A bit of a quiet week on the old singles front this week, probably due to the Peter Kay / Proclaimers charity single - there was only going to be one winner this week. However, some brave souls have put out some singles this week, so lets delve into our sack of aural pleasure.

First up is the latest single from the hotly tipped Air Traffic. Appearing in many a “One to Watch” list for 2007, it’s not hard to see why. Mainly because it’s what you’ve come to expect from an NME hyped band - young men with guitars being all emotive. Nice. I have a real problem with being force fed an endless supply of this shite at the moment. Give me something different! It’s better than The Twang though.

This week also sees the release of Spencer Perceval by iLiKETRAiNS, a single from last years excellent EP. These guys deserve to be more well heard, an intriguing mix of Mogwai and British Sea Power to create this huge, expansive pieces of music that suck you in. This is no exception, it’s brooding guitars and sweeping vocals make it feel like it’s Autumn rather than Spring, but it’s not meant to be a feel good hit of the summer. It’s a great single, but one that’s not really going to inspire people to buy it. Go out and get last years EP instead.

Up next is a new release from Australian born Berlin based singer/songwriter/dj Justine Electra. Taken from her debut album Soft Rock, Killalady is a laid back electro pop ditty. Electra’s vocals here remind me of Leslie Feist, all smooth and velvety. Its a nice song, simple electric guitar mixed up with slightly distorted drum loops with a heavy synth riff thrown in for good measure topped off with witty razor sharp lyrics. Worthy of investigation for sure.

Something a little bit different is the latest single by Swedish popsters Love Is All. It’s a double a-side, the leader Nothing To Be Done is a cover of The Pastels track from the C86 movement many moons ago. It’s completely bonkers. It really is all over the shop. There’s saxophones, twisted guitars and vocals that sound like they were recorded in a bath. The flip side, Ageing Has Never Been His Friend, is a perfect, funky indie-pop gem, all Hammond organ and twee vocals. Great jangly pop music and it’s the single of the week for it’s sheer originality.