The names on the marquee here, Bondax & Joe Goddard should take care of most everything you need to know about this new dance floor gem; but for the curious, Hot Chip/2 Bears anchor Mr. Goddard mixes in that special transatlantic house shine to the Bondax boys already great “Giving It All”. Be cool w/ the track below.
Joe Goddard 
(Twitter)
Rating: 8.3
New Kitsune-signees Portland (the Franco-American trio’s singer Lily Pejon’s hometown) debut a dance pop dream for the label in the form of ebullient new single “Deezy Daisy”.
Portland 
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Rating 8.2
The 60’s Nico/French girl-pop leaning “No Shelter” is new from Blouse. Single #1 from the band’s forthcoming Imperium record (due next month), “No Shelter” marks a bit of diversion stylistically for the Portland-based band vs. their 2011 more dreampop-y debut as the guitar/vocal are both much more up front in the mix, the synthesizers are all but vacated and the rhythms are somewhat emboldened. We’re digging it.
Blouse 
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Rating 8.3
Pacific Northwest band Prince of Spain release their latest track, the sparkling acoustic-driven melody & harmony of beautiful tuneful “Rising Sun”.
Prince of Spain 
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Rating 8.4
Vet hip hop producer Jake One pulls quite the remix rabbit out of his hat w/ this slowed (& might as well be throwed) take on Portugal. The Man’s (!) “Evil Friends” single. That. And oh yeah, it features a cool rhyming bro that goes by the name Danny Brown too.
Jake One (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
