Hot and New!

It's that time again, folks! Time for the next big names to watch out for in "indie and alternative"! Oh, and as a side note, for those of you who listen to the show and hear us say that we play "indie and alternative" music, just know the the quotation marks are generally there when we say it. The "indie" and "alternative" genres are both too enormous to really include in one radio show. Also, what exactly is alternative music? Alternative to what? And the term "indie" doesn't really mean "independent" anymore, just like "pop" refers to anything that sounds happy and peppy as opposed to "popular."

But that's a rant for another day. Because for this week's Hot and New I have some exciting things for you. They're not all new acts, as some of it's new material from established acts, but it's still new. And it's certainly hot.

Speaking of hot, first up we have a brand-spanking new band from South America. We Are Pirates is a brand new band of three friends Brazil. Their Facebook page (which you can find here), at the time of this writing, only has 16 likes. No word of an official EP or LP coming out, but I'll be sure to keep you all posted.
We Are Pirates - "Canyon"

Young Empires is releasing their new album Wake All My Youth on January 31, 2012. The first single "Enter Through The Sun" was released today and features happy-go-lucky vocals over top a steady bass-driven dance beat. Stream it below!

Young Empires - "Enter Through the Sun"

Next up is an act I'm quite excited about. We featured Archy Marshall, a teenage guy from Endland, last year when he went by the name Zoo Kid and his impressive first song "Out Getting Ribs." Now he's back with the name King Krule and released his new EP this week. The first single from that is "The Noose of Jah City."

King Krule - "The Noose of Jah City"

Korallreven, a band from Sweden, has been releasing single after single for the last couple years. This month, however, they're coming out with their first full length album entitled An Album By Korallreven which is set to come out on the 15th.

 Korallreven - "As Young As Yesterday"