Norwegian duo Tic Tic describe themselves as an electronic duo; Capsule will upend your expectations of what that should be.

We were rather smitten by Avfall’s July single The Eternal, and October finds them taking a different tack musically on Siren Teeth.

Toronto quartet Azure Rose deftly reveal on December that there is common ground between shoegaze and dream pop – and more besides.

New Jersey based alt-rockers The Brothers Union share more than a hometown with The Boss, though their music is strikingly different.