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HAIM played at ROCK CITY earlier this year, since then they have been busy working on their second album for a fair portion of the year, but they have still earned their place on this coveted list of best singles of the year with the deployment of one single video. As far as music videos go, Haim’s meticulously coordinated routine to ‘If I Could Change Your Mind’ gave Destiny’s Child a run for their money in the synchronised band stakes. It occupies a strange and fairly mesmerising middle ground  On the merit of this video alone, Haim are already well deserving of their place in The List, but their set at Latitude Festival and collaborations with Stevie Nicks,

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haimHAIM will release their new single, ‘If I Could Change Your Mind’, on the 24thMarch through Polydor Records.

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Cheatahs amongst the wave of great new guitar bands

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Cheatahs at the Tractor, Seattle | 23 February

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There was a shoegazing dilemma this past Sunday night in Seattle for those of us with a penchant for music made using loads of guitar effects pedals. Option A was for the hot and cool brand of noisy tremolo pop of Austin’s Ringo Deathstarr at El Corazon, and the B option was London based grungy flannel clad gaze of Cheatahs over at the Tractor? Having already seen Ringo Deathstarr a few times I went for option B.

Cheatahs come from London, but the four guys in the band are from Canada, Germany, the US and the UK. Their debut self-titled album is just out on Witchita and follows up the Extended Plays record from last year that compiled their first couple EP’s. There are obvious similarities to Swervedriver in the same way that back in the 90’s Gene looked to the Smiths

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