“She Dried” is the latest bit of brilliance from UK singer Jamie Isaac. A simple but heart-wringing melody wrapped around a winding piano figure; “She Dried” stands out, additionally, on the sophistication of its arrangement – rises of vocal harmony and electronics build and ebb w/ excellent pacing and a highly talented sense of theatrics. “Blue Break” is the new EP from Jamie Isaac and it’s out March 24th.
Jamie Isaac
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Rating 8.4
Birthed straight from the head of the indie zeitgeist, megastar Ellie Goulding and mega-twitter user Angel Haze team for a visceral, spaced-down very good cover of James Blake’s “Life Round Here”.
Ellie Goulding
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Rating: 8.8
B3 faves Gold Fields spin more remix magic (the GF crew has become one of our favorite remixers) on one of the best tracks of 2013, “Vulnerable” from breakout candidate Tinashe. On the mix, Gold Fields select for a soft-touch vocal house approach merging feel good vibes with beach side beats.
Gold Fields
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Rating 8.3
London newcomers Sons & Lovers are hitting the road for the first-ever Satellite Tour with Eliza & The Bear and Fred Page. Having already shared stages with the likes of Ellie Goulding and Naked & Famous, the band is celebrating this tour with the release of a new video for their track “The Only One”. What makes “The Only One” particularly special is that the song was actually written around the video. As S&L frontman Tom puts it, “This is something we made with our friend Pip – a ridiculously talented photographer/director. We wanted to think of a story, film it, then write the track after the video was finished. Putting music to a video rather than the other way around was a cool and new fun thing for us.”
Have a first look at the cinematic “The Only One” from Sons & Lovers below.
Sons & Lovers
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Rating 8.4