Baltimore’s Wing Dam (Austin Tally) has crafted some beauty on “Flesh”, a rich track from the Waves To Shore EP (listen and download it on bandcamp). His soft vocal presence and his soft guitar float through the tides of eerie samples and a rich synthed out chorus while the lyrics weave in and out a sensual [...]
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Poor Spirits – Mellow
Poor Spirits is up to something again…this time in the form of Mellow, an upcoming release. The title track has him going back to the instrumentals, but roughing up the sound a bit. The drums are notably raw and I like it. mp3: Poor Spirits – Mellow
Read moreNew TalkFine – Can’t Wait To Say No
The other day I posted on Brooklyn’s summer soul wonder TalkFine and their upcoming Lesser Known Hits release (out May 8th – pre-order). They were kind enough to send over this slow burner that reminds me even more of the rich life Stevie Wonder exudes with his music. Take a listen:
Read moreTaquwami – Ƒắη†Δ§ỷ
Taquwami creates some gorgeous/killer/moving electronics out of Tokyo. Bad Panda just dropped a new single from them entitled “Ƒắη†Δ§ỷ”. Check it out: and some more:
Read moreSonny & The Sunsets – Pretend You Love Me
Sonny & The Sunsets, creator of one of the catchiest and most magnificent songs ever, have a new album, Longtime Companion, coming out in June via Polyvinyl (pre-order). A sweet song from it is “Pretend You Love Me”. If the genre “country bliss” existed…this would be it:
Read moreTomillo – Arlena (stream)
London’s Tomillo has a wide variety of sounds filling his mixtape Volume 1. Hip-hop, folk/blues, and electronic each show their face. Rather then being a chaotic group, they relate to each other very well. That being said, the stand out for me is the beautiful electronic instrumental jam, “Arlena”. Check it: Tomillo Links: SoundCloud | [...]
Read moreHeatherwood – Eden (stream/DL)
I’ve listened to and reviewed A TON of music over the last few years, but I almost positive I have yet to listen to music originating from Novosibirsk, Russia. That changes today with Heatherwood, a synth duo that plays honest and rich pop. They have three songs on their soundcloud that all deserve your listening ears, [...]
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Paul Henry North – “Matching Transparent”
Denton’s Paul Henry North of Sunnybrook fame has occasionally dropping some real lush instrumental gems on his soundcloud. A few days ago he let loose “Matching Transparent”, a slow building stream for stream diving. Check it:
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