CHLØË BLACK, who wow’d us with one of 2014’s best tracks “27 Club”, turns in a beautifully simple version of Kanye magnum opus “Runaway”.
CHLØË BLACK 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
CHLØË BLACK, who wow’d us with one of 2014’s best tracks “27 Club”, turns in a beautifully simple version of Kanye magnum opus “Runaway”.
CHLØË BLACK (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
There must be more to UK new-comers Fine Print than meets the eye. A few weeks back the anonymous collective caught our attention with their debut track “About You” and now their latest “Can’t Lie” gives us something more to latch on to. While more than ever it seems R&B has become the standard go-to inspiration for so many new artists (of all genres), Fine Print so far stand apart from the crowd, with nothing short of grade A pop songs. Something that time and time again has proven the ability to outlast that new car smell which too oft fades away with hotly tipped projects.
Fine Print (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Seemingly without fail, Sweden is the place of origin of yet another innovative pop offering. “Stuck in a Second” from WILDHART is an enjoyable balance of atmospheric sounds and experimentation with equal parts forward-thinking song structure and memorable melody. Sample below.
WILDHART 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
The beginning of a new month and the release of another new treat from London based collective Oh Wonder. Peak in to the future of a band that you will want/need to know more about in 2015 with latest track “All We Do”.
Oh Wonder (Facebook)
Rating: 8.8
The pensive and plaintive “Now You Know” is new from hypem hitmaker Bryan Sammis a/k/a Olivver. Built on a simple series reverbed guitar chords, chunky distorted bass and Sammis’ R&B-infused vocal, “Now You Know” is another A+ entry to the former Neighbourhood drummer’s catalogue of singles.
Olivver 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
German band Champions, who somewhat appropriately draw from a similar instrumental palette as Phoenix, offer a rhythm-driven mod-pop send-up to The City of Light on “Roaming in Paris”.
Champions 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.8
“The Love You’re Given” is the brilliant new single from Jack Garratt. Following on from one of 2014’s best debuts, the “Remnants” EP, “The Love You’re Given”, with its stunning and forward thinking use of harmony and its clever rhythmic layering, is a bold and emphatic step forward from artist an artist already pointing in a strongly upward trajectory.
Jack Garratt (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2123
“Panther” finds one of Indie 2014 biggest success stories Made In Heights in top form. “Panther”, built on a simple synth figure and well-placed dynamic harmonies, breaks current blog pop to its most elementary and minimal eschewing embellishment for life-wringing melodic precision and quality.
MADE IN HEIGHTS (Official)
Rating 8.5
Grapell is the Swedish twosome of Emil Erstrand and Nils Nygardh. Rhodes/808s-driven dark pop track “Shaping My Love” is the lead song on the duo’s very good new “Friends” EP.
Grapell (Bandcamp)
Rating 8.2
Yellerkin, the power team of Tei Shi and REN producer Luca Buccellati and Adrian Galvin, are outfitted with a set of sparkling indie dance instrumentals on this new Louis The Child remix to blog breakout track “Tools”.
Louis The Child 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Earth Wind & Fire’s “September” rules; it’s undoubtedly one of the best pop songs of late 70’s. Duly Noted Records’ J. Tropic and vocalist Alyss dial up a low touch modern indie send-up of “September” choosing a minimal instrumental and effective vocal and do well not to crowd out but rather enhance the melodic brilliance of the original track.
J. Tropic (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
