Royce Wood Junior /// I Found (Remix)

Earlier this month, Amber Run released their latest single “I Found”. It was everything to be expected of the band, with heartfelt vocals from the always-brilliant Joe Keogh.

Royce Wood Junior has completely turned this track on its head with his latest remix. What was once a harmony fuelled heartbreak ballad is now a soul/funk brass driven slow jam. Royce Wood Junior has reinvented “I Found” as he does with most of his remixes, by making it completely his own.  Listen below:

FKJ /// Take Off

French Kiwi Juice effortlessly glides back into the scene with his anticipated EP, "Take Off."

I fell in love with his smasher, "So Much To Me," that droppped last year and longed to hear more! Luckily I need not wait any longer.... his new EP "Take Off" has landed and it's gooooood!

Madelyn Grant's vocals on "Waiting" are sublime and the beat grooves along with a laid back swagger. There's a bit of Janet Jackson soul mixed with dashings of guitar flares and solid, seductive basslines.

A definite candidate for the sound of summer!

Glass Animals /// ZABA

Glass Animals present their debut album “ZABA,” a charming, tropical, psychedelic concoction. Frontman Dave Bayley’s whispery lyrics beckon the listener to “his zoo” (as sung in track “Toes”). The album is an uncanny trip, filled with bongo, strings and mystery. Lead track “Gooey” has a playful charm about it and Bayley’s soft vocals cart the listener off to a soothing realm. “Gooey” has also been given a tasty remix by Wildlife Culture!

Lana Del Rey /// Shades Of Cool

Lana Del Rey releases her third single from her upcoming album Ultraviolence. Shades Of Cool is a beautifully shadowy song, growing from very soft sounds at the beginning to a huge chorus. It has been co-written and produced by Rick Nowels and the album Ultraviolence is out June 13th 2014.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre /// Revelation

Antone Newcombe is a rare breed of artists who is able to pull off writing, well, whatever he wants. It’s rare someone can make music that varies to such an extent it is hard to label them. This album is just that. With song styles that vary from pysch-rock, trance, blues and many others, the album is put together extremely well and makes for a good listen. At times the flow of the album and feel a tad off, however when blending this many styles that is inevitable and there a few artists who could have made it flow as well as The Brian Jonestown Massacre. This album is well worth a listen, check out the track "what you isnt" below.

Black Light White Light /// High Like A Hurricane

Black Light White Light are a force in music that are embracing the three piece way of music. With songs made up of guitars, bass, vocals and drums, this is what a band should sound like. Their description of themselves is: Neo-psychedelic Bohemian Desert Indie Rock. With a description like that, they would have a lot to live up to. Luckily, they do. If you’re a fan of anything rock/ indie your ears are in for a treat. The band have recently announced a new single "High Like A Hurricane" to be released June 16 2014, which has created a lot of excitement for their fans. Their last album ‘Infrared Daylight’ gave them a massive push in terms of recognition and success, find the video for ‘Higher Than Low’ from Infrared Daylight below. A taster of what’s to be expected with the release of their new single.  

Lykke Li /// I Never Learn

'I Never Learn is Lykke Li's third album.  Full of so much sadness that it almost hurts.

The sound in the album is huge and vocals are heavily reverb from the first track to the last, except the sixth; Love Me Like I´m Not Made Of Stone. With a simple guitar backing, Li's original voice and heartbreaking lyrics make it one of the strongest and the most interesting songs in the album. She and the producers, Greg Kurstin and Björn Uttling, should have done more songs like Love Me Like I'm Not Made Of Stone to I Never Learn, even though the album is good in its own hugeness it gets too pathetic.