twenty: Chew Lips

So, I've just put the kettle on in anticipation of droopy eyelids (I'm making the most of an empty house y'see). And as always I've got some massif, kick-ass beats happenin' on my pumpin' woofers*.

This evening...or morning, it's a fabulous new discovery Chew Lips, a lo-fi tech trio from London with a myspace page still under the year benchmark.
Tigs, Will and James create illustrious synth soundscapes, audible in songs such as Eight, which has Tigs crooning away equally beautiful lyrics ("A highspeed chase on a wedding day/Give and take are all the same") which magically conjure wizard imagery in your mind as the song progresses to a stadium-esque guitar riff that the greats would envy.
The appeal of the band hasn't been missed by the ever ahead of the game Steve Lamacq, who was recently heard championing Solo on his Radio One show (listen from here), and rightly so. Tigs' voice sounds golden in the 3 minute slice of blippy bleepy glory, echoing Karen O's vocal stylings in some areas.
The threesome are kicking about London this September so take my word and go have a looksee.
Listen to my personal favourite Eight here.

* I don't really have woofers...