Photo: Maria do Carmo Louceiro “Bend’ is a previously unreleased track recorded while Chet Faker was working on his debut album Built on Glass. “I recorded it in 2013 and kinda wanted to put it out since,” Chet says when speaking about the song which was on his debut album “until the Continue Reading
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Ghostpoet – Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me (Video)
Ghostpoet’s never been a typical artist, opting for a vocal style that sits between singing and rapping but isn’t quite either. New video “Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me” is another interesting release from the artist, with parts of it appearing to have glitches – which gives it a Continue Reading
I’lls – Let Me Have Just One
I’lls (pronounced Isles) are a three piece from Melbourne that make alternative Dance music. New track “Let Me Have Just One” features a jilted beat, bouncy rhythm and melancholic vocals. It’s quite a mix but somehow it works. “Let Me Have Just One” is the first release from I’lls’ Can Continue Reading
De Lux – Oh Man the Future
For De Lux’s new single singer Sean Guerin took the alternative approach to his lyrics, opting to use spoken word rather than singing. The upbeat track will have you tapping something or nodding your head but the alternative approach to the vocals means that you’ll pay more attention to the Continue Reading
Heems – Home (featuring Blood Orange)
“Home” is the new single from former Das Racist rapper Heems, featuring Blood Orange AKA Dev Hynes. It’s a song about breakups and how hard it can be to get move on told over production that borrows from Eastern music to create a song that is both beautiful and chilled. “Home” Continue Reading
Kuzin – Cavity
Kuzin (pronounced “cousin”) is the moniker of LA based artist Jessica Maros, who is also one half of Folk duo Escondido. “Cavity” is the title track from her solo debut album which will be released on March 3rd. It’s a brilliant piece of grungy alt pop, looking forward to hearing Continue Reading
Lover’s Carvings – Bug Eyes EP
Mysterious Californian producer Lover’s Carvings has just released his debut Bug Eyes EP. It features an experimental dance sound with spacey minimal vocals. Lover’s Carvings wrote the EP in his tiny studio apartment and then recorded and mixed the songs with his best friend Danny is his San Diego studio. It Continue Reading
Waxahatchee – Air
Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield) returns with “Air” the gorgeous lead single for her third studio album Ivy Tripp. The album will be released 6th April in the UK and 7th April in the US, you can pre-order it now on iTunes. Waxahatchee’s
Ghostpoet – Off Peak Dreams
Alt rapper Ghospoet is currently gearing up to release his follow up to follow up his new album Shedding Skin, the follow up to 2013’s Some Say I So I Say Light. Unlike his previous albums, ‘the album was recorded with a traditional live set up with what has become Continue Reading
Violet Skies – Liar
On new single “Liar” Singer/songwriter Violet Skies combines eerie classical instrumentation with a post dubstep/ Pop sound. Violet has developed her own sound over the years and “Liar” is just the latest addition to the Welsh singer’s catalogue which I hope will include a solo album before long. “Liar” is Continue Reading