The Sandwitches’ new EP Duck Duck Goose!, released earlier this month on limited edition one-sided 12″ vinyl, finds the band on more restrained form, if not outright weepy. When not busy breaking hearts with a cracked and distorted cover of ‘Baby Mine’, they’re dishing up gorgeously deliberate and thoughtful acoustic tracks like delicate freebie, ‘Song Of Songs’.

Taken from their Björn Yttling-produced debut album Golden Week For The Poco Poco Beat, out this autumn through Fool’s Gold/Downtown, ‘Home’ is the brilliant new single from Tokyo’s The Suzan, a colourful foursome who can’t help but move your feet with their emphatic, restless grooves.

Ramona are the latest buzz band to emerge from Brighton, and we’re getting in on the action early with the catchy, seemingly effortless power-pop treat of freebie track ‘How Long’. Though it more than nods to Blondie’s melodic, frothy punk-pop, it’s not entirely retro-sounding.

A ‘new’ track from the upcoming extended release of her Stridulum EP, ‘Sea Talk’ is actually a reworking of a track from last year’s Zola Jesus EP, Tsar Bomba. Here, she liberates the song from its former industrial rawness, toning down the lo-fi distortion and softening it up with her always marvellous vocals.

Linda Draper offers up ‘The Sleeping Giant’ as a preview of her upcoming album No Frills, a compilation of her favourite songs from her first three albums, all long out of print. Brighten up your day with this cute little ditty.