Barometer: This week’s playlist

This week’s Barometer playlist features Metronomy, Younger Brother, Young the Giant, Ben Westbeach, Rewards, Jukebox Collective, Det Vackra Livet and Kid Cudi.

Metronomy
The Look
The Devonshire four-piece finally lives up to the hype. This is wonderfully chilled, slightly melancholic pop inspired by Hot Chip and Grandaddy.

Younger Brother
System 700
A highlight from their Kid A/Nick Drake influenced forthcoming third album – currently being streamed in full exclusively on the Barometer.
Listen here: http://ind.pn/dJH3mW

Young the Giant
My Body
Huge guitars and an anthemic, Springsteen-esque chorus turn this otherwise unremarkable track into something we can’t wait to hear on the festival circuit.

Ben Westbeach
Falling
Soulful, rave-inspired dance with beats and a piano loop that wouldn’t have sounded out of place in 1991.

Rewards
What A Loser
Washed out synth-pop that is at once warm and ethereal. Definitely ones to watch.

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Jukebox Collective
Lost and Found
We hated this bouncy Jamie T esque number on first listen, but in time the Super Mario-inspired bleeps and hook-heavy vocals grew on us.

Det Vackra Livet
Vijan
A Swedish-language, synth-led track that broods with the morose spirit of The Smiths.

Kid Cudi
Capcom
The Idolator blog calls this song a budget version of Kanye West’s “All of the Lights” which, to an extent, it is. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, even if Cudi replaces Kanye’s self-aggrandising swagger with clichés about video games.

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