Mansions on the Moon turn in a wistful update to the iconic Mazzy Star ballad with this freshly recorded cover. The band do well to keep intact the soul and romantic quality of the original while still (putting on our Blake Shelton voice) “making it their own”. Enjoy a free download of “Fade Into You” below.
Mansions On The Moon 
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Rating 8.2
The script of broody, rhythm-driven Midlands guitar bands is not an unfamiliar one. Enter Northampton five piece Jubilee Courts with their standout single “Room With a View”. Yes, it’s of the broody persuasion and yes it’s an “angular mix of Joy Division-esque rhythmic sensibilities w/ the melodic whip of Ian McCulloch” but at that “Room With a View” does it quite well and enjoyably. We’re into it.
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Rating 8.4
A definite artist to watch for 2014 is the 10 out 10-voiced Sam Smith who releases today his Capitol Records debut single “Money On My Mind”. Produced by the venerable Two Inch Punch (Ella Eyre, his own dope shit), the school of d&b bounce of “Money On My Mind” is the sort of soulful dance track that eats UK pop charts whole. “Money On My Mind” is out on Capitol February 16th.
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Rating 8.4
A million times yes! New fave GDNA out of Southern California adds a pitch perfect dreamy space age jazz touch to Flying Lotus’ “MmmHmm” track from 2010’s Cosmogramma. Normally, remixing FlyLo would be fraught w/ all sorts of danger/red flags but GDNA’s mix is of such a quality that you almost forget it was Flying Lotus’ track to begin with (which is saying a ton).
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Rating 8.4
