Jagaara #3 - Heartbeats

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I've written about flip side the Jagaara's debut single "Faultline" already but it's digital release (available via iTunes) comes coupled with the release of a video for the singles other track "Heartbeats", a hazy beauty which is only going to heighten those UK Haim comparisons but now adds in a luscious, smooth Warpaint groove for added gloss and goosebumps.

As I said, "Heartbeats" is more chilled, ambient affair than the shimmering "Faultline" but continues to weave the sister's tight harmonies around sparse, polished melodies, here delicate bass and flickering electronics. which gradually shifts from guitars to restained, atmospheric electronics.

I missed their headlining show last week due to an Angel Olsen sized clash and cannot make tomorrow's second one either but some of you may be lucky enough to be free. If so, you'd do far worse than heading to London's The Waiting Room - the trio have more dates throughout October too - details.

Jagaara #2 - "Marble Arch"

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Jagaara instantly put themselves on the radar of countless new music bloggers with their debut track "Faultline", an exquisite combination of soft, brooding atmosphere, shimmering guitars and beautifully smooth vocals. Their second demo "Marble Arch" continues that, coming in somewhere between fellow sibling trio Haim's harmony-laden soft-rock and the dream-like sonic textures of Warpaint.

It's a slow-burner that opens with a restrained rhythm section and whispered vocals before swelling with the arrival of crisp Tango in the Night era instrumentation, the combination of the dreamy, repeated bass riff and fiery, emotive guitars sounds just perfect to these ears.

Jagaara - New Music "Introducing"

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Cheers for this one Robin. Jagaara (seemingly formerly The Edmondsons, which I'm going to assume is their surname) are three sisters living in North London who released two demos onto their soundcloud late last week and now I'm in love with both.

It's probably possible to listen to the opening of "Faultline" and not think of fellow siblings Haim but the harmonies sound like they could be taken from a mellow version of "Falling" so I'm going to annoy everyone with a lame comparison. "Faultline" however doesn't develop with an explosion of soft-rock guitar and instead keeps restrained throughout, bewitching with a soft, brooding atmosphere, shimmering guitars and beautifully smooth vocals. I've listened to the track about ten times over the last few days now and it's not an exaggeration to say it sounds like the start of something 'big'.

The other track "In the Night" is just as good, a marriage of rich vocals, Motown soul and the occasional swelling of rockier guitars, the result seduces with a timeless and effortless sound. Allow yourself to fall head over heels with Jagaara below: