Bleeding Knees Club - Nothing To Do

So that sweet sunshine we've been experiencing these past few days here in the UK has got us all psyched for Summer. Sure, Spring has only just kicked off, but there's something about the lack of rain & cold weather that instantly whacks us Brits into 'Summer Mode'(Yep, it's that same 'thing' that involves gross sweaty dudes thinking it's appropriate to whip off their shirts art any given moment. All together now, "eww...")

As everyone knows, the most important part of your entire Summer is the soundtrack. And when it came to picking ours for 2012, it was a no-brainer. After an album full of teenage angst, raw energy and a plethora of short-but-sweet surf-punk songs? Then Nothing To Do by Bleeding Knees Club is the one for you.

The debut album by the painfully cool Aussie duo is the epitome of carefree, adolescent Summer fun. With Bleeding Knees Club lying somewhere between The Ramones and Wavves, Nothing To Do is filled low-fi garage-pop anthems about girls and dudes hanging out, throwing rocks at cars, whatever. Teenage shenanigans at their finest. Though the album only runs for about half an hour, that's half an hour of killer guitars, catchy choruses, wild drumming and untamed slacker-punk. 

Highlights include 'Problem Child', 'Who Are You' and 'Lipstick', but the standout track for us has gotta be 'Girls Can Do Anything'; a feisty little feelgood tune about how awesome and unstoppable chicks are. Now isn't that the perfect title-track for all your indie-girl Summer road trips?

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Watch out 2012: Soundtrack to the end of the world.

Lux Leopard

First up are Lux Leopard - a Russian indie band whose music has absorbed elements of indie, melodramatic, rock, pop, funk and nu-wave. This creates an upbeat, vibrant sound which shines through whatever the mood of the song. They are currently recording an album, but their debut EP "Secret" is available now. 

The Ghosts

The Ghosts are immediately recognisable, dreamy and a little bit haunting (in the best way). Taking in a wide variety of influences to create something unique, demonstrated brilliantly in first single 'Enough Time.' Their brand of unsettling beauty is worth putting on repeat while you wait for the album...


Caged Animals

If you're following our Twitter feed (and if you're not, why?!?) you'll have heard about our great love of Caged Animals. While their album was released in 2011, we had to include them for 2012 because there's so much on the album to enjoy. Their sound is utterly enchanting, and you can't just listen once - so don't even try to stop at one.

Erin K & Tash

Anti-folk at its absolute finest, Erin K and Tash have been carving out a slice of music which is entirely their own. You may have heard their clever, catchy songs before, but if you haven't then you're in for a treat. Their debut single is already out, and we're waiting so impatiently for their debut album come spring!

Foreign Slippers

Strong yet ethereal, Foreign Slippers are masters of the paradox. The songs are delicate while having such strength that the songs are pulled from simple ballad to something much more complex. With the "Avalanche" EP available already, we're excited for what comes in the year ahead.


The Jezabels

Ending on a piece of old school, American highway music with none of the usual side effects, we have the Jezabels. With resonating vocals and bucketloads of attitude, this is a band that are hard to shake off. The perfect way to start as you mean to go on, we need another Jezabels fix early 2012 please.



words: Kirsty Gillespie