Another winner from the Land of Oz is the sunny indie pop of Sydney-based band Set Sail and their catchy track for “Hey!” (exclamation point included). We’re especially digging the inventiveness of the multi-part harmonies in the middle bit of the track; as if “Hey!” hadn’t put us on a beach already. Hey!
Set Sail 
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Rating 8.3
You may recall Bo Saris from his 2012 gem “She’s On Fire“–if not then it’s best you hit that link now and familiarize yourself. Today, Bo dropped his next ace “The Addict” which is like “She’s On Fire” rooted in the same golden Detroit Hitsville sound, except “The Addict” turns down the lights a touch while upping the heat with a notably darker tone that’s no doubt smooth enough to make our man James Brown (a very good litmus test) ‘feel (very) good’.
Bo Saris 
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Rating 8.49389
Picture the scene; Mac Demarco has one too many beers at a sweaty London show and slips off the stage into the loving arms of his girlfriend Kiki. Meanwhile, a forgotten London music maker like Jamie T (2007) is in the crowd and senses for a moment to come out of hiding. He tears the mic from Mac’s hand, steps up on stage to join the band and suddenly, Only Real is born.
No…this never happened, but still Niall Galvin just might have you (at least) sonically fooled with this new track “Get It On” from Only Real’s forthcoming EP Days In The City out on 7th October. Check it out below. By Nathan Hetherington
Only Real 
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Rating 8.1
“The Way We Touch” is new from (the aptly named) LA-based duo WE ARE TWIN. Bounding between several different genres and styles (current indie, classic soul & pop songwriting sensibilities), “The Way We Touch” is interesting not only for its variable stylistic qualities but for singer Gabi Christine’s excellent melodic/vocal choices. Good luck not humming this one for the rest of the day. WE ARE TWIN’s debut EP is out August 20th on A&M/Octone.
We Are Twin 
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Rating 8.2
“Unwise” is the Claude Debussy-meets-Air single from Brooklyn-based bedroom producer Josh Mease a/k/a Lapland. As inventive as it is lovely, “Unwise” is beautiful and comforting in its repetition and its groove. It’s also evocative and impressionistic in its tone and atmosphere. A very special track indeed.
Raccoon Fighter 
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Rating 8.2
The Phoenix hommes link up w/ their bro Robert Kelly (you may remember their impromptu collab at Coachella) for this new “Trying To Be Cool” remix and as you may have suspected, it’s awesome. Nobody gets rich off the remix like The R.
Phoenix 
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Rating 8.2
Easy Lover is a Brooklyn-based duo comprised of multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Wimmer and singer Kali Holloway. New song, “The Sweet” begins a gentle pulse and darkly glittered atmosphere carried along by Holloway’s lush melodic vocal, which unexpectedly strolls into pop song territory (of worthy replay value) with a triumphant brass lead refrain. The track is premiered here from the band’s forthcoming self-released and sophomore EP, The Night We Breathe.
As singer Kali Holloway eloquently puts it:
“There’s something about a pop melody, the way a classic pop melody can prop up a whole song. Even when it’s covered in dust and haze and warped by the lolling sounds around it — and we like all those things, too, very much — you can still hear it underneath in our songs, I think. It’s just such a nice sound to wrap yourself in.”
Easy Lover (Facebook)
Rating 8.8
