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Track Reviews

Cannons – Evening Star

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LA-based future boogie trio Cannons captivates with a bright atmospheric guitar groove and dreamy vocals on their slick synthed-out new electro gem “Evening Star”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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01-28-15

Freedom Fry – Shaky Ground

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Freedom Fry, the pop songwriting duo of American songwriter Bruce Driscoll and French singer Marie Seyrat, release their first new music of 2015 with the spotlessly-crafted and enormously catchy “Shaky Ground”.

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01-27-15

Odesza – All We Need (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)

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Legendary Bedrock Records production duo John Digweed and Nick Muir (whose 90’s Trainspotting soundtrack helped to define the modern progressive house genre) transform Odesza’s enchanting and poppy “All We Need” into a seamless tranced-out club remix with a brilliantly bemused techno-dance beat. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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01-27-15

WOOF. – Tiny House

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The sometimes cheeky and multi-talented one-man-show Woof. endears with his playful new indie folk rock single “Tiny House” which he released on Soundcloud this past weekend. Woof, who as a singer-songwriter-musician resonates somewhere between an early Beck and Thom Yorke, also recently debuted his upbeat, remarkably awesome, experimental self-titled EP. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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01-27-15

Nick Leng – Inside Your Mind (Feat. Carmody)

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San Diego artist Nick Leng readies new EP “Tunnels and Planes” for Mr. Suicide Sheep’s label with blissful Carmody-aided single “Inside Your Mind”.

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01-27-15

Marz Leon – Levitation (That’s Nice Remix)

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Mexican producer That’s Nice dials up an exotic and tropically-arranged new mix for Marz Leon’s “Levitation”.

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01-26-15

OOFJ – I Forgive You

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OOFJ, the duo of real life couple Danish composer Jenno Bjørnkjær and vocalist Katherine Mills-Rymer, announce the theater-driven third single of their collaboration “I Forgive You”. Within an orbit thematically of Portishead or even Bjork, OOFJ’s “I Forgive You” is ambitious but also very effective in its thematic potency. “I Forgive You” is excerpted from Acute Feast which is out April 21st on Ring The Alarm / Fake Diamond.

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01-26-15

Slum Sociable – Anyway

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Melbourne duo Slum Sociable have just put out a groove-laden debut track “Anyway” and it’s resonating well. They describe themselves as “Lofo Jazz Hop” which loosely translates into some cool Cinematic Orchestra-esq harp and hazy vocals draped over a brilliant downtempo dub track. There’s little info to be found about the duo at this stage, besides their names and location, but with their first local show on a bill with Nas, Odesza & How To Dress Well ticked off, plus rumours of a forthcoming EP, you shouldn’t have to wait too long to satisfy your craving for more like this. Reviewed by Nathan Hetherington

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01-26-15

FKA Twigs – Papi Pacify (Jason Burns Remix)

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We’re loving this cinematic rife with drama house edit of FKA Twigs by Jason Burns; so very good and so very deep.

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01-26-15

Premiere: Madison – In The Bright Light (Togetherness Remix)

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Togetherness, a/k/a Ross Clark and Nicky Paul of St. Lucia, spin a tropical in palette and funky in rhythm St. Lucia-esque instrumental frame around new NYC artist Madison’s single for “In the Bright Light”. The Togetherness remix of “In The Bright Light” is excerpted and premiered here from Madison’s “The Remixes Some People Make, Volume II” EP out tomorrow, January 27.

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01-26-15

LANY – Bad, Bad, Bad

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L.A. electric pop trio LANY is back full force in all of its synthy glory. “Bad, Bad, Bad” is another laid-back, melody driven track about a love story gone… well, bad. The track is simple, but these guys know simple pop music makes some of the best pop music. As they gear for bigger and better things, the guys seem to be honing in on their sound. Reviewed by Brian Litwin

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01-23-15

Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love (The Chainsmokers Remix)

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Leave it to the NYC duo of The Chainsmokers to flip a song and elevate it into another level. The already charting “Real Love” by the unlikely sound of Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne (potential next Sam Smith) gets turned into a club smash. At this point in the game, The Chainsmokers are the #1 call for big remixes and rightfully so. Reviewed by Brian Litwin

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01-23-15