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SXSW Artist: Jack Garratt / The Love You’re Given

I’m trying to get through the lists of artists attending SXSW and I’m pretty sure it’s near to impossible. Help a sister out! Alright, so digging through this morning, I found out that Jack Garrett will be out of London … Continue reading

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Ghostpoet / Off Peak Dreams

It’s been a long minute since Ghostpoet’s last album, ‘Some Say I So I Say Light’ but today I hear he’s putting out a new album, ‘Shedding Skin’, later this year. In the meantime, this track is here for your listening pleasure. … Continue reading

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From the indie submissions: YOUNG BROTHER / Kamikaze

Yeah! In preparation for a little pain in my ears as happens once in a while when I go through my unknown indie submissions, I turned down the volume and pressed play. It didn’t take too long before I was … Continue reading

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So New It Hurts: Ben Howard / End of the Affair (Official Audio)

My babies, this is brand new Ben Howard. I thought, for a wee moment, that Ben was a simple as, say, a Jack Johnson. Simple doesn’t please me. Wait, simple pleases me, as long as there are curtains hiding some … Continue reading

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Outrageous: Sam Smith / How Will I Know (Whitney Houston Cover)

I mean, come on. Mercy. I call mercy.

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New! The Head and the Heart / Another Story

There’s something that I can’t completely define that gives an album the feeling of absolute truth. As in, a truth that will last for years. You know it when you hear it – you realize, ‘This. This is it. This … Continue reading

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Sin Fang / Young Boys

I heart all-things Iceland.  Included in that heart’ing is Sin Fang, Iceland’s wizard of lo-fi beauty. His latest album, released this year, is chock full of instrumental, synthy, clicky, atmospheric dips and lifts and surprises. It’s a fun album to … Continue reading

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Un-Be-Lievable: Xavier Rudd / Spirit Bird

Harvest moon tonight. I pedaled myself across Amsterdam under the moon, over canals, across the city and inside myself. This song trailed me on repeat and I couldn’t have found a better song for the beautiful moment I fell into. … Continue reading

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Alexandra Stréliski / Le Départ – The saddest song I’ve ever heard

This is, by far, the saddest song I’ve ever heard. This woman knows composition and orchestration and how to pull emotions from dark places, put them under her fingertips and turn them into a recognizable, gut-wrenching sound. Her full album, … Continue reading

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Panama / We Have Love

Auuusssiiiieeesss! I am loving Panama. Come on, if ever you could capture the feeling of a Summer hit in a song, it’s this song. Just perfect Aussie pop rock (sorry, mates, it sounds pop’y to me, in a good way) … Continue reading

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