Blood Oranges' ascent to the stereo at Cougar HQ has coincided nicely with the fleeting appearance of the sun across the British isles. The Leeds combo are making all the right moves sharing stages with the likes of Surfer Blood and Two Door Cinema Club. Their boy/girl vocals on this track inevitably bring to mind [...]

Here are the videos that caught the eye of the Devil this week... Public Speech Queens Speech It's not exactly God Save The Queen but it has been endorsed by Glen Matlock and it is so funny when they get moved on by the police. Esperi My Tear Dissolved The View Simply beautiful. [...]
Blood Oranges are now working on their second single with Whiskas from Forward Russia. The band previously released their debut single 'The French Word For Love' back in November. Their single was also released with a video which showcased the spastic indie pop track. The...

Wednesday 23rd November saw Leeds based indie pop champions Blood Oranges launch their debut single ‘The French word for Love’. Formed at Leeds University in 2009 and quickly creating a name for themselves around the country, with a great selection of other northern indie bands they filled the bar at The Nation of Shopkeepers for a night of indie pop frivolity. There is always a great atmosphere and a feeling of exclusiveness when seeing a gig at Nation and this was to be no exception. New kids on the block Post War Glamour Girls were the first on [...]

Tweet Low energy levels and too much good music coming in to my inbox are the reason for these posts. I hope you like them. They are my way of cleaning the inbox and telling you about some good music, the easiest way possible… Please comment if you find something you like here! Good songs from this week’s incoming emails (all links are from external band/label/promo-sites): Eux Autres – Queen Turner [...]
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Blood Oranges is an energetic pop band from London featuring plenty of synth keys and jangly guitars. "The French Word For Love" is my introduction to this band, and it's probably yours as well. The song is the title track to their debut single, which drops next week via Things To Make And Do Records . For now, we just have this fun little video, which introduces us to the band piece by piece, angle by angle. They've been getting Los Campesinos references, but I think Blood Oranges [...]