New band of the day – No 795: Gypsy & the Cat

With their take on 70s LA pop, this Aussie duo resemble Empire of the Sun – but without the kabuki makeup and sci-fi regaliaHometown: Melbourne, London.The lineup: Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers.The background: Gypsy & the Cat are a pair of French house-loving DJs turned singer-songwriters from Melbourne, now based in London's Stoke Newington, where all budding musicians must, by rule of law, spend at least one year (or Crouch End). Their lush, layered pop songs are half-programmed and half-p...

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