South London duo Formation ready debut EP with ‘A Friend’

It’s just a bit of needle on wax, but a duo of videos have done all the talking: South London duo Formation are working towards releasing a debut ‘White Label’ EP this summer, and it’s shaping up to be one of the season’s must-have releases.

The slick siblings have a habit of bringing together alt-pop staples - DFA pads, LCD-nods, the odd bit of Hot Chip, too - and making near-decade old gems sound fresher than ever. They’re keeping things physical too - the new video for ‘A Friend’ sees a record player perched next to scribbles of all the places likely to stock the EP (Rough Trade, Phonica, Piccadilly). It’s a band planning the first steps of their domination, almost like we’re peering into the first scene from a documentary.

Beyond the nostalgic-doused magic of the whole image (or lack of) surrounding Formation, they’re making some undeniably brilliant pop songs. Listen to the latest below.