Remix Ryan Hemsworth boosts Sinead Harnett’s already stunning track with Snakehips “No Other Way” supplementing it with video game synths and layered summertime creeper beats. Sinead’s N.O.W. EP is due August 31st.
Ryan Hemsworth 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
New favorite Pablo Nouvelle continues to impress on the flawless vibed-back indie take on mainstream U.S. R&B that is “You Don’t Understand”.
Pablo Nouvelle 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
HANAH is Colorado-born Brooklyn-based Hannah Taxman. The alt R&B as hymnal sound of “Out of Touch” is HANAH’s debut. “Out of Touch”‘s component parts both construction-wise and stylistically are many (dream pop, the aforementioned alt R&B, gospel, etc) and are indicative of wide-palette, studied, potentially very special artist. “Out of Touch” is one of our favorite debuts of the year.
HANAH 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
“Keeper” is new from Copenhagen soul duo FURNS. Highlighted by vocalist Monika Valudi’s soft subtle alto, “Keeper” continues the quality of arrangement and writing that broke the band on the 100k spins on Soundcloud on “Sparks”. “Keeper” succeeds too on its great use of space, lack of obviousness in its musicality and restraint of rhythm. A++++
FURNS 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
Tenru is the production project of Australian electronic musician David Jones. The great syrupy R&B-referencing breaks of “The Way She Moves” fit palette-wise and thematically just between legend labels HW&W and Soulection. Well done.
Tenru 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Mr. “Drank in My Cup” Kirko Bangz (the similarly of which to Kurt Cobain took me ages to suss out) is prepping the release of his debut LP Bigger Than Me. The Houston-based Bangz is accompanied on the chill sounds in the cut of “Rich” by mainstream R&B newcomer August Alsina on the hook. We like it.
Kirko Bangz 
(Official)
Rating 8.5
Toronto-based OVO-affiliated and the featured vocal on Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home” Majid Jordan put the remainder of the alt-R&B genre in a vice on the very impressive “A Place Like This”.
Majid Jordan (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.7
Mr. Yeaaah Man, and author of one 2014’s best singles “Good Kisser”, is on to another something good with new one featuring Nicki Minaj, “She Came To Give It To You”. Working in a similar mid 70’s Curtis/Marvin palette as the aforementioned “Good Kisser”, “She Came To” wins on its A+ rhythmic sensibility and pocket perfect melodies. We love it.
Usher 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4938
JVM’s melodically wonderful “Cavalier” was one of our favorite tracks of last year. Here L.A. duo MOORS fashion “Cavalier” around a great eased-back R&B beat that makes the song brand new (and great) all over again. James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical is out now on Vagrant.
James Vincent McMorrow 
(Official) (Facebook) (iTunes)
Rating 9.0
