<p>Love the atmospherics on this new single from <strong>Quarry</strong>, landing somewhere between the super slick R&B infused sound of Jai Paul and the more ambient moments of Ben Howard’s back catalogue.</p><p> It’s a sound that’s as diverse as it is intriguing. Check out No Ordinary Love below.</p>
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Quarry – No Ordinary Love

<p>Love this debut single from newcomer PRYNNE.</p><p> A self-described ‘beach soul’ from New Zealand now living in London, Apology to an Ex Lover is emotionally honest and all the more endearing for it, almost feeling like PRYNNE is penning an open letter to a romance lost. With the stark lyrics layered over the top of subtle yet elegant atmospherics, it’s an impactful and expansive first step. Check it out below.</p>
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PRYNNE – Apology to an Ex Lover

<p>Love this elegant new track from Montreal duo Hansom Eli – there’s a slick etherealness to this that was similarly captured so effortlessly on Christine & The Queen’s debut record.</p><p> Romantic and endearingly playful, Soho is a delightfully confident step forward for Camille and Alexy. Check it out below.</p>
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Hansom Eli – Soho

<p>Haven’t been stopped in my tracks by many new artists this year, but this second track from London’s (Tottenham to be precise) Luckie really did it for me.</p><p> Raw yet with a restrained elegance, These Days combines classic pop balladry with startlingly honest lyricism – this is an ode to feeling lost and dated in a world that changes quicker than we can keep up with; and it’s downright beautiful. Check it below.</p>
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Luckie – These Days

<p><strong>Anna Altar’s</strong> <em>Like You</em> which arrived in 2018 was a surprise favourite of mine.</p><p> Merging elements of MUNA and HAIM, there’s an undeniably brilliant pop edge to her writing; and <em>No Difference</em>, her first new material in several months and the first from a forthcoming EP, showcases a similar knack for a killer chorus. Again, elements of MUNA’s debut LP seep into the track, yet steeped with a wistful romantic tinge. Check it below.</p>
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Anna Altar – No Difference

<p>Love the riff on this – feels like a 1975-esque 80’s infused throwback moment.</p><p> Rising US popstar Baker Grace has stepped away from the major label hype of her first releases to go solo (a pretty common theme right now), and it’s paying dividends for her. Sad Summer strikes me a little like a more upbeat Billie Eilish; radio ready hooks whilst maintaining the ‘cool’ factor that sets her aside. Check it below.</p>
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Baker Grace – Sad Summer

<p>Been a fan of LA teenager <strong>Stella Smyth</strong> for a little while, and her super contemporary brand of alt-pop.</p><p> Merging almost EDM & trap infused production with the sort of songwriting that Halsey showcased on debut album, BADLANDS, her latest outing, <em>Bad Boy</em>, is romantic yet sultry. Check it below.</p>
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stella smyth – bad boy

<p>Super slick production here from Australian writer/producer JVLY, bringing in DRKTMS on co-production.</p><p> Seeped in a shiny coating of romanticism, me&her is perfect for these languid summer days. Check it below.</p>
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JVLY – me&her

<p>London’s <strong>Zola Courtney</strong> arrives with the purposefully uncompromisingly named <em>21-06-19 – untitled</em>, not too dissimilar to the manner in which Tobias Jesso Jr used to release music.</p><p> Raw, stripped back and relying almost solely on her elegant vocal, there’s enough here to suggest this project has a huge amount of potential. Check it out below.</p>
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Zola Courtney – 21-06-19 – untitled

<p>Certainly an element of Phoebe Bridgers to this track from Pittsburgh’s <strong>STAWSKI</strong>, whilst bringing plenty of her own personality to the table.</p><p> Wistful and earnest, 115 is a real heart on sleeve moment, penned about losing someone and deciding to embrace the absence and pain rather than staying numb to the emotions, it’s a luxuriously honest three and a half minutes of writing. Check it out below.</p>
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STAWSKI – 115

<p>Following up his ambitious debut track, Bury, released a little over a month ago, South London newcomer Eli Moon returns with a behemoth of a statement record.</p><p> Feelin’ Right is an intense, alternative R&B number, that’s skirts the ground between indie, pop and hip hop, drawing influences from a plethora of genres. Check it out below.</p>
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Eli Moon – Feelin’ Right

<p>Absolutely love the glitchy, super slick production on this latest track from East London duo Dirty Nice.</p><p> Merging elements of the resoundingly current, Jai Paul-esque synth pop and an almost disco influenced undertone, Up 2 Speed is possible their finest and most enjoyable single to date. Check it below.</p>
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Dirty Nice – Up 2 Speed

<p>Have been a fan of Portuguese <strong>Vaarwell</strong> for a little while now, and their latest offering is perhaps their best and most accessible so far.</p><p><em> False Promises</em> keeps the elegance of their early releases, whilst adding a more upbeat, pop modern beat into the mix. Check it out below.</p>
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Vaarwell – False Promises

<p>Love this dreamy indie pop from New Jersey quartet <strong>The Vaughns</strong>.</p><p> Brimming with personality and infectious pop hooks, new single<em> Shout</em> is their most impressive writing to date, lifted from their debut LP, FOMO, out now. Check it below and catch them on their current US tour which has just got underway.</p>
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The Vaughns – Shout

<p>SHY Martin’s writing, both for herself and for others, is some of the best around at the moment.</p><p> Her latest track, Same Old, is everything I wish the recent Halsey singles had been – current, romantic and perfect for summer. Check it out below.</p>
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SHY Martin – Same Old

<p>Been a big fan of ELINA’s for quite some time.</p><p> From writing for others, to now emerging with her own releases over the course of the past year, she’s firmly made herself one of Stockholm’s most exciting new talents. Recent track, Masquerade, has all the makings of a colossal pop-dance track, yet is purposefully minimal and elegant in the production, allowing the lyrics and feeling behind it to really hit home. Check it out below, alongside previous single, Mirage.</p>
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ELINA – Masquerade

<p>Exquisite debut track from Cape Town via the UK’s<strong> Julia Church</strong>.</p><p> Building on the back of half a dozen or so covers uploaded to Soundcloud,<em> Square 1</em> comes in somewhere between the addictive pop of Maggie Rogers and classic songwriters like Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell. Check it below.</p>
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Julia Church – Square 1

<p>Bon Iver-esque vibes here from LA based producer / writer <strong>frogi</strong> and her debut track, <em>peace of mind</em>.</p><p> Heavily overproduced vocals dominate throughout – and leave a luxurious, elegant finish to the track, which in truth you could strip back of all other instrumentation and could easily stand on its own. Check it out below.</p>
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frogi – peace of mind

<p>Grungy, imposing R&B here from South London newcomer, Eli Moon.</p><p> Coming in somewhere between the slick, uber cool elements of Drake’s Take Care, and The Weeknd’s early catalogue, Bury is an impressive first outing for Eli. Excited to hear more. Check it out below.</p>
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Eli Moon – Bury

<p>Love this from Danish duo Soon.</p><p> Reminds me of Honne, merged with a bit of Liss in the cooler-than-cool production and super slick vocals. When paired with the beautifully atmospheric video, it’s a brilliant first outing from Soon.</p>
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Soon – With You

<p>Real post Billie Eilish vibes here from Edinburgh via Oxford singer LVRA on her latest release, u don’t have to like me.</p><p> Merging R&B and trap influences, it’s an ambitious step forward for the young artist. Check it out below.</p>
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LVRA – u don’t have to like me

<p>Newcastle based singer songwriter <strong>EC Gold</strong> announces his arrival with the deeply emotive, Snow.</p><p> Showcasing his stunning vocal, and his articulate way with impactful lyrics, it documents the turmoil in realising that a relationship is coming to an end. Produced by Carey Willetts (formerly of Athlete, now collaborator for Dermot Kennedy), it’s an exciting and stirring first offering, ahead of his debut headline show in Newcastle at the end of this month. Check it out below.</p>
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EC Gold – Snow

<p>Glitchy Jai Paul-esque pop from London’s Harry Strange here in the form of addictive new single Sober.</p><p> Merging elements of The 1975 with the more soulful, slick pop production pioneered by the Paul brothers back in the early ’10s, this is Strange’s most exciting output to date. Check it below.</p>
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Harry Strange – Sober

<p>‘The Hour isn’t about one person, or one voice.</p><p> It’s about freedom’ and so boldly proclaims the statement surrounding the release of The Hour’s debut video, ‘Mother’. Soundtracked partially by their new single, Wasted, the visuals are a foreboding and an intense watch. Toying with issues surrounding family, morality and religion, it’s one of the most striking and ambitious videos of recent times. Check it out below, alongside ‘Wasted’.</p>
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The Hour – Wasted

<p>Building on the back of an impressive debut year, with his first two releases surpassing a million streams, and a run of shows supporting Sigrid, Oli Fox has returned with his first new material of 2019 in the form of the radio ready Young.</p><p> With pop music missing a real personality in 2019, Oli could well be the charismatic individual to fill that void. Check out Young below.</p>
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Oli Fox – Young

<p>Photo: Lisa Brammer There’s a real charmingly warm elegance to this debut track from Amsterdam’s <strong>la loye</strong>; merging elements of early Beach House with the laidback vibe of Real Estate.</p><p> Sumptuously romantic,<em> to live underwater</em> is one of my favourite debuts of the past few years, and leaves me very excited to hear more from the six piece. Check it out below.</p>
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la loye – to live underwater

<p>Stockholm trio ViVii are one of my favourite new acts of the past year, and they’re up against some serious competition.</p><p> Their brand of wistful, dreamy pop is completely intoxicating and addictive; simultaneously romantic and haunting, bringing about comparisons to early Beach House. Check out their recent single, And Tragic, below, released via Dumont Dumont.</p>
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ViVii – And Tragic

<p>Killer songwriting here from Sweden’s <strong>Elina</strong>.</p><p> Already a household name as a songwriter with NEIKED, Zara Larsson and others, Champion is an ambitious and emotive step forward for Elina; part slow burning ballad, part power pop. Check out Champion below.</p>
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New: Elina – Champion

<p>Funny how life comes full circle sometimes.</p><p> Before I even started writing this blog, I saw a group of five school age teenagers play an electrifying show at a battle of the bands in Dundee; fast forward seven or eight years, and the two founding members of the group are now carving out their own lane as ST.MARTiiNS. Their unique brand of off-kilter indie pop is quite rightly drawing praise and setting them up for a mightily exciting 2019. Check out recent singles, ur so pretty and Jazzboy below.</p>
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ST. MARTiiNS – Jazzboy : ur so pretty

<p>Having built up a substantial Soundcloud following over the past couple of years with his own original tracks alongside remixes of the likes of Bieber and Krept & Konan, London writer and producer <strong>ELJAY</strong> has stepped out with his boldest release yet.</p><p> A collaboration with Norwegian poster Morgan Sulele, <em>Your Love</em> is a refreshing take on dance inspired pop music. Check it out below.</p>
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New: ELJAY – Your Love (Feat. Morgan Sulele)

<p>Adore this debut single from Swedish duo <strong>ViVii</strong>, just released through Dumont Dumont (Charlie Cunningham, RY X, amongst others).</p><p> Lifted from an EP expected in May, <em>Siv (You and I)</em> is a glorious slice of ethereal pop, penned about a babysitter the duo knew. The dual vocals intertwine elegantly throughout, most notably on the transcendental chorus; one of the finest I’ve heard for quite some time. Check it out below.</p>
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New: ViVii – Siv (You and I)

<p><em>Jay Summer</em> is my favourite new artist.</p><p> His debut single, Clutch Burning, won over a handful of online tastemakers, and his second release, <em>Look the Part</em>, is an even more fully formed single in its own right. Again with several head nods to the likes of Frank Ocean and Rex Orange County, there’s so much personality and character to this, both in the lyrics and the unique, downright brilliant vocal delivery. Lines like ‘I see ’em hang out the sun roof / crystal champagne flutes / go up like Gatsby / Tuesday tailored luxury exclusive’ are delivered with a real air of bravado. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Jay Summer – Look The Part

<p>Having formed following a random encounter in a LA taxi, Thunder Jackson announced their arrival with the fantastic <em>Guilty Party</em> a few months back, and have now followed it up with the equally as brilliant Colours.</p><p> Brilliantly over the top, almost like Jungle crossed with Prince, Colours is one of the most ambitious and memorable singles I’ve heard thus far in 2018. Keeping information purposefully close to their chests, it’ll be fascinating to see how the rest of the year unfolds for them. Check out Colours below and previous single, Guilty Party.</p>
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Introducing: Thunder Jackson

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<p>Newcastle’s <strong>Callum Pitt</strong> again showcases his songwriting prowess yet again on latest single, Happiness.</p><p> His fourth original track, there’s an almost Beach Boys swing to it, and quite possibly his finest moment yet lyrically, ending on the hauntingly poignant line, “Come on around, clear these dust clouds / Cause the days too short to wish away or undersell the words you say”. Another rousing addition to his flourishing collection of tracks. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Callum Pitt – Happiness

<p>Adore the songwriting on this second single from Melbourne’s <strong>Eliott</strong>.</p><p> There’s a real sense of personal storytelling to <em>Over & Over</em>, seeping the track with a wistful nostalgia and romanticism. Seemingly an ode to a current partner, and the feeling of freedom and belonging found in the relationship, it manages to sound deeply intimate whilst also showcasing the sort of pop sensibilities that could open this up to a far larger audience. Check out the video for it below.</p>
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New: Eliott – Over & Over

<p>Swedish-Iranian singer <strong>Ayelle</strong> has spent the past couple of years piecing together a solid collection of tracks, both her own solo work and the occasional feature here and there; all forming one of the most coherent bodies of work of any emerging artist.</p><p> Her latest, <em>Boy</em>, is perhaps her most self-assured yet, teaming up with Mucky on production (Sevdaliza), really bringing tinges of FKA Twigs and BANKS to Ayelle’s unique brand of sultry, romantic R&B. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Ayelle – Boy

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<p>The UK is absolutely blossoming with exciting young songwriters right now, and it’s all the more encouraging that such a noticeable number of them are women.</p><p> Isle of Wight’s<strong> Lauran Hibberd</strong> is certainly up there with the most promising of them right now, with a host of tracks released over the past eighteen months cementing her place as a real one to watch. Latest single, <em>Fun Like This</em>, is a marked change of direction, ditching the almost twee leaning pop roots for a grungier, more raw take, dealing with the trials and tribulations of coming of age. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Lauran Hibberd – Fun Like This

<p><em><strong>Aliso</strong></em>, the debut album from <strong>Malena Zavala</strong> is shaping up to be rather special.</p><p> With last years singles Should I Try and If It Goes demonstrating her phenomenal songwriting talent, most recent release, <em>A Vision That’s Changed</em> again showcases her unique writing prowess. Poignant and wistful, this feels like a love song at its core, yet tinged with an almost psych-pop edge; it’s as moving as anything else I’ve heard this year. Check it out below. Aliso is released 13 April through <a href="https://radi.al/Aliso">Yucatan Records</a>.</p>
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New: Malena Zavala – A Vision That’s Changed

<p>Fell completely head over heels for the dreamy debut track from London’s <strong>Superheart</strong> which dropped last year, and he’s now followed it up with the equally blissful <em>After Midnight</em>.</p><p> Again feeling gloriously 80’s indebted, this is romantic, nostalgic pop at its most divine and transcendent. Stick this on and fall in love to and with it.</p>
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New: Superheart – After Midnight

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<p>Delighted to be unveiling the first offering from <strong>SPAER</strong>, a new project from Brooklyn’s Peter Spears of psych outfit Psymon Spine.</p><p> Releasing his debut LP through Axis Mundi Records on 13 April, which features a whole host of collaborations, <em>For You</em> is a tantalising taste of what’s in store; choppy hip-hop inspired beats combine effortlessly with colourful, lively melodies with scintillating results.</p>
<p>An at times knowingly challenging experience, the accompanying visuals fit expertly with their off-kilter, purposefully imperfect nature; in his own words, SPAER “attempted to make a stop motion video for the song and found that the editing mistakes looked better than the rest”. Comparison wise, Animal Collective springs to mind, as does Cerulean, the debut LP from Baths, yet SPAER manages to come across as existing entirely within a field of its own.</p>
<p>Check out For You below or via other services <a href="https://fanlink.to/SPAER_ForYou">here.</a></p>
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Premiere: SPAER – For You

<p>This gorgeous debut single from eighteen year old <strong>Ellie Occleston</strong> is well worth a listen.</p><p> Spine tinglingly honest, and containing one of the finest chorus hooks I’ve heard for quite some time, it truly flourishes in its sparseness, whilst certainly feeling like it could be revisited with more expansive instrumentation to it at some point. In part, it reminds me of the early Tobias Jesso Jr demos that found their way to Youtube, in that the possibilities feel endless from this position – a sublime first offering. Check out Splinters below.</p>
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New: Ellie Occleston – Splinters

<p>It’s always fantastic to hear the development of an artist in real time, and that’s been very much the case with <strong>Cecilia Ebba</strong>.</p><p> Having heard a handful of tracks over the course of the past twelve months, the songwriting on display has really gone from strength to strength, most notably on latest track, Just Fantasy, which whilst somewhat of a departure in sound from her previous releases, yet is no less hard hitting. Documenting her love-hate relationship with London (god knows we’ve all felt it), there’s elements of Marika Hackman to the ambitious writing and production here, making for an exquisite listen. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Cecilia Ebba – Just Fantasy

<p>Most break-up songs really suck.</p><p> They don’t get to the heart of what it’s truly like to lose someone. It’s not the cliches of waking up alone that hit hardest; it’s simply the continuation of life, knowing that you’re both going on without each other. So it makes it all the more refreshing to hear <strong>Ashley Koett’s</strong> latest single, which digs deep into the anguish of losing someone you really care about, specifically seeing them with another. <em>Lover</em> hits hard lyrically, relying on Koett’s exquisitely unique vocal – making lines like ‘<em>everything is real / that you’re not here / that you don’t love me</em>‘ get even further under the skin. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Ashley Koett – Lover

<p>Every now and then you find a song and visuals that just fit together perfectly, and this new video from <strong>Racquet</strong> is a stunning example of such an instance.</p><p> Filmed in Washington in April of last year, there are some simply breathtaking shots in here, utilising the gorgeous setting, and forming a brilliant backdrop for the track itself, which fills the middle ground between Daughter and London Grammar. There’s a real elegance to the project as whole; a truly transcendent experience. Check it out below.</p>
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Video: Racquet – Surface

<p>Love the quirkiness to this track from Finland’s <strong>MIO</strong>, calling in London’s Andrew McDonnell on additional production duties.</p><p> It almost ends up feeling like a refreshing take on the tropical-pop obsession that had people hooked a couple of years back in the wake of Bieber’s Sorry, yet keeping a killer chorus at the core of it. Described as a ‘song for the over-thinkers’, <em>All About It</em> is just downright brilliantly addictive. Check it out below.</p>
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New: MIO – All About It

<p>Having spent much of last year touring as part of Pixx’s live band, London based <strong>Grace Gillespie</strong> is taking 2018 as her own.</p><p> With her debut demo, <em>Restoration</em>, receiving support from Newton Faulkner in Q Magazine, she’s now followed it up with her a live session of new track, <em>Everything (Nothing)</em>, calling in rising star Callum Pitt for assistance.</p>
<p>The melodies here are just sublime, sure to bring about comparisons to Marika Hackman’s debut LP, or the dreamier, more ethereal moments of Sharon Van Etten. There’s a real pensive confidence to the musicianship at the core of this, as the track beautifully unfurls, aided by Pitt’s subtle backing vocals. Check it out below and pre-save the <a href="https://presave.io/t/restoration">single here</a>.</p>
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Video: Grace Gillespie – Everything (Nothing) Ft. Callum Pitt

<p>I’m a sucker for over-the-top stadium leaning-pop done right; we’re talking Sam’s Town era The Killers here, and Morning Runner – hey remember them?</p>
<p>Winnipeg’s <strong>Boniface</strong> already showed on his debut single, <em>I Will Not Return As A Tourist</em>, that he has a knack for finding those unashamedly brilliant hooks, and his follow-up, <em>Phantom Limbs</em> is undoubtedly just that, brilliant, sure to inspire the sort of air punching that Springsteen dreams of.</p><p> Check it out below.</p>
<p><em>And don’t come running to the city when I fall / Cause I’m nothing if there’s nothing here at all</em></p>
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New: Boniface – Phantom Limbs

<p>The second single from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, Lier, this latest track from Margate based James Mathé aka <strong>Barbarossa</strong> is a slick, soulful affair.</p><p> Having moved from his birthplace of London, and become a father since the release of his 2015 album, Imager, there’s no doubt plenty of stories to be told on Lier.</p>
<p><em>Thickening Air</em> feels like a homage to truly classic songwriters, with its vibrant melodies and focus on the uplifting chorus. It’s songwriting at its most bewitching and downright addictive, and one of this years finest singles thus far.</p>
<p><em>Lier</em> is released 30 March via Memphis Industries. Check out Thickening Air below, alongside upcoming tour dates after the jump.</p>
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<p>16/03 Paradis Artificiels Festival, Lille FR 01/04 Tom Thumb, Margate UK 05/04 Het Depot, Leuven BE 07/04 Sonic, Lyon FR 10/04 Chapelle Chavagne, Saintes FR 11/04 iBoat, Bordeaux FR 14/04 Pop Up Du Label, Paris FR 15/04 Jokers Pub, Angers FR 17/04 The Hope, Brighton UK 18/04 Hy Brasil, Bristol UK 19/04 The Islington, London UK 06/05 Sounds from the Other City, Manchester UK</p>


Premiere: Barbarossa – Thickening Air

<p>Not a Sum 41 cover, sadly.</p><p> Still a great track though. This debut single from Iceland’s <strong>BRÍET</strong> is about as smooth as they come. Silky, R&B inspired pop at its very best, <em>In Too Deep</em> reminds me a little of moments from SZA’s Ctrl merged with the more haunting, sultriness of BANKS. Check it out below.</p>
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New: BRÍET – In Too Deep

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<p>You know the moment in a slightly cheesy 80s film where a major character spontaneously breaks into dance? Well NY outfit <strong>Wet Leather</strong> may well have written the perfect soundtrack for that – in the form of recent EP cut <em>IWMU</em>.</p><p> So there’s more than a touch of Duran Duran and even Huey Lewis to their sound, but they pull it off expertly, and manage to create something that sounds resoundingly current. Check out <em>IMWU</em> and <em>Make It True</em> below.</p>
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Introducing: Wet Leather

<p>Managing to fit references to Hot Hot Heat, Outkast and Steve Aoki all into the same track is pretty impressive.</p><p> Photoshoot, the slick new single from LA’s<strong> Andrés</strong> manages to toe the fine line between uber cool and cheesy, almost how I’d imagine Frank Ocean might sound were he to try and write a radio hit for Drake – lyrics like “So I took your ass out, pizza and karaoke / We’re on our way and you start playing Steve Aoki” stand out in particular. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Andrés – Photoshoot

<p>This is gorgeous.</p><p> <strong>Maria Kelly</strong> teams up with <strong>Ailbhe Reddy</strong> on her first new material of the year, in the form of the heartbreakingly beautiful <em>Threads</em>. There’s a real emotional rawness to the songwriting; it almost feels like spilling your heart onto paper in the minutes after a heated argument with a loved one – that loss and pointlessness of the whole situation, summarised succinctly in the closing line, ‘<em>you make it difficult to be around you</em>‘. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Maria Kelly – Threads Feat. Ailbhe Reddy

<p>Photo: Fredrik Hvass</p>
<p>Scandinavia is once again pumping out a whole host of exciting new popstars, with the likes of Sigrid, Tove Styrke and Dagny all set to leave a serious impression on 2018.</p><p> Another name to add to that ever building list of emerging artists from Northern Europe is nineteen year old<strong> LOVA</strong> aka Lova Alvilde. Having come through the ranks of Stockholm’s Rytmus Music School which counts Tove Lo and Robyn as alumni, her debut single, <em>You Me and the Silence</em> is the sort of character driven off-kilter pop that we’ve come to expect from Swedish upstarts in recent years. A high energy listen that just gets better with every listen. Check it out below.</p>
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Introducing: LOVA

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<p>Blue Flowers are absolutely killing it right now.</p><p> Home to Nilüfer Yanya, Puma Blue and Westermann, amongst others, the London label has exquisite taste in songwriters. The aforementioned <strong>Westerman</strong> has spent the past couple of years gradually making a home for himself amongst London’s finest new artists, and cements his place on latest track, <em>Confirmation</em>. A more ambitious composition than the songwriting found on his Call And Response EP, it’s no less intoxicating and lyrically dexterous. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Westerman – Confirmation

<p>Missed this towards the tail end of last year, so really glad this cropped up on my radar last week.</p><p> This debut track from Toronto bedroom producer <strong>Monsune</strong> is a super ambitious, refreshing listen. Whilst heavily drawing inspiration from a host of late 80’s / early 90’s hip hop producers,<em> Nothing In Return</em> still manages to feel resoundingly contemporary. A pop song at it’s core, I’m eagerly anticipating more music from Monsune, and could also imagine this production style being killer for other projects. Check it out below.</p>
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Introducing: Monsune

<p>Frank Ocean changed music.</p><p> In fact, if we’re completely honest, Frank Ocean changed music with Nostalgia Ultra, then again on Channel Orange, and then yet again with Endless and Blonde; the man is a genius. With that in mind, it’s not hard to hear why <strong>Jay Summer</strong> draws so much inspiration from the Odd Future member, on his debut track, <em>Clutch Burning</em>. Building across the course of five minutes, it’s languid, soulful pop at its most introspective and addictive. The first release of more expected throughout the course of the year, it’ll be fascinating to hear how Summer begins to separate himself not only from Ocean, but from a whole host of contemporaries that are following in Franks’ footsteps. A mightily promising debut. Check it out below.</p>
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Introducing: Jay Summer

<p>Another slice of slick electronic-pop taken from his forthcoming debut album of the same name.</p><p> <em>Shift</em> again puts <strong>Henry Green</strong> up alongside the finest in his field right now; intricate, emotional compositions that feel simultaneously effortless and deeply considered. Shift is released 30 March, and is followed by a full <a href="https://henrygreenmusic.com/#tour">EU tour</a>. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Henry Green – Shift

<p>When not producing and writing with his soon-to-be-biggest-popstar-in-the-world sister, Billie Eilish, <strong>FINNEAS</strong> also releases his own music.</p><p> Showcasing a more sombre side to his writing sensibilities, this latest track from him is absolutely stunning. Like a more modern inspired version of Tobias Jesso Jr., <em>Break My Heart Again</em> is real heart on sleeves stuff, damningly honest and searingly relatable, it manages to toe the fine line between cheesy and sentimental, with brilliant results. Check it out below.</p>
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New: FINNEAS – Break My Heart Again

<p>Is it too early to start thinking about summer playlists? Probably, but these long, cold nights are really weighing me down, so what the hell.</p><p> This latest track from Brisbane’s<strong> Yoste</strong> is a surefire inclusion, lifted from his debut EP expected later this year, <em>Arc</em>, is a super slick composition. A lovelorn pop song at heart, it’s undeniably current and hopefully an indicator of plenty more to come this year. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Yoste – Arc

<p>This official debut single from LA’s <strong>Anna Altar</strong> (Nicole Mormann) is huge.</p><p> There’s an almost 80’s exuberance to <em>Like You</em>, it’s so majestically and exhilaratingly over the top. Comparison wise, elements of the likes of Wet, MUNA and BROODS creep in at points, as well as the sort of chorus orientated songwriting that HAIM thrive upon; yet it truly manages to carve out a niche entirely it’s own. Very excited to hear more from Anna Alter. Check out Like You below.</p>
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New: Anna Altar – Like You

<p>Despite only being eighteen, there’s a real maturity to the songwriting from North London’s <strong>Emma McGrath</strong>, hence it coming as little surprise to know that she’s been writing her own material since she was twelve years old.</p><p> Latest single, <em>Love You Better</em>, isn’t a million miles from Fleetwood Mac, or the HAIM sisters, in it’s knack for picking out a killer hook and making it thrillingly addictive, whilst still proving pretty hard hitting lyrically – ‘I’ll be fine / either way / I won’t use my heart / to make you stay’. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Emma McGrath – Love You Better

<p><strong>POSTAAL</strong> know their way around a pop hook, and whilst their 2014 debut single, Freedom, set a high bar which they struggled to reach for a while after, their latest effort, <em>Darkness,</em> is certainly a welcome return to form.</p><p> Bold, colourful pop music at it’s very best, Darkness is the right kind of anthemic – just yearning to be synced to a massive TV advert. Check out the video for it below.</p>
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New: POSTAAL – Darkness

<p>There’s a gorgeously regretful elegance to this latest track from Danish outfit <strong>Takykardia</strong>.</p><p> It’s a ballad at heart, steeped in the pain of letting someone down; beautifully produced and delicately composed. Lifted from their debut five track self titled EP, which is released today, it’s all part of a uniquely ambitious and massively exciting first step. Check out <em>Navigate</em> below.</p>
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New: Takykardia – Navigate

<p>First heard a demo version of this track over three years ago, and knew immediately that it was a festival hit in waiting.</p><p> Whilst <strong>Pale Waves</strong> may be almost unrecognisable from the band that emerged from Manchester all those moons ago, their hooks are still as effortless and as addictive. Check out latest track, <em>The Tide</em>, below.</p>
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New: Pale Waves – The Tide

<p>First saw <strong>Lilla Vargen</strong> play a show a couple of years back, to a hushed room filled almost entirely with family and friends.</p><p> The bewitching, intoxicating energy that emanated from her sublime vocal and intimate, virtuous songwriting has stuck with me ever since. Returning last year with her debut EP, featuring the transcendent lead single Hold On, alongside a cover of Majical Cloudz’s Downtown, a track so close and personal that in truth it’s at times an exhausting listen, the Northern Irish singer is now ready to leave her mark on 2018.</p>
<p>Her latest single, <em>Believe Me</em>, is another searingly honest ode to incomparable love, to the fear of opening up to someone in the hope of them feeling the same; to the beauty in the realisation and the sheer devastation in the squandering. Written with the sort of familiarity and agony that’s only born out of experience, this is love and loss in its most elementary and calamitous form. It’s what you say, once everything else has already been said.</p>
<p>Having seen her support Freya Ridings in London last week, I can say without any risk of exaggeration that her vocal is the most sanguinely heartbreaking I’ve ever heard, and Believe Me may well be the finest example of this so far. Lilla Vargen plays the Mahogany Horizon showcase on 1 February at Kings Head Members Club. Check out Believe Me below, alongside her cover of Majical Cloudz’ Downtown.</p>
<p><em>I’ve never been alone before / ’til I was without you / and I never really sang before / ’til I sang about you</em></p>
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New: Lilla Vargen – Believe Me

<p>With their debut live show coming up tomorrow (Jan 31) at the Waiting Room supporting Dama Scout, London trio<strong> Blackaby</strong>, led by multi-instrumentalist William Blackaby, have released their first single, the 90’s indebted <em>My Paula</em>.</p><p> Clocking in at barely over two minutes, it’s a rousing introduction to the group, immediately marking them out as one of the capitals most exciting new bands. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Blackaby – My Paula

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<p>The Phoebe Bridgers record from last year quickly become one of my most played albums.</p><p> The honesty and elegance to the songwriting grows with repeated listens, and really instils a sense of personality in each track. In part, it’s what attracted me to this new track from LA’s <strong>Temme Scott</strong> – the storytelling ability translates beautifully on <em>The Edge</em>, lyrically one of the finest tracks I’ve heard for quite some time. The Edge is lifted from her recent EP, First. Check it out below.</p>
<p><em>I want to hate you but sometimes it’s hard / I wish I could speak without dropping my guard</em></p>
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New: Temme Scott – The Edge

<p>Scottish duo <strong>LOVE SICK</strong> made their mark at the end of last year with their debut single, Bullet, and are hitting the ground running in 2017 with new track, <em>Hope</em>.</p><p> Another slice of radio ready pop, it manages to combine the ‘cooler’ elements of the likes of Purity Ring or Grimes, with the more commercial, hook based songwriting. Check it out below.</p>
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New: LOVE SICK – Hope

<p><strong>Liyv</strong> has quickly become one of my favourite emerging artists of recent years.</p><p> Her unique take on alt-pop feels simultaneously current and also forward thinking. With last year seeing the release of an EP that featured some of the finest pop song writing of 2017, her first single of 2018 is a markedly more experimental affair, yet no less captivating. Check out <em>I Still Dance On My Own</em> below.</p>
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New: Liyv – I Still Dance On My Own

<p><strong>Kailee Morgue</strong> just ‘gets’ pop music.</p><p> Her debut four track EP features some of the most hooky, radio ready tracks I’ve heard for a long time. Latest single, <em>Unfortunate Soul</em>, follows on from where Medusa and Discovery left off; super slick, chorus heavy and primed to reach an ever expanding fan base. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Kailee Morgue – Unfortunate Soul

<p>Another slice of emotional R&B from <strong>aiwake</strong> marks their first release of 2018.</p><p><em> Crescent Lane</em> again draws from the likes of SOHN and the more expressive, experimental moments from James Blake, yet manages to exist within a space solely its own. Glitchy, trip-hop inspired stuff, it’s glowingly ambitious. Check it out below.</p>
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New: aiwake – Crescent Lane

<p>This latest single from London’s <strong>Bearcubs</strong> is a real headphone moment.</p><p> The second track to be taken from his forthcoming debut LP, <em>Landslide</em> feels somewhere between the late-night glitchy electronica of Mount Kimbie and the more interesting moments of James Blake’s Overgrown. Check it out below, lifted from Ultraviolet, dropping 2 March.</p>
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New: Bearcubs – Landslide

<p><strong>Max García Conover</strong> released one of last years most underrated records, in the form of <em>Motorhome</em>.</p><p> His storytelling ability really shines on every composition, most notably the heart-wrenchingly raw Fire On i295, and his latest track whilst sees a deviation in sound, is no less majestic. Described as being “about memory — the beautiful, tragic capacity we have for carrying around little remnants of ourselves”, it’s almost Springsteen-esque as points, yet soaked in an almost John Hughes sense of romanticism. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Max García Conover – Streetlights

<p><strong>Henry Green</strong> is one of those names that has seemingly been kicking around for an age now, so it’s welcome news to hear that 2018 will see the release of his highly anticipated debut album.</p><p> Lead single, <em>Another Light</em>, is a smooth slice of R&B influenced pop, somewhere between the slick electronica of James Blake and the hook heavy SOHN. Whilst the inspirations are worn proudly on its sleeve, Another Light still manages to carve out a niche entirely it’s own. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Henry Green – Another Light

<p>Took me a couple of listens to get under the skin of this latest track from <strong>Courtney Marie Andrews</strong>, but once I did, I was absolutely hooked.</p><p> A real emotional slower burner, <em>May Your Kindness Remain</em> is an ode to seeing the good in people – there’s a real purity and tenderness to it. Check it out below, lifted from an album of the same title, out 23 March via Loose in the UK / Europe and Fat Possum / Mama Bird Recording Co. in the USA.</p>
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New: Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain

<p>This is how you announce yourself in 2018 as a pop-rock act.</p><p> London five piece <strong>Yawwn</strong> release their debut single on Saturday, alongside playing the first night of their own CLUB YAWWN at their rehearsal space in Wimbledon, and it’s one of the most impressive debuts I’ve heard in quite some time. Big verses, even bigger choruses; at points <em>Partisan</em> reminds me of Franz Ferdinand at their hooky, festival ready best. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Yawwn – Partisan

<p>Portuguese artist <strong>Surma</strong> (Débora Umbelino) is one of my favourite new musicians of recent years.</p><p> In a time dominated by ‘chill’ Spotify additions and constant replication and repetition of artists gone before,  it’s so brilliantly refreshing to hear an artist really carving out their own niche. Sure, there are elements of Bjork and Sigur Ros to Surma’s elegant, stirring compositions, but she’s very much creating within her own space. Not only is the music truly magical, there’s a real artistry to the accompanying videos as well. Check out recent single<em> Plass</em> below.</p>
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New: Surma – Plass

<p>Released at the tail end of last year with relatively little fanfare, the debut EP from seventeen year old Dutch pop powerhouse in waiting <strong>bülow</strong> has become one of the most buzzy projects of recent times, not least for the brilliance of lead single, <em>Not A Love Song</em>, which has clocked up four and half million streams on Spotify already.</p><p> Merging elements of Lorde and Sigrid, there’s a real youthful and playfulness to the EP that makes it so deliriously addictive. Check out Not A Love Song below, alongside the new video for another EP track, <em>Lines</em>. Try telling me this isn’t the true sound of 2018.</p>
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Introducing: bülow

<p>Getting dumped in a laundromat is perhaps not as uncommon as you might believe – those places are just full of heightened tensions and pressures.</p><p> Writing a song about it however might be a first, and this latest brilliant track from LA’s <strong>Rosie Tucker</strong> tackles it in style. There’s just so much personality and character to the songwriting here, that leads to a real sense of belief in the heartbreaking yet somehow bleakly comical lyrical content. Check out <em>Spinster Cycle</em> below.</p>
<p><em>we separate even though we’ve got sparks</em></p>
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New: Rosie Tucker – Spinster Cycle

<p><strong><em>Honey</em></strong>, the debut EP from San Diego quartet <strong>Love Glow</strong> was one of the most underrated releases of 2017, and deserved far more acclaim than it’s received so far.</p><p> Merging early 90’s influences, such as The Cardigans and Pale Saints with flecks of more contemporary acts like Wolf Alice, the five track release is a bold first step for the outfit. EP stand out track <em>Better</em> arguably wouldn’t be out of place on Wolf Alice’s critically acclaimed Visions of a Life, whereas the romantic Velvet has all the makes of a indie pop ballad in waiting, yet both still manage to carve out their own niche. Check out a couple of tracks below, and the full EP <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/69nLc7SRLLVYv5fkJ46xOr">here</a>.</p>
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Introducing: Love Glow

<p>LA’s <strong>Nsolo</strong> has spent the past couple of years meticulously crafting his impressive sound, and over the course of the past twelve months has really begun to hit his stride with releases.</p><p> His latest track, <em>Faith</em>, feels heavily indebted to 60’s soul, yet bringing a fresh, unique perspective to it; arguably his finest, most ambitious moment to date. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Nsolo – Faith

<p>Viral star <strong>Kailee Morgue</strong> released one of last years most buzz worth debut singles, in the form of the pop hit in waiting, <em>Medusa</em>.</p><p> Towards the tail end of 2017 she followed it up with another equally radio ready number, <em>Discovery</em>. Part Lorde, part BANKS, Morgue has all the makings of a star, and there’s no doubt that this year is set to be an impressive one for her. Check out Discovery below.</p>
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New: Kailee Morgue – Discovery

<p>Image: <em>Deborah Sheedy</em></p>
<p><strong>Rosie Carney</strong> well and truly left a mark on 2017.</p><p> Now undoubtedly one of the most exciting artists to emerge from Ireland in recent years, these coming months are set to be mightily significant for the young singer songwriter. With last year seeing the release of three stunning singles that each showcased a different side to her unique songwriting ability, she’s starting off the new year on a slightly different footing with a cover of Texan outfit Cigarettes After Sex. Perfectly capturing the heartbreaking essence of the original, whilst again allowing her dazzling vocal to take centre stage, her version of <em>K.</em> will undoubtedly be a stirring addition to her already powerfully delicate live set. One of the best covers I’ve heard for quite some time. Check it out below.</p>
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Premiere: Rosie Carney – K.

<p>This track from Australia’s <strong>Grace Turner</strong> really caught me at the right time.</p><p> Emotionally raw yet somehow resilient, <em>Angry</em> manages to perfectly capture the sort of distressing pain that comes with loving someone, yet never being able to get it right. Part Sharon Van Etten, part Angel Olsen, there’s a real personality to the songwriting that shines through, and makes it all the more beautiful. Check out Angry below.</p>
<p><em>‘So will we ever be friends / or is this really the end?</em></p>
<p><strong><em>I loved you the most</em></strong>‘</p>
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New: Grace Turner – Angry

<p>Was a little confused when I first watched this debut video from Swedish outfit feeling vibes.</p><p> In truth, I can’t decide whether featuring your dad in your first video is the coolest, or least cool thing you can do, but it’s definitely a statement, which I’m always a fan of, and it hardly matters when the track is as good as this song. Keeping info purposefully limited, <em>waves</em> from <strong>feeling vibes,</strong> a trio from Stockholm, is definitely in the Jai Paul world of inspiration at points – or as the guys themselves describe it, “lo-fi disco”. Here’s hoping we hear plenty more from feeling vibes.</p>
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Introducing: feeling vibes

<p>Some real Daft Punk vibes here on the latest single from the elusive Dirty Nice.</p><p> The third official single from the outfit, and another Hype Machine and Spotify smash in waiting, It’s Happening manages to feel effortlessly slick and undeniably cool, whilst maintaining enough of a radio friendly edge to really open their sound up to a larger audience. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Dirty Nice – It’s Happening

<p>There’s definitely something in the Irish water at the moment, with the Emerald Isle producing a substantial number of fantastic songwriters over the course of the past couple of years.</p><p> Drawing inspiration from the likes of Lisa Hannigan and Regina Spektor, <strong>Maria Kelly’s</strong> intimate, heartfelt songwriting really hits home on latest single <em>Hollow</em>. Self-arranged, it’s a deeply moving, tender listen, and one of this years most beautiful moments. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Maria Kelly – Hollow

<p>Danish outfit <strong>mono mono</strong> have the sort of wistful romanticism to them that the likes of Purity Ring and Chromatics really thrive upon.</p><p> On their latest single, <em>Feel</em>, their fifth released so far, they’re again in a playful mood, mixing choppy electronic production with a vaguely Portishead-esque lead vocal. Another impressive release for the duo. Check it out below.</p>
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New: mono mono – Feel

<p><strong>The Harpoons</strong> are one of those ‘if the world were a fair place these guys would be the biggest band in the world’ acts for me.</p><p> Having released one of the tracks of the year a few months back in the form of Do You Want My Love, the Melbourne quartet are back with <em>Reassurance</em>, another dance infused number. There’s a real underlying soulful kick to their music that makes it so downright addictive, almost reminding me of elements on the classic first Disclosure record. Check it out below.</p>
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New: The Harpoons – Reassurance

<p>Donegal songwriter <strong>Rosie Carney</strong> is one of my favourite voices of the past few years, both in her tone and the personality and character that she instills in her delicately composed tracks.</p><p> Her latest, <em>Winter</em>, is another sparklingly mature number, real heart-on-sleeve stuff, that manages to feels simultaneously raw with emotion yet resoundingly polished. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Rosie Carney – Winter

<p>It’s not hard to hear where the influences lie on this debut single from North London duo <strong>Kinship</strong>, yet <em>It’s You</em> is still a mightily exciting first offering.</p><p> Elements of Jamie XX, George Fitzgerald and Caribou find their way into the super slick production, whereas the songwriting has more in common with the likes of Honne or even the more soulful, less pop orientated moments from Jungle. We’re talking those post 3AM vibes, somewhere between the party and the comedown. Here’s hoping we don’t have to wait too long to hear more from these guys. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Kinship – It’s You

<p>I’ve been a big fan of <strong>Abhi//Dijon</strong> for quite some time now.</p><p> Whilst elements of the resoundingly current and forever imitated ‘Jai Paul-wave’ seeps in to their music, they manage to truly carve out their own unique niche, and no less so than on latest single from one half of the duo. <em>Stranger</em> is at heart a pop song, that in truth, feels as indebted to the 80s as it does to anything since. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Dijon – Stranger

<p><strong>Jessie Reyez</strong> has become one of the breakout stars of this year, with a her debut EP, Kiddo, released earlier this year, and racking up over 30million Spotify streams to date.</p><p> Set to appear on a whole host of 2018 tips list, she’s recently shared her latest single, <em>Phone Calls</em>, another slice of personality driven R&B. Taking aim at parts of the industry that she’s so quickly conquered, it’s a true sign of a star on the rise. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Jessie Reyez – Phone Calls

<p>Really loved <strong>Luca Fogale’s</strong> album from last year, showcasing his stunning voice and knack for finding a killer hook.</p><p> Returning with his first new material of 2017, <em>I Don’t Want To Lose You</em> is another slice of emotionally fraught songwriting genius; perhaps more obviously commercially orientated than anything on his debut LP, it’s no less affecting. Give this track to a Sam Smith or a John Legend and you’ve got a hit on your hands. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Luca Fogale – I Don’t Want To Lose You

<p>There’s a real sense of wistful self-dependence to this newest single from LA’s <strong>Oddnesse</strong>.</p><p> An ode to moving on from a relationship that perhaps wasn’t as perfect as it once appeared, <em>I Used To</em> is a real powerful statement, a homage to being content with oneself, instead of continually searching for approval in the arms of another. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Oddnesse – I Used To

<p>Love the intimacy to the songwriting here from <strong>Sam Lynch</strong>.</p><p> Anyone who has been in a messy, turbulent relationship can probably sympathise with large portions of the lyrics here; the sense of pointlessly fighting with someone, when all you want to do is the absolute opposite. Touches of Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers seep in at times, with Lynch’s real heart on sleeve songwriting. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Sam Lynch – Mess You Made

<p>Wow.</p><p> This is absolutely stunning.</p>
<p>Tokyo based outfit <strong>ODEO</strong>, led by Julia and Yuma, have purposefully kept information relatively sparse. Their debut track, <em>White Crow</em>, is one of this years most beautiful and emotionally moving moments. Musically there’s elements of the heart-wrenching allure of Julien Baker, merged with the life affirming elegance of Sigur Ros or Nils Frahm, and when combined with the stunning video, makes for a truly hauntingly special first outing.</p>
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Introducing: ODEO

<p>Elements of Maggie Rogers and Sylvan Esso to this latest track from NY’s <strong>Pearla</strong> (Nicole Rodriguez).</p><p> There’s some killer songwriting at the core of this, that manages to feel deeply intimate whilst maintaining enough of a pop edge to stay relatively accessible. Almost like an ode to self-doubt, <em>Somewhere</em> perfectly captures the feeling of being lost within oneself, and forever searching for more. Check it out below.</p>
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New: Pearla – Somewhere

<p>Was super into the first couple of tracks from LA’s <strong>GEO</strong>, slick productions that hinted at a solid knowledge of pop songstructures.</p><p> Hence my excitement at seeing his latest track featured other vocalists for the first time; singer Gabriela Francesca and rapper Rex Mac. Managing to keep his unique production style at the core of the track,<em> Better</em> is another vibrant, accessible number, that hints at GEO really beginning to carve out a niche for himself. Check it out below.</p>
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New: GEO – Better (Feat. Gabriela Francesca & Rex Mac)

<p>Lauran Hibberd’s songwriting has a real sense of personality and character to it – a trait that’s increasingly rare in a passively playlist orientated world.</p><p> With a string of promising releases over the course of the past year, her most recent single, Eliza, is potentially her most confident yet. Slightly-saccharine but not cheesy indie-pop done really well, expect to hear this on a TV advert at some stage in the near future. Check it out below.</p>
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