NEON GOLD PRESENTS: THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

So far, 2012 has been a banner year for California indie, and The Neighbourhood are one of the figureheads of this recent West Coast takeover. "Female Robbery" was love at first sight, and "Sweater Weather" remains one of our absolute songs of the year, so it's with boundless excitement that we announce their maiden voyage out east later this summer. We'll be putting on their debut New York dates this August at the Studio at Webster Hall on the 21st, before heading across the bridge to Glasslands on the 23rd. Tickets for Webster are HERE, and you can get your Glasslands tickets HERE. It's a late summer treat, so tell your friends, tell your neighbours, and come on out to see one of the most promising bands of the year take their first steps towards world domination.

STREAM: "Wires" - The Neighbourhood


STREAM: "Female Robbery" - The Neighbourhood


STREAM: "Sweater Weather" - The Neighbourhood

GOLD036: WILDCAT! WILDCAT!

There's something about Wildcat! Wildcat! that just makes us feel superhuman. Maybe it's the dark magician charm, maybe it's the meticulously brilliant execution. Either way, we're smitten like kittens and very excited to be bringing their debut 7" into the world next year, starring the familiar wiles of "Mr. Quiche" as well as the unfettered behemoth that is brand new track "The Chief".

As the shimmering, morning glorious beat pumps you full of caffeine, supercharged keys electrify the air and the rose-tinted falsetto picks you up and carries you to high heaven. The anxious middle eight thaws out any leftover cold weather and blows the blues away, paving the yellow brick way for the sexiest sax solo since St. Lucia's "All Eyes On You". If you need more than a shadow of optimism in your life right now, look no further than this. Our Wildcat! Wildcat! double A-side - and your essential summer 7" package - drops July 30th, so get your preorder on HERE.

DOWNLOAD: "The Chief" - Wildcat! Wildcat!

BLOOD ON MY HANDS AND MY HANDS ON THE GUN.

Regardless of where Viva Brother stand (or sit), we're not here to talk about the merits of a bygone era. We're here to talk about Lovelife, the fresh new face of Brother frontman Lee Newell and Mirrors' Ally Young. Through a sequence of various events, they've skipped Londontown and landed on our very doorstep, as they get ready to launch a month long residency at Pianos tomorrow night. "Me After You" may still be in demo form, but you can already feel the melodic contrasts and fluorescent synth outlines taking shape through the hazy smoke and mirrors of it all. It's a black-and-white chase scene that heals more than Hurts, and reminds you that sometimes when the car runs out of gas, the only thing left to do is hit the ground running.

DOWNLOAD: "Me After You" - Lovelife [exclusive]