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See: Jamie Isaac reveals new video for Doing Better, plus UK/US tour dates
Doing Better is the the first single to be taken from producer, singer-songwriter and all round musical polymath Jamie Isaac. After the success of his debut album Couch Baby, he’s returned with his engaging electronic soul, with flakes of hip-hop and driven by his emotive piano playing. It’s a fragile thing, with gently stuttering beats …
See: August Greene release video for Optimistic ft. Brandy
IN the pantheon of super-groups, August Greene has to be up there somewhere. Consisting of Golden Globe, GRAMMY, Academy Award winning activist, actor and artist Common, four-time GRAMMY Award winning pianist/producer Robert Glasper, and drummer/producer extraordinaire Karriem Riggins, the three are about to release their debut self-titled album as an Amazon Original on March 9th. …
Track: Husky Loops – When I Come Home
Hot on the back of their second EP, which dropped last year, London based trio Husky Loops have shared another slice of interesting take on R’n’B/Hip-Hop and 70 Italian Songwriting (their stated influences) while still working broadly within what you would call (for want of a better word). There’s moments of the luscious string sounds, …
Track: P.J. Harvey and Harry Escott – An Acre of Land
The legendary musician, songwriter, artist and poet, P.J. Harvey, has just released a collaboration with British composer Harry Escott called ‘An Acre of Land’, the theme to mystery/thriller Dark River, the latest film by Director Clio Barnard. It is a gorgeous folk-tinged lament that showcases Harvey’s haunting vocals and expressive lyrics over delicate tendrils of …
Track: Æ Mak – Glow
Æ MAK are a dreamy electro pop group from Ireland whose new single, ‘Glow’, is an enigmatic, haunting number. Singer Aoife McCann’s distinctive and evocative voice floats above bubbling sparse musical bedrock at the start which evolves into a darker, rumbling synth base: It’s a lush piece of aural stimulation that massages the mind. Æ …
Track: Isador – Jungle
Uniquely combining a sneering indie rock attitude and dance floor electronica, the new single from US artist Isador (the solo work of Warren Heller) is a sonic rush. Heller says “I wrote ‘Jungle’ when I was living with my parents in New Jersey, I had just been signed to a record deal and was traveling …
Track: Mallrat – UFO ft Allday
Mallrat is the project of Brisbane resident Grace Shaw who has been receiving a great deal of well-deserved interest – firstly across Australia and now internationally. Mallrat has been selected to play at the legendary SXSW and will be doing some dates in the US to coincide. Her new release, ‘UFO ft Allday’ represents well …
Say Psych: Video: Whyte Horses – Empty Words
Manchester’s Whyte Horses exude psychedelic pop at its finest, and no more so than in their latest track ‘Empty Words’ which received its First Play on Lauren Laverne’s 6 Music show. ‘Empty Words’ is from the band’s forthcoming second LP of the same name out on CRC Records on the 9th March. Pre-order: https://kontraband.store/crcmusic/
Say Psych: Track Review: MIEN – Earth Moon
MIEN are a new power quartet comprised of The Black Angels’ Alex Maas, The Horrors’ Tom Furse, Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir and The Earlies’ John-Mark Lapham. They are set to release their debut self-titled LP on Rocket Recordings on 6th April. ‘Earth Moon’ follows on from the debut track to be pulled from the LP, …
Track: Noah Cyrus – We are…
Noah Cyrus has begun 2018 with a new track, We Are Fucked, featuring MØ and produced by Max Martin. She’s been on an upward trajectory since her debut single, last years Make Me (Cry) with Labrinth, went to #1 on Spotify’s Viral Global Chart within hours of release, and has since surpassed 420 million global …