The beautiful 4 AM house-sampling “Shotgun” is the lead single from Toronto songstress Rochelle Jordan’s Pressure LP.
Rochelle Jordan – ShotgunRochelle Jordan 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
The beautiful 4 AM house-sampling “Shotgun” is the lead single from Toronto songstress Rochelle Jordan’s Pressure LP.
Rochelle Jordan – ShotgunRochelle Jordan (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
Benny Leftwich has just let loose on his latest serenade. And while it may be true that he could probably sing us the menue at McDonalds, and we’d sit captive, “In The Open” is a breathing composition that showcases the York based songwriter at his very best. The minimal string arrangement and tremolo guitar lick are the perfect touch to the emotive shuffle of this tidy pop song. “In the Open” is previewed here from his forthcoming EP of the same name, expected November 19th. Those in the States be sure to catch Ben on tour this winter (tour dates below).
Benjamin Francis Leftwich 
(Facebook)
TOUR DATES:
11/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar
11/10 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
11/12 – Eugene, OR @ Cozmic
11/13 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11/15 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
11/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
11/17 – Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat
11/18 – Canmore, AB @The Communitea
11/21 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino
11/22 – Edmonton, AB @ Brixx
11/23 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
11/24 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
11/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11/28 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
11/29 – Indianapolis, IN @ (venue TBD)
11/30 – Louisville, KY @ Uncle Slaytons
12/02 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd n Linsly
12/03 – Columbus, OH @ The Rumba Café
12/05 – Lansing, MI @ Mac Bar
12/06 – Toronto, ON @ Rivoli
12/07 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
12/08 – Albany, NY @ Jacks Place
12/09 – Boston, MA @ Club 939 Berkeley
12/12 – New York, NY @ Studio @ Webster hall
12/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
12/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
12/15 – Washington, DC @ BlackCat
12/16 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
12/18 – Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House
12/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
Rating 8.3
London UK producer Catching Flies new 4-song “The Stars” EP is excellent. We’ve had it nonstop rotation the last couple days. Our favorite right now is the easy vibes of the Coldplay-sampling title track, which you can sample below.
Catching Flies – The StarsCatching Flies (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
London band Torches bring the doom, the menace & the hooks on latest track “Someone Needs a Ritual”. Built on a driving rhythm track wall and angular guitar and melody, the song is gloomy & broody (all that stuff) but it’s also immensely catchy. See what you think below.
Torches – Someone Needs a RitualTorches (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Detroit producer Husky Beats gives one of our Mariah favorites a 2012-styled makeover.
Husky Beats – You Don’t WannaHusky Beats 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
14kt is a great producer. (Digga’s a great MC too but you already knew that.) 14’s Nowalataz LP from ’09 is still revered around b3sci parts as a classic. Here, Digga’s fire at the one emphatic flow fits 14kt’s punchy production style to a T. “Add Another One” is one you don’t want to miss.
Rah Digga – Add Another One (Feat. Rapsody)Rah Digga 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Snakehips’ edit of Wild Belle really knocked us out. So we started digging. One of our favorite Snakehips discoveries is the sunnyside up good feeling of “We’re Thru”. Catch that wave below.
Snakehips – We’re ThruSnakehips (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
The uber-lovely and talented Alex Hepburn is a new singer-songwriter that we just can’t take our ears off of. The London based artist takes a page straight out the Janis Joplin Gospel of blues rock and soul with her new track “Pain Is”. A vocal finesse both controlled and capable, Hepburn can dig out the type of husky sounds only ever possible from a handful of gifted singers. You can near hear the lifelong search for home in Hepburn’s song. Take note to “Pain Is” below and keep an eye out for Alex’s debut album expected to see release spring 2013.
Alex Hepbun – Pain IsAlex Hepburn (Facebook)
Rating 8.6
Nara Leão’s beautiful bright Tropicalia rendition of the Brazilian standard dates to 1971.
Nara Leão – Corcovado
Oxford UK producer Theo Bass spins a clattering acoustic-driven groove-ode to Slovenian law enforcement.
Theo Bass – Slovenia PoliceTheo Bass (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Ta-ku, a producer from Australia that we’ve been into for a little bit now, spins a sublime refix of fellow Aussie Sid Pattni’s “Got to Learn Sometimes”. One of the great things about this mix (one of many) is that it feels both very modern (the rhythms and overall sound to the track are quite current/quite October, 2012) and classic (there’s an aura of that great gloomy-sounding 70’s soul balladry here, something like The Dramatics’ “In the Rain”.)
Sid Pattni – Got to Learn Sometimes (Ta-ku Remix)Ta-ku 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
How to Dress Well a/k/a Tom Krell very nice Total Loss LP features a bonus 7″ that contains this stunning quiet cover of Robbie Basho’s “Blue Crystal Fire”. Built on a spare acoustic strum and Krell’s floats-in-and-out-of-the-mix croon, this cover is a definite must listen.
How to Dress Well – Blue Crystal Fire (Robbie Basho)How to Dress Well 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
