“San Francisco”, the gritty, intimate, potent new track from LAUREL, is our favorite song of the week.
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“San Francisco”, the gritty, intimate, potent new track from LAUREL, is our favorite song of the week.
“Satellite” is a fine example of the well-tuned craft which Bristol duo Meadowlark is coming to be recognized for. With a soundscape reaching beyond the redundant and ambient R&B tendencies of their contemporaries, “Satellite” is an irresistible indie pop chiller, boasting uniquely expansive production and a melodic chorus of exceptional replay value.
“Satellite” is premiered here from the sophomore EP release by Meadowlark called ‘Paraffin‘, and is available this Friday 4/22 on Believe Records. Be sure to catch Meadowlark on tour in Europe this coming May.
Tour Dates
05/08/2016 @ Emergent Sounds Festival, Cologne Country : GERMANY
05/10/2016 @ OSLO, Supporting MT Wolf Country : UNITED KINGDOM
05/27/2016 @ Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester Country : UNITED KINGDOM
05/28/2016 @ Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol Country : UNITED KINGDOM
05/29/2016 @ Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham Country : UNITED KINGDOM
06/18/2016 @ Bushstock Festival Country : UNITED KINGDOM
07/16/2016 @ Beat Herder Festival Country : UNITED KINGDOM
The Single Lock Records artist released his third LP in January. The title track “Cautionary Tale” melds 70’s pop fidelity and sonorousness with canyon-side/Western landscape atmospheres and A+ melodic writing. “Cautionary Tale” is one of our favorite songs of the year; do not sleep.
South London songwriter Matt Maltese links up with another fave of the site (and South Londoner too) Alex Burey (who helms up production on the track) for plaintive new one “Studio 6”. Built around a soft subtle piano tune & Maltese’s lilting vocal, “Studio 6” is a romantic track neatly tailored for a slow dance with your girl/boy/mate/yourself/friends, etc. A+
“Bedbugs” is the debut track online for Northamptonshire UK songwriter Amaroun. The single, which is out now on YOY Records, is an adept blend of hooky writing and instrumentation juxtaposed to a spare semi-desolate style of recording that is quite powerful in combination. If you’re in London, Amaroun will perform at Rye Lane on Friday the 18th.
The excellent Aesop will be the releasing label for the forthcoming new EP from L.A.-based Jens Kuross. A modern 2016 imagination of a spare folk ballad, the track neats merges the barebones aesthetic of a rural composition with an element of ambient electronics and compressed rhythms. Give “Steadier” a listen.
