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VIDEO: “For Others” by For Esmé

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More music from Toronto band For Esmé, via the video for “For Others”. The song is taken from For Esmé‘s upcoming LP Righteous Woman set for release this May.

The retro-tinged album was co-created with collaborator Dave Thiel and producer James Bunton (Donovan Woods, Too Attached), and mastered by Mandy Parnell (Bjork, Aphex Twin, Dirty Projectors). A confrontation with self and the systems that shape us, Righteous Woman was influenced by Meredith’s ongoing work with Toronto Women in Music, a network of female identifying musicians working to support one another and claim space in a male-dominated industry.

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LISTEN: “twentyseven” by LANKS

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Australian songwriter and producer LANKS shares new track “twentyseven”. The single, which premiered on Triple J Radio, is the title track from his forthcoming album, out April 27th on THAA Records.

LANKS is the moniker of Australian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Will Cuming.

Although drawing influences from artists such as MØ, Mura Masa, The xx, Justin Vernon and Radiohead, LANKS doesn’t imitate. His songs are adventurous and exploratory while still earworms – boasting strong hooks, melodies, and danceable beats.

LANKS’ debut album, twentyseven (due for release on April 27th), explores a period of growing up, of strengthening relationships and making decisions about priorities in life. “twentyseven is about the anxiety around achievement and how much pressure I had always placed on myself. My heroes — Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and others — had achieved success by the time they were 27 and I was still younger than that and had potential. This birthday had always loomed over me as a crucial deadline that I had to meet and when I finally reached it I realised that life is about much more than achievement and actually everyone achieves their dreams in their own time. I think when I reached 27 I realised it wasn’t such a big deal.”

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LISTEN: “Vixen (ft. Raury)” by Vancouver Sleep Clinic

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Revealing the latest track of an already prolific 2018, Vancouver Sleep Clinic ( Tim Bettinson) today reveals new cut ” Vixen”, a collaboration with ATL polymath, Raury. Their second collaboration following 2014’s ” Superfly”, VSC and Raury combine their considerable and unique talents to create a track which manages to be both experimental and catchy. Speaking on the track, Bettinson states:

“Raury was playing in my hometown Brisbane w A$AP Rocky, and one night after his show we crept into my little bedroom studio in my family’s house at 2am and started recording what turned into Vixen. The whole thing happened super organically & we tracked almost everything in the first take or two! It’s a lighter vibe that gives our take on the confusing nature of young love.”

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LISTEN: “Magnetism” by Vacationer

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Philadelphia-based band Vacationer have revealed their new single “Magnetism.” The single is Vacationer’s first new release since their acclaimed sophomore album Relief.

About the song, Vacationer’s Ken Vasoli’s says:

“Magnetism” was fun to write and came together fairly quickly. It’s intimate subject matter, trying to describe the connection I share with my loved one. I wanted to keep it lighthearted. The title comes from an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story that my girlfriend had mentioned early in our relationship. I like the word and it’s an accurate representation of this feeling we experience. Sonically, I wanted the track to bounce like a 60’s uptempo soul groove; like my warped interpretation of “The Loco-Motion” instrumental. This song gave me a lot of rejuvenation to finish the record. It sparked a new approach for my music-making and marks a point when I started enjoying the process much more.”

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VIDEO: “September Fades” by RALPH

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Toronto based artist RALPH is an alluring pop enigma. Drawing from her disco and synth-laden roots, as well as her personal musical heroines Sade, Stevie Nicks and Donna Summer, her rose colored alt pop brims with a perennial sense of adolescent love. On the strength of her debut self-titled EP — and standouts “Cold To The Touch” and “Tease” — the budding star (née Raffa Weyman) has tracked over 10 million Spotify streams to date.

Today, the fast rising force returns with her latest single + video “September Fades.” As lush as it is drenched in nostalgia, the slick after-hours anthem brilliantly pulls from her retro-leaning ear, anchored on funky guitar flourishes and glitchy synth work, all the while retaining her undeniably contemporary melodic spark.

The clip was filmed in a 1950’s Toronto motel that came up during the rise of “moto hotels” depicting the prime rainbow pastel colored retro-modern landscape for RALPH’s latest smooth & soulful bop. Directed by Gemma Warren (Vérité, Joseph of Mercury), the visual follows four different rooms and four different stories in the “Evergreen Motel,” depicted in the song’s lyrics. Each take gives another unique glimpse into the relationships and lives of the characters, offering a fly-on-the-wall narrative to a typically private locale.

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