The Final Five: A New Hope

5. Pete Astor - Spilt Milk

Astor's foray into his past delivers richness and warmth much, which, in year beset by iconic loss, is needed ever so badly. 'Really Something', 'Mr Music' and 'My Perfect Life' act as a holy trinity of alternative pop music. Simplistic tunes to warm the heart but with complex discourse. Bravo!

Limited Edition White Vinyl 7" Single on Fortuna POP! b/w Armitage Shanks Video directed by Darren Hayman - http://www.hefnet.com Pete Astor - http://peteastor.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/peteastor Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pete.astor Instagram - https://instagram.com/peteastor "Mr Music" is the brand new single from Pete Astor, previously of The Loft, The Weather Prophets, and numerous other esteemed acts.

4. Savages - Adore Life

‘Adore Life’ is an album that delivers on the potential of the debut and explores new possibilities simultaneously. They have gone from being an exciting post-punk band to one threatening greatness on this record.

From the new Savages album "Adore Life", out January 22, 2016 and available for pre-order: http://smarturl.it/savages_adorelife_lp @savagesband Directed by Anders Malmberg with Lighting + Concept Design by Tobias Rylander (video credits below) Pre-orders 'Adore Life': Matador: http://smarturl.it/savages_adorelife_lp iTunes: http://smarturl.it/savages_adorelifei Amazon: http://smarturl.it/savages_adorelife_a Google Play: http://smarturl.it/savages_adorelife_gp Savagesband.com: http://savages.store-08.com/ Streaming: http://smarturl.it/savages_adorelife_s https://www.facebook.com/savagestheband https://twitter.com/Savagesband https://instagram.com/savagesband/ http://www.savagesband.com/ http://savagesband.tumblr.com/ http://www.matadorrecords.com/ http://www.popnoire.com/ Video credits: Director: Anders Malmberg Lighting + Concept Design: Tobias Rylander Cinematography: James Blann Exec.

3. Hooton Tennis Club – Big Box of Chocolates

The slackers from Wirral have emerged from their debut album with astonishing results. Their follow up has invoked several new styles including fuzz, rock n roll and an all round more emotive edge. 'Statue of the Greatest Woman I Know' has put The Vaccines on notice for rock n roll kings. 2017 is theres to take on the live circuit.

Canción perteneciente al álbum "Big box of chocolates" (2016). :::

2 Boxed In - Melt

From the early days of Keith, Oli Bayston has been threatening this kind of breakthrough. This album will hypnotise you and gently release you onto a sun kissed wave of bliss. Boxed In were once Annakin Skywalker to Hot Chip's Obi Wan. Now they are the masters!

Boxed In - Melt Lyric - Official Video Melt is out now on Nettwerk Records Order 'Melt' http://po.st/melt Spotify:http://po.st/SpotifyBI http://po.st/TwitterBI http://po.st/InstaBI http://po.st/SoundcldBI http://po.st/WebsiteBI Tracklist: 01 "Intro" 02 "Jist" 03 "Shadow Boxing" 04 "Melt" 05 "London Lights" 06 "Forget" 07 "Black Prism" 08 "Oxbow" 09 "Upto You" 10 "Underbelly" 11 "Open-Ended" Directed by Tom Wakeling

1. Trampolene – Pocket Album Five (Divided Kingdom)

Yes this may be an EP but, we've not heard anything over a longer format that compete with these 4 songs and poem. Divided Kingdom's glorious social comment is set to devastating guitars. This is a real single of the year contender.

'Divided Kingdom' is taken from 'Pocket Album Five' Buy here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pocket-album-five-divided/id1162746573 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trampoleneof... Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/28Ktnf... Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trampolene_band Directed by Lee Thomas. Actor Shaun Rivers. Composed by Trampolene. Recorded at Konk Studios. Produced by Josh Green & Trampolene. Mixed by Cenzo Townshend.

'Dreams So Rich / Life So Poor' continues the rich vein of British cultural observation. It wraps itself up in Strokes-esque rock n roll but, crucially, has personality oozing from every pore.

'Blue Balls & A Broken Heart' suggests the brilliance of the Libertines wasn't lost on a fashion of trilby hats and lies about being at Filthy McNasty's. This ballad encapsulates Blake, Morrissey, Doherty and anyone who ever dreamt of Arcadia in Albion.

Like the aforementioned Blake, head honcho Jack Jones can self reflect beautifully in his natural surroundings. Even with a slug. Today's political climate is so centered around on burying 'the other', well, this finds beauty in the outsider and encourages everyone to embrace the different.

Closing this glorious EP is 'She Is A Nice Girl'. A sprightly Libertines via The La's acoustic number which relays the fondness of yet another who is misunderstood. 2016 has been a year of misunderstandings on a monumental level, let this track guide us back to humility in 2017.

'Blue Balls & A Broken Heart' is taken from 'Pocket Album Five' Buy here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/poc... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trampoleneof... Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/28Ktnf... Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trampolene_band Composed by Trampolene. Recorded and produced by Dougal Lott. Video filmed by Jack Jones at Le Tranbordeur in Lyon (France) 22nd November 2016.