Dangerbird delivers another gem with T. Hardy Morris and his debut single for the label “OK Corral”. Excerpted from Morris’ upcoming Audition Tapes LP (due July 30th), “OK Corral” borrows a bit from the School of Uncle Neil but also reveals quite a few other interesting (soulful) layers to it. Very very nice.
T. Hardy Morris – OK CorralT. Hardy Morris 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
Just signed to Stones’ Throw, Boardwalk are the L.A. duo of singer Amber Quintero and Mike Edge. First single “I’m To Blame” is like something so beautiful in it’s space and element, like a rose at its peak bloom or a very pretty music box that to touch it or to engage with it would somehow sully it/interrupt it as it is. The dusty perfectly reverbed guitars, the tin-toned organ drones & Quintero’s warm & easy vocal are just a few of the track’s highlights. Sample “I’m To Blame” below.
Boardwalk 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
“Billy In The Lowground” is previewed here from the anticipated sophomore release from Goldheart Assembly, aptly titled Long Distance Song Effects. The timeless sounding orchestration and harmonies in “Billy” have that classic British pop allure that you could almost expect from a lost Beatles track, like a song that The Neighbourhood, or maybe even the late Elliot Smith, had been holding on lock-down in their own record collections for __ long. Check out the equally bold video for “Billy In The Lowground” below as well.
Goldheart Assembly 
(Official)
Rating 8.4
Thee Oh Sees haven’t wasted any creative time with a quick return for their latest Floating Coffin album. “Toe Cutter-Thumb Buster” works as a fuzzy mid-tempo tune with melodic hooks all over, including the bass line and guitar work. Over sixteen years, this is the twelfth full-length for the various incarnations of this band (not including various EPs). Thee Of Sees retain a youthful vibe that is obviously serving them well. By Bruce Rave
Thee Oh Sees – Toe Cutter Thumb Buster (Facebook)
* Links and playlists from Rave’s weekly new music show can be found on his blog and be sure follow Bruce on Twitter too!
Their Thr!!!er album dropped on Tuesday of this week, and this track shows a new side of the !!! guys. It’s got another fine !!! groove but is less-funky and more melodic than most of their work. See Chk Chik Chick live if you can this year. Their shows definitely bring the goods. By Bruce Rave
!!! – Thr!!!er (Official)
* Links and playlists from Rave’s weekly new music show can be found on his blog and be sure follow Bruce on Twitter too!
William Arcane recently debuted “Want Somebody” from his forthcoming Permanence EP release on Pictures Music. The scenic lead track paints a picture with it’s spacious textures, carefully set vocal and EDM inspired climax. Preview the track below and pick up your copy of the Permanence EP on June 10th.
William Arcane (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
B3SCI and Tree get reacquainted for the occasion of the soul vocal-sampling crusher “Devotion”, excerpted here from the Chicago MC’s Sunday School II project.
TREE 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Soul man Jared Evan lets loose “Bad News”, a Statik Selektah-produced bonus track from his very good Boom Bap & Blues project from earlier this year. A very tasty blend of 60’s, 70’s & modern soul & R&B stylings, “Bad News” is the sort of track yr Grams, yr Moms & yr Crew can probably all get with. We’re into it.
Jared Evan – Bad NewsJared Evan 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Tanya Morgan man (& one of the most underrated MCs out) Donwill does the James Blake sample thing on top a dope as f beat from seventyMHz, it’s “Miserable”.
Donwill – Miserable (Prod. By seventyMHz)Donwill (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Heavy Deeds out of Minneapolis manage the rather daunting task of making guitar-driven psychedelia sound interesting (as opposed to nostalgia-sniffing drivel) quite well with “One Drum”. Excerpted from the band’s upcoming “Light Lunch” EP, “One Drum”, by it’s very psychedelic definition, sounds like a lot of things; but the track is so good (and this is really the mark of great retro-referencing music) that none of that is nearly as concerning than just how very strong the song actually is on its own. Sort of fashioned like a very groove-intensive hymn, complete with organ and dusty midnight-on-the-open-highway guitars, “One Drum” is hypnotic, transportive beautiful & really really addicting.
Heavy Deeds – One Drum Heavy Deeds – Wrong NumberHeavy Deeds 
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.5
Lorine impresses again with a beautiful re-interpretation of the Corinne Bailey Rae track “Another Rainy Day” on “So Shy”. Ms. Chia seems to effortlessly jump between styles and genres and the Sunday afternoon easiness of “So Shy”s simplicity and warmth reveals yet another layer to this rising Cleveland talent. Lorine Redux is out soon.
Lorine Chia 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Pals Marina And The Diamonds and Charli XCX link up for “Just Desserts”. The track drops in anticipation of their forthcoming North American tour together that kicks off May 6th in San Francisco, CA. Sample the track below.
Marina And The Diamonds & Charli XCX – Just DessertsMarina and The Diamonds 
(Facebook)
Rating 7.70
