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Benjamin Booker - Pompeii Statues
Benjamin Booker
Pompeii Statues
Sounds like: Perfume Genius, Sault, FKA Twigs, The Weather Station
This song's meaningful lyrics are mixed with interesting production that isn't all too common.What Benjamin Booker strives to do with this EP seems to...
MTMBO - Mottingham
MTMBO
Mottingham
Sounds like: Moses Sumney, Sampha, Vancouver Sleep Clinic
London's MTMBO has released a handful of tracks over the last few years and recently resurfaced with his track "Mottingham." There is something eerie...
Josh McGovern - The Devil Below Me
Josh McGovern
The Devil Below Me
Sounds like: Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen
"The Devil Below Me" is the melancholic first single from Brighton artist, Josh McGovern. A folksy ballad spearheaded by McGovern's intimidating Nick...
Kidepo - Little Soul Little City
Kidepo
Little Soul Little City
Sounds like: Sampha, James Blake, Bon Iver
In what could be one of the years most emotive tracks, Kidepo (whose moniker pays homage to the Kidepo Valley in his native land of Uganda) takes us o...
ACES - Stranger
ACES
Stranger
Sounds like: BANKS, FKA Twigs, Broods
Brooklyn-based Canadian ACES' Stranger EP is finally here and is everything I hoped it would be are more. The three track EP is full of sparse electro...
Graveyard Club - Cellar Door
Graveyard Club
Cellar Door
Sounds like: M83, Young Magic, CHVRCHES, The xx
Usually if I can't get past the first track on an album, that's a scathing condemnation. But with the band Graveyard Club, the fact I can't get past t...
Ida Wenøe - Lyla
Ida Wenøe
Lyla
Sounds like: Julia Stone, Joan As Police Woman, Lisa Hannigan
My obsession with Nordic acts continues with the release of Ida Wenøe's (pronounced EE-da ven-O) haunting yet compelling "Lyla." The gothic-folk ball...
Albin Lee Meldau - Lou Lou
Albin Lee Meldau
Lou Lou
Sounds like: Nadia Nair, Hozier, Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker)
The heart-wrenching potency of hauntingly detached vocals and delicately minimalistic instrumental accompaniment have produced formidable genre jugger...
Dom Robinson - Good Love
Dom Robinson
Good Love
Sounds like: Bon Iver, Haux, Novo Amor
Dom Robinson, a singer-songwriter from Leeds, England, was recently put on my radar by my new UK friend claiming sounds reminiscent of Bon Iver. After...
London Grammar - Rooting For You
London Grammar
Rooting For You
Sounds like: Lana Del Rey, Florence & The Machine, Jessie Ware
Breaking three years of silence following their stellar debut album If You Wait, UK trio London Grammar, known for their spine-tingling melodies and m...
Mooryc - You Will Go
Mooryc
You Will Go
Sounds like: Aurora, The Tallest Man on Earth, Bon Iver
About once a week, I crave a kind of music that takes me back to roots long forgotten, ancient and buried. Roots unrecognizable with time, mysterious ...
Izzard - Secret Garden (Ft. Merival)
Izzard
Secret Garden (Ft. Merival)
Sounds like: Daughter, Tennyson, Emma Louise, Yóste
18-year old Izzidan Oakes, aka Izzard, is a producer and songwriter from Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Izzard's intricate productions create emotive landsc...
Roses & Revolution - The Pines
Roses & Revolution
The Pines
Sounds like: Marian Hill, Alpines, The Civil Wars
Vocalist Alyssa Coco and guitarist Matt Merritt are the creative duo behind Roses & Revolution. They've just released their new track "The Pines,"...
Luke Cusato - Ghosts
Luke Cusato
Ghosts
Sounds like: Oh Wonder, RKCB, Jamie XX
Liverpool singer/songwriter Luke Cusato has just released his single "Ghosts," which is just as haunting and elusive as the name suggests.  Twinkling...
Phebe Starr - Lavender Scars
Phebe Starr
Lavender Scars
Sounds like: Imogen Heap, Florence Welch, Adele
Phebe Starr is one of those rare artists whose music not only speaks to the soul, but captures it as well. The Australian songstress’ latest release, ...
Bjear - Big Sky
Bjear
Big Sky
Sounds like: Bon Iver, The Tallest Man On Earth, Volcano Choir
Just a few weeks after releasing a cover of Bon Iver's "Towers" featuring Lauren McKee on vocals, Australian folk troubadour Bjear has a brand new sin...
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...
Chrysanthemum Bear - Graphene 1b For Jeremy
Chrysanthemum Bear
Graphene 1b For Jeremy
Sounds like: Fever Ray, Zola Jesus, Grimes
"Scotland in the year 2047. The apocalypse nearly wiped out mankind. Gathering around small fires in the highlands people will start to sing again. Bu...
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, ...
Fiordmoss - Madstone
Fiordmoss
Madstone
Since its release, "Madstone," the new single from Berlin-based four-piece Fiordmoss, has twice been described as sounding like a spell being cast. Bu...