As some of you may have worked out, I’m a bit of a sucker for electronic beeps and bips. Now, following on from our profiles of The Good Natured, Magic Wands, Kyte and Yoav we’ve found Twan van Hovi, a quickly rising talent from Houston, Texas.

Mix together a bit of Postal Service, a smattering of Ladytron and Flaming Lips, and ultimately you end up with the might of Twan Von Hovi. Sounding like the bands above whilst sounding quite different, every track of his new album “After a Year” is different to the one before, and greater than the sum of all its parts.

The brains behind Twan Von Hovi, Anthony Heins, commented of his new album:

The title of the album “After a Year” is meant to symbolize the growth that can transpire during any period in ones life, and each song on the album is an element of that growth. For instance, “From My Heart to Yours” is about encouraging the people that you love to have hope for the future, “Addictionary” is a satirical look at overcoming drug addiction, and “Volumes and Volumes” is about letting go of everything and just being human for a while.

Still undecided as to wheather you’ll like Twan Von Hovi? Well, why not check out first track of the album, for free below.

MP3: Twan Von Hovi – From My Heart To Yours

Detroit legends The Von Bondies have announced a string of UK and Ireland dates next year.

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £10 for all dates except for London which is £11. Catch them at:

Saturday 16th February – Belfast Spring & Airbrake
Sunday 17th February – Dublin Village
Tuesday 19th February – Manchester Night & Day
Thursday 21st February – Leeds Cockpit
Saturday 23rd February – Nottingham The Bodega Social Club
Sunday 24th February – Bristol Thekla Social
Monday 25th February – Birmingham Bar Academy
Tuesday 26th February – London Scala