autócratas, los : la república independiente de tu casa (el periodo democrático, 2012) launderettes, the : my replica (every heart is a time bomb EP, 2005) prinzhorn dance school : happy in bits (clay class, 2012) tennis : origins (young & old, 2012) vinylators, las : la selva (7", 2011)

Real Fur are the band behind the Safari Funk parties, a series of crazed nights held in dowdy North London launderettes (before a national tour). It's easy to get distracted by this propensity for cool events, though, and overlook Real Fur's musical ability - which is considerate. They proffer a chirpy, highfalutin' indie sound - but then so do 40,000 other acts. What makes them stand out are the small touches - natty hooks, happy claps - and the slightly slumberous feel they unexpectedly have. Birds by Real Fur [...]
James Monteith of Tesseract checks in with his 3rd column. He's on tour in the USA and he tells us about meeting fans, shooting bands and ALBUM NUMBER TWO!
For the new episode of "Dirty Laundry", one of our favorite interview series on the web, host Malia James talks with Future Of The Left--whose standout show at this year's Siren Music Festival still makes us quiver in glee--about The...