Twice As Nice shine up some “Gold” from LA based trio Sir Sly with this latest remix. The Australian duo make for a nicely matched pairing as they fuse a slow burning electro pulse into the song’s intransitive melancholy melody. Sample an exclusive premiere of the remix below and catch Sir Sly on tour throughout the US this May.
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Twice As Nice
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Rating 8.3
We can’t express enough how refreshing it is to hear new band sound like this. Outside the stale lines of most guitar bands from the last 5 years, “Armed” nods to a different class of influence from the obscure side of the Clash to psychedelic British rock. In honor of SKATERS recent 7” release for “I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How),” the band are giving away a digital download of “Armed”. Also, the NYC rockers will head to the UK next week for a month-long headlining tour. They are a don’t miss live show.
SKATERS – Armed [FREE DOWNLOAD]SKATERS 
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Rating 8.3
Yeah, you’re just a sucker for love too. When I moved to SF last year, I don’t think I was prepared (how could I have been?) for just the sheer amount of radio play Pac, Dre & Snoop (& Too Short, it’s like Too Short is a current artist still putting out relevant records) get out here. Which is cool because, of course, I’d rather hear “Do For Love” or “So Many Tears” 1000x more than garbage like “No Worries” or “Pour It Up”. Right so the track; “Sucker For Love” is Italian producer Whitesquare’s nu-house restyling of the classic 2Pac song and it is phenomenal.
Whitesquare 
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Rating: 8.3
Annie’s back. The Norwegian poptress’s great new track “Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts” is a her first release since 2009’s modern classic Don’t Stop LP. “Tube Stops” earns its hit record $$$ a bit differently than some of Annie’s most recognizable singles like “Heartbeat” and “Greatest Hit”, the melodies are denser & the rhythms a bit more circuitous. The track’s hooks (which are still great) are bit more difficult to get to than the more immediate hyper-magnetic quality of her previous singles.
Annie 
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Rating 8.3
“Say Anything” by newcomer songwriter Anderson East is a really stunning. Spare, soulful, evocative but most specifically beautiful this acoustic version of “Say Anything” belongs in league with the best dusty ballads of Bruce or Ryan Adams. Get introduced to this very special track from a very special new artist below.
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Rating 8.7
Fran and the boys are keeping the legend that’s Travis alive with “Another Guy”. The song is an excerpt from their forthcoming and 7th studio album, Where You Stand. The title track from the album will be it’s first single and we can expect our first listen this coming Tuesday, April 30th. Mark it. And in the meantime check out this new video for “Another Guy” shot on a VHS in all of it’s scandalous hilarity staring famed Berlin director Wolfgang Becker.
Travis – Another GuyTravis
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Rating: 8.5
We’ve been waiting for this one to come up for air for some time now. No & So Cal forces unite for “Move Me,” part of Kitsune’s forthcoming America 2 compilation. It’s pretty incredible how well Giraffage’s sample manipulation works with vocal stylings from Jamie Leffler of DWNTWN and Jhameel. It all finds the pocket. Hoping there’s more collaborative projects from these guys in the works because this is one for the books.
Jhameel X Dwntwn X Giraffage – Move Me hat tip to Indie ShuffleJhameel (Facebook)
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Rating 8.7
We’re loving the visuals on this new music video from The 1975 for the anthemic single “The City”. Check it out below and read our interview with the band about the track here.
Rating 8.7
“Saolo” by Beat Connection puts on an outfit for the big dance rooms with this remix from production duo ODESZA. The two Seattle collectives will be heading out on tour together early this May. It’s not a tour to be missed. Catch the dates below and spin the ODESZA remix of “Saola” below.
Tour Dates for Beat Connection and ODESZA:
5/2 San Francisco – NightLife 21+
5/3 Santa Monica – Central Social Aid 21+
5/4 Santa Ana – Constellation Room AA
5/5 San Diego – Soda Bar 21+
5/7 Sacramento – Blue Lamp 21+
5/8 Arcata – The Jambalaya 21+
5/9 Eugene – WOW Hall AA
5/10 Vancouver – Electric Owl 19+
ODESZA 
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Rating 8.4
If you’re into electronic vibes from the likes of Flume, Disclosure, and Ryan Hemsworth than 15 year old producer Kyogi should be on your radar. The intuition is like he’s been mixing since the womb. Textures, pulsing synths, melodies, we’re into it.
Kyogi 
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Rating 8.3857
Netherlands producer Shak recently dropped this nocturnally downtempo gem titled “Bad Moments”. The track is running nowhere fast, and rather sucks you in it’s ambient vanuum for some serious audio reflection. Cruise through “Bad Moments” below.
Shak 
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Rating 8.4
Anyone who has seen a good band play in Brighton or London recently will have most likely seen TRAAMS opening up a dozen times and will already appreciate the fact that TRAAMS can produce a whole lot of noise. Dirty, grungy krautrock is their thing and they’ve just signed with FatCat, so by way of celebration they’re gonna rip your ears off with this blistering new track called “Mexico”… You’ll like it. By Nathan Hetherington
TRAAMS – MexicoTRAAMS (Facebook)
Rating 8.3857
