string - Human Hands

Human Hands are a Straford-Upon-Avon via Iceland based band (see facebook page description), however they tend to say they are from Birmingham to make things easier. They are an emo/punk band that really know how to get that feel of good old-school emo like that of Cap'n Jazz or maybe more recently on the midwest scene, Merchant Ships. At the start of the month they shared a song from their new upcoming LP being released on strictly no capital letters, Time as a Colour and Cross Your Heart and Hope to D.I.Y. Their latest song still has that fantastic cap'n jazz feel to it yet it seems much more melodic than their earlier stuff, you can almost relate it to that of the lulling guitars used in American Football. We are highly anticipating the rest of the LP which should be released at the end of this month so keep an eye on their bandcamp page where you can check out and download all their previous releases for free. Bassist and Singer (Chaz) also runs his own record label which is definitely worth a visit, which you can do here.

Neon Gods & Funeral Strippers - Dirty Beaches

Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches made a video for his track 'Neon Gods and Funeral Strippers' that appeared on recently released on Clan Destine Records split LP 'Statement' featuring Ela Orleans, U.S. Girls and Slim Twig. ('Statement' can be ordered here).
The video seems to be an apt extension to the feelings conveyed in the track, which Hungtai describes as "a meditation on childhood memories: of the night market food stands, neon lights that covered the streets at night, riding in front of my NOW brother in law's motorcycle as a kid."

Pinkish Black LP

First, self titled LP from Texas duo Pinkish Black, released by Handmade Birds. Original blend of dark punk, deathrock and drone.

Available on vinyl.