New music: Leopard Of Honour – Palais Royal-Blue

Getting kicked out of his lo-fi garage band was the best thing that ever happened to this sleek synth artistBefore Manchester-based producer David Roocroft became Leopard Of Honour – a name taken from the title of his favourite song by Canadian chamber-pop merchants, Destroyer – he used to be in a lo-fi garage band, but was unceremoniously dropped just before a gig on a narrow boat. Still, his dismissal encouraged him to start making music on his own, quickly swapping the thrum of the guitar...

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