Going for (Neon) Gold

Neon Gold is basically one of the best labels in the pop-o-sphere and what follows here is basically cribbed from their blog. We hold our hands up, we're lazy, but when the music is this good, we're not too bothered to be honest.

First up is Alex Winston with her single 'Animal Baby', which features a nod to the '60s...no, wait, come back...this is not Duffy, it's even better than that (!?). 'Animal Baby' is basically about her ex acting like a bit of an animal, not in a sex way, more in a shitting on the carpet kind of way...oh, no? Oh, it's about being reckless and having animal-like instincts (and shitting on the rug).

WARNING: This song will be stuck in your head for the next five days



Next up is Penguin Prison who we've mentioned before and now he's back with a new double A-side and though the first track, 'The Worse It Gets', has its moments, this is a juddering, synth-lead nugget of pure wonderment (ahem). We're huge lovers of a nice synth noodle or a bit of a beat breakdown and this has oodles of them.

P-p-p pick up a Penguin

Penguin Prison has been blogged about a lot recently, but not by us. That's because we're lazy and notoriously behind the times.



This doesn't make this single any less great.



Perfect for a depressingly grey Friday afternoon.

One of the blogs that does feature him a lot is called Neon Gold Blog (the label also releases his music), and it's so much better than most blogs out there that it's kind of depressing. You can download a lot of great things from there, free of charge. We recommend the 'Kids' remix by Chiddy Bang and 'Havin' My Baby' by Think About Life. (Expect both to feature on here soon, because that's how we roll; someone else does the leg work and we swoop in and steal the glory).

The Sound of the Swedish underground

Who doesn't want to hear a stylish, synthetic slice of, er, synth-lead Swedish pop on a Thursday? Exactly. Here's 'Into The Clouds' by The Sound Of Arrows.



The duo produce their own songs AND direct their own videos AND do all their artwork. We called their office and yes, they do answer their own phone calls too.

For more songs like this one we suggest you visit the rather wonderful Neon Gold Records blog. The Penguin Prison remix of Golden Silvers' 'True Romance' is pretty special.