British-born, Sydney-based producer Third Floor shares his new melancholy chiller ‘Little Pieces’ featuring the compassionate vocals of Denny Love.
Led by an indulgent guitar riff and funk-laden bassline with sparkling synths, this is one bittersweet love song you want to allow the pleasure of.
Sounds like: Goldroom, RAC, Moon Boots, Classixx, The Knocks, Panama, Pink Feathers, Jax Jones
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Los Angeles-based producer Le Youth releases a slightly surprising more chilled out track than usual, featuring talented American producer, singer, songwriter MNDR who has worked with the likes of Mark Ronson, RAC and Flume.
Speaking of the track, Le Youth explains,
“…Creatively speaking, ‘I Could Always’ is a bit different from the other songs I’ve put out. It’s not dance and it’s not pop. The music, vocal, and video come together to create a vibe that’s hard to describe, but you just get it… That’s how I knew this needed to come out. I’m so excited to share this one.”
It’s out now via Parametric/Atlantic Records.
Sounds like: RAC, Pink Feathers, Mark Ronson
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Georgi Kay – Guilty Pleasures
Singer Georgi Kay is warning us about guilty pleasures in her new single.
Quintessentially indietronica-based, ‘Guilty Pleasures’ is a song about falling in love with someone who, despite the deep emotional connection being mutual, is romantically tied down by another.
Sounds like: Fjer, Alpines
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Satin Jackets – Mirage
The story goes something like “when we’re good, we’re good. And when we’re low, we’re low”. Sound familiar?
Satin Jackets is tapping into our relationship insecurities with a strangely upbeat melody in ‘Mirage’. I guess that’s kind of the definition of a mirage!
It’s out now via Eskimo Recordings.
Sounds like: Goldroom, RAC, Le Youth, Pink Feathers
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Slenderbodies – Amnesia
Exciting new Californian-based duo Slenderbodies share their new single, ‘Amnesia’.
Their music shares intricate guitar melodies and breathy vocal work that is both nostalgic and forward-thinking at the same time.
This is definitely one act you won’t forget in a long time.
Sounds like: Glass Animals, Alt-J
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LANNDS – Words
LANNDS is Memphis-born artist Rania Woodard and she shares her exciting slow-burner called ‘Words’.
There is nothing brash about this type of music, it’s soothing in its intent as well as thought-provoking.
‘Words’ is the second song off her forthcoming EP, ‘LEGENDS’ (expected March 2018), released on Kobalt/Kitsuné.
Sounds like: Björk, Vök, Låpsley, The Japanese House, Daughter, TENDER
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Von Sell – Hell No
We have been huge fans of Brooklyn-based artist Von Sell for a long time, and we are extremely happy he is back well and singing again after a six month break due to vocal chord issues.
Von Sell takes more of a funky attitude in the production techniques of ‘Hell No’ but we dig it – we’re gonna call it his come-back track!
Sounds like: Summer Heart, Hazel English, Teen Daze
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Jayce Cantor – Done For Now
Singer/songwriter/producer Jayce Cantor shares his radio-ready single ‘Done For Now’.
The song has elements of catchy R&B blended with modern indietronica-influenced production that works brilliantly with Jayce’s soulful vocals as he sings about love and heartbreak.
Sounds like: Craig David, Le Youth
Bliss Nova – Now
…And finally, it’s time for some blissed-out music from Toledo-based duo, Bliss Nova.
Their second single called ‘Now’ hits you instantly with its chilled pop sensibilites and dreamy vocal harmonies.
Some exciting times ahead for these guys.
Sounds like: Summer Heart, Washed Out, Neon Indian, Porches, Cut Copy, Toro y Moi, Caribou, Wild Nothing, Phoenix, Tame Impala, Tuska
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Los Angeles-based duo Cardiknox. Their new single ‘Bad Boys’ is one hell of a pop anthem!
The overall retro feel of the song works perfectly with the disco inspired harmonies . This one goes out to all the disco dads out there!
Sounds like: Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Pink Feathers, RAC, The Knocks
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Meet Berlin-based producer Beckett.
He has teamed up with Canadian singer Claire Ridgely for new single ‘Butterflies’. Claire has also featured on Robotaki‘s ‘Monkey Bars’ and Pat Lok‘s ‘Crystal Ball’.
Unlike Claire, Beckett maybe new on the music scene, but his blend of digital and analog tones perfectly matches her sweet vocals.
Sounds like: Pink Feathers, VÉRITÉ, Goldroom, Robotaki, Pat Lok
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Stockholm local Chris Tall shares a surprisingly Californian-esq track called ‘Morning Golden Sunrise’.
Gentle 90’s groove piano keys with airy vocals that will instantly place you by the ocean on a summer’s morning.
Sounds like: Goldroom, Gryffin, Le Youth, RAC, Pink Feathers
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The Knocks – Trouble
Noisy New York electronic dance duo and remix gurus, The Knocks, have shared their summery track ‘Trouble’, featuring Absofacto.
Of the track, The Knocks say,
“We originally wrote “Trouble” with Abso in NYC at our studio as a slow, piano ballad, at 90 bpm. The idea was to write something that felt melancholy and classic. After we laid down the original idea, he left and we started experimenting with it – treating it like a sample – totally chopping it up and flipping it. This is the same way we approach some of our earlier songs like “Dancing With The DJ” and “Make it Better” so it was cool to go back to that formula while making a sound that was new and fresh.”
‘Trouble’ is out on Big Beat/Neon Gold and is the first single from their forthcoming EP ‘TESTIFY’, released on 3 February.
Sounds like: RAC, St. Lucia, Cut Copy, Flight Facilities, Passion Pit, Pink Feathers, Chromeo, Holy Ghost!, Penguin Prison
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KAPTAN
All good love songs start from a place of heartbreak.
Nashville artist, KAPTAN (aka Andrew de Torres) returns with the highly emotional, but equally as infectious, ‘Numbers’.
Of the track, KAPTAN explains,
“I was sitting inside my bass player’s (Brandon Day) studio and he was showing me a ton of different tracks that he had been working on for fun. Normally when we write together we always start from scratch but he ended up playing a small clip of something he had started and I fell in love immediately. We sat down to write the song and knew that we wanted to do something different from everything else that we had worked on together. The song is really just about feeling like your trapped in limbo and wondering whether or not there are things from the past that can help you in the future. We often find ourselves in relationships that are starting to fall apart and until it finally ends its hard to know where you stand or what will happen.”
Sounds like: Mew, M83, Goldroom, RAC, Pink Feathers, Summer Heart, Great Good Fine Ok, Pistol Shrimp
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Luka Sol
Following the huge success of Luka Sol’s last release, ‘Unknown’ (featuring Natalie M and as premiered on Indietronica), Luka has shared the equally as impressive ‘Suddenly’.
Luka Sol is the project by Los Angeles-based Shawn Day. He’s worked with Courtney Ballard on the track.
Sounds like: Honne, Goldroom, RAC, Boxed In, Pink Feathers, Hotel Garuda, Lucas Nord, Brolin, Le Youth
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Lilly Wolf
Based in Brooklyn, Lilly Wolf is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Lilly Wolfson and producer Alex Neuhausen, better known as Dr. Nu (an appropriate pseudonym for Neuhausen, who has a PhD in electrical engineering).
They like to toy with emotions and play with our musical minds, through the creation of dark synth pop that is bursting at the seams with infectious melodies about vulnerable subject matters.
Explaining the motivation for the video, Wolfson says “It started with this letter that’s been attributed to Bukowski, although if you look it up, no one can cite exactly where it’s from. It’s got the line “find what you love and let it kill you….for all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.” I was on a couch in Alex’s loft at maybe 6am on New Years morning when I first read it. We’d been up all night, the light was coming in through the big window, we (there were maybe eight of us at that point) were all draped over couches or talking quietly, and that’s when I started working on that song.”
Describing the making of the video, Neuhausen explains “We started with finding our awesome director, Luke Choi. He did the video for “Blue Hawaii” by ASTR, and the colors and vibe for that video are perfectly matched to the song. We reached out to him and he was psyched about working with us, so we started kicking ideas back and forth. We decided to basically reenact the inspiration for the song, shooting in the same locations I went to during that crazy New Years. A lot of the footage slow-motion reversed, as if we could undo the mistakes we’re depicting in the video.”
Sounds like: Little Boots, Pink Feathers, Avec Sans, St Etienne, Aeroplane, Lindstrøm, RAC, CHVRCHES, Grimes, Phantogram
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