From Manchester, via Peterborough and ShanghaiRecommended if you like Crystal Castles, Mandy, Indiana, acid houseUp next Festival dates including East London Block Party, Brighton Psych Fest and End of the RoadSalford’s Silverwingkiller sound how this summer’s heatwave feels: delirious, dread-filled and jangling with pent-up energy. Named after the Chinese title for Blade Runner, they build pummelling industrial dance music from nervy breakbeats, the acid sounds of the Roland TB-303 synthesiser and the shared sense of creative freedom that James Baca and Yushang Ni discovered on moving to Greater Manchester, from Peterborough and Shanghai respectively.Since forming in 2024, the duo have released a series of brutal singles on their own DIY label 1000% Triad Funded, combining themes of paranoia, conspiracy and gang violence with adrenaline-seeking electronic production. They’ve also built a reputation for seething, intense performances: Baca on live drums, beating the hell out of his hi-hats, while Ni holds court on the mic, singing with focused calm in English, Mandarin and Shanghainese.June’s brittle single Gunman Corner is their latest addition to a provocative discography fascinated by violence: whip-cracking drums, howling synthesiser and Ni’s breathy, densely processed vocals build into a maximalist, all-lasers-firing shoot out. The B-side Shang Film offers some respite: baggier and dreamier, combining ambient with big beat, but still coalescing into an atmosphere thick with dread.The duo recently told Crack magazine that their music is the kind “you would buy from the dark web”. In just two years, Silverwingkiller have built a unique sonic world; one that reflects our grubbiest inclinations. Katie HawthorneThis week’s best new tracksBuoyant … Leon Bridges. Photograph: Joshua KissiLeon Bridges – Tears of Joy