Quinn have gotten a lot of good local press (and a top 10 hit in Serbia) over the last few years. The Glasgow-based band, fronted by dreamy vocalist Louise Quinn, has a kind of old school technopop mashed up with all sorts of instruments - from tabla rhythms to Eno-esque guitar rips. They just released some tracks with (christmas) bells on them on their MySpace site. I think my favourite one is on their home page - The World Is Upside Down (not a christmas song). Download free via MySpace (www.myspace.com/abandcalledquinn ) / Last Fm (www.last.fm/music/A+Band+Called+Quinn ) and the band's website www.abandcalledquinn.com. The video for the track will be avaliable on YouTube ( www.youtube.com/abandcalledquinn ).

Heard Chris Bradley at a flat party on Sunday post Leith Festival gala day - really like his punchy guitar-picking and intelligent lyrics. Free mp3s at: www.myspace.com/chrisbradleymusic