If the holidays have you in a hectic state, “Finding Peace of Mind,” with Kainalu’s new track is exactly what you need. Sublime synths melodies topped with chilled-out vocals gives this track an air of relaxation that is almost unavoidable. If that weren’t enough, when that bass line hits I’m swept into a dream state every time. Kick your feet up and bump this one at your earliest convenience.
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Out January 5 on Splinter is “Patagonia” the new single from Derbyshire circa 1980-wave disco funk merchants Patawawa. “Patagonia” wins on it’s cool blend of modern day nu-disco sonorous-ness and a ostensibly well-studied eye to that aforementioned turn of 1980 era of funky pop (see Morgan, Denroy – “I’ll Do Anything For You”)
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Love Taps’ latest single has a fresh tropical swing to it. Amidst looped vocal samples from the featured Jamaican-American singer Gale, “Should I (Torn)” turns the volume up on clanging metallic percussion, fast paced maracas, and flares of high pitched synths. The track swells, subsides, and swells again. The vocals are chopped, skewed, and reworked to form a synthetic multidimensional choir. It’s time to get up and start twirling those shoulders.
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Who knew minimalist synthpop could be so delectable? Triathalon, a NYC-via-Athens, GA based group, have released the third single off their upcoming album Online. “Sometimes” offers a simple platter of sonic hors d’oeuvres. Waves of synth ricochet under a drum kit as an all-male harmony drops silky smooth verses. We wind up with an austere ode to frustration and angst. “You tried / to do what you must do / in time / just letting yourself know / you’re fine.”
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The spare and plaintive “Crash” puts Dublin IE artist EDEN’s affecting vocal and melodic prowess at the fore. EDEN’s Vertigo LP is due in January.
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Coming at us like an ’80s synthpop demo, BØRNS has released “I Don’t Want U Back” as a tease from his upcoming album, Blue Madonna. His effervescent falsetto approaches as a one-man army evocative of Bleachers with the slightest tinge of autotune. What begins as possible lo-fi indietronica quickly turns into what we can only describe as thumping, self-sustaining pop. Slide it in your outdated CD player and roll down the windows.
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and the winner for The Best Kazoo Hook of 2017 goes to….. POWERS for “Georgie”. In addition to the sharp kazoo, “Georgie” the latest from the L.A.-based twosome, is very good slightly house-tinged pop song that you should get into below.
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One of our favorite tracks of the last few weeks has been Stevie Wolf’s midtempo jam “Who”. The midtempo number features a magnetic main hook, the ooh ooh ooh portion of which is nearly impossible to extricate from one’s head. Get into “Who” below.
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Nothing gets me going more than a track with chill production and breathy verses. “Discovery” by Kailee Morgue is straight up captivating. Check out this hypnotic, heartfelt, and haunting soundscape.
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NAO is serving up something new yet familiar. In her new single “Nostalgia” her words soar over thumping synths and a fast paced drum kit. But I can’t help but hear some Michael Jackson or Madonna in the bouncy guitar riff. I’m seduced by the same accoutrements of “Beat It” or “Material Girl.” The jagged funk vibe almost feels anachronistic, and yet that makes it all the more alluring.
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