Cute Norwegian disco. Check out here.
Category: New Music
New Music: Yuna
Produced by Pharrell (he seems to be back on form lately, making some stunning tracks with newbies), this is blissfully sexy. A nice way to start the day. Check out here.
New Music: Lucas Nord
New Music: Devin
Sexy rock from Brooklyn. Check out here.
New Music: Sucré
Folk pop with some big strings. Check out here.
New Music: Dot Jr
Epic pop with a bit of drum and bass thrown in. Check out here.
First Listen: Electric Guest ‘This Head I Hold’
Produced by Danger Mouse, check out this new amazingness by Electric Guest.
New Music: Oberhofer
This is the sort of music that makes travelling on the tube turn magical (if you had this on your headphones). It’s flawless, rich pop. Check out here.
New Music: Ilia Darlin
You know what, this is the first new pop song I’ve wanted to listen to twice in a row for a while. She’s from Greece and her music is mental. I really hope it takes off in the UK. Check out here.
New Music: Kymberley Kennedy
I really like it when someone gets in touch and sends me some music that takes me by surprise. This is a very unique sound and one which I’m sure will take off. Check out here.
New Music: Kids On Bridges
The band’s debut single Check Your Head flips the switch from agro to disco in two taps of a high hat, the street-tough demeanour fading, in and out with vocoders and falsetto. Check out here.
New Music: Ugly Kids Club
A rock band that delves into synth-pop every now and again. Seems to be a trend in America right now, will be interesting to see what becomes of it. Check out here.
New Music: Murray James
British rock and roll with a very pop sounding voice. Check out here.
New Music: Lockets
Some nice lo-fi for you tonight. Check out here.
New Music: The Slytest
Swedish indie pop. The Slytest, consisting of young Swedes Dan Axelsson and Simon Larsson has had a fascination for American music since birth. The band manage to put some local colour to the recording with what in Sweden is considered “the Gothenburg sound” – indie choirs and vibrant distorted guitar melody lines in the vein of Broder Daniel and Håkan Hellström – two of Sweden’s major underground pop stars. Check out here.
New Music: Pepper
I call this bubblegum drum and bass. Check out here.
New Music: Pavlov
Yes, it’s in Swedish. But it’s such a great song I’m sure you’ll enjoy it too. Carries along the same veins as Oskar Linnros and Daniel Adams-Ray. Check out here.
New Music: Mashrou Leila
I don’t usually post music by Arabic bands, but when someone told me about Mashrou’ Leila I now feel the need to hunt for some more stuff from the Middle East. They’re from Lebanon and they’re causing a stir for carrying a sound that supports free-thinking, religious freedom and gay rights (from what I’ve read). Makes a change from the usual sound coming out of the area.
Also check out that remix by Électro Valentíno (on the Soundcloud above) which gives their sound a whole new, fierce spin. It’s all very cool.
New Music: Emma Lewin
Swedish pop. This would fit in to Eurovision nicely. Check out here.
New Music: Maxine Ashley
There’s a rnb/ pop sound to this girl, previously featured on a summer dance hit back in 2010. Still not much around about her but look forward to seeing where she ends up. Check out here.