To Kill A King - Spiritual Dark Age

So the good man said
Turns out God is dead
We’re on our own this time
To work out what is yours and mine
No reward to being kind
No quick fix for the day, you’ll find
Welcome to the spiritual dark age

Posting Childcare yesterday (with it's former TKAK member) prompted me to check and behold I was rewarded with a long-awaited new release. It's another darkly upbeat track like their best off their debut. I love how percussive and urgent it gets midway. Right now they have plans to tour native UK early next year and my fingers are crossed they'll be invited back to SXSW.

RIYL: Frightened Rabbit, Cold War Kids, Foals, The National

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Childcare - Getting Over You

To help me get over you
I get dressed up in your clothes, I do
When I need to feel something new
I turn into you

We're always delighted when an artist we feature notices our little blog with a "like" or a retweet or something, but this was a first: a rep contacting us via FB to mention that a former member of a band we featured (TKAK) was in a great other band in London and would we take a listen? Childcare is that band and I've been listening. They have a couple earlier EPs not imported into Spotify that got glowing reviews across the pond, one saying something like 'They're bringing pop-rock back!" And the quartet finished out 2016 as a pre-opener for Bastille on a bunch of shows (ah, of course, friendship is a lovely thing). I almost posted "Film Club" from their Made Simple EP from earlier this year, but in my wait/backlog of other artists to post they released this track which is even more catchy and interesting. Hope you enjoy it and hat tip to Chris - and any other band member/rep in the indie scene trying to get exposure. The only requisite for being a Most Important Song is that we like it (and it's on Spotify)!

RIYL: Blaenavon, Black Honey, Knox Hamilton, Little Comets

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Nilüfer Yanya - Baby Luv

Baby luv, I tried but I cannot forgive
I'm crazy hot inside
So I'm leaving you with him
Sun-bleached and dusty white
No one sees it, so unfair
How you're still beautiful
I could watch you comb your hair

London's Nilüfer Yanya makes uncomplicated indie rock with a beautifully unique thread running through it. Her voice reminds me, just a little bit, of a Kate Bush, and that's saying something. She's got a couple of singles and EPs out now, and, assuming she keeps on keeping on with this, I reckon we'll be hearing lots more gems from her.

RIYL: Elder Island, Alison Crutchfield, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som 

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