Dagmar Zuniga

'in filth your mystery is a kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music' might sound like a mouthful, but the title of Nicaraguan-American artist's brilliant debut album reveals so much about her sound. It's unashamedly shrouded in mystery, packed out with surreal, cryptic lyrics and little or no information about its provenance, and caked in layers of dirt from Zuniga's TASCAM 4-track recorder, that she lovingly uses to sculpt her lo-fi vapor-folk sound. Whether you're into Jessica Pratt, Cindy Lee, The Microphones or Smerz, Zuniga will certainly hit the spot.