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Buy the album on Amazon – Vinyl | MP3 | CD Sweden has quite the reputation for producing outstanding electronic acts, among them Lykke Li, The Knife and, for the purposes of this review, Little Dragon.  Little Dragon was formed in 1996 by Swedish-Japanese vocalist Yukimi Nagano and three high school friends.  Since then, they’ve [...]

Brazilian Money, a band that we’ve featured before who have a new and mightily focussed 6-track EP out, turned me on to Little Jungles, and I’m sure glad they did: “Winter Was Warmer”, an impossibly delicious slice of shoegaze that’s drenched in early nineties influences, has instantly become one of my favourite tracks of the [...]

Having been released at the start of the year there aren’t many people talking about Papercuts‘ latest album “Fading Parade” as we approach the end of the Summer, however the exact opposite should be happening. The album is made for Summer with its hazy vocals, light and breezy guitar work and the overall sense of [...]

Today’s nostalgic sound is brought to you by the enigmatic Sleep ∞ Over; while normally a harbinger of joy, in this instance, their synth creates a hook that paints and frames a slow, hollow spiral downwards. Along with with the hazy, almost limp vocals, this song conveys its murky loneliness well enough to affect this [...]

Au Revoir Simone songstress Erika Spring has ventured onto her own with a new single, “6 More Weeks”– to be released as part of a split 7″ with The Violens. The song itself doesn’t shy away from the AVS aesthetic: the lyrics are heavy but the delivery is not. If fact, Spring’s song pace changes [...]

Chris Taylor, best known as producer and vocalist of acclaimed band Grizzly Bear, has brought to light his own solo project under the name CANT. This breathy, multi-instrumental layer cake of a track is a sample of what his upcoming album, “Dreams Come True”. Another major point in excitement: Twin Shadow‘s George Lewis Jr., has [...]

Philadelphia-based duo Work Drugs musical premise is meant to emphasize the smoother things in life: “dancing, boating, yachting, sexting, and living.” Their latest release shows a funkier take on these interests while maintaining the low-maintenance level of a vacation romance. Between their lyrical play and the pop-friendly synth/guitar hooks, this track would make a lovely [...]

Oakland based one-man-band Yalls (Dan Casey) has announced the cassette tape release of their self-titled debut album. “Rerepeater”, a favorite of Casey, is #4 of an 18 track long LP that showcases his rhythmic ability to range from lava-lamp bass beats to quick-paced mandolin/guitar riffs. Recommended listening if you’re taking a bike ride in this [...]

During a break from touring, Chaz Bundick recorded a new EP “Freaking Out”– a 5 track long set to be released on September 13 through Carpark Records. The first single, a cover of Alexander O’Neal + Cherelle’s “Saturday Love”, is an airy, playful take on the 1985 hit. Said to have a Gap Band/Mtume feel [...]

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This is 100% true: at university, I was officially designated a Sexy Voiced Person. What this meant was that I got to do the voice-over for the student radio station idents. Since most of you probably never heard those, I hope you’ll humour me and imagine, for the rest of the post, that I sound [...]

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This post is a “QuickPick”.  QuickPicks are my attempt at getting all of the music that’s sent to me that I like (or just music I like but have no words for because it’s so awesome), out into the dubya dots. Any time I get sent music that I like I “star” it in Gmail [...]