POWERS do like the song says on new single/gem “Legendary”. Riding an infectious call and response chorus and a roller disco whirl of Donna Summer guitar chords and washes of synth atmospheres, “Legendary” is another A++ bit of pop songwriting from Team POWERS. POWERS’ “Legendary” EP is out Friday.
POWERS (Soundcloud)
TĀLĀ’s new “MALIKA” EP is out tomorrow and new single “Wolfpack” (with BANKS) is a 100% fire flame. Love love love it.
TĀLĀ 
(Facebook)
Zone out to the beautiful transcendental far-out trance-y-lulling dampened-beat-tempered soft-piano-led melodic-vocaled atmospheres of Brisbane, AU beatmaker-producer Feki on his gorgeous luminously-effervescent new single “Quiet Minds” which features the amazing-promising vocals of a mysterious and talented songstress called Emily. According to Feki the song is inspired by the idea that “silence is beautiful thing, but it is often intentionally blocked from our lives because we choose to avoid reality. Sometimes in order to find the truth, we need not run from the quiet, but rather embrace it”. Despite this advice, the dynamically inspiring, lovely and alluring new gem “Quiet Minds’ is decidedly on repeat. The track is out October 16th via iTunes. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Feki (Soundcloud)
We last featured the awesome dynamically-textured synth line, on-point deep-bass accents and contrastingly-delicate melodic vocals of Perth-based B3-featured male-female duo GRRL PAL on their mellow-vibe trap-infused jam “Vice” which is the ninth track in the pair’s one-song-a-month-for-a-year series. We’re totally vibing the poppy sentiments of “Suggest” the duo’s synth-fed eleventh series single which excels exponentially for its finely wrought melange of sultry-sensual brightly-muted beat-tempered background-vocals-tinged ambience and exquisitely-feminine celestial-otherworldly catchy-harmonic quiet-vibe vocals. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
GRRL PAL 
(Soundcloud)
Brighton-bred Berlin-based male-female duo IYES (Josh Christopher and Melis Soyaslanová) recently resurfaced with their sweetly-emotive effervescent-toned catchy-melodic chorus-laden r&b-inspired synth-pop beauty “Gone” (B3-featured) which is the second single off the pair’s highly anticipated sophomore EP “Part Two” (that released on October 12th via IYES’s own label Love By Mistake). We love the newly released EP’s lyrically-vibrant vocally-exuberant whimsical-synth-tickled sing-along track “Beautiful Mess” for its ear-captivating harmonic vocal sensibilities and wonderfully emotive quintessential-IYES catchy hook. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
IYES 
(Soundcloud)
We just featured Kiiara and Gallant producer turned rising-star soloist Felix Snow for his dynamite-dreamy mild-future synth-y trap-beat-enhanced incandescent-atmospheric Madi Walsh-vocaled pop jam “Slow”. We really like his new beautifully textured uplifting-synth trap-beat centered track “Now You See Me” which features the radio-ready bright-talent vocals of Detroit-bred Chicago-based songstress CYN; who we last discussed in April for her stellar vocals on “Something” her swoony lo-fi beats-inspired track that was recorded on an iphone microphone. We’re thrilled with this excellent collaboration between two extremely promising artists! Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Felix Snow 
(Soundcloud)
Team Golden Coast are back today with the latest iteration of their impeccable indie pop songcraft. The ready for crossover success “High Noon Getaway” is an impressive new step forward for the band as the hook-writing and melodic construction seem somehow even more honed and meticulously executed. “High Noon Getaway” is big indie pop done at its highest level.
Golden Coast (Soundcloud)
The awesome GEMS release their debut Kill the One You Love LP in 17 days (October 30th on Carpark Records). Today, the D.C. duo stream new track “w/o u” which adeptly crisscrosses widely varying stylistic touchpoints (Mazzy, MBV, Smiths, modern indie pop and hip hop) in a way that comes off as totally new and ultimately very listenable. We love the track.
GEMS 
(Official)
Elohim will make her New York/East Coast debut this week with two shows at CMJ; Wednesday October 14 @ Piano’s (9:30pm set) for the Crack in the Road / Disco Naïveté showcase and Thursday October 15 @ Webster Hall for the Neon Gold ‘New Shapes’ showcase (10:00pm set). Here, Elohim remixes her recent collaboration with Casey Veggies “All That Gold” with a hazy crepuscular wash that we love. Details on Elohim’s recent single “She Talks Too Much/Xanax” for our B3SCI Records can be found here.
Elohim (Soundcloud) (Twitter)
Out now on B3SCI Records is “Say No More” the brand new single from Brighton UK band Fickle Friends. The follow-up single to this summer’s “Velvet” EP (also on B3), “Say No More” has gained early praise from Clash and Breaking More Waves. The track is available now on iTunes, check it out here.
Fickle Friends (Soundcloud)
“Wave(s)” is another bit of A+ indie pop from NY-based Lewis Del Mar. Following up the blog hits “Loud(Y)” and “Memories”, “Wave(s)” sails on a pinpoint perfect construction of syncopated melody. Absolutely on repeat.
Lewis Del Mar 
(Soundcloud)
