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The Oxford Connection

 

It’s the Oxford connection… In one of those ‘not really that much of a coincidence when you think about it’ moments, these two new arrivals dropped through the letter box within a couple of days of each other. One is the new set by the very excellent Les Clochards whilst the other is the fabulous new record by the marvellous Relationships. Both are very much worthy of your attention. There will be a couple of cuts cropping up on the first Unpopular mix for April but if you can’t wait, here are the leading contenders:



  

Charming

I remember writing a little while about enjoying the Positions album on Yes Boy Ice Cream. Well, what I didn’t know then was that Nicole Stoops, the voice in the Positions was also in Charming, whose new Turn Down The Lights set has been playing here a fair bit recently. Described by lead songwriter Ravi Krishnaswami as ‘indie-pop-soul’, Turn Down The Lights is a delicious confection that shimmers with the glow of hipster loft parties. Fans of Velocity Girl and Lucky Soul should snap it up pronto.

You can hear the ‘I'm in Love with Love’ cut on my January mix.