Eoin Buter's guide to singles, downloads and free audiostreams...

The Drums

Let's Go Surfing

Twenty Seven Records

“Oh mama, I wanna go surfing/Oh mama, I don’t care about nuthin’.” The purpose of the The Drums’ mission, apparently, is to capture the boundless possibility of being a child on the brink of summer, with all the fear and excitement that comes with that. On those terms they succeed spectacularly. Why they’ve chosen to release this in October is anybody’s guess.

Vampire Weekend

Horchata

“In December drinking horchata/I’d look psychotic in a balaclava.” Well, at least Vampire Weekend realise what season is now almost upon us. Alas, this band are also so imbued with the spirit of summer, they could record Frosty the Snowman and it’d sound like a Jimmy Buffett number. Totally tropical.

Wallis Bird

When we kissed the world fell in love

This single from the Wexford singer-songwriter (left) has the energy, if not quite the artistry, of a Celtic-tinged Florence and the Machine. FYI Wallis: when you kissed, the world actually just felt uncomfortable and wished you’d take it outside, but we were too polite to say anything.

Charlotte Gainsbourg

IRM

Because Music

If you caught her in Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, you mightn’t think this possible, but Gainsbourg’s experimental collaboration with Beck really does present a side of the French chanteuse the public hasn’t seen before. www.charlottegainsbourg.com

Conor Furlong

Dubliner Conor Furlong arranged, produced and performed this in his tiny home studio. You suspect that, when he closed his eyes, he was standing on the edge of a cliff with the wind gently tousling his hair. It’s that kind of track. www.my space. com/conorfurlong

The Golden Age of Video

Hilarious pop culture mash- up that, in time-honoured fashion, becomes less hilarious with each repeated listen. www.youtube.com

The Bell X1 guitarist here reveals himself to be the hitherto unsuspected missing link between Mark Lanegan and Neil Hannon. Geraghty begins a short national tour with a performance at the Odessa Club, Dublin on October 29th.

David Geraghty

The Emperor's Hand-Me-Downs

Decal Recordings

The Bell XI guitarist here reveals himself to be the hitherto unsuspected missing link between Mark Lanegan and Neil Hannon. Geraghty begins a short national tour with a performance in the Odessa club, Dublin on October 29th.