Feist-collaborator Mocky produces the modern understated guitar pop of Bulgarian artist DENA’s “Another Love”.
DENA 
(Soundcloud)
Feist-collaborator Mocky produces the modern understated guitar pop of Bulgarian artist DENA’s “Another Love”.
DENA (Soundcloud)
Gosh Pith’s latest is the dub-y cosmos-tinged (the band describes their music as “cosmic trap”) “Window”. The track is yet another stylistic swerve for the young duo as elements of head-y reggae and R&B seep and exude from “Window”.
Gosh Pith 
(Soundcloud)
L.A. indie pop dream team Golden Coast keep up their recent run of strong buzz-y singles with latest “Futurist”. Sugary, vaguely tropical in sound and boasting a large in stature falsetto-laden chorus “Futurist” is another sunny score for the twosome.
Golden Coast 
(Soundcloud)
Iain Woods’ “Fiend” is a remarkably unique four and half odd minutes. Equal parts A-level pop songwriting construction (our friend “Mr. Woods” is a deeply accomplished melodicist) and inventive arranging (wild and voracious horn playing and drumming mark some of the instrumental’s more distinctive moments) “Fiend” decidedly indicates Iain Woods as a serious talent.
Iain Woods 
(Soundcloud)
“Steady” is the new track from English sister trio The Staves Justin Vernon-produced LP If I Was. The album is the follow up to the stunning “Blood I Bleed” EP from last year (also produced by Vernon). “Steady” sparkles with layered harmony and chugging acoustics and you can sample it below.
The Staves (Soundcloud)
The school of Little Dragon pop of “Truth” is new from Brooklyn-based Her Habits. “Truth” excels on its on neat rhythmic hooks (that synth bass wob thing is fresh) and firmly on trend sonics. Give “Truth” your attention below.
Her Habits 
(Soundcloud)
Disclosure collaborator (and by extension writer with Sam Smith, Mary J. Blige and others) Jimmy Napes pens the modern pop gem “Give It Up”. Howard Lawrence (one half of Disclosure) produces.
Jimmy Napes (Soundcloud)
Have a quick look through some of the artists that this band shared a stage with recently or generally attracted the attention of and you’ll notice the likes of Bonobo, SOHN and The xx. They’ve even been described already as “the Finnish Portishead”. That should be enough to make you hit play with a certain degree of confidence and from there on in you’ll be handsomely rewarded for giving Phantom you’re undivided attention. ‘Shadows’ is an astonishingly deep and enchanting listen – it sits comfortably within the aforementioned names yet crucially has enough to say for itself and doesn’t tread on the toes of any of them.
As a duo, singer Hanna Toivonen and beat-maker Tommi Koskinen have been crafting brooding, jazz-inflected trip-hop for a couple of years now and it’s worth looking to their first release “Scars” if you’re not already familiar. It’s perhaps a less developed track overall but the achingly soulful vocal more than hints at the potential breadth of any forthcoming EP/LP and is clearly a huge asset to their live performance.
“Shadows” is available now from VILD Recordings. Reviewed by Nathan Hetherington
Phantom 
(Facebook)
“The Rain” follows “Shark”, “All We Do”, “Dazzle” and “Body Gold” as the fifth track in UK duo Oh Wonder’s one new song per month for a year writing exercise. The melodically and lyrically precise “The Rain” is another high mark for the newcomers’ intimate sound.
Oh Wonder (Facebook)
Remi Miles is an emerging songwriter based in Brighton UK. “I Want You” is the lead track from Miles’ forthcoming “Under Light Symphonies” EP. Here, remix man Cesare (who has racked up recent success with mixes for Futurecop and Fickle Friends) blends a warm, beach-going instrumental and rhythm track around “I Want You”. Stream the B3 Premiere of Cesare’s remix for Remi Miles’ “I Want You” below and look for the “Under Light Symphonies” EP out this month.
Remi Miles (Facebook)
Cesare (Soundcloud)
