Holy Oysters – Holy Oysters EP

You might feel like all bands this year are psychedelic, but Parisian hipsters Holy Oysters tread a nice line between Phoenix-lite synthpop and slightly more ambitious eccentricity on their latest self-titled EP. 

Take Me for a Ride leads the way in a pleasant enough fashion, upping the volume on their poppier sound whilst throwing in almost everything but the kitchen sink, but it's Kaleidoscope (imagine Daft Punk remixing Temples), My Mind Slipped Away (like the best Broken Bells song you’ve ever heard) and Supersonic (with a guitar solo that rivals Prince’s take on While My Guitar Gently Weeps) that take you rudely by the shoulders and say, 'Hey, this is a band you might actually be interested in.'

In a world that allows Bastille to live, Holy Oysters just might be the antidote to anodyne we’ve all been waiting for. 

Listen to: Kaleidoscope, Supersonic