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Back in 2003, it seemed as if the new wave sound was really starting to resonate with the indier-than-thou culture. While electroclash fell by the wayside, the damage had already been done. The innovation, style and expressive sounds that made the 80s the most dominant decade in music was back in vogue. Indie bands simply had to find a synth-geek and a drummer who at least heard Shack Up by A Certain Ratio and the arms race. Two records that owned my second half of 2003 were Open Season by British Sea Power and this...the [...]

• The Stills - Still In Love Song

2003's Logic Will Break Your Heart was great. 2006's Without Feathers was boring. So now why would The Stills ' newest record, Oceans Will Rise , be one of our most anticipated releases of 2008? Because any smart band would follow up a lackluster effort with ambition and a reinvented sense of who hey are (and who you want to think they are). A 30 second clip of their lead single, "Being Here", has more raw energy in it than every track on Without Feathers combined. Looking at [...]