The Dispatches

New music round-up by JIM CARROLL

Stornoway

Brainy folk-pop from Oxford with more harmonies than you can swing a fleet of foxes at. Debut single

Zorbing

is the one to hold tight.

www.myspace.com/stornoway

Best Coast

New-school hazy, fuzzy lo-fi pop from Pocahaunted’s Bethany Constentino with releases to come on Blackest Rainbow and Art Fag.

www.myspace.com/bestcoasty

Lost Chord

New Galway kids who’ve supported Port O’Brien, Islands, New York Dolls and Fujiya & Miyagi and have taken a little bit of each act’s sound away with them.

www.myspace.com/lostchordband

Egyptian Hip Hop

Damn thrilling arty synths and proggy sounds from a bunch of Manchester teens. www.myspace.com/egyptianhiphop Thomas Dybdahl: Norwegian with a golden voice and an army of fans