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guerre - darker my love

Had a hard time trying to write a clever sentence explaining the amazing RnB-meets-choral cinematic sounds from Sydney's Guerre who has released his debut EP today. Get it here. I guess its beyond description but so worth listening to.

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m83 teaser

Pumped with anticipation with the news of the forthcoming release from the incredible M83, even more so after watching this grandiose teaser.

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clams casino

Clams Casino is one of our favourites at the moment. This is just gorgeous with gnarly slo-mo hip hop beats:

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brown bread

Beautiful new ambient pop sounds from Brown Bread aka Rebecca Doerfer; 'Where were you last night' is done with friend Colin Cheyne. Check out a range of tunes over on here soundcloud.

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salvador jolly

Having one of the best bandcamp tag list we've read in while was only a small part of the attraction to this fantastic new EP from Boston's Salvador Jolly. Take a listen to the first track 'flyin SOLAR' below and be sure to head to their bandcamp to download the entire EP for FREE, oh and read their tags.

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Pure X

Super excited with so many killer artists releasing debut long players in the next few months and Austin Trio Pure X (formerly Pure Ecstasy) are definitely one of them. Here's a taste off the debut 'Pleasure' out in Early June (US) and August (everywhere else). Out through Acéphale

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active child X how to dress well

What a great start to the day! AoTW favourite Active Child has teamed up with another f*cking amazing artist How to Dress Well for 'Playing House' the first single off Active Child's LP due out August 23rd. through Vagrant Records

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album of the week: The Weeknd - House Of Balloons

You don't know what's in store but you know what you're here for.
Those ominous words make up the very first line from "High For This", the one thirds sexual, one thirds sinister and one thirds awesome opening track from this mixtape by Canadian artist The Weeknd, AKA Abel Tesfaye. With a voice so completely seductive he makes Chris Isaaks' "Wicked Game" sound like the work of an awkward schmo, it feels like House Of Balloons and the man behind it are a sign of great things to come in the new wave of R&B. Tesfaye's tunes - which invariably focus on love, lust, drugs, cash and horny Vegas vibes - are at once semi-worryingly lurid and very beautiful, but most importantly they're inescapable ear worms full of great vocal hooks and plenty of genius lyrics; example from standout track "The Morning": From the mornin til the evening complaints from the tenants / got the walls kickin like they six months pregnant. While not officially an album per se, House Of Balloons is a fantastic collection of compelling songs - with perfectly restrained production and a couple of Beach House samples for mileage. It's hard to stop listening.

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Velvet Davenport - Weather

Laidback psych vibes from Minnesotan lo-fi slackers Velvet Davenport with a seriously excellent name. (Davenport - a large upholstered sofa, typically able to be converted into a bed.)
via our buddy at Get off the Coast.

Velvet Davenport - "Weather" from moon glyph on Vimeo.

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Pariah Carey - HAOKAH

Insane new cassette release from Pariah Carey which is like the audio equivalent of Golding’s “Lord Of The Flies” - an ever-building intense and relentless tribal assault of ear crushing percussion. It’s due out 14 June via Deathbomb Arc.

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Bodyboat - Every Boat Is Hope

Intriguing Balearic sounds from Oslo, Norway, featuring beautifully dreamy synth waves with scattered broken beats more here

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