AND THE MOON WAS SHINING.

Teachers is a new project from Ben Bronfman, formerly of The Exit and last heard from laying down that amazing vocal on "Dinosaur On The Ark", the highlight of the debut mixtape from The Very Best that dropped a few years back. He's also married to M.I.A. so yeah, chances are you've heard of him one way or another. But none of that matters when you lend an ear to his latest outpouring with Teachers (formerly Bermuda), which arrives in the form of debut single "GOLD", a tribal, booming epic that's as huge and ambitious as anything you'll hear from a new band all year. Brewer's got a pretty flawless track record with his past projects so it the immense quality of his new output should really come as no surprise, but this is truly massive - call it shock-and-awe pop, and consider us fully on board.

MP3: "GOLD" - TEACHERS

AMELIA.

We're told Niyi is the coolest dude in all of London. Considering his resume - which includes running the Gauche Chic club night (the alleged jumping off point of the whole new rave phenomenon) and a new night at the painfully cool Punk - and associates (he's been known to roll deep with the Cassette Playa crew and M.I.A.), we don't doubt it. These days he's keeping himself busy with an album of original cuts that's slated for an early 2009 release, and if it's anything like "Amelia" it's going to be an absolute stunner. Like some lost 90's club anthem, "Amelia" thrives on these cascading piano stabs that sound equal parts classic and refreshing and make for one of the most timelessly brilliant jams of '08. He's also made the track's individual parts available for download here, so if you fancy yourself something of a remix talent, get on this shit.

MP3: "Amelia" - Niyi