Social media star Samantha Harvey dropped her first fire single, ‘Wonderland’ produced by KNOXA. The bouncy beats and powerful vocals make this song a track you won’t wanna skip. Even though Harvey may be from a small town, she sings like she’s an international superstar. Check out ‘Wonderland’ released on Fat! Records on September 6th. Reviewed by Natalie Raphael.
“Turn” is the new track from London duo TEN FÉ. Produced by Ewan Pearson (M83, Jagawar Ma), “Turn” spins a magnetically dark set of melodies around a adeptly set exercise in 70’s pop-referencing production (a neat nexus of Fender Rhodes, far-off harmony, and that particularly 70’s use of space in framing the record’s warm-toned edges. “Turn” is out now on SOME KINDA LOVE.
YATES is giving me life like woah. On “It’s Over Now”, The Australian singer/songerwriter’s strong, passionate voice pairs perfectly with the booming beats and hypnotizing piano chords. Check out this breathtaking track out now Sweat It Out. Reviewed by Natalie Raphael.
Wingtip is Brooklyn-based producer Nick Perloff-Giles. Back in June we gave the B3 stamp to the party track “Missing You” and now Wingtip returns this week with equally strong follow-up in the form of “Need Me”. We dig the cool juxtaposition in the track between it’s more melancholic vocal bits vs it’s otherwise dance-pop instrumentation. About “Need Me”, Wingtip said similarly, “The sound of a guitar in reverse for some reason always sounds kind of mournful and nostalgic to me, so putting it over this otherwise upbeat instrumental gave it this kind of bittersweet quality that just connected.” Get into “Need Me” below.
Chicago megatalent Mick Jenkins will release his The Healing Component project on September 23. The gutty, almost proto-blues BADBADNOTGOOD-driven reads as a sort of genreless hymn to real shit. We’re definitely on board.
The L.A.-based marine turned songwriter Avid Dancer is back with his first track since last fall’s 1st Bath LP in the form of “You Only Like Me With The Lights Out”. Dressed up in reverb and a subtly anthemic chorus hook, “You Only” is a very strong return.
“Bobby Womack, save a place for me.” L.A. rapper Dom Kennedy returns with first new track in over a year, the cooled out Jake One-Produced “96 Cris”. Dom’s Los Angeles Is Not For Sale Vol 1 is coming soon.
Major songwriting talent George Cosby is following up his debut LP Human Touch with a new EP “A Savage Kiss”. Next track up from the EP is the high-drama piano-driven pop of “Juliet”, a track who’s ambition and bigness is equally matched to Cosby’s potent wail.
The strong pop of “Say It” is the debut track online of Portland duo ECHOS. From a forthcoming self-titled EP, “Say It” excels on the power of singer Lexi Norton’s clear melodic alto. Sample “Say It” below and look for more from the PDX twosome soon.
