“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.
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 BK brassmen Brasstracks team up with emcee on the rise Jay Prince for lush minor-keyed head-nodder “Good Love”.
Songwriter Guillermo E. Brown a/k/a Pegasus Warning tips a sublimely arranged melange of cool chord changes and breezy & visceral R&B melodies on “Come Close” from upcoming new LP.
The BK emcee links up with producer Devin Christian for a Isleys/Biggie-spun new mix of Lion Babe’s “Jungle Lady”, bringing along internet lightning rod Angel Haze for a guest verse.
NYC songwriter, Raveena, dials up a bit Sunday afternoon symphonic soul production and intimate melodic phrasing for neat new one “Something’s Gotta Give”.
One of our favorite new voices Charlotte Day Wilson is back today with her second stream online, the cooly soulful midtempo track “Work”. CDW impressed us in a major way back in January on debut “After All” and we’re just as knocked out on “Work”. On repeat all day/all night.
Noname f/k/a Noname Gypsy is outfitted with a nice Goapele sample and snippets of a Nina Simone interview (both cool with us) on new “Freedom Interlude”. On the track, Noname flows neatly into the cool pedigree instrumental skittering lyrically through varying stages of emotional volatility about low touch drums and handclaps straight in rhythm with the viscera. Very good.
The UK twosome enter another soulful bit of modern pop to their already great oeuvre of tracks on new one “Shouldn’t Have Done That”. On the song, a focused central (and hypnotic) vocal hook (Shouldn’t of…) twists “Shouldn’t Have Done That” into a kind of melodic accessibility that should break open new listening territory for the quickly rising band. Spin “Shouldn’t Have Done That” below.
The Australian producer reworks the Life of Pablo track “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” into a Chi house-inspired late night groover we adore.
