OMD ‘English Electric’ (100%)
A splendid return to form for the reunited 80s electropop trailblazers
Pearl Necklace ‘Soft Opening’ (Smalltown Supersound)
Minimalist sample performance art, complete with doorbells
Roger Eno & Plumbline ‘Endless City/Concrete Garden’ (Hydrogen Dukebox)
An impressive collection of subtle piano and electronica instrumentals
Simian Mobile Disco ‘Live’ (Delicacies)
Live and direct all the way from London Town, give it up for the one and only…
STRFKR ‘Miracle Mile’ (Polyvinyl)
Funked-up electronics via alt.America
The Postal Service ‘Give Up (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)’ (Sub Pop)
The classic indie-tronic sleeper gets an anniversary reissue
The Suicide Of Western Culture ‘Hope Only Brings Pain’ (Irregular)
Spanish electronica with something of the night about it
Tomorrow’s World ‘Tomorrow’s World’ (Naïve)
Air plus New Young Pony Club equals a new high in Anglo-French relations
Transept ‘Buff As Fuck’ (Dronehenge)
Luke Abbot meets Spiritualized meets Vangelis meets, er, Art Garfunkel
Violetshaped ‘Violetshaped’ (Violet Poison)
Mystery outfit produces vintage Italian horror film-inspired noise fest