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Geese - Au Pays du Cocaine
Geese
Au Pays du Cocaine
Sounds like: Squid, Black Country, New Road, Car Seat Headrest
Geese's new highly anticipated album, Getting Killed, releases to high critical and fan acclaim with fans' continued shock and awe to Cameron Winter's...
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
My Love Mine All Mine
Sounds like: beabadoobee, Phoebe Bridgers, Lana del Rey, Lucy Dacus
Mitski’s new album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, was released in mid-September, and with it came new achingly beautiful songs such as “My L...
Ted Jasper - Alone
Ted Jasper
Alone
Sounds like: Radiohead, RY X
Taken by the crisp and clean production on Ted Jasper's latest, "Alone," even the sound of the singer's lips parting adds such a subtle, yet textured ...
Livingston - Fairytale
Livingston
Fairytale
Sounds like: Lewis Capldi, James Bay, Gavin James
Full disclosure: this is another song I discovered while scrolling through Tik Tok. The app has exposed me to so many young artists, and Livingston is...
Annika Bennett - Boy Who Has Everything
Annika Bennett
Boy Who Has Everything
Sounds like: Molly Burch, Young Hunting, Haley Heynderickx
It happened with Louis Cole, it happened with Haley Heynderickx, and now it's happening again. It's just not a fair competition -- if it's a sad, subd...
Omar Apollo - There For Me (Interlude)
Omar Apollo
There For Me (Interlude)
Sounds like: Dijon, Mac Ayres, Berhana
I have a soft spot for interludes. Usually the shortest (and sometimes ignored) track on the album, they serve as a transitional piece of pace and moo...
Mac DeMarco - Nobody
Mac DeMarco
Nobody
Sounds like: Mild High Club, Cass McCombs, Fruit Bats
Out this week came a brand new number from Mac DeMarco entitled "Nobody," and there is a lizard man casually singing in the accompanying music video, ...
Colin Magalong - After Hours
Colin Magalong
After Hours
Sounds like: Justin Timberlake, The Weeknd
LA based, rising star Colin Magalong has another single doing the rounds in the form of the subdued "After Hours." A soothing ballad, Magalong's emot...
Ria - Outer Space
Ria
Outer Space
Sounds like: Florrie, Chela, Yelle, Banks
I had an ear infection that had my left ear feeling clogged for about a month. Yes, you read that right -- my left ear was clogged, as if I had water ...
Jorja Smith - Let Me Down (Ft. Stormzy)
Jorja Smith
Let Me Down (Ft. Stormzy)
Sounds like: FKA Twigs, Lauryn Hill, Kelela
2018 is the year Jorja Smith becomes the breakout star music fans know she was always destined to be, with latest single "Let Me Down" proof Smith is ...
The Alley - No More
The Alley
No More
Sounds like: Adele, Sia, Duffy
"No More" is the debut single from The Alley, otherwise known as Swedish producer iSHi. Having worked with the likes of Pusha T, Stormzy, Craig David,...
Bibi Bourelly - Sunshine
Bibi Bourelly
Sunshine
Sounds like: Rihanna, Jorja Smith, SZA
Ever since she came to the wider music communities' attention after writing Rihanna's “Bitch Better Have My Money,” singer songwriter Bibi Bourelly ha...
Rose Hotel - honestly
Rose Hotel
honestly
Sounds like: Marika Hackman, Birdy, Sharon Van Etten
Singer-songwriter Jordan Reynolds hits the throw-back sweet spot with her hazy bedroom rock tune, "honestly," under the moniker Rose Hotel.  'Honestl...
Eillot Root - 10,000
Eillot Root
10,000
Sounds like: Johnnyswim, Keane, The Fray
There are a few songs each year that find their way into my musical vocabulary as antidotes for long days, weeks, or specifically difficult situations...
Ruel - Don't Tell Me (Prod. by M-Phazes)
Ruel
Don't Tell Me (Prod. by M-Phazes)
Sounds like: Seinabo Sey, Jaymes Young, Thomston
14 years old, and Australia's very young answer to Jack Garratt, Ruel is already ticking off high profile performances and tastemaker-picks in his hom...
Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano (Angel Haze Cover)
Sampha
(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano (Angel Haze Cover)
Sounds like: Solange, BANKS, Jhene Aiko
Known more for her hard hitting emotional raps, Detroit hip-hop artist, Angel Haze, has shown her softer side with a remarkable cover of Sampha's "(No...
engelwood & simon eng - je te met au défi (Ft. nohidea & bijou)
engelwood & simon eng
je te met au défi (Ft. nohidea & bijou)
Sounds like: Mothica, CYN, Tompabeats
With only 1 minute and 30 of music, this French ballad curated and produced by englewood & simon eng is the type of song to send shivers down your...
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (Norah Jones Cover)
Soundgarden
Black Hole Sun (Norah Jones Cover)
Sounds like: Feist, Katie Melua, Adele
The death of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell rocked the music fraternity last week. His tragic death at the tender age of 52 has see...
Caswell - Brother
Caswell
Brother
Sounds like: Sia, Ariana Grande
"Brother" follows on from Caswell's previous release of "Animal" which found an impressive reception with over 100,000 streams on Spotify in just over...