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Dear @BessAtwell Please will you come round and sing the takeaway menus to me? Best, Ciarán

Photo: Sequoia Ziff Forget hot girl summer or whatever latest meme trend I’m meant to be keeping on top of, this summer has truly belonged to Bess Atwell and if you’ve even heard a moment of her music in the last few months you’ll know exactly why. Atwell is proving to be one of the most startling, striking voices of her generation with a real knack for emotional depth in her lyrics. Track…

Some much needed pep for your step then, here's @sir_was_SE

Yeah I’m totally ready to start this review, don’t worry about the bed head or one sock or anything. Look, if I can get out of bed without falling over and brush my teeth with the right brush then I don’t need another minute before telling you how great sir Was is again and why this latest track is giving me that much needed pep in my step. It’s crafted so well that you’d easily mistake Joel…

Spit it out. We haven’t got all day. Alright then, if you won’t say it then I will. @TheFiveOFives are sounding pretty ruddy good

Photo: Livy Dukes Spit it out. We haven’t got all day. Alright then, if you won’t say it then I will. Five O Fives are sounding pretty ruddy good and the West Midlands quartet have a real knack for setting the fuse and watching the world burn. Alice Bloor’s vocals bring life to it all, adding a touch of personality to a sound that’s otherwise mostly about really driving onwards and powering…

Come Along now, or you'll miss the big show from Coco...

Photo: Stella Hartmann Come along now, or you’ll miss the big show. No I’m serious, if you don’t hurry up then you’re going to miss Coco and we absolutely cannot be having that because they’ve put together such delights for you. Their softness of sound will limber you right up and have you relaxing so deeply into your seat that it’s going to be a hell of a job to get back up again. They could…

Imagine trying to start a love affair with someone after they’ve just seen you parallel park. Oh, and here's a corker from @bigiimage

Imagine trying to start a love affair with someone after they’ve just seen you parallel park. Some people might be able to pull it off, but for the vast majority you’ll immediately be starting one step back after having failed to either fit in the gap first time or avoid that Fiat 500 behind. Maybe leave a note next time? Anyway, here’s something cracking from Big Image that comes straight outta…

Time to smash some factory doors down with @ladybirdthisis

Photo: Gobinder Jhitter Of all the places you could be fooling around, surely a factory isn’t the smartest idea? Maybe Lady Bird are happier to take a few risks than I am though as they’re kicking up all kinds of exciting chaos energy wherever they go with no regards for the warning signs. One of the UK’s brightest bands when it comes to high energy rocking out, the trio are back at it again…

Yet another quality band coming out of Liverpool is it? Sounds right, la. This is @bandmurmurs

Yet another quality band coming out of Liverpool is it? Sounds right, la. This latest export from Merseyside are Murmurs who do a heap more right than they do wrong. These newcomers have that certain sound that comes out of the city that has been captured by the likes of The La’s, The Coral and several other indie bands since that have shot right through. It’s all built on a positive energy and…

Never take mental health advice from an indie band. Here's @sadboysclb

Photo: Jordan Logan Taking psychiatric advice about the state of your brain from a band is probably never the best idea, and yet there’s a hell of a lot to like about what Sad Boys Club are doing so maybe it’s worth a couple of short sessions. Filled to the brim with impressive sounds that are shaped so nicely it might be worth asking them to help you redecorate, this is one of their best…

If you’re seeing a @FuzzySunBand in the sky it might be time to get some new glasses...

Photo: Matthew Eachus (The Manc Photographer) If you’re seeing a Fuzzy Sun in the sky it might be time to get some new glasses. Either that, or this indie band have just jumped out of a plane somewhere surprisingly close to your window and are causing some real confusion. The Stockport band are ticking all the right indie boxes with this one, even throwing in what sounds like the odd seventh…

What makes a cloud so mighty? One for budding meteorologists @WoozeBand to take a look at...

If a cloud were to show its might, would that not ultimately lead to the cloud itself becoming smaller and less powerful? One for budding meteorologists WOOZE to take a look at once they’re done with all the weird music stuff. In every incarnation, these guys have been utterly ridiculous and a sheer delight to listen to and their latest single is absolutely no exception. Throwing in the odd…

Need a little refresh? Here's something cleansing for you from @YumiZouma

Photo: Nick Grennon Need a little refresh? A cleanser for the mind, body and soul? I know you’ve been hitting it a bit harder than usual lately, so maybe it’s time to start up some of that self case stuff I’ve been hearing about. What better way to start yourself off than with this beauty from Yumi Zouma. The quartet, led by singer Christie Simpson, provide some much needed calm to an…

Same Mistakes? Surely not, it's the same brilliance we've come to expect from @Karaboudjan__

While the excellent Karaboudjan may be writing songs about making the Same Mistakes, it’s the similarity of this to his other recent work that brings yet another of his dreamy songs to my heart. This pitch perfect approach to blissed out sounds once more shines through in that Tame Impala style that leaves no room for urgency and focuses only on the deliberate nature of every last sound. You’ll…

Jangly as ever and with a frontman you'd be happy to bring home to mum and dad, @SPINN_band are back...

Photo: Barnaby Fairley I could choose to mock my own colourblindness here, or wrongly assume that this latest SPINN bop is an ode to frontman Jonny Quinn’s beloved Everton FC but really I’m just happy to have even more music from these indie vagabonds to dance around the kitchen to. Just as jangly as ever and with Quinn’s ever-maturing voice at the heart of the sound, the Merseyside band are…

Blink and you'll miss it, @joe_shitboys have another instant banger on their hands...

Coming and going faster than a speeding bullet, the sensational Joe & The Shitboys are like an idea from a forgotten age. They absolutely should not be quite this addictive and yet there’s no way you can focus on anything but their raging attitude every time you hear even a split second of their rambunctious sound. It’s all over before it began, as you’d expect from a band whose debut album…

You'd better believe I have something great to show you, and @swearsband will back me up on it...

Quickly, come with me. You’ll really want to see this. Honestly, it’s one of the most incredible thing you’ve ever seen. Do you trust me? Well, even Swears are telling you that you’d better believe it. So really it’ll be your loss if you don’t come see. My forms of persuasion may be pretty weak, but when the Middlesbrough quartet are taking up the lead they’ll hit a hell of a lot harder. Their…

Why did we all ruin our rubbers at school? You know what I'm talking about... Anyway, here's a banger from @jawsthesharkkk

Why did we all used to ruin our rubbers at school? Whether writing and drawing on it, sticking in a compass during maths to fill it with holes or just rubbing it on the table for no reason, feels like we were a bit too harsh on the great mistake savers. Jaws The Shark must have a massive one if they’re planning to erase themselves, and they’ve clearly got bug plans if they’ve been able to right…

Do people chew gum any more? Feels like you don't see it so much these days. Anyway, @thylamusic are back and BOY are they brilliant.

Photo: Phoebe Fox I feel like people don’t chew gum as much now as they did maybe ten years ago. Sure, you still see plenty on the street and occasionally find your fingers getting covered in it under a Starbucks table, but I’m not sure if trends in gun have changed. Luckily, it looks like Big Gum have got Thyla on board to support their latest initiative. While the song may not actually…