Following her tour with Maggie Rogers, we’ve decided to share Mallrat‘s ‘Groceries,’ which we think is one of her best releases yet.
The Australian pop-rap sensation delivers bittersweet records layered with danceable relatable disconsolation – a unique slice of modern nostalgia with a lyrical maturity, way beyond her years.
Sounds like: Alice Jemima, Grimes, Yung Lean, Charli XCX, Izzy Bizu, Uffie, Sofi Tukker, Maggie Rogers
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Low Hum – Strange Love
Los Angeles-based Low Hum shares his new single, ‘Strange Love’.
A low hum, this is not – ‘Strange Love’ is a circulating brawl of guitar riffs and retro-tinted vocals that tell a story of epic proportions.
Sounds like: Jagwar Ma, Liily
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Preston Lovinggood – Everything Will Be Okay
We don’t normally feature songs that are reasonably old, but we had to make an exception for Preston Lovinggood and his dreamy take on folk.
You can listen to his song, ‘Everything Will Be Okay’ below.
Sounds like: Ten Fé
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Ro – do you think it’s fine?
British newcomer Ro shares her self-produced debut, electro-pop tune, ‘do you think it’s fine?’
Looking up to female artists such as Grimes and Robyn, Ro is striving to reach their great heights of artistic control in a modern electronic landscape. Expect an EP later in the year.
Sounds like: Melis, VÉRITÉ, Linney
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Dan Crossley – Heal
UK artist and vocal heavyweight, Dan Crossley shares his addictive new single, ‘Heal’.
It has everything that makes a perfect pop banger – sensual vocals, lucious synths loops and romantic guitars riffs.
Sounds like: The 1975, Cat Burns, Years & Years
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2CRE8 – Cheater
Dutch production and DJ duo, 2CRE8 returns with a cheeky number called ‘Cheater’.
Giving a wink to misbehaving and making the most of the summer, in a similar vain to the likes of The Him, you’ll be forgiven for having this track on repeat, even when the sun isn’t shining.
Sounds like: The Him, Jonas Blue
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Victoria’s Flight – Paradise
Victoria’s Flight is a Glasgow-based band of childhood friends Matt Robertson and Craig Harkness.
Their new single ‘Paradise’ is the first of three singles that tells the story of summer love and loss, with a combined energy of tropical guitar riffs and contemplative vocals.
Sounds like: SKIES, The Island Club, Blossoms
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Jackie Charles – Time Travel
Jackie Charles – the love-child, band and alter ego of Kaja Bremnes – looks at the topic of ‘Time Travel’, because after all isn’t the past sometimes better than the future?
The new single is Scandi-pop blended with anarchic tendencies – inspired the times spent between the rooftop bars of Berlin and a Norwegian fishing boat.
Sounds like: The Cure, Alvvays, Ariel Pink
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Daise – Glass Mind
Los Angeles-based dream-pop quintet Daise shares the ethereal and emotional ‘Glass Mind’.
It’s an intensely reflective song that almost borders in emo territory with its transfixing guitars and pensive melodies.
Sounds like: The Smiths
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Tallsaint – Warm Skin
British electro-pop artist Tallsaint shares music that touches critical themes of obsession, romance, anxiety and womanhood.
‘Warm Skin’ is the first track taken from her debut EP ‘Hard Love’ on indie label Dance to The Radio, out now and takes a more vulnerable approach.
Sounds like: Stereo Honey, RALPH, St Vincent, Lykke Li
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Molina – Venus
The 26-year old Copenhagen-based producer & musician Molina (aka Rebecca Maria Molina) is channeling series 80’s synth vibes in her new single ‘Venus’.
Tinkering with experimental alt-pop sounds featuring heavy Japanese music
Sounds like: Wolf Alice, Tears for Fears, Kate Bush, Röyksopp, Georgia
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Uffie – No Regrets
The first time listening to Uffie‘s ‘Pop The Klock’ was nine years ago and it simply blew our minds. We couldn’t get enough of the French-American’s experimental and nonconformist pop sound. The original modern pop star.
Fast forward nine years and Uffie has definitely not lost her sparkle. Listen to her straight-up pop single, ‘No Regrets’ below.
Sounds like: Mallrat, Alice Jemima, Grimes, Yung Lean, Charli XCX, Yelle
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Wild Moccasins – Doe-Eyed Dancer
One of our ones to watch for 2019 is Wild Moccasins, a beautifully crafted band fronted by the magnificent Zahira Gutierrez with her notable soaring pop melodies.
Their new single ‘Doe-Eyed Dancer’ is taken from the ‘Look Together’ album, which is a resilient and volatile break-up record co-written by Gutierrez and guitarist Cody Swann after their decade-long romantic relationship dissolved.
Listen now and be prepared to click ‘repeat’ over and over again.
Sounds like: Tennis, Oh Land, Wild Ones, Tame Impala, Anteros
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KIDDO Feat. Decco – Drunk And I Miss You (Arturs Lapins Remix)
We don’t usually support remixes on the site, but it’s been a tough week and this track has got has raring to go for the weekend. It’s Arturs Lapins‘ remix of ‘Drunk And I Miss You’, by feisty Stockholm-based artist KIDDO
Sliced and diced into a more chill-hop vibe, check it out below.
Sounds like: MØ, Odesza, Billie Eilish, Jinka, ALMA, Rihanna
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Rebekah Fitch – Poison
We are intrigued by Belfast-based singer/songwriter Rebekah Fitch and her seemingly effortless avility to push artistic boundaries whilst still slotting into the mainstream with her memorable melodies.
Tinkering with 80’s pop and rock sensibiities, her new single ‘Poison’ considers the way we are taught to think and what we are taught to value by society, as well as the topic of control, stopping us from becoming the fullest version of ourselves.
Sounds like: Pat Benatar, YONAKA
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Jinka just ‘Don’t Work Like That’, or so she is stating in her new single.
On her way to claiming title as the German Sigrid, the producer/singer-songwriter’s trip-hop-pop banger is refreshingly fierce and kitsch. Swedish artist Ossian Melin (Yung Lean, Little Dragon) contributes the artwork to this project.
‘Don’t Work Like That’ will be the second single from Jinka’s debut EP, ‘Dr. Ara’ which is going to be released early January.
Sounds like: Kate Boy, I BREAK HORSES
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French Horn Rebellion – Rooftops Feat. Natalie Duffy
Brooklyn brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari, aka French Horn Rebellion, ask us to meet them on the ‘Rooftops’ in their new single, which also features the delicate vocals of Natalie Duffy.
The boys maybe harnessing down the electro funk on this one, but it doesn’t mean ‘Rooftops’ lacks energy, quite the opposite. Take a listen below.
Their label YouTooCanWoo will be expanding its ‘Night Out’ series of collaborative performances including dates in New York and London. More info here.
Sounds like: Monogem, RÜFÜS, Flight Facilities, Van She
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BATTS – Somedays
Melbourne-based folktronica artist BATTS returns with her beautiful new single ‘Somedays’.
Using space as a reference (specifically the NASA recording of Saturn’s rings), ‘Somedays’ showcases BATTS’ knack of creating psych-tinged pop that is extremely grounding, but also feels otherworldly at the same time.
Expect her mesmerising and melancholic debut EP ’62 Moons’, to be released through the newly announced THAA Records.
Sounds like: London Grammar, Ficci, GEMS, MS MR, Daughter, James Blake, Jon Hopkins, MØ, SOHN, Broods, M83
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Jinka – Shock Mounted
Quirky songstress Jinka shares the ‘Shock Mounted’.
The surrealist video, directed by Ossian Melin (Yung Lean, Little Dragon), features Jinka reading Swedish porn magazines and microwaving sushi. As you do.
Sounds like: Charli XCX, Vera, Billie Eilish, Gwen Stefani, Talking Heads
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Lake Jons -Call Me
Following on from the brilliant ‘Colors‘, Finnish trio Lake Jons release ‘Call Me’.
Once again ethereal vocals clash and blend with tinny drums. We can’t help but think severe isolation in the woods is the way forward – it really does produce inspirational music!
Expect their forthcoming self-titled debut album to come out on 19 January through AntiFragile Music.
Sounds like: Midlake, Band Of Horses, Paul Simon, Ásgeir, Bon Iver, Nick Mulvey
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Dream Estate – You
Wow, ‘You’ is some serious spine tingling stuff from Dream Estate, an exciting ambient pop outfit on the scene.
The band was originally founded by William Tse in 2015, but later was joined by Dan Hvorostovsky (bass, backing vocals), Dan Noble (lead guitar, backings vocals), and Joe Dawson (drums) in 2017. Since then, the band have been working alongside producer Sam Winfield (Fickle Friends, Pixel Fix, Amber Run, Motherhood).
Watch their video about insecure love below.
Sounds like: Bon Iver, The Japanese House, Aquilo
Mallrat
Mall rats tend to hang round shopping centres with their friends, and we kind of get the vibe that this musical Mallrat is a social creature.
At just 17, Mallrat is causing a bit of a stir in her home country of Australia, and beyond, making fun, sociable and youthful pop music.
Her new track ‘For Real’ is just that, and includes some 90’s dance piano chords and an old school, hip-hop beat as well. Lovely.
Sounds like: Alice Jemima, Grimes, Yung Lean, Charli XCX, Izzy Bizu, Uffie
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