The mighty Melker turns in an A+ vibed-down “unplugged” (Melker recorded the piano and also did the beatboxing on the mix) remix of Aaliyah’s modern classic cooler “Rock The Boat”. Love love love.
Scott Melker 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.8
The mighty Melker turns in an A+ vibed-down “unplugged” (Melker recorded the piano and also did the beatboxing on the mix) remix of Aaliyah’s modern classic cooler “Rock The Boat”. Love love love.
Scott Melker (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.8
The compactly gritty “Come A Little Closer”, the lead single from their upcoming follow-up to their breakthrough 2011 Thank You, Happy Birthday LP, hits (in tone, instrumentation, style, etc) just right. The track’s standout pitch-perfect production (from Jay Joyce) is particularly notable. We’re definitely into it.
Cage The Elephant 
(Official)
Rating 8.1
In a completely out of nowhere collaboration UK producer FTSE links up with Atlanta-based producer/MC/singer of Trinidad James’ “Southside” fame for the beautifully melancholic “St. Tropez”. The midlands-based FTSE is on some kind of a run right now, turning in one must listen gem after another. With the release of today’s “St. Tropez” single, FTSE also announced a new EP today, the September 30th-due “FTSE II”.
FTSE 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Irish band Classroom Battles mix up an engagingly unique mix of sounds on single “Call To Arms”. The track’s main engine is a neat interplay between choral voices and a minimalist drum machine’d beats well complemented by singer Tigrane Minassian’s sort of equally far-off and wistful but emotive near vocal melody. “Call To Arms” is previewed here from Classroom Battles’ “This Week’s Question” EP which is slated for a September release.
Classroom Battles 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
