Album Review: Peace - In Love

Peace - 'In Love' (UK Release: 25 March '13) // Words: Rajan Lakhani

Having heard Peace’s 'Delicious' EP, I was really looking forward to their debut album. It seemed the early hype was justified as follow-up single 'Wraith' also initially impressed with its spindly rhythms and exuberant chorus, leading me to consider them as one of the bands to watch in 2013. However, there was a nagging worry that the group’s songwriting was limited to facsimiles of other bands, in 'Wraith'’s case - early Foals. Unfortunately, this fear has been realised with 'In Love'.

Futuresounds: 2013 Tips/Ones To Watch

It might be March but we are still going forward with our tips for the year. Letting the dust settle after the glut of "ones to watch" lists to have already appeared gives us more time to reflect and consider our choices. For example, Palma Violets were celebrated in certain corners as the best thing to happen to guitar music since guitars. But they're not in our list. Find out who is below.

Ed's Note: BBC Sound Of 2013 Poll Longlist

Words: Saam Das // Photo: bbc.co.uk

The latest installment of the BBC Sound Of poll was unveiled this week, to the usual mixed reaction ranging from joy to horror, by way of disinterest. I'm generally one of the more interested parties - indeed, I was even one of the "tastemakers" in the BBC Sound Of 2010. Listen to tracks from the fifteen-strong longlist below.

Surfacing: PEACE [New Band]

Words: Saam Das

I’m not really sure whether Birmingham's PEACE quite count as a "new band", having been prominent on blogs etc for well over a year. Having said that, their debut single 'Follow Baby' is only out this month - so here we are. I’d previously given them a wide berth thanks to their WU LYF-esque less is more approach but having seen them in the flesh at the XFM All-Dayer earlier in the year, I’m suitably impressed.