Sounds like: Mazzy Star, Beach House, Lana Del Rey

What's so good?

Wallners have returned with their new single, "Movie Stars." 

I was excited to see their name pop up after falling in love with their debut single "In My Mind" in 2020. To this day, when that song pops up in my rotation I fall all over again. 

"Movie Stars" marks the move towards the band's second album. It's a pretty unique sound, so if it's a sign of things to come, the album is one to watch for. On the inspiration behind the track, the Vienna-based sibling band said:

“The stars have always inspired us. There’s something incredibly peaceful about looking up at them, yet they also fill you with a sense of wonder. We’re fascinated by the vastness of the universe and by how absurd life on Earth can sometimes be. By chance, we found some old microphones from the 1960s in our basement while making the song, and somehow that discovery fit the mood of the track perfectly.”

1. Original post: Wallners - Movie Stars

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Sounds like: PALLADIAN, Rohne, Calcou

What's so good?

I see you're all liking a fairly recent share we posted: Geju's "Yu." So I spent some time going through a playlist that has similar music and Jesse Kendal's "Turn" was definitely the stand out track. 

It's dark but not too heavy, it has one or two interesting turns to sustain attention, and it has that x-factor that allows the mind to transcend, to feel, and to expand. 

I hope you enjoy this deep organic electronica. 

1. Original post: Jesse Kendal - Turn

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Sounds like: Geoffroy, LAUREL, Yellow House

What's so good?

"My momma told me if you want it bad enough
And if it's right
You'll get it in due time
And if it's real the universe will line it up"

With lryics of beauty and a little sonic fun, what more does a song need to offer? Hit play, and let yourself sink into the now, accepting that everything is simply ok. 

1. Original post: Snazzy - All In Due Time

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Sounds like: Jamie T, Swimming Paul, Labrinth

What's so good?

Saw this online being performed at the VMAs and was hooked.

That “more, more” thing inside each of us has been stirred by Yung Lean & GENER8ION’s “STORM II.” What’s more, the moreish nature of the music video leaves me wanting more.

Insatiable.

1. Original post: Yung Lean - STORM II (Ft. GENER8ION)

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Sounds like: Stimming, Max Cooper

What's so good?

"Hello" plays over and over in my head; it's quite relentless. Songs that find a way to be this interesting with such a minimal feel are gems.

Think about a diamond, it's essentially a clear rock. I'd say that's pretty minimal. Yet for hundreds of years humans have been obsessed with them.

Most of Axel Boman's music is just really damn good, and this is one of his most shimmery diamonds.

1. Original post: Axel Boman - Hello

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Sounds like: Tycho, Com Truise, Youandewan

What's so good?

Italian artist Phantoms vs Fire has more in common with Tycho than just his style of music: both of them also have a background in graphic arts.

To the point, though, this new song "Starfish" sounds a whole lot like a work from the San Francisco-based artist Tycho. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing -- in fact, it's probably the main reason I'm blogging this one for you today.

If you're keen to hear more, follow the jump.

1. Original post: Phantoms vs Fire - Starfish

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Sounds like: Bonobo, ID, Jacana People

What's so good?

Time for something a little different with O'Flynn's "Sekete." 

Are you ready for the bass? 

Love it or hate it, I have no doubt your head will, at the very least, bop along. It's pretty full-on and, like the quirky girl at a part, may be "too much" for some people. Try it on for size and see how you go. 

1. Original post: O'Flynn - Sekete (Ft. Swordman Kitala)

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Sounds like: Trippin Jaguar, Nicola Cruz, Lemurian

What's so good?

Haunted Water covers the forests of our mind with an ethereal mist of soft instrumentation in "Uirapuru. " 

I don't think it's unfounded to state that "Uirapuru" by Haunted Waters feels like a zoom-in on the dense jungles. It's green, lush in design, and filled with the sounds of nature (winds, drums, and strings plucking like bird whistles.) The track feels otherworldly, like you have stumbled upon a long-lost species, an animal so eclectic and shadowy, covered in the musical moss of its habitat. 

Haunted Water creates chills through the air and ripples in the river with "Uirapuru." 

1. Original post: Haunted Water - Uirapuru

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Sounds like: lorie, Ours Samplus

What's so good?

Yes, please, to this feel-good track from an artist we've been following since 2012, Sunrom.

A supernova creates and disperses elements, helps form new worlds, and transforms its surroundings. And like its namesake, "Supernova" uplifts, transforms, and creates a beautiful sonic landscape for us listeners.

While the instrumentals take centre stage, it's the lyrics that have quietly stolen my heart, so I'd like to share them below:

"They keep on singing over me,
Feels like the road to bring me home
Oh, the stars keep calling my name,
Round through the endless flame,
A silver choir of mystery,
And every mile of dark I roam."

With "Supernova," Sunrom makes the endless feel a little more like home. 

1. Original post: Sunrom - Supernova

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Sounds like: LouisF, Bonobo, Starwolf

What's so good?

Pulsewith runs lap after lap with style and panache thanks to their track, "Main Theme," for the newly released and super hot game The Loopler.

It's not every day a write-up about a video game soundtrack drops down in front of me, but I think we can all agree that "Main Theme" of the roguelike racing game, The Loopler, is an absolute banger. It 's stylish, almost ageless, and just the right amount of smooth for a song that introduces you to a game that can get super crazy at times. Pulsewith has created smooth, synthy joy. 

The Loopler is out on Steam now; if anything, get it just to listen to Pulsewith 's jam of a main track on the menu screen. 

1. Original post: Pulsewith - Main Theme

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Sounds like: mk.gee, viuta, dijon

What's so good?

I feared this day would come: that the sound of Mk.gee would soon become the thing everyone copied, with only two years since his classic, Two Star & The Dream Police. But I will say... I respect the justice done to the sound. DNCR, with only two songs released, is already demanding attention with a guitar-led track that feels like an instant end-of-the-day song. The track settles in with an effortless hypnosis, feeling familiar without losing its identity. If this is any indication of what DNCR has in store, there’s plenty of reason to keep an ear out.

1. Original post: DNCR - RGH

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Sounds like: Blood Orange, Caroline Polachek, Samantha Urbani

What's so good?

Do my ears deceive me? Majid Jordan has officially ushered in a new sound that echoes the titans of electronica, like Blood Orange and Caroline Polachek. I was transported back to 2013, when Blood Orange dropped Cupid Deluxe and Samantha Urbani was blessing what seemed like every track with her sultry voice, turning each track into liquid gold.

Well, the same formula is used here. Clementine Douglas, the queen you are! Please go find Dev Hynes now. For the rest of us mere mortals, enjoy the blissful groove of yet another great song from Majid Jordan.

1. Original post: Majid Jordan - Best Behaviour (Ft. Clementine Douglas)

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Sounds like: Ben Bohmer, Fred Again, Bonobo

What's so good?

Banyan provided a needed feeling of release with "Holding On To The End," a track that keeps flying higher until all you can feel is the sunshine.

 "Holding On To The End" is a track layered in the irony of pain. I can't help but feel beautifully calm while it plays. But I know the feeling of holding on longer than possible, not wanting things to end, and "Holding On To The End" takes that feeling and holds your hand close, holds your soul. 

"Holding On To The End" is hope at its most beautiful.

1. Original post: Banyan - Holding On To The End

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Sounds like: Polo & Pan, French 79, Walter Astral

What's so good?

Starwolf sizzles up in the sun of their own design, and the whirling mirage of "Back It Up " provides wanted refreshment . 

"Back It Up" is the perfect teaser for Starwolf's upcoming EP Copacabana. It's smooth, inherently tropical, and dripping with stylish heat. The track whisks and swoons on its own heatwaves, delivering a sound that not only feels sweet and tangy all at the same time but is a magical cocktail for the summer heat. 

The buzz for Cacophony is real, and it's all thanks to Starwolf's stylish "Back It Up."

1. Original post: Starwolf - Back It Up

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Sounds like: spirit blue, 54 ultra, qendresa

What's so good?

Once that immediate groove hits your soul, it’s hard to turn away. Step into the mind of a new artist named Viuta, whose modern spin on ’80s bounce is sweeping through underground TikTok pages. Nodding your head to his undeniable rhythm becomes second nature once you fall down the rabbit hole of discovering his music. New music is on the horizon for this up-and-coming artist, but until then, enjoy his hit single, “Obsessive.”

1. Original post: Viuta - Obsessive

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Sounds like: Meltt, FKJ,Bonobo

What's so good?

Arlo Parks and Sampha blur the lines of audio reality with "Senses," a 360-degree experience that evokes both glorious pomp and ethereal sadness. 

 Arlo Parks is no stranger to the play between urban noise and the enigmatic sadness of lyricism, and with the guiding help of Sampha, they have designed an echo chamber of self-reflection and destruction, the beat of immaculate samples and running layers. "Senses" does exactly what its namesake suggests, it activates all your senses in one grip, pushing your mind into a cornered space where all you have is the ability to submit to the track's perfect design. 

 "Senses" is Arlo Parks at their peak.

1. Original post: Arlo Parks - Senses (Ft. Sampha)

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What's so good?

1. Original post: Asten - Vernal

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What's so good?

1. Original post: Zoomatic - In the day

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Sounds like: Catching Flies, TEED

What's so good?

Whoopsie, I waited a long time to write this review. I guess, in a way, that's also testament to how lovely K-Lone's remix of "Need to Run" is. Namely, that I've had it on repeat for more than two months and, despite not having shared much music recently, pushed through with drafting this sucker up and posting it.

Matthew Herbert's music has already had a special place in my heart (ears?) for a while now, but it's the semi-recent connecting with Momoko Gill that has turned me into a die-hard fan girl. What's more impressive yet, is that the duo have collaborated on an album -- Clay -- that is by no means easy to hit pause on, from start to finish. The enjoyability of the album is largely due to how nice it is to listen to Momoko's vocals, which somehow never gets old. 

Not sure why I haven't posted songs of theirs before, but I am a certified fan girl, so I'll probably do that soon. One hopes.

1. Original post: Matthew Herbert - Need To Run (Ft. Momoko Gill) (K-Lone Remix)

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Sounds like: Khruangbin, Babe Rainbow, Natural Child

What's so good?

I've been following Goblyns since the 3-piece psych rock outfit popped up on my radar a couple of years ago. They're South Africans based in Europe and have found a niche on German label Crazysane Records. 

Goblyns have taken their groove-heavy, neo-psychedelic instrumentals and have gradually introduced drummer Frank Broek's sultry vocals, which really shine on this track. "Darling" is undeniably infectious and has those hypnotic vocals right up front from the jump. 

I'm excited to hear what else the Amsterdam-based trio puts on what will be their 3rd album. If this track is anything to go by Goblyns' next full-length will be chockablock with psychedelic riffage and face-melting solos. 

1. Original post: Goblyns - Darlings

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Sounds like: Disclosure, koshi

What's so good?

Dang. This track slaps. Hard.

I don't know exactly what to categorize it as. Melodic house, I guess? But it's all over the place. Which basically makes it super modern and cool, right?

It actually took me a little while to figure out what the main lyrical refrain was here. Maybe I'm just getting old. Either way, once I honed on the song title, it clicked, and since then, I've probably listened to it 20 or 30 times. Every time it comes on, my ears go "mmmmmmm" and my energy spikes.

1. Original post: Haddadi Von Engst - Low Key Wild

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Sounds like: Air, Kichiro

What's so good?

Normally I'm not the kind of person to post a jazzy beat as a standalone on the homepage. Especially one that's super downtempo and chill. But by Jove, if metafizyka hasn't managed to convince me otherwise...

I think it comes down to the melodic progression here. It starts out a little bit harsh, but gives way to lovely guitar, then lovely piano, and then just general lovely. Perfect for my Sunday Night Chill.

metafizyka appears to be from Australia. But his titles are in Polish. So maybe he's a Polish Aussie. In this case, "miejsce odnowy" means "blank screen." 

1. Original post: metafizyka - miejsce odnowy

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Sounds like: Fred Again, Kae Tempest, Arlo Parks

What's so good?

Dan Whitlam gives sense to the sensitive with "Still Care 4 U," an intimate electronica track that is as kind as it is harsh.

I remember coming across Dan Whitlam's work one late night while doomscrolling the socials . I had just had one of the worst weeks of my life, and his poetry and soft sensibility gave me a nest for my feelings. So, it goes without saying that seeing him evolve into the more popular spotlight and express his work in the open is a beautiful sight for me. 

"Still Care 4 U" is easy to digest, a consistent electronic melody and growth layered over repeated lyricism and poetry, but it is in that repetition that the design and the beauty of the track really shine . It never tries to distract from its immediate theme, the beauty and the pain, and it is lovingly harsh and intimidatingly soft, a beauty of a track by design and execution. 

Dan Whitlam's new album Strangers (Again) is available now anywhere you listen. 

1. Original post: Dan Whitlam - Still Care 4 U

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Sounds like: Hudson Freeman, This Is Lorelei, Water From Your Eyes

What's so good?

Oscar Lindsey opens his hands to reveal the wrinkles and waves of OCD and anxiety through “Painting The Walls.”

Like a classic folky rambler, Oscar Lindsey draws from his very soul, emitting a light of soft romantic pain, a pain that can't help but sound beautiful. The track carries a low gospel quality that takes its confessional quality beyond just another song about struggle, turning it into something poetic and theatrical. Oscar Lindsey has laid his cards on the table of society and, in doing so, won my heart in full.

“Painting The Walls” is honest, painful, and beautiful.

1. Original post: Oscar Lindsey - Painting The Walls

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What's so good?

1. Original post: Deep Shoq - Flare

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What's so good?

1. Original post: Chill4est - daylight

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What's so good?

1. Original post: Alien Mammalian - Sweet Rain

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Sounds like: filous, Yum Yuck

What's so good?

If you're looking up the definition of "slacker rock," look no further! Because Hockitay's "half smile" has you covered.

One of the hallmarks of slacker rock is that it's kinda slow and sad. I guess that's not always the best music to listen to, but I think that when you pull it off properly it ends up sounding pretty good.

Clearly Hockitay *did* pull it off, otherwise I wouldn't be sharing this with you :)

There's a full EP on Spotify if you'd like to hear more.

1. Original post: Hockitay - half smile

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Sounds like: Thylacine, Catching Flies, Nudge

What's so good?

I remember when we headed off for The Great Escape earlier this year, thinking to myself, “I feel like I’d rather be heading to a great return.” Pax Solis’ “Voltar (Home Again)” brings that sentiment back to mind, particularly as “voltar” is the Portuguese verb for “to return.”

Wherever we go, there we are. There is no ultimate coming and going, but life does have its ebbs and flows. Inevitably, we find ourselves moving through feeling lost, comforted, tense, relieved, numb, and the ever expanding plethora of human experiences in between.

Where on that spectrum has “Voltar (Home Again)” found you?

1. Original post: Pax Solis - Voltar (Home Again)

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Sounds like: Gus Dapperton, MorMor, Internet Girl

What's so good?

I'm not usually one for grungier music. And yet, Mackeeper has captured my attention with "Holy Moses."

Taste is a strange thing. It's built from countless little influences -- what we've heard, what we've been told, what we've loved, what we've rejected -- and eventually, somewhere along the way, we arrive at, "This is my preference."

But trace that preference back to its source and there may be surprisingly little that's truly ours. Just a long trail of influences, associations, and accidents that somehow led us here.

So consider "Holy Moses" my little petition to loosen the grip of preference. To listen without deciding in advance. To leave the door open for each new thing.

Fresh.

1. Original post: Mackeeper - Holy Moses

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Sounds like: French 79, Overmono

What's so good?

1. Original post: Tab 87 - Idling

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Sounds like: Tycho

What's so good?

1. Original post: Oleh Slesarchuk - I Look into Your Blue Eyes

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Sounds like: Thom Morgan, 1tbsp, Future Utopia

What's so good?

Geju hijacks your mind with "Yu," a slow digitizing track that constructs pure beams of vibes. 

"Yu" is a track built on a foundation of pure cool; it's not trying to be the smartest in the room, it doesn't need to be, it's just trying to create the best vibe possible, and it is . It's glitching and shifting itself in ways that emit vibes. The track crashes and crunches under its own weight, while it also builds you up as a listener. Geju has given us the gift of the perfect bridging track; it will help get any party off the ground and keep any party going until the sunrise. It's peak design and confident decisions all presented to us in audio form. 

 "Yu" is the perfect soft switch track and has me hypnotized.

1. Original post: Geju - Yu

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Sounds like: Lone, Chaos In The CBD, Tour-Maubourg

What's so good?

I came across Trip Tease's "Mina de Cobre" and was immediately taken with it.

It conjures a smoky lounge with a sun-kissed balcony, where the floor isn't quite as solid as we normally take it to be. The music seems to fill the space palpably, and everything feels ineffably gorgeous. Hazy Balearic electronica meets a lo-fi house pulse here, creating a universe I'd happily inhabit. Sometimes, a song finds you exactly where you are, and for a few minutes, that's enough.

1. Original post: Trip Tease - Mina de Cobre

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Sounds like: Ben Böhmer, Christian Loffler, Henry Green

What's so good?

I've been working nonstop on a new genre detector, and yesterday was the day that Dylan and I tackled "chill house." Given that, it's only appropriate I actually share a good example of the vibe.

Fortunately Michael Saenz and Logan Gomez of Banyan have me covered with "Ether," a laid-back house track that hits all the right notes. They've released a few singles already this year, so I'm not sure if this is part of an upcoming EP or album, but I suppose it doesn't matter too much - the song stands nicely on its own!

1. Original post: Banyan - Ether

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Sounds like: Khruangbin, Msaki, Muzi

What's so good?

Beatenberg pays their generational dues to the phenom of Johnny Clegg, and not only do they respect him, but they create a new generational version of "Scatterlings." 

Beatenberg was the last band I thought of when Virgin Music announced their Johnny Clegg cover album, and yet here I am in awe of what I am hearing - a soft, warm, and beautifully reimagined version of "Scatterlings." It is pure Beatenberg, but it's also phenomenally Johnny Clegg. In the zeitgeist of South African culture, Johnny Clegg built a magnificent canvas of sounds, and Beatenberg has respectfully added their own paint to its material. 

"Scatterlings" is a beautiful reminder and an awesome reimagining.

1. Original post: Beatenberg - Scatterlings (Ft. Johnny Clegg)

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Sounds like: Faye Webster, Tennis

What's so good?

If you're wondering what bedroom pop and/or alt-pop sound like, look no further than alyson witt's "soft spot."

The song has that laid-back-but-kinda-sad feel that a lot of gen-z / alt-pop stuff does. Not saying she's actually of that generation - but she's definitely pulled off the sound. It reminds me a lot of Faye Webster. 

Check her out on IG if you want to learn more.

1. Original post: alyson witt - soft spot

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Sounds like: Lewis Del Mar, Vilde, Caro

What's so good?

There's a lot going on with this track. It's intense, goes through a few different stages, and generally ends up getting stuck in my head. Which is a good thing for a song to do.

The duo behind the band met in New York donkey's years ago, and as fate would have it, they ended up creating a band together in LA. Their sound is tight and loud. There's persistent synth, gritty guitars, and a whole lot of energy. Pretty sure this would be fun to hear live.

1. Original post: No New Lovers - Cycles

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Sounds like: Jungle, Blood Cultures, The Jungle Giants

What's so good?

Bonobo and Joy Crookes add violins and brass to the city skyline with their downtempo urban soundtrack "Always on Your Side."

 With their latest release, Distance in Static, dropping on the 11th of September, Bonobo has started laying down the groundwork for their new urban construction, and "Always on Your Side" is the perfect intro to the soundscape of their city. It's smooth, vocally filled with light and care, and no matter where you look, there is a body moving in slow motion and grace. "Always on Your Side" is a moment in a place that really feels like home, and it will always be there for you.

1. Original post: Bonobo - Always on Your Side (Ft. Joy Crookes)

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Sounds like: Jason Hersco, Four Tet, Blood Cultures

What's so good?

Fred Again resets with Latin Mafia and Mabe Fratti with their deep sound jammed track "Mabe" from their latest collaboration, 9 Months & 50 Hours.

 Fred Again has been on a generational run this year, from their phenomenal DJ set with Thomas Bangalter (one half of Daft Punk) to their 50-hour collaborative "sound jam" with Latin Mafia and Co. They haven't slowed down or dipped once, and with "Mabe," they bring a cold, refreshing blast of water - a light little reset, a needed dip into the cooling sounds of soft electro and deep house thematics. 

9 Months & 50 Hours is the perfect tonic for this heated year.

1. Original post: Fred Again - Mabe (Ft. Latin Mafia & Mabe Fratti)

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