capable of high coos over lyrical haikus that are cutely infectious. That leaves Tulip "Barth Grooks" Pezely to handle the crisp, clear production, with its samples of rap staple Summer Madness to show how in love they are with the old school. Interestingly, they describe themselves as a collective, with one Jimbo Stewart their "muse" (whatever that means) and Pablo Balderas in charge of videos. Howard also operates as one half of PRJCTS , who are no slouches themselves when it comes to pop-hop or hip-pop: their track Standing in the Mirror is luscious rap laced with vintage-style R&B, reminiscent of Outkast. It fits superbly with Oddience's own songs. They have the Lit Lava Lamp EP, including a track entitled Goldblum, which you'd swear had DangerMouse's impish grin on it while alluding atmos-wise to De La Soul's D.A.I.S.Y. Age . The Dew and Homeboy Palm Tree are loping, lovely things. Elsewhere, Yes Sir and Smile belie the fact that they are part of something called the Simple Bitch EP. They even have a 44-minute Summer Mix on their SoundCloud which features everyone from the brilliantly bonkers Danny Brown to what sounds like the none-more-celestial warble of Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins, making her third appearance in this column this week. Just call it divine providence. The buzz: "Their songs have a timelessness and a warm, comfortable familiarity, almost like you've heard them before" -- The Recommender . Most popular on the Guardian Today in pictures After advising tourists against travel