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El Michels Affair - Lesson Learned
El Michels Affair
Lesson Learned
Sounds like: Lee Fields, The Budos Band, Manhattan Street Band
El Michels Affair’s Leon Michels has been an in-demand performer, producer, songwriter, and record label owner for the last 20 years or so. He began ...
EevilTwynne - Within & Without
EevilTwynne
Within & Without
Sounds like: Netsky, Bachelors of Science
I don't know what it is, but the age-old genre that is Drum & Bass almost always ends up settling well on my ear. Good news for EevilTwynne, then...
Typhoon - Darker
Typhoon
Darker
Sounds like: Kyle Morton, Radiation City, San Fermin
They just keep getting better. And better. And darker, more cinematic, more full and deep. Kyle Morton's musical and lyrical prose is evolving at a fa...
ODESZA - Just A Memory (Ft. Regina Spektor)
ODESZA
Just A Memory (Ft. Regina Spektor)
Sounds like: Fiona Apple, Kate Nash, St. Vincent
ODESZA's new album has arrived, and with it, a few big names, like Naomi Wild on the previously-covered "Higher Ground," as well as WYNNE & Mansio...
Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Trial
Gabriel Garzon-Montano
Trial
Sounds like: Seramic, Alxndr London, Johan
For all the absolutely genius songs on Gabriel Garzon-Montano's latest album Jardín, intro track "Trial" stands out as a firm favourite. A pondering,...
On Dolphin - Worth The Drive
On Dolphin
Worth The Drive
Sounds like: Cat Power, Jets To Brazil
This next track is one that you and I could definitely hear coming out of a Quentin Tarantino midwestern film. It's dramatic, it's haunting, and it's...
Chrysanthemum Bear - 3 Ravens
Chrysanthemum Bear
3 Ravens
Sounds like: Fever Ray, Zola Jesus, Grimes
A few weeks ago I post the track "Graphene 1b For Jeremy," the first release from mysterious artist Chrysanthemum Bear. Today the follow-up single has...
Element - Under The Flesh
Element
Under The Flesh
Sounds like: HudMo, Lunice, Alexander Lewis, TNGHT
The most succinct way to describe this track is to call it cinematic. From the very beginning, everything about it feels surreal -- like a dream, movi...
BATTS - Kiki
BATTS
Kiki
Sounds like: The XX, Daughter, Portishead, London Grammar
Melbourne-based BATTS have just released a gorgeous new creation. "Kiki" is the third single from the project of singer/songwriter Tanya Batt. Produc...
Apollo Mighty - Paper Towns
Apollo Mighty
Paper Towns
Sounds like: Drake, Majid Jordan, Son Lux, Kid Cudi
Apollo Mighty is an American singer-songwriter who captured my attention a month ago with his track "Happiness (Priorities)." He has just released a ...
Joy Crookes - New Manhattan
Joy Crookes
New Manhattan
Sounds like: Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Lykke Li, Sia
Joy Crookes shares debut single "New Manhattan." The London-born solo artist is only 17 years old, but you can already hear the maturity in her dark, ...
KEØMA - Black
KEØMA
Black
Sounds like: Xul Zolar, Lanks, Daniel Johns
Today I stumbled on the incredibly dramatic, cinematic video for KEØMA's single "Black," and was immediately drawn to the stark, gruesome themes in bo...
Golden Vessel - Can't Stay (Ft. Allthingslost)
Golden Vessel
Can't Stay (Ft. Allthingslost)
Sounds like: River Tiber, Club Kuru, Harrison Brome, Maala
Australian producer Golden Vessel has just released the first taste of his forthcoming debut EP, with new single "Can’t Stay." The moniker of Max Byr...
Mocky - When Paulie Gets Mad
Mocky
When Paulie Gets Mad
Sounds like: Sly 5thAve, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Cinematic Orchestra
I feel certain that Mocky, a ridiculously talented musician and producer who has worked with Feist, Peaches, and a host of other musical elite, is a M...
Life Is Better Blonde - Follow Me
Life Is Better Blonde
Follow Me
Sounds like: Ed Harcourt, James Blake, Jack Garratt
People talk about hairs standing up on the backs of their necks with music. Don't get me wrong, I can be very passionate about tracks and I spend 95% ...
Deradoorian - Komodo
Deradoorian
Komodo
This is an interesting little track that's way out of my musical comfort zone. For a time, Angel Deradoorian played bass and sung in Dirty Projectors...
Sad Robot - I Want You Bad
Sad Robot
I Want You Bad
Sounds like: Rilo Kiley, Desire, Kavinsky
The band Sad Robot's initial success came in 2012 with the release of 1.0, under a more traditionally rock sound. However, during 2014, Kat Pawlak and...