A stunning perfectly paced vocal highlights Canadian singer Daniela Andrade’s pensive & spare cover of Gnarls Barkley’s greatest song of the last decade candidate “Crazy”. A++
Daniela Andrade 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
A stunning perfectly paced vocal highlights Canadian singer Daniela Andrade’s pensive & spare cover of Gnarls Barkley’s greatest song of the last decade candidate “Crazy”. A++
Daniela Andrade (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
East India Youth is England’s William Doyle. His Total Strife Forever album drops next week in both the UK and the US. Doyle cites Shostakovich and Brian Eno among his influences. Imagine that unpredictable blend and you have what NME Magazine lists as one of their most eagerly anticipated releases thus far in 2014. And I couldn’t agree more. Doyle doesn’t sing on all the album tracks but when he does, such as on “Dripping Down”, he brings a mellow and confident presence to his music. The song builds with synths that surprise. It’s savory backing vocals evolve to the point where they take on a Beach Boys feel near the song’s end. “Dripping Down” is the album’s first single, and it’s got a shot to catch on quickly. He will be at SXSW this year and I hope he’s got some quality venues lined up. Reviewed By Bruce Review
East India Youth – Dripping DownEast India Youth 
(Facebook)
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Primed to crush 2014, one of our favorite new voices (maybe THE favorite), Angel Olsen debuts the second single from her upcoming Burn Your Fire for No Witness LP, “Hi-Five”. Olsen’s natural not-posed vocal, deep in the disto box guitars and a laid back rhythm track blend well into one never still crash of earthy semi-psychedelic tones. Burn Your Fire for No Witness is out Feb 18th on Jagjaguwar.
Angel Olsen 
(Purchase)
Rating 8.1
UK newcomers Shy Nature adeptly convey their penchant for kinetic British indie (if bands like Mystery Jets, The Maccabees, Peace, etc are your bag, you’re probably going to be into this) on single “Lie Back”. Shy Nature’s arena-ready (or at least large theater-ready) dreamy melodic guitars and infinitely singable vocal hooks indicate a band capable of lofty heights. “Lie Back” is out Feb 17th on Kissability.
Shy Nature 
(Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/shynature
rating: 8.0
Last we left MADE IN HEIGHTS was 2011 and their brilliant bit of abstract pop “Wildflowers”. The Los Angeles-based group emphatically follow-up “Wildflowers” with the entirely different and new sound of “Murakami”. On the track, the chopped up vocals of singer Kelsey Bulkin are wrapped up into producer Sabzi’s glitchy hip hop-referencing beats creating a perfectly tuned whirl that has a magnetism that’s impossible to escape. “I’m showing up in the future like I’ve been here before.” Murakami.
MADE IN HEIGHTS 
(Official)
Rating 8.5
Dag Savage, the duo of Johaz and Exile, link up w/ SoCal vets CO$$, Gonja Sufi & Blu for the comic book villain rap of “God Body”. “God Body” is excerpted from Dag Savage’s upcoming The Warning Tape which is itself a preview of the duo’s debut E&J LP out February 4th.
Dag Savage – God Body ft. CO$$, Gonja Sufi & BluDag Savage (Official)
Rating 8.3
Heroes The Preatures get a syrupy nocturnal remix of their hit from last year “Is This How You Feel” by West Coast DJ Timmy The Terror. TTT selects for a unique/interesting/engaging (all good things) mix of trap beats and late night aquatic instrumentals (think the coolest chill spot 50 meters under the sea) and neatly blends them into a sharp little rework. Preatures!
Timmy the Terror (Official)
Rating 8.5
The studio quality version of Duke Dumont’s follow-up single to the breakout “I Need U (100%)”, “I Got U” (still w/ the textspeak “U”) finally arrives today. “I Got U”‘s DNA is firmly of the tropical persuasion w/ clattering steel drums and chanty percussive rhythm-bolstering vocals. The Virgin Records release (due March 17th) is sure to be another smash for the Duke.
Duke Dumont (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
“Livin’ a Lie” is new from New York rapper Topaz Jones’ upcoming The Honeymoon Suite project. The track is a compact mix of 90’s nostalgia and easy vibes w/ Jones’ vibey flow and varied rhyme schemes especially standout.
Topaz Jones (Official)
Rating 8.5
Aussie singer taps a new influence (late 90’s/early 2000’s R&B & dance music) for latest single “Sensibility”. The stop-start melodies of “Sensibilities” do sound as if they could be at home on a 702 or J-Lo record and the modern interpretation of the late 90’s-esque trope of the sputtering counter-melody is really quite ace too. Elizabeth Rose’s new self-titled EP is out Jan. 17.
Elizabeth Rose
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
The easy textures and silky melodic quality of “Never Can Decide” is the latest from Brownswood Recordings’ duo Anushka. As catchy as it is subtle (producer Max Wheeler’s instrumental is particularly brilliant; with it’s understated but well-constructed to singer Victoria Port’s breezy alto rhythm structures) “Never Can Decide” is Anushka’s most accessible track to date (and maybe their best).
Anushka (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
The minimal modern pop of “Cut Your Teeth” is introduction to UK singer Kyla La Grange’s latest stylistic metamorphosis. Galvanized by a sleek Four Tet-esque instrumental, Kyla’s new sound succeeds on its still strong melodic rudder and La Grange’s star quality vocal. Look for a new LP from Kyla La Grange later this year on Sony Music.
Kyla La Grange (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
