The Neu Bulletin (14th July 2014) • Neu • DIY Magazine

The Neu Bulletin is a daily update of the most exciting new things DIY’s listening to. Some of the music you’ll like, some of it you won’t. Think of it as a stream of recommendations that every so often pops up something spectacular. Most of these are Bandcamp finds, big ups from readers or cheeky submissions that pop out of the inbox.

Every day we offer up a choice show, a song of the day (branched under the understated heading “Big Neu Thing”) and a little something extra that’s caught our attention. Check back here every day for your latest Neu Bulletin delivery and follow our ‘Listen’-tag for everything new music related.

THE BIG NEU THING:Mt. Si

California trio Mt. Si have crashed into view with two glitter-doused early efforts, ‘Oh’ and ‘True’. The first half (above) is the most remarkable, giving slight hints of Grimes in its jolting, electronic-led flurry. The slightly more restrained ‘True’ is pure pop filtered into a crazed aesthetic, simple songwriting given a new sheen. Both tracks are pure gold, in layman’s terms.

OTHER NEU BUSINESS:Wet — Move Me

When NYC trio Wet were in the UK playing shows at Liverpool Sound City and The Great Escape, this is the track that stood out, amongst the new ones. ‘Move Me’ shakes the walls with ear-splintering intent; pretty impressive given just like Wet’s other tracks, it’s a delicately structured thing that could splinter off into nothingness at any given moment. Again, these guys play with silence like it’s a motif, not some slimy tool. And their playful edge is always countered with the kind of chorus incapable of sinking.

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