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latest album finds her trying to split the difference between electronica and classic pop songwriting. She had a chat to us about how one makes a comeback like this work ... Courts  – Light Up Gold (Create/Control) Wire – Change Becomes Us (Popfrenzy) Still Corners – Strange Pleasures (Sub Pop/Inertia) Dungeonesse – Dungeonesse (Secretly Canadian/Inertia

entire discography, each record is distinct, lived-in, its own beast. Seventh long-player Sub Verses is no different, and the changes are evident before a note is played ... incessant drum ramble introducing Sand Talk gives way to an Animal Collective mirroring psych pop explosion, a reminder that the two bands came forth from similar musical aesthetics before taking

follow-up King Tuff in 2012, which came out on the inimitable Sub Pop label. Yet Thomas doesn't use the name as a smokescreen that separates him from

real ambition, then found it all change when they signed to legendary indie label Sub Pop. “There was such a change that occurred in the life of that band ... doing it totally for fun, as almost this social thing. Then we signed with Sub Pop, and started touring a lot, and things got a bit more complicated,” remembers Thomas

their recorded versions for much of the set. While they lose some of their pop intensity in translation, the emotions become clearer, more of a dominant focus. It's interesting ... Tracks seem to run up against the limits of the sound-system quite often: sub-bass thrums, crackles, and fades; high guitar lines feel lost in the cavernous venue. When

TUFF consists of a really awesome garage, powerpop sound. He's signed to both Sub Pop and Burger Records (a Soundcloud account worth following in itself) and released a song

explore the juncture between the band's skilful pop accessibility and their relentless sonic experimentations. Mudhoney – Vanishing Point (Sub Pop/Inertia) A quarter of a century into their hallowed existence, these

above them, and Woodhead's ethereal androgynous vocals above that. It's a gorgeous pop song hidden behind an indie-credible electro groove. Infectious and polyrhythmic single, Egypt , recalls ... Wave – a jittery anti-minimalist, schizophrenic song that, despite its sub three-minute run time, would come close to cramming more separate noises into a single song than nearly

mainman moves away from his alt-country roots to indulge in some foot-tapping pop-rhythms on this confident solo effort. We hit Mr. Evans up a little earlier ... enticing, mysterious dreamscape or just so much aimless ambient noodling? Low – The Invisible Way (Sub Pop/Inertia) 20 years and 10 releases in and Low are still refining their painfully eloquent

countless singles and EPs on labels such as Holy Mountain, Southern Land and Sub Pop, the duo of vocalist and bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Hakius brought their respective

Space Records – One of a number of cool garage-cum-indie-rock bands that popped up a few years ago. Latest record is good, but not quite as good ... Burn . Here's Everyone's Hip from that record, thanks to Sub Pop. 5.30pm: The Skatalites @ The Ginger Man Pub – legendary group with only one founding member