
BK band Salt Cathedral release second single from upcoming “OOM VELT” EP. “Holy Soul” further explores the modern alt R&B/2014 indie blend that set the Brooklyn apart on previous single “Tease”. “OOM VELT” is out September 25th.
Salt Cathedral
Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3

SAFIA’s silky tenor vocal inhabits JVM’s “Cavalier” like the most beautifully-toned ghost over future beats production. Do not miss this one.
Safia
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.7

Twin Sister a/k/a Mr. Twin Sister a/k/a Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty, channel dreamy ’70’s R&B like Latimore or Minnie Riperton on the delicate, strings-driven “Blush”. Mr. Twin Sister will release their self-titled sophomore on September 23rd on Infinite Best.
Mr. Twin Sister
(Soundscloud)
Rating 8.4

’90’s rap-referencing “Big Dusty” is the lead single from Pro Era-affiliate Joey Bada$$’s first proper LP B4DA$$.
Joey Bada$$
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5

Celeste Waite an aspiring alt-pop songwriter melds an interesting mash of jazz and robotussin R&B on “Born Again”; infusing ideas and a palette unique to the genre’s current dense population.
Celeste Waite
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8

Wildcat! Wildcat!, the L.A. band first reported to the internet by B3SCI, releases today their first LP No Moon At All and to mark the album’s debut drop the excellent magnetic indie pop track “Circuit Breaker”.
Wildcat! Wildcat!
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4

Black Honey, the great Duly Noted Records band (The Night VI, IYES) and author of “Sleep Forever”; one of our favorite track debuts of the year so far, are equally strong on jangly and melodic UK rock of “Teenager”.
Black Honey
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8

Tei Shi, the Brooklyn-based quickly-rising songstress who impressed earlier in the year on singles “Nevermind The End” and “M&Ms” and on a great feature for Glass Animals, turns in a great cover/remix of Bync’s “No Angel” constructed in Tei Shi’s distinctive modern pop style.
Tei Shi
(Soundscloud)
Rating 8.4