Silk Rhodes are a new addition to Stones’ Throw’s excellent line-up of artists and they debut this week with the spare and affecting soul of “Pains”. “Pains” is not alt R&B or neo R&B it’s a classic sounding record buoyed by one of the most heart-wringing organ tones you’ll ever hear on wax.
Silk Rhodes (Label)
Shannon Saunders star-making single “Sheets” is also her debut for Warner UK. Strong pop sensibilities and lovelorn sentiment frame “Sheets” which maintains its relevancy through its house-leaning compositional idiom. Look out.
Shannon Saunders 
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
R.I.P. The Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington duo Darkside have officially made their exit to the buzzband great wide open. The twosome, who were behind last year’s brilliant and widely lauded Psychic, will it quits after a final show in Brooklyn on September 12th. Listen to “Gone Too Soon” a loose track from the Psychic sessions that the duo released today on their Soundcloud.
Darkside (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Aside from the whole oppressive air pressure and scare oxygen supply “Ocean Floor Kisses” do sound quite appealing and so is Danish star producer Galimatias’ low-touch new track.
Galimatias 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
The ever-consistent Snakehips remains undefeated and still defending champ on brand new mix for buzz artist RAURY and “Cigarette Song”. If you’re familiar with/into the Snakehips’s style of easy R&B-esque beats with pop-informed electro touches then you’re already into this new one. Spin it below.
Snakehips (Facebook)
Rating 8.2123
Traces, a modern pop/R&B band out of Guildford UK that we posted back in February for the stunning debut “A Place To Call Home”, release a second, equally strong, track today “Obstacles”.
Traces 
: (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.6
SBTRKT collaborator Fabiana Palladino links up with another SBTRKT pal Sampha for minimalist indie pop of “For You”. Producer Sampha is stylistically present on “For You” in the track’s soulful visceral quality and its more adventurous arrangement choices with Fabiana’s R&B-y but restrained vocal (this is not another singer trying to duplicate Jessie Ware) the track’s star attraction. “For You” is forthcoming on the great Double Denim Records.
Fabiana Palladino (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Sample the Aaliyah-sampling “Polaroids”, the coolly soulful self-produced new one from great UK artist Jay Prince.
Jay Prince (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
The seemingly tireless Kaytranada latest remix trophy is Tensnake & Jamie Lidell’s electro-soul single “Feel of Love”. Kay selects for an outfit of spacefunk that is an ideal complement to the timbre of Mr. Lidell’s voice, hand in glove. Kaytranada’s “Feel of Love” remix is part of a new remix package for Tensnake’s track which also includes remixes from Joe Goddard, Boys Noize & Djedjotronic and Drew Hill and it’s due August 26th on Virgin.
Kaytranada
: (Facebook)
Rating: 8.7
The Chef loves a ballad. As part of his current “Throwback Thursday” series Rae spins a couple Moscato-ref’ing verses around the 2010 Fantasia R&B joint.
Raekwon 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.4
BK band Salt Cathedral release second single from upcoming “OOM VELT” EP. “Holy Soul” further explores the modern alt R&B/2014 indie blend that set the Brooklyn apart on previous single “Tease”. “OOM VELT” is out September 25th.
Salt Cathedral Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
