New Band of the Week - 11/03/13 - Au.ra

Aussie two-piece Au.ra play psychedelic pop, not too dissimilar to DIIV or the rather more obvious comparison here, Tame Impala. The bedroom-band's sound is atmospheric; tinged with blissed out, floaty guitars, and grungy reverb.

Have a listen:

SNH Advent # 14 - Fear of Men

Love these guys. Amazing fragile melodies that sooth even the hardest souls, and off the back of a great 2012, we see these guys go from strength to strength in 2013!

Photo: Jacob Lillis

What were your highlights of 2012?

Playing with some of our favourite bands- Lotus Plaza, Frankie Rose, DIIV, touring with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and playing shows like Shepherd's Bush Empire on the Best Coast tour.

Writing the songs we're really excited to record for our album and play next year.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - highlighted and a highlight from FOM's 2012

What can we expect from you in 2013?

'Early Fragments', A compilation of our UK singles is coming out in February in the U.S. on Kanine Records, and our album will be out soon after, so we'll be touring everywhere we can!

Can we have a link to a Christmas track that you like please?

Why this track?

It's a lot of people's favourite Christmas track but that's because it is a great track. My family are Irish so we always have a good dance to this.

Can our readers have a link to one of your tracks please?