New singles round-up. Dum Dum Girls, A Smile And A Ribbon, Allo Darlin'.

Dum Dum Girls: Jail La La (Sub Pop free download)

Not a new single alas, but a re-recorded and cleaned-up version of a cracker from back before Dee Dee signed for Sub Pop and hooked up with super-producer Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, Go-Gos). While it's nice that the song has been pared back to the extent that you can now actually hear the lyrics, and it's undeniable that this version sounds a lot more likely to become a proper P!O!P! hit, I can't help but miss the echo-chamber reverb and scree of the original. Still a great tune though. Download for free here.

A Smile And A Ribbon: Den Lille Havfrue (Cloudberry 7")

A plaintive harpsichord* intro that sounds not unlike the beginning of the very song from which ASAAR take their name kicks off this beautifully wobbly ballad. Indebted to fifties doo-wop, early rock'n'roll and (as always) sixties girl groups, 'Den Lille Havfrue' is full of talky breakdowns, marimba, and slightly off-key backing vocals. An utterly charming, totally brilliant single. Order the 7" or download for free here.

*possibly dulcimer.

Allo Darlin': Dreaming (Fortuna POP! 7")

Yes, we know we've reviewed this already, but now you can feast your eyes on this lovely video and download the song for free!

New single from Bonne Idée.

Bonne Idée: A Dream Of You (Cloudberry 7" 1015)

Bonne Idee have made some of the most fragile and beautiful pop music it's been my privilege to listen to over the last couple of years, and 'A Dream Of You' is no exception; being a thing of downbeat, understated elegance.

Imbued with a particularly Swedish melancholy, it's gossamer-thin and sounds like it may fall apart at any moment - but in a good way. A very good way.

You can pre-order the seven inch from Cloudberry (or download the mp3 for free) here.

And here's a video of them playing on a tram that makes my heart melt every time I watch it.