For The Record: September

September has been a weird month in that a lot of very credible and interesting albums have been released but not one has shone brighter than anything else. So basically what we have here is a list of albums set to feature in the end of year lists but none that will get anywhere near the top spot. The best thing I've heard this month though has to be Summer Camp's debut EP 'Young'. Showing that there is more to the boy/ girl duo than the previous tales of anonymity and Swedish holiday pursuits - Young takes nostalgia as a launch pad and crafts a host of pop gems around it. Just as soon as you get one nagging chorus removed from your brain another will come along and replace it, resistance is futile.

September's Recommended Releases:

Summer Camp - Young (Album of the Month)
Twin Sister - Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life
Robyn - Body Talk Pt. 2
Interpol - Interpol
Les Savy Fav -Root For Ruin
Weezer - Hurley
Grinderman 2
Abe Vigoda - Crush
Glasser - Ring
No Age - Everything Inbetween
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Also worth a listen: How To Dress Well, Edwyn Collins, El Guincho, Chromeo, Of Montreal, Teengirl Fantasy, Salem, Egyptian Hip-Hop, Mark Ronson, Lil' Wayne, Magic Kids.

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Miss Banks - Slow Hands

Normally, Miss Banks (aka Azealia) is an uzi-tongued girl a la Nicki/ Dominique et al. This however is a smooth and sleek cover of Interpol's hit single from 2008. Taking the cold aesthetic of the NYC band and giving it a seductive makeover Banks (no relation to Paul obvs) totally reinvents the track and hints at a very exciting future indeed. Find her Myspace here and wait patiently for the debut album due later this year on the ever amazing XL.

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Interpol - Lights

Interpol emerge from the shadows but remain in the murky light on this, their first new material since 'Our Love To Admire' in 2007. Still resolutely gloomy, Paul Banks broods like the suburban corner dweller he is, focusing in on the way he holds his love paramour. All the while his brothers in arms back him up, sounding their most cinematic since they were blocked by two Obstacles. It's good to have you back boys, we'll try not to mention the fact Editors also have a song called Lights. Promise.

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