Laura Doggett - Into the glass

Laura Doggett's into the glass is one of those songs that forces a movement; a nod of the head, a shrug of the shoulders, a shimmy of the hips, a full-on interpretive dance piece.

Laura's music is pop, in the same way that Florence + the machine and Kate Bush before her are, down to the way she uses her beautifully heavy voice.

Is it perverse that a song with such dark subject matter ("I'm running from a world of sadness, I'm running from a world of greed") me stupid-dance happy? Maybe a god bit of synth-pop can make anything feel-good?

Arrows of love - Everything's fucked

Arrows of love are perhaps the most attractive band around at the moment. The London five-piece garage punk band released their triumphant debut album - the brilliantly named Everything's fucked - earlier in 2014.

Most of the album follows a distinctly Jesus-and-Mary-chain-meets-Sonic-youth vibe. But there are also softer moments throughout. Their modern take on the male-female vocal dynamic is showcased beautifully in the knife.

I look forward to seeing - and hearing - more from these sexy rockers.