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LISTEN: “Cut And Run” by Yoke Lore

Absolutes, the forthcoming EP of New York indie pop act Yoke Lore, due July 27 via Arts & Crafts, explores the grey areas between black and white ideas while building upon the lush, sonic palette of his past works. The new music finds multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist Adrian Galvin polishing his heartfelt anthems and ruminating on finding balance amid respective oppositions by breaking through the notion that truth necessitates purity.

After recently premiering the first song, “Fake You” from the EP and accompanying video, the Brooklyn-based artist arrives with the gorgeously minimalistic track “Cut and Run”. Take a look.

VIDEO: “When The Night Is Over” by Lord Huron

Lord Huron’s live performance video of “When The Night Is Over” premieres today on Billboard, who calls it, “…a noir, Twin Peaks-flavored clip.” The video was filmed at the band’s own Whispering Pines Studios in Los Angeles as part of their public access show that aired in local markets across the country.

LISTEN: “When Everything Was Mine” / “RROTR” by Phoria

Over the past few years, Phoria have become known for their colourful, visually evocative soundscapes with the release of their debut LP Volition (and two EP’s: 2013’s “Bloodworks: and 2014’s “Display”). Top 5’s on Hype Machine, support from BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music followed – along with over 41 million Spotify streams. The band has supported James Vincent McMorrow, Little Dragon, Poliça, Active Child on tour, and made festival appearances at Latitude, Soundwave, Blue Dot, Dot To Dot, The Great Escape and SXSW, where they were named one of NPR’s standout acts in their “Austin 100” class of 2017.

After dropping the early classical-inspired track ‘Mass (Re-Imagined)’ earlier this year, the Brighton five-piece today return with the second offering off their forthcoming sophomore LP, via a double single release “When Everything Was Mine”/”Rrotor” out via X Novo/Akira Records.

“When Everything Was Mine”/”Rrotor” are both deeply emotive, beguiling electronic folk-pop cuts, anchored on a lush, elegant arrangement of softly lulled piano over hypnotic electronics, all layered with ethereal vocals by lead singer/composer Trewin Howard, whose own synesthesia informs the band’s multidimensional aesthetic.

In “When Everything Was Mine,” Howard continues to reject the notion that lyrics have to have conventional narratives. To him, a lyric can be a small self-contained unit of feeling, or a musical texture in the fabric of the song itself. In the track, he takes that concept to its logical extremity, creating a complex emotive musical and thematic idea from a song title alone. In ‘Rrotor’ his aptitude for stacking and mixing vocals like instruments makes for an intriguing and impossible to pin down electronic performances.

LISTEN: “Featherlight” by Favela

More beautiful tunes from UK producer Favela, from his debut full-length album Community. I didn’t find this on a blog, or my inbox. Spotify put me on to this new album after I had listened to one of his earlier singles that I’ve just been so stuck on. I could barely find any bio/press info online again about this, but I kinda think that’s the plan (or has been so far). I guess just let the music speak for itself.

Check out “Featherlight” and the full album lower down.