Come To The City In “Come To The City” ambience surrounds the east-coast-born heartland rock of The War On Drugs. You’ll hear some Springsteen and Neil Young influence on their new record, Slave Ambient, which is out 8/16.
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Alive Originally from Albania, Armand Margjeka seems to have embraced the down-home culture of his new home Birmingham, Alabama. The appeal of his country-folk sound stems from the sincerity in his voice and lyrics.
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Winter Beats “Winter Beats,” a song off the group’s debut album Hearts, is like Christmas in July — wintery synths combined with the danceability of a summer pop song.
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Make It Stop During a performance this past weekend at 80/35 (a music festival in Des Moines), The Envy Corps announced a 9/9 release date for their new album, It Culls You, and offered up a free download of their new single “Make It Stop.” For those unfamiliar with the group, their style has been compared […]
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No Things Left R E A L M A G I C, aka Drew Englander, is inspired by epic film scores, Shoegaze, R&B, and Grime. “No Things Left” definitely has a lot going on. Try to pick out his influences while you listen.
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Breakers “Breakers” is the title track off Gem Club’s debut album, out 9/27. Their label, Hardly Art, says of the album, “Breakers is like a story that finds myth in the mundane.” Listen/download Gem Club’s “Twins”
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Do It (High School Dropout) This kid is going somewhere. Can you believe he’s only 18? “Do It (High School Dropout)” is off his release, Keystone State of Mind. He’s got a new school flow and loads of old school samples. Enjoy.
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Hey Sandy (Polaris cover) Surfer Blood dropped this awesome cover of Polaris’s song “Hey Sandy.” Their sound on it differs a little from their album Astro Coast. It’s quite nice.
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Lessons Motorboater’s “Lessons” starts with a conga-like dance beat and quickly transforms into a full synth lo-fi jam. His new album, Sport, just released June 21st.
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For The One Van Pierszalowski, former lead singer of Port O’Brien, spent some time after their break and formed a new band, WATERS. “For The One” is their first single. The group’s debut album, Out In The Light, drops 9/20.
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Lady of Late This is how you perfect electronic-folk music. With a hip-hop beat, smooth synth throughout and vocals I can only describe as a more confident Bright Eyes, Priory’s “Lady of Late” has great musical diversity.
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Comes and Goes “Comes and Goes” shows off Snakes Say Hisss’s infectious synth-dance-pop style. The best part of this tune is probably Jamie Ayers’s awesome vocal delivery.
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