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Track Reviews

Shy Luv – Caught Up On You

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Get into the smooth vocal dreamscape of pop track “Caught Up On You” from UK trio Shy Luv which is the joint collaboration between Future Classic producer Karma Kid, Armeria beat maker Jake Norman and vocalist Ryan Ashley. According to Norman in the Fader, Shy Luv wrote the opulent hip-hop leaning track within the frame of the new trio’s heat-of-the-summer head space during their first studio encounter last summer. “Caught Up On You” is available on June 8th. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Shy Luv (Soundcloud)

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05-12-15

Hopium – Right Now

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“Right Now” is a newest exercise in melodic sorcery/running laps around the competition from Aussie act Hopium. The Melbourne duo’s third track online, including breakthrough “Dreamers” which went to #1 Hypem, “Right Now” traffics in a similar type of sticky staccato instrumentation and tunefulness as “Dreamers” that marks “Right Now”s success as a viral hit all but certain.

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05-12-15

Years & Years – Shine

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Surprise BBC Sound Poll winners Years & Years will release their debut Communion LP on Polydor July 10 and have a new single in tow in the form of the bouncy synth pop number “Shine”. Stream below.

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05-12-15

Bon Voyage – Booshie (Andy Bell Remix)

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World coolest human, the frontperson for recently reformed English band Ride, and bassist for Oasis Andy Bell does a rad 808s-assisted ?remix (who knew A. Bell did remixes???) for Irish now New York-based rap/dance trio Bon Voyage. Do that Andy Bell dance.

Bon Voyage (Soundcloud)

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05-12-15

One Track Brain – Stimulus

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Experience the unabashed slow build and soulful deeply-entrancing instrumental breadth of compelling new gutteral techno dance-floor-stomper from Liechtenstein artist One Track Brain, “Stimulus”, which is the b-side track on the enigmatic new producer’s “Gefühl Operator / Stimulus” EP that recently released last month on OTB Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay

One Track Brain (Soundcloud)

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05-11-15

Axel Flóvent – Dancers

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Icelandic songwriter Axel Flóvent follows up his Hypem Top 10 track “Forest Fires” with piano-driven new one “Dancers”. Flóvent’s easy to harmony tenor is the spark of “Dancers”, as the young Trellis Records signee vocal oscillates steadily within a pretty frame of spacious acoustics and tight fidelity drums. Axel Flóvent’s “Forest Fires” EP is out May 25th on Trellis Records.

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05-11-15

Oslo Parks – Fiction

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Brighton-based new favorites Oslo Parks are releasing a new single on June 8th via X Novo Records. The first track to surface from the AA-side release is “Fiction”, a sunny synth-laden take on modern indie pop that in addition to being very very good takes cool risks in its arrangement (love those staccato piano stabs) and melodic choices.

Oslo Parks (Soundcloud)

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05-11-15

Oscar – Beautiful Words

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Londoner Oscar announces new EP for Wichita Records with stream for title track “Beautiful Words”. The pop not pop sounds of “Beautiful Words” are highlighted by Oscar’s cool vaguely Morrisseyesque baritone and a very infectious chorus hook that will fixate in your brain nearly immediately. June 23rd is the date to know for “Beautiful Words”.

Oscar (Soundcloud)

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05-11-15

Navajo – Elemental (Dom Dolla Remix)

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The fabulous new bass laden male-vocaled deep house remix of Navajo’s excellent dance track “Elemental” is the latest feel-good production from Melbourne producer/DJ Dom Dolla, who is a featured artist at Vegas’ EDC music festival in June. Reviewed by Erin Shay

Dom Dollaaustralia (Soundcloud)

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05-11-15

AQUILO – Put Me Down

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“Put Me Down” is the second stream from Silverdale UK band AQUILO’s upcoming “Calling Me” EP out June 1st on our very own B3SCI Records.

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05-10-15

RVDICAL THE KID – Dopamine (Feat. Maesu)

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On his new buoyant track “Dopamine” West African producer and Flo-Fi artist RVDICAL THE KID. fosters a beautiful balance between a soft and ambient electro vibe and a uniquely gorgeous exaggerated beat and manages to artfully complement the dreamy rap vocals of his collaborator, future beat vocalist Maesu. “Dopamine” is out now on as a part of RVDICAL’s Flo-Fi released “Carte Blanche” EP. Reviewed by Erin Shay

RVDICALTHEKID (Soundcloud)

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05-08-15

Rebel Kites – Atlas Sky

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The Rebel Kites are a London-based act that make as the band describes it, cinematic folk music. “Atlas Sky”, previewed from the band’s “The Witnessing” EP, very much fits that cinematic folk description with its sweeping symphonics and mastery of ebb and tension of mood (Think Pink Floyd meeting Townes Van Zant outside a rusted-out barn on the Moon). Rebel Kites’ “The Witnessing” EP is out now.

Rebel Kites (Soundcloud)

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05-08-15