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Autre Ne Veut: CountingR&B is going through an exciting period these days. Artists like Frank Ocean, Miguel, The Weeknd are giving the genre a little shake. Autre Ne Veut a.k.a Arthur Ashin, is one who is standing out this year.
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How To Dress Well: & It Was UBUY HERE Tom Krell is the one-man indie R&B show, How To Dress Well. In his sophomore album, Total Loss, the experimental Brooklyn-based singer leaves the heavy distortion in the past with his debut, Love Remains. Still, his shaky falsetto and polished sound remains among the reverb he is known for.
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Dead Times: Slow Burning BlissDOWNLOAD HERE Hailing from Phoenix, Dead Times duo Calvin Markus and Travis Bunn have been courting Los Angeles as they build their mystic sound with the framework of R&B and waify electronics. Their minimalist foundation may find you in a melodic coma as they float between moody soul and futuristic down tempo under mirage [...]
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TL Talks Rapid Success & Songwriting With PoliçaBUY HERE Poliça is not even one year old yet, but has 30k Facebook “Likes,” been named the best band at SXSW of 2012, featured by Rolling Stone Magazine, described as “the best band I’ve ever heard” by Bon Iver, and booked back-to-back shows around the nation for their new-found, yet solid fan base. [...]
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Thursday Throwback : Sade AduBUY HERE Sade Adu, best known for her song “Smooth Operator” is definitely a qualified candidate for our Throwback Thursdays. Her music style is a unique blend of smooth jazz combined with elements of R&B , soul, jazz, and soft rock. Sade and her band started in 1983, and quickly rocketed to the top, [...]
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Let’s Talk About Frank Ocean: “Channel ORANGE”Let’s talk about Frank Ocean. BUY HERE Last time we scribbled about this 23 year old writer for Beyonce and Justin Bieber, the splash size he would make as an artist himself was completely unforeseen. Now, with Channel ORANGE, his new chart erupting album and a face synonymous with single-handedly breaking up the marriage of [...]
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Curumin: SelvageBUY HERE Brazilian, Curumin (aka Luciano Nakata Albuquerque) describes his new album Arrocha as a “rhythm, a way of dancing where you hold your girl very close. That pressure is something we feel here in Sao Paolo”–his hometown. “It’s a very big city and you are always surrounded
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THEESatisfaction: QueenSBUY HERE Seattle Duo, THEESatisfaction welcome you to their house party with open arms, and a few instructions to maximize your enjoyment: “Turn off your swag, and check your vain. From your lengths to your tense, get down. But whatever you do, hey, don’t funk with my groove.” Basically, be yourself, and don’t mind us [...]
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Dan Le Sac: Play AlongBUY HERE Straddling hip-hop and electro-R&B, UK designer DJ Dan Le Sac drops his fresh single “Play Along,” as an intro to his July 9th debut album release (self-produced via Sunday Best). Featuring feline vocalist Sarah Williams White,
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Lee Fields and the Expressions: Faithful ManBUY HERE Stripped down to the raw, blues-shaken soul, Lee Fields has finally done his fair share of shaking recent rankings with his 2012 album, Faithful Man.
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Chet Faker: No DiggityBUY HERE The new prince of down tempo, Australian artist and producer, Chet Faker turns Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” into an even sexier tune–if you can imagine the possibility. Basically, Dr. Dre and Blackstreet stepped into a hypothetical elevator with
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Selah Sue: This WorldListen to “This World” here BUY HERE 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 [...]