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Track Reviews

NUDE – California

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Get into impossible to Google French producer NUDE on his new sensationally-quirky dynamic-synth-characterized funky guitar-riff-enhanced beats jam “California” which is off NUDE’s recently released four-track “Naturalness” EP (out on Moose Records). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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SMILE – Boundless Plains To Travel

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Sample the jangly melodic “Boundless Plains To Travel”, which reminds us in a very favorable way to the Bunnymen in places, from Melbourne AU band SMILE from the band’s sophomore LP on Smooch Records.

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Sven Van Hees – Soda Pressing

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Tune in for the mesmerizing sultry-blusey vibrations of new one “Soda Pressing” from Belgian DJ/producer label-owner Sven Van Hees. This brilliantly sultry lounge-y upbeat-sunny melody-sensed gem is out via the artist’s own label Your Lips. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Alex Wiley – For Sunny

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Fresh-vibe hip-hop track “For Sunny” showcases the immensely-catchy and perceptive rough-edged rhymes and slick-stylized vocal flow of Chicago artist Alex Wiley which we think combines beautifully with the dreamy eclectic-understated synth-textured production style of B3-featured radio champ producer Hippie Sabotage (covered here for his very good remix of Elliot Moss’s blog hit “Slip”). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Weird Inside – No More Heroes

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B3 recently highlighted New Jersey native ani bharad (a.k.a. hip-hop producer Weird Inside) for his beautifully subtle jazzy-slow-trickle sensed instrumental jam called “Nothing”. We highly recommend Weird Inside’s new brightly-inspired slow-unfolding melodic toned instrumental track called “No More Heroes”; which revels in a molasses-y and deliberate-methodical pace, cumbersome sullen-vibe metallic accents, gorgeous tip-toeing piano chords and subtle dark-moody deep-scratchy synth-led atmospheres. Amazing song! Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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09-30-15

Kill J – Propaganda

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We’re floored by the fiery dance-driven attitude and ultra-mod brazen-synth-led MIA-esque-vibe of new song “Propaganda” a wildly cinematic track from Copenhagen drone-pop songstress Kill J; who wrote the song in jest of someone who told her “You will never make it in the business. You´ve got no fuckability– too much opinion”. With its vastly creative lyrics and barrage of changeable moods (from drone pop to sultry-vibes Bollywood), “Propaganda”, is one of the catchiest avant pop tracks we have heard in awhile. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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KOLIDESCOPES – Back to You

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Out on Waxplotation, “Back to You”, is the beautiful new brightly-textured harmony-infused synth-led summer-anthem debut track written and produced by Australian act Yeah Boy (1/2 of Parachute Youth) & UK producer Dan Dare (a.k.a KOLIDESCOPES). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Matt Woods – Blue Skies

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Ayy, this is a heavy one, isn’t it? UK upstart Matt Woods taps that affecting stable of sentiments that populates the margins around a relationship near beginning but where its eventual realization is still uncertain. Soundwise, the track reminds a bit of Aquilo with a dimension of (stick with the comparison) Curtis Mayfield “People Get Ready” melodic semblance, which is cool bit of ingredients, I think.

Matt Woods (Soundcloud)

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Rick Ross – Buried In These Streets

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Step 1 to being like Rick Ross, listen to Rick Ross’s music. Black Dollar, the bossman’s latest mixtape, is kind of a masterpiece and the mafioso beats JakeOne-produced “Buried In These Streets” is that sort of instrumental that Ross has been bodying since the womb. Yeah, this one.

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GL – Number One

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We’re way into “Number One”, the electric new bit of supremely crafted neon funk from Australian duo GL. Look for a full length next year from the twosome out on the great Aussie label Plastic World.

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High Tyde – Do What You Want

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The school of Two Door Cinema Club airtight indie pop of “Do What You Want” from High Tyde is an ambitious big tent potential UK radio smash. The Brighton band release new EP “Glow” on November 23.

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LISS – Try

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Liss are a Danish four-piece band who recently released their excellent debut indie pop track “Try”. We’re vibing the new song for its warmly-inviting shimmery-sugary melodic pop instrumentals and remarkably-quaint sweet-sensitive sticky-catchy honest-vibe vocals (from lead singer Søren Holm). A strong start to Liss’s career, sunny-synth-spun new one “Try” is out now on Copenhagen label Escho. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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