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Search no further: Your airtight solution for any particular doldrums is brought to you by Portland group, AU. In orchestral likeness to Beirut, both vocally and climactically, the duo confidently experiments with world-moving horns, tingling strings, and peaking pianos. (...) Read More about AU: Get Alive (90 words)

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At the tender age of twenty-one, Selah Sue imparts a developed sound truly her own. The Belgian says, “Musically speaking, I know what I want,” and that confidence translates into her soulful reggae melodies. There are no mixed emotions in citing her influences either. Without being said, a spiritual dexterity reigning in next to that of Lauryn Hill can be picked up(...) Read More about Selah Sue: This World (169 words)

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Jazz-filled horns come in to cushion Frank Ocean‘s raw, yet gorgeous vocals just as the almost fully a cappella single (minus minimal keyboard), “White” comes to a close. A sweet nectar-coated voice, comparable to Stevie Wonder, (...) Read More about Frank Ocean: White (186 words)

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Hot Chip‘s last album release, One Life Stand felt more like a one night stand. We loved them and we never heard from them again. It has been two slightly painful years without the indietronica touch of Hot Chip’s deft rhythms, but Joe Goddard,(...) Read More about Hot Chip: Flutes (93 words)

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Patience is a not only a virtue, but also a necessity in the case of AlunaGeorge‘s under-the-radar R&B hit, “You Know You Like It.” Like a honoring love letter to our favorite R&B girl bands of the 90′s,(...) Read More about AlunaGeorge: You Know You Like It (115 words)

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As if coaxing the listener to jump into an enigmatic vehicle, We Are Knights seductively demand, “Let’s go somewhere together.” It’s a smooth, slow ride(...) Read More about We Are Knights: Tears (63 words)

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“Onesome,” the first track off I am Harlequin‘s forthcoming EP introduces London-based musician, Anne Freier like a shot from a cannon. Recently named #17 in the Last.fm “New Discovery Charts,” the artist–who writes, produces, and records all her own music-(...) Read More about I Am Harlequin: Onesome (119 words)

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Bands come and go. Bodies of Water, however, is a newborn band reincarnated from its past life as a foursome including founding members, Jessie Conklin and Kyle Gladden who bowed out leaving the band to husband and wife pair, Meredith and David Metcalf .(...) Read More about Bodies of Water: Open Rhythms (101 words)

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After an extended absence, Usher comes out from under the radar and partners with coveted producer, Diplo. “Climax” may be accredited to Usher, but this track has Diplo written all over its electronic soul. (...) Read More about Usher: Climax (67 words)

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