counts down our 24 favourite tracks of the year.

#17 - NZCA/LINES - Work

NZCA/LINES are easily my favourite discovery of the year, a band I came across while checking out this years Latitude line-up on Spotify and who, four weeks later, blew me away in front of a too-small crowd on the Lake Stage. By that point I had already bought and memorised their excellent debut NZCA/LINES, one of 2012's best records; an album where with every outstanding track that passed I was expecting a dip in quality which never came. It speaks volumes that on such a consistently brilliant record, "Work" was a stand out.