The music speaks for itself. I’m lost for words. My tea’s gone cold. If you don’t watch/enjoy this video here then you hate music and therefore life. Self-titled album out in January, new track ‘Ruins’ available as a free download and the band are playing for free in Sheffield this Saturday. Could you ask for anything more? Tailor made, silk-lined, Hefneresque smoking jacket you say? Irrelevant.

Download new track ‘Ruins’ for free.

Buy Portico Quartet tunes at Juno.

The title of this post may seem like nonsense but it’s actually the name of an amazing forthcoming compilation album from R&S records and the return of the legendary In Order to Dance series. Featuring the likes of James Blake, Pariah, Blawan, Bullion, Airhead and a fair few others, the 22 track release is a mix of new and old, with the first disc celebrating the best tunes from the last 18 months and disc 2 offering 10 completely new tracks, including Pariah’s ‘Left Unsaid’ which you can peep below. This is massive. Add it to your “Must Have” list along with Dougal and the Blue Cat on DVD.

Pariah – Left Unsaid by BOILER ROOM

Pre-order IOTDXI at Amazon.

I don’t like to tip things for success because it makes me feel like I’ve failed if I’m wrong, but I’d just like to state that if the world has any sense, Gold Panda will have a sick start to the next decade. If he flops, fuck it, I’ll claim I tipped somebody else. Video after the jump.