Not only are Dark Room Notes in possession of perhaps the coolest band name of 2007 (if you like that sort of thing), their debut single - the so-hip-it's-in-need-of-a-replacement Love Like Nicotine - is equally as marvellous as their opaque moniker. It's a superb, dark, danceable, funky, sleazy synth-riddled, uptempo indie track that recalls both Interpol without the monotone Ian Curtis-esque vocals and Bloc Party without the overly studious art-rock sound, all coated in a thick layer of experimental, yet not alienating fuzz. B-sides include a stripped-down remix of the track by RX Trixton, and an eerie sci-fi compound by U2/Depeche Mode producer Flood. For a debut single, it's not only scarily accomplished, but also one of the best of the year so far.

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