There’s no slowing down with great new music in 2016, with February putting up a strong answer to what was an incredible January. Take a listen to some new music from Gypsy & The Cat, Bravestation, Phoria, Miike Snow along with IMF newcomers Diskopunk and Coast Modern.
Something for everyone.
Best of February 2016: Playlist (Soundcloud) / Best of February 2016: Playlist (Spotify) / Best of February 2016: Playlist (Youtube)
The incredibly talented 18-year old Kent musician Will Joseph Cook has just unveiled his next single “Girls Like Me”, a glorious slice of slick indie pop taken from his as yet unnamed debut album, due out in summer 2016. Having already received support across Radio 1, 6Music, Radio X in the UK and publications such as The Guardian, The Independent, The Line Of Best Fit, Clash, Cook is riding a huge wave into 2016.
Take a listen to “Girls Like Me”.
Will has announced that he’ll play both SXSW and The Great Escape in the coming months.
Hey kids,
The year is coming to a close and I’m sitting here looking back on another year of blogging; another year of so many great tunes.
It’s always a challenge to try and sum up your year in one playlist. Here’s my best attempt, with my favourite songs of 2015 (via Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube and new streaming site Playmoss). In my playlist I feature the likes of Leon Bridges, Day Wave, Big Data, Jack Garratt, Steven. A Clark, and many more.
*Note: This is not meant to be a Top 50 list where #1 is my favourite song. I love them all the same, plus the songs had to go in some order.
Signing off for 2015,
Chris
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Best Of 2015 (Soundcloud) / Best Of 2015 (Spotify) / Best Of 2015 (Youtube) / Best Of 2015 (Playmoss)
1. Favela – “Gong”
2. Leon Bridges – “Better Man”
3. Day Wave – “Drag”
4. Borns – “Electric Love”
5. Jack Garratt – “Weathered”
6. Beck – “Dreams”
7. Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better”
8. EXGF – “We Are The Hearts”
9. CHVRCHES – “Clearest Blue”
10. Kalle Mattson – “Avalanche”
11. Ben Khan – “Blade (Tidal Wave Of Love)”
12. Jose Gonzalez – “Leaf Off / The Cave”
13. Kate Boy – “Midnight Sun”
14. Bravestation – “Haven”
15. Christine And The Queens – “Tilted”
16. Martin Crane – “Physical Therapy”
17. ON AN ON – “Drifting”
18. Ryn Weaver – “The Fool”
19. Satellite Stories – “Heartbeat”
20. Austin Basham – “See You Soon”
21. Foxtrott – “Driven”
22. Hot Chip – “Dancing In The Dark”
23. j.viewz – “Don’t Pull Away”
24. Zibra – “Wasted Days”
25. Niki & The Dove – “Play It On My Radio”
26. Big Data – “Clean”
27. RAC – “One House”
28. City Calm Down – “Rabbit Run”
29. Passion Pit – “Lifted Up”
30. Refs – “Pain Goes Away”
31. Moon King – “Apocalypse”
32. Mt. Wolf – “Red”
33. The Wombats – “Give Me A Try”
34. Young Empires – “Uncover Your Eyes”
35. Panama Wedding – “Infinite High”
36. The Japanese House – “Teeth”
37. Ra Ra Riot – “Water”
38. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Multi-Love”
39. Rebecca Clements – “Pure Wasted”
40. Seoul – “The Line”
41. Will Joseph Cook – “Message”
42. The Elwins – “Show Me How To Move”
43. Vance Joy – “Fire And The Flood”
44. Sorcha Richardson – “Petrol Station”
45. Yukon Blonde – “Saturday Night”
46. Stone Cold Fox – “Sold”
47. Kassassin Street – “To Be Young”
48. Tanlines – “Slipping Away”
49. Steven A. Clark – “Can’t Have”
50. The Tallest Man On Earth – “Sagres”
Playlists are in! Pick your platform of choice (Soundcloud, Rdio and Spotify) and get listening to what rocked the blogs last month (featuring Favela, CHVRCHES, Sego, Born Ruffians and many more).
Best of July 2015: Playlist (Rdio) / Best of July 2015: Playlist (Soundcloud) / Best of July 2015: Playlist (Spotify)
It felt a little bit like a slow week for new songs on the blogs, although I was still able to find you a few gems that you should hear this week. Spend a few minutes with this #trending post, featuring new music from Will Joseph Cook, Oslo Parks, Ofelia K and CHVRCHES.
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All Will Joseph Cook is asking for is a minute of your time (actually more like 2:22). “A Minute Of Your Time” is the second track to be revealed from his sophomore EP Proof Enough, to be released on 11th August via Atlantic Records.
Oslo Parks (the joint project of producers Rob Flynn and Ian Booth) are back with a slice of catchy, upbeat synthpop, perfect to add to your summer playlist.
https://soundcloud.com/heyofelia/ofelia-k-as-a-bell
I covered Ofelia K‘s first single “Heart” a few weeks back and today we can hear her second single from the upcoming EP available August 2015 via South By Sea! Take a listen to “As A Bell”.
Finally, here’s the brand new song from CHVRCHES that the internet exploded about yesterday. “Leave A Trace” comes from the bands’ second album Every Open Eye, to be released September 25.