Next year is almost here so I thought I'd share some of the bands we're really excited about for 2010. Release dates aren't upon us but click the links and you'll get to hear their respective sounds.

From The USA I've been well and truly head over heals for A Grave With No Name and Sister Crayon. They have both had high rotates in my car, my house and my soul these past few months. We'll have the debut full length from A Grave With No Name and an ep from Sister Crayon. 

Closer to home, well New Zealand to be exact, we fell for Dear Times Waste. Check out Claire and her band. They are something else and we'll have an ep for them sooner rather than later and a full length later in the year. 

Seriously close to home is I.D.I.T. I think these guys and gal might be the one and only band we've signed from a demo. They're from Sydney and are fucking bleak in that I will listen to you now and forever kind of way. They look set to release a bunch of things across the year. So look out.

On top of new things there is of course the brilliant 3rd record from Midlake, the 2nd albums from both Fionn Regan and also Cut Off Your Hands. Castratii have a brand new ep in the bag called "Telling Of The Bees" that pretty much sounds like the end of time. It should be due in Feb.

2010. You're sounding great already.

Fuck. Yes.