The east coast electronica duo Marian Hill have put out “Subtle Thing,” a pop-y drum and bass track. The instrumentation is a tasteful testament to the old “less is more” proverb. Samantha Gongol’s signature vocals caress your ears like velvet as mutilated bits of her voice pop in and out of existence. The group is expertly creating their own brand of minimalist EDM.
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If you’re looking for a track to take you on a silky smooth journey, look no further. When I first heard this track, I was entranced. I honestly stopped everything I was doing and just listened. Kali Uchis’ r&b styled vocals paired with funky, soulful rhythms and bass tracks builds the most beautiful duo.
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One of the year’s best songs thusfar is the deep in the reverb and infinitely soulful “Unbothered” from Omar Apollo. Bolstered by an A+ vocal, Apollo’s timing and diction is particularly strong here, “Unbothered” is the sort of wistful but still uplifting soulful pop song B3 dreams are made of. Don’t miss it.
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It’s Misch O’Clock. You know Tom Misch. The purveyor of cool English pop with a jazzy bent. Mr. Misch’s latest is “Water Baby” a piano-driven midtempo number built on sunny staccato major chords that has us pining for SF in springtime.
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What a track. “G’Day For It” is new from Aussie trio Little Elizabeth. A slow simmering rhythm-driven midtempo track, LE prove superb stylists (and ostensibly also exhibit superb taste in turtlenecks) on “G’Day For It”; lacing deep in the mix reverb guitars to jabs of sax and bits of falsetto and harmony. Stream “G’Day For It” below.
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New York-based duo Memba have just dropped “Middle Man,” their first single to be released independent of any label. Chopped and screwed hip-hop gives a dark and misty feel when spun around bass-heavy electropop. Vibrant synths bounce atop vocals from British rapper Asher Don, the track’s featured artist. Bursting with battery-powered drive, the lyrics speak to the corruption of an industry of middle men profiting off hardworking artists.
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MTMBO, a London-based neo-soul singer/songwriter by the name of Richie Matembo, has released “Mottingham.” The single lives delicately on flower petals, swaying with falsetto vocals akin to a murky autumn evening. Lo-fi electric guitar and bass crowd the periphery. The singer’s voice takes on many forms in just over 3 minutes, swelling and subsiding in an earnest paragon of the mind.
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We like the chronologically-topical “January December”, new from Toronto artist TOBi. Pushed forward by clean guitar stabs and a easy-flowing school of Paak main melody, “January December” manages to be as (very) emotionally potent as it is magnetic and instantaneously catchy.
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UK singer Mae Muller will release her debut “After Hours” EP on February 6th. For latest stream “Jenny”, Mueller takes to a horns-driven Two Inch Punch-produced track a series of truth bombs to a two-timing former boyfriend.
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There’s a new alternative R&B artist joining the ranks. Akin to Frank Ocean’s melancholic ballads dripping with pulsing high hats and panning vocals, “max” has released a new single with the same exhilarating dissonance. “Silence” is produced, mixed, and performed all by the artist. The track features jagged male vocals that take you high up into the atmosphere of an urban haze.
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Everything Is Recorded’s single “Mountains of Gold” is a sweet and savory mixture of electronic, R&B, reggae, and jazz. Featuring neo-soul vocalist Sampha, art pop duo Ibeyi, East Coast rapper Wiki, and renown saxophonist Kamasi Washington, the track offers something for everyone. With a walloping beat that drives a mixture of layered vocal harmonies and sampled tenor sax, we arrive at a brilliantly creative melting pot.
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