Filthy 'Ducks'

Those Filthy Dukes (or Filthy Ducks as Raphael likes to pronounce them) have turned out a mix of the most important tracks of the last six years at Kill Em All. They're partying at Fabric in London on the 11th of December with a hot hot line-up including The Chemical Brothers, Hercules & Love Affair, Riton and The Juan Maclean amongst others as well as the Dukes themselves - not to even mention We Have Band and Crystal Fighters playing live. Phew.

And here's their track ‘Tupac Robot Rock’ now featuring Wiley in the wake of their recent FABRICLIVE 48 Mix.

So go check their special birthday mix HERE. Track list is after the jump, peops.

Thomas, Dede and Darren

I M // U R loves We Have Band's exquisite dance songs. 'You Came Out' was the very first song we've heard from the band's re-release. It's an improved version that makes the bass sound more clear, the vocal more disco spooky and the unexpected whistle break more impressive - and we usually prefer the demos versions.

The song will be released via Kill Em All on the 15th of June featuring lots of remixes and We Have Band's magnificent cover of 'West End Girls' which I dare say is way better than the original by Pet Shop Boys. Of all the remixes (Clouded Vision, Stereogamous Bathhouse, The Lovely Jonjo, and Cage & Aviary), Clouded Vision's and Cage & Aviary's re-interpretations are the most impressive efforts - the former turned the single into a distorted electro song and the latter maximized the disco lines of the original.

But before officially releasing 'You Came Out', the band will feature a new song, 'Time After Time', on Kitsuné's 7^th compilation as well as a Bloc Party remix that's part of a new version on their latest album, 'Intimacy', made up only of remixes from good bands like Mogwai, Filthy Dukes, No Age, Hervé and Phones. Such a bummer that Bloc Party went to shit...

Plugs 'All Them Witches' coming out on Filthy Dukes' Kill Em All label

With lines from upcoming single "All Them Witches" like:

"When you get to the gates of heaven / I'll be standing there with a chainsaw in my hand"

and

"If I see you in the arms of another / I'll be standing over your shoulder with a gun in my hand"

It's hard not to sympathise even a little bit with this ode to the untimely demise of lurve (and potentially, an ex).

HOW!? I lament, HOW, have I NOT managed to listen to these guys in all this time? Now with the news of their latest single 'All Them Witches'  coming out on Filthy Dukes' brand new record label Kill Em All, I've dug up the mp3s of 'That Number'. Flavoured by Toto's 'Africa', it's a subtly early 90s space jam with a chugging beat and handclaps. Comparing that first release to the zings and dirty syncopated guitars of the undeniably pop-tastic 'All Them Witches', they've got depth, danceability and spades and spades of talent.

How on earth have I been missing Plugs?? I had their first release 'That Number' buried at the bottom of my iTunes unplayed. For more than A YEAR. So to rectify this, as a show of remorse for having been ignorant for so long, here you go:

They're also planning to release a freebie once a month. March's download:

Plugs have just made themselves one of my "OMFG, I love this band" bands. Watch out for 'All Them Witches' coming out on the 18th of May on 7" and download on Kill Em All.