L.A.’s Gavin Turek pairs release of kinetic new track “On The Line” with ongoing May residency at The Bootleg (last gig on Monday the 23rd). The peppy “On the Line” skitters about a neat main bass-line and a cool neon-washed chorus break that is as magnetic as it is memorable.
The “Uber Everywhere” composer streams new excerpt from Kitty Cash’s upcoming Love The Free mixtape, “Lamn”.
The Miami native returns with a fresh tranche of three new tracks including the float-on-top-the-mix hooks of “Run It Up”. Into it.
The melodic guitar-driven sweep of “Spotless Mind”, a track constructed around of a particularly excellent sense for mood and dynamics, is brand new from London-based ISLAND.
The South Carolinian beatsman chops up one of the best breaks ever Cheryl Lynn’s “Got To Be Real” for cool new party record “Soda City Funk”.
Parisian act Croquet Club streams groove-driven cooled out new one “Careless Love” for the great Anjunadeep Records. Look for a mini-album including “Careless Love” from the Frenchman aka Jeremy Villecourt this summer.
“I’ve been around the world while you’ve been wrapped around my fingers”. Mr. Does Real Ass Music (and one of our favorites from SXSW 2016 — remember that ancient thing?) collabs with Brighton-residing Austrian Salute for a bit of dance-y R&B set to the tune of gospel piano.
“San Francisco”, the gritty, intimate, potent new track from LAUREL, is our favorite song of the week.
Sample the dynamic whirl of jazzy chords/idioms set about “Talk To Me”, the excellent new bit of rhythmic pop from London-based Jordan Rakei.
Los Angeles-based AM channels mid 70’s soul-influenced AM pop (track reminds a bit sound and fidelity-wise of “How Long” by Ace or a way less hokey “Brandy” by Looking Glass) on coolly-produced “Precious Life” .
The Bay Area purveyors of Lusophonically-linked indie pop, Trails and Ways, mark out a strong return on “My Things”.
