One of last year’s best songs “Vulnerable” from Tinashe gets a 2014 house/R&B-styled rework from the ineffable Soundcloud Sultan of L.A. Blood Diamonds.
Tinashe 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.1
One of last year’s best songs “Vulnerable” from Tinashe gets a 2014 house/R&B-styled rework from the ineffable Soundcloud Sultan of L.A. Blood Diamonds.
Tinashe (Twitter)
Rating 8.1
Los Angeles’ premiere vinyl boutique will celebrate turning 5 years young this coming Thursday, April, 3rd. Come hangout, tickets are $5 and there will be food, drinks, and yes, you better believe it, music… lots of good music. If this built-to-scale diorama of the record store (pictured on the flyer) isn’t enough reason to show up, then the Godzilla-sized Boxer canine should definitely be.
Needless to say, we will see you on Thursday. Bring your birthday hats because it’s gonna be a bash. Full info on the event is HERE.
The sweet dusty sound of Zella Day gets a R&B/rhythm-infused jolt from-the-rise Philly duo Marian Hill. The fourth wall-breaking/blending of the diverse yet equally exciting styles of Zella and Marian induces a type of happiness (and head bobbing) that is instant. Best wishes trying to get this out of your head for the rest of the day.
Marian Hill
: (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
The Peach Kings announce today their new “Mojo Thunder” EP, due out June 3rd. The soulful rhodes piano-assisted slow burner “Be Around” is the EP’s lead single and features yet another star-level vocal from the alto of singer Paige McClain Wood. We need more soul in indie rock and roll.
The Peach Kings 
(Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
“Still Don’t Seem to Care” is the debut track from CA band Brother Blyss. What struck us straight away with “Still Don’t Seem To Care” is its different (the chord progressions, the guitar processing effects, rhythmically, melodically, etc); the song is something unique and new. Brother Blyss marry the psych-leaning rhythm-driven sound of early 90’s Manchester bands like The Roses and Inspiral Carpets (minus the hippie spacer bro stuff) with modern bits of menace and guitar layerings and then tie it off w/ a keen melodic sense and songwriting quality. Very well done.
Brother Blyss (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
SoCal-based indie neo-R&B singer Gallant takes to the Bootleg in LA this Sunday night for a must not miss presentation of his contemporary Prince-informed R&B. This Sunday come watch Gallant perform live with a standout cast of support sets that includes L.A. singer Evan Mellows.
Doors for the event are at 8:00pm and the show is for ages 21+. More details for the show can be found HERE.
Gallant 
(Soundcloud)
Bootleg Theater ) (Tickets and Event Info)
As well-cultivated connoisseurs of the G-Mix, we can expertly co-sign this new Daz Dillinger G-Mix of one of YG‘s (who outside Rich Homie Quan might be the hottest MC on radio right now) My Krazy Life‘s standout tracks, the “Lets Play House” send-up “Do It To Ya”. Even thugs can get a little intimate w/ the piano.
YG (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
The first lady of TDE, SZA puts in a sultry smooth vocal on that deep molasses XXYYXX “About You” sample with new one “Child’s Play”. SZA is GREAT on the track but Chance‘s easy/breezy ride-the-offbeats flow hits the instrumental in a most incredible way. Don’t miss this one. The “Z” EP from SZA is coming April 8.
SZA (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
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The R&B-flavored indie pop of Dutch-born Young & Sick finds its latest iteration in the rhythmically swaggering and neatly-layered “Heartache Fetish”. Y&S’ s/t debut for Harvest Records is due on April the 8th.
Young & Sick (Tumblr)
Rating 8.0
