New band of the day – No 744: Tanlines

This Brooklyn duo provide a cerebral take on tropical-tinged 80s pop, full of Caribbean flavours and hypnotic rhythmsHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Jesse Cohen (drums, music), Eric Emm (guitar).The background: Apart from MGMT and Vampire Weekend, and to an extent Yeasayer, none of the billions of bands to have come out of Brooklyn over the past couple of years have made it. And some of them, to be honest most of them, have been really good – not just worthy of critical attention but seemi...

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