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Hey it's Huw in for Zane tonight. Your Hottest Record comes from the brilliant Theme Park. The young London band have toured with Bombay Bicycle Club already and are off out on their own tour soon. Love this youthful, energetic burst of guitar pop. Ge involved. Theme Park.

Even with Steve Albini recording there's no nonsense in this 3mins 16 second return, filled wth feedback and punk overtones, The Cribs cannot shake their natural born ability to write pop songs. One of the world's most endeering rock bands is back.

Well worth the wait and it's been quite a wait for The Mars Volta to return. But here they are with a brand new Hottest Record called 'The Malkin Jewel' which delivers on feel in a way we've never really experienced with TMV before and that's saying something. New album and tour dates this year and listen again to tonight's show for bonus info on the much anticipated At The Drive reunion

For some tonight, a whole world of new music was opened up by the creators of the Hottest Record from Here We Go Magic. This hypnotic groove is broken sporadically by some expansive syntsh and the overall result is inspiring. This is the kind of song that helps form bands. See Talking Heads for more.

Sway has always projected a positive approach to his music even when he''s been documenting a harsh reality. So tonight's Hottest Record, 'Level Up', sounds extra special in the wake of some genuine success with his top 20 single 'Still Speeding' last Christmas. Sway is the genuine article, a musician and artist who knows where he needs to go and will work as hard as he has to to get there. With that equation, a result is never far away. It's simple mathematics.

Nice surprise in the form of something new from The Shins - forthcoming album Port Of Morrow to tide us over until release. Great band.

The official first single from their forth-coming album 'Weapons' is called Bring Em' Down', and as Lostprophetss prepare for another album cycle and world tour, at least the long road begins on sunnier shores with an up-coming Australian tour. Festivals TBC, but this band work hard so expect to see them performing in a town near you soon.

BIG new material from Feed Me featuring Gemini. There's a wicked new EP is out next week on Mau5trap and if you wanna catch the live show then feed me also doing the UKF event 2nd march at Brixton with Sub Focus. LISTEN.

So excited for this brand new music from Ben Howard and band that we broke our own 8pm embargo for our Maida Vale session to make 'Oats In The Water' tonight's Hottest Record. Inspired by a recent holiday in Morocco, this shows that not only has Ben Howard grown as a writer since he released his debut album but he is a writer with so much more to offer. Exciting times ahead.