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OMG, its like MGMT, Passion Pit, Neon Indian, Grouplove, Yeasayer, Owl City all just had a sexy time together and made this. 

HAPPY SUMMER

Smallpools are an indie band from LA and “Dreaming” is available for FREE DOWNLOAD.

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Here is the title track for The Weeknd’s new album Kiss Land and as good as you expected it would be. Its withdrawn, lovelorn, dark, ominous, hazy and turns on its head in the middle. With three mixtapes worth of music already, a proper full length debut album from Abel Tresfaye and The Weeknd crew is very exciting. 

Well, this is delightful isn’t it?

This is slightly different from the usual Lana Del Rey sepia tinged nostalgic epic songs, its light and fluffy sixties pop with a Del Rey twist. Apparently recorded back in 2011, no one really knows why or where this is from but hey, its quite nice and thats all that matters.

Shoe gazey and good, here’s “Dream Machine” from duo Big Deal. 

“Dream Machine” is from June Gloom out June 4th. Available for pre-order.

This sounds like when you go under the water in the bath and just block out everything. That’s what Banks’ “Warm Water” sounds like, except for those vocals which break through the fuzzy warm beat like a ray of sun through some rain clouds. Yeah. 

“Warm Water” is available May 27th on Good Years Recordings. 

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Coming off of a snippet of new Weeknd material, “John Carpenter” from the upcoming Kiss Land, this guest spot on a French Montana track just dropped. The first minute or so is pure Tresfaye/Weeknd and when French Montana turns up it feels like he’s the guest… 

“Gifted” appears on French Montana’s new album out May 21st. The Weeknd’s Kiss Land is due later this year. 

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Swedish Producer Dan Lissvik has come along and dubbed out NoNoNo’s “Like The Wind” and its really very good. 

Last month I discovered Phoria who do that lo-fi, fuzzy music thing very well. Their Bloodwork EP is a perfect escape so of course the visuals are a little getaway too, a rainy one sure, but a getaway nonetheless. 

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Watch out Bey, your sisters nipping at your heels.

On “Looks Good With Trouble”, with Hip Hop’s golden boy Kendrick Lamar over a Dev Hynes beat, it almost feels like Solange and co are coming through to set up camp as the new kids on the block.

That’s a killer K dot verse. 

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Have to thank my pals Seasfire for putting me onto fellow Bristol artist Joshua Vincent aka Chapter House. 

“Getaway” starts off quiet and then launches into the first big moment of the track. Verses recall Mystery Jets, Bon Iver, U2, New Wave all in one go and then the chorus hits and I just had to sit back and say wow, that’s big. 

Excited to hear more things? Check out the equally wonderful “Blood Sweat and Tears” and prepare yourself to hear more from Chapter House. 

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