“West London women have no passion. Sadness to them is just another word.” In the manner of Morrissey’s many dimensional croon/provocation comes newcomers Fé’s excellent Strangeways lyrical wryness meets 2013 UK indie latest “She Came”. That historical context aside, “She Came” itself is very soulful. It’s narrative is compelling. It feels real. “She Came” is a rarity in 2013.
Fé 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.5
Supreme Cuts shod a beautiful R&B-inflected tableau of synth atmospheres, orchestration & piano for new track “Gone” featuring teenage French chanteuse Mahaut Mondino. Wrested melodically from somewhere deep deep inside the mid 90’s R&B/house, the genre jumping vocal stylings of Ms. Mondino create a cool dynamic against the more contemporary R&B of SC’s production. “Gone” is sampled here from Supreme Cuts’ upcoming Divine Ecstasy LP.
Supreme Cuts 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
D.C.’s GEMS (& ATG/B3/TMD’s CMJ (enough acronyms?) Hit Parade act) let loose the dramatic & soulful boy-girl synth pop of their upcoming EP’s title track “Medusa”. Forty fathoms deep in reverb and Lean-esque in its cinematic quality, “Medusa” for its instrumental ornamentation is really quite visceral melodically (hit us straight in the gut) and we really really like that. Hit Parade.
GEMS 
(Official)
Rating 8.4
No bio electronic producer (& a favorite of b3) Slow Magic lends his complex, varied, exotic production style to tourmate Gold Panda’s “Brazil”. Quiet at the start and slow to build, the mix’s big payoff in its fourth minute (when the oceansized mid 80’s synth introduce into the track) is quite special. Get with it below.
Slow Magic (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
Lorine Chia out of our home hood of CLE impresses again with the minor-keyed slow burn of new track “Eve’s Perspective”. Lorine will be releasing her new “Naked Truths” EP next week.
Lorine Chia 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Termanology links up with the always affable Bronsolini and the definitely dope Jared Evan for the jazz-hop stylings of “Take My Turn”, excerpted here from the Mass. emcee’s out today Goya project. Ice cold.
Termanology 
(Facebook)
Rating: 8.2
Tennis, the Denver-based duo signed to Communion Records, catches a bit of that Holy Ghost w/ the 60’s soul-informed new track “Mean Streets”. Playing out from the record at a pace and quality that’s suggestive it could just be the very only track in the world (the song takes it time), “Mean Streets” leisurely meandering pocket ebbs about Tennis singer Alana Moore’s equally nonplussed but melodically right on vocal. Tennis’ “Small Sound” EP is due November 5.
Tour Dates
11/3 Brooklyn, NY @ School Night Brooklyn Bowl
11/5 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall+
11/6 Washington, DC @ Black Cat+
11/7 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts+
11/9 Montreal, QC @ II Motore*
11/10 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison^
11/12 Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird Nightclub+
11/13 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar +
11/14 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge+
11/16 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall^
11/17 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway^
11/19 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater+
11/20 Madison, WI @ The Frequency+
11/21 Maquoketa, IA @ Daytrotter+
+ Communion Presents w/ ON AN ON, Night Sweats, Savoir Adore & more
* Support from ON AN ON
Tennis 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
The R wraps up best Oreo reference on a hook for 2013 w/ the illustratively titled new one “Cookie”. Cookie, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie, Robert Kelly’s got melodic lines for days, in fact he probably wrote this one standing on his head, left handed, while lying back in the hot tub (if anybody could pull this maneuver off it’s R. Kelly btw) while writing the next “Go Getta” “I Believe I Can Fly” and “Ignition” all at the same (damn) time. Witness.
R. Kelly (Twitter)
Rating 8.2
“Time Machine” is new from Nashville party rockers COIN. Long on super strong hooks, easy accessibility and that indie 1-2 that is irresistible to keep still to, “Time Machine” is the latest pop crusher from the Tennessee-based trio. Also, COIN are playing the fabulous CMJ HIT PARADE showcase showcase we’re throwing w/ All Things Go on October 16th. All of which can be yours for the low low price of a few clicks of the mouse, a bit of geographic availability (NYC) and a “clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose” attitude starting below.
COIN 
(Official)
Performing @ The CMJ Hit Parade @ Brooklyn Bowl 
(Official Event Info) (Purchase Tickets)
Rating 8.0
Like the title suggests, “Here We Go Again” is yet another Johnny Stimson grab bag of feel-good party synths and funky washed guitars. The song is as singalong primed as say, Maroon 5, and is as booty shakin as Zak Waters or say the latest Daft Punk, all hinting towards Stimson as one to watch for in 2014. Sample at “Here We Go Again” below and also have a spin at the recent Kulkid remix for the popular blogosphere track “Daddy’s Money”.
Johnny Stimson (Facebook)
Rating 8.1
Just 17, Atlanta artist Jamie impresses with the simple guitar-picked R&B of “Worldly”.
Jamie 
: (TUMBLR)
Rating: 8.0
