The follow up to previous single Fortune, Heights once again sees Only Girl’s soulful vocals shimmer over sparse snares and euphoric, sporadic piano chords.
Track Of The Day: Luke Temple – The Birds Of Late December
The Birds Of Late December is the sound of curling up on the couch, by the fire on a cold October night. Probably whilst watching a Wes Anderson film.
Watch: So Below unveils mystical video for hypnotic new track ‘Far’
New Zealand’s reigning queen of Goth pop So Below returns with the delightfully dark ‘Far’ and with it she brings this stunning visual.
Watch: Bad Sounds ‘Avalanche’ Video Crash Lands
If ever a band name was the absolute antithesis of the music they create, it’s Bad Sounds. Far from displeasurable dins, this Bath based five-tet make a rather agreeable array of aural pleasure.
Listen: Violet Skies – ‘Jealousy’
You might know Welsh electro-pop artist Violet Skies from her appearance on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury, or perhaps her mighty late-2013 single ‘How The Mighty.’ Across the past year she’s been working on new material and what she’s emerged with is something a bit more restrained and much like many of her female…
Listen: Benedek – ‘Coolin’
LA has produced some great musicians who like to toy with the fabric of genres. Yes, Flying Lotus is one of them, mashing together jazz and hip hop into a blend that’s hard to resist. But very few artists from there tackle pure funk and you usually have to look elsewhere to get that fix….
Watch: Julianna Barwick – ‘Nebula’
Image: Derrick Belcham Fans of atmospheric ambient music rejoice! Queen of all things epic Julianna Barwick is back with a new album, Will, which is out soon and it can’t come too soon after the release of her last LP Nepenthe. As most fans of Barwick will know, she spends much of her time touring…
Listen: Charlie Cunningham – ‘Blindfold’
If you’ve ever heard of Charlie Cunningham before you’ll know that despite looking like an R&B star in the making, he’s actually a dab hand at the Spanish guitar. How? He spent time studying in Seville, which has made him a finger picking master, something he put to great use on his first two EPs….
Watch: Enemy Planes – ‘Bare Your Teeth’
Some people complain a bit about the immense amount of genres in the world today. But variety is the spice of life, right? Besides, it means that bands like Enemy Planes can make up their own genre. And they have, kind of. They call their music “tripnotic” and, considering their track ‘Bare Your Teeth’ sounds…
Listen: Cash + David – ‘Alright Now’
Londoners Tim Ross and Liz Lawrence got together to create a dance duo one day and decided to call themselves Cash + David. Sounds a bit like a cheesy 70s comedy group doesn’t it? Even the title of their latest track makes it sound like they’re going to be covering Free. But don’t let any…
Listen: SOFI TUKKER – ‘Hey Lion’
A couple of months back we talked about only the second single to be released by New York based addict-pop duo SOFI TUKKER, ‘Matadora.’ It was the one inspired by Brazilian culture, remember? Of course you do. It was a track by the ridiculously infectious SOFI TUKKER and it’s now permanently lodged in your brain….
An Interview With… Baywaves
Hailing from Madrid and brandishing a unique blend of tropical vibes and indie angst that they call ‘Hipnopop’ (think the Beach Boys tangoing with Yeasayer and our own indie upstarts The Hunna), Baywaves have become one of the most talked-about and hotly tipped bands to come out of Spain since Hinds. They’ve just released their…
