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Fallulah – Out Of It

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Fallulah is the latest Danish songbird (think MØ, Quadron’s Coco) to capture our b3 hearts. Consider the infinitely catchy “Out Of It” your introduction (or whatever introduction is in Danish).

Fallulah denmark (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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02-27-13

Evy Jane – Sayso

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Vancouver duo Evy Jane come strong with new single “Sayso”. If you’re into Quadron or Kimbra or other like female-lead progressive R&B, Evy Jane is your definite go-to mix for that “special time” this weekend when the lights gets low and the mood gets soft. Too good.

Evy Jane – Sayso

Evy Jane canada (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.3

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03-01-12

Louie – Female Sensitivity (Prod. Robin Hannibal)

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We’ve already namechecked Quadron once today. (We have a habit of doing it a lot). But here’s one half of the Danish duo, producer Robin Hannibal, behind the boards for girlfriend Louie on the feel good, luxurious-sounding “Female Sensitivity”.

Louie – Female Sensitivity (Prod. Robin Hannibal)

Louie california (Facebook)

Rating 8.0

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01-23-12

Tennis – My Better Self

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Tennis return with Young & Old, the band’s Patrick Carney-produced sophomore LP. Excerpted here, “My Better Self” is a expertly-crafted big beat soulful pop track that would sound at home on record by someone like Quadron. We are loving it.

Tennis – My Better Self

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Rating 8.3

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01-23-12

New Look – Everything

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We love New Look. “Everything” is off the Canadian duo’s (finally) released s/t debut. In the same lane as artists/bands like Quadron, Kimbra, and The Peach Kings, New Look is that grown female-voiced neo-neo-soul. There are bits of current indie and electronic music there (which definitely help make this style more palatable/relevant to the “mainstream indie” bloggerazi) but the backbone of New Look’s sound and the other aforementioned bands is a real (and you can really feel it) emotional communication with the listener that you can only find in the best R&B. New Look’s LP is definitely something you will want to check out.

New Look – Everything

New Look canada (Facebook) (Myspace)

Rating 8.1

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10-20-11

The Peach Kings – Little Things

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Photo via Dylan King

We are in love. Check out the soulful “Little Things” by LA’s Peach Kings. If you’re into shit like Quadron or Kimbra, you will like this. We promise.

The Peach Kings – Little Things

The Peach Kings california (Official) (Facebook)

Rating 8.5

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09-23-11

Coco O. – Sleep

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One half of your favorite blogger’s favorite Danish R&B duo Quadron, Coco O. appears solo here on the track for “Sleep”. Coco’s got some of the best, most emotive pipes in the business; just the texture and feeling she’s able infuse into each note. Do the opposite of what the song says. Don’t sleep. Get into it!

Coco O. – Sleep

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Rating: 8.5

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02-08-11

IN THE MIX: The Coral – 1000 Years / Foals – Miami / Stornoway – I Saw You Blink / Washed Out – You and I… and MORE!!

“1000 Years” is the new single off The Coral‘s forthcoming Butterfly House release. love it. dudes are back, c’mon who else could bring together astronauts, the desert, and trippy-ass 60’s psyche-pop like this!!

The Coral – 1000 Years
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speaking of drugs and videos, “Miami” is one of our fave takes from Foals‘ latest release, Total Life Forever.

Foals – Miami
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“You and I” is the KILLER new cut from Washed Out which comes via Adult Swim. the track features some nice vox from Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek. unofficial video above.

Washed Out – You And I
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“Pressure”. yet another b3sci fav off Quadron’s self-titled debut.

Quadron – Pressure
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great track. great melodies. from Oxford UK collective Stornoway…

Stornoway – I Saw You Blink
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ALSO: (below) noel gallagher talks “D’you Know What I Mean”. Oasis‘ new singles collection Time Flies 1994-2009 drops next week. band was epic in all the right ways. GET IT

rating:
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06-09-10