Flying Lotus took to his soundcloud on Tuesday to share three previously unheard tracks from the You’re Dead (2014) LP sessions. Our favorite from the lot is the CMBR sounds of the Thundercat featuring “NO Feeer”. Thank u FlyLo.
Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus took to his soundcloud on Tuesday to share three previously unheard tracks from the You’re Dead (2014) LP sessions. Our favorite from the lot is the CMBR sounds of the Thundercat featuring “NO Feeer”. Thank u FlyLo.
The SBTRKT man is back. Following up his first track in two years (the Dream collaboration “Good Morning”) which first emerged online only on Tuesday, SBTRKT hits the gas once more with new stream “I Feel Your Pain”. The track, which features world’s greatest backronym D(oes) R(eal) A(ss) M(usic) and exciting newcomer and daughter of Neneh Cherry Mabel, strides a cool line of inventive arranging with an undeniable pop sense and quality. Welcome back, SBTRKT.
“Lost” is the latest stream from Iska Dhaaf’s forthcoming LP for Brick Lane Records The Wanting Creature. “Lost” is cool bit of blissed-out dark pop with a slightly menacing undercurrent (that distorted synth bass gives the song a cool sinister edge) fortified on very strong hook-driven writing. Look out for “Lost” and Iska Dhaaf.
The SXSW standouts announce debut LP for Secretly Canadian, Light Upon The Lake. “Golden Days”, newly revealed from the LP, finds the Chicago band of Smith Westerns provenance neatly straddling 70’s pop/soul/country-influenced song structures with modern indie writing. We are digging it. Light Upon The Lake is out June 3.
The 22 year old Melbourne AU-based REMI aka Remi Kolawole connects with buzzing fellow Aussie Sampa the Great on the late-night disco-tinged “For Good”. Slow-motion rhythmic strums, cool bongo-driven polyrhythms and locked in flows from the track’s pair of emcees, “For Good” is an accomplished mood setter. REMI will release the Divas and Demons LP later this year and “For Good” is the album’s first single.
Bristol band New Carnival impress on sophomore track “Sweet Caroline”. The follow-up “Where Do You Wanna Go?” from the fall, “Sweet Caroline” follows an unexpected course of construction. Out the gate with a Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer”-styled bit of big beat syncopation, “Sweet Caroline” erupts in its chorus into a “Love Rollercoaster”-esque groove galvanized by modern melodic ideas. One to watch.
“Wet Dreams” is the debut stream from Saya. Washed with Snakehips-esque instrumental frame, “Wet Dreams” rides a playful set of hooky vocal moves (“pull me in with your forces”, etc) and subtle nods to (while not feeling like a pastiche) to current trends in hip hop and R&B. A++.
“Greed” is the debut track online for Los Angeles-based dynamo ALICE MK. Bursting over with force, “Greed” is empowered pop fired forward from a position of offense and strength. “Greed”‘s mighty 1-2 rhythm is complemented by blasts of synth and an emphatic main vocal from Alice; a track and artist not to be taken lightly. Sample the B3 Premiere of “Greed” from ALICE MK below.
The great Roche Musique will release a new collaborative EP between Parisian artists Duñe & Crayon on March 25th. The vibes down D’Angelo-esque “Blue Window” is the EP’s first listen and it is a flawless bit of infinitely soulful nighttime R&B. Listen.
Wyldest, the duo of Zoe Mead and Holly Mullineaux formerly called Wildest Dreams, debut dreamy new “Wanders” single. On the track, the twosome do well at merging an ethereal palette with a strong pop sense to resulting to a very listenable track. Wyldest are preparing a debut EP due later this year.
