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By
Donna Arendse
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Mar 28, 2016
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Young Belgian duo Beffroi are making some blissful electronic music.
Comprised of 19-year-old vocalist Camille, and 20-year-old producer Valentine, the pair marry fractured electronic beats and atmospheric textures, with haunting vocals to create wh...
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Sounds like:
Yeasayer,
Ashley Shadow,
Empress Of
By
Christiana Bartolini
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Mar 24, 2016
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Young Magic's single "Lucien" is refreshingly tranquil in its simplified electro-pop sound.
With clear cut synths, a scrambling beat, and echoed vocals, this track is a mixture of soft and calculated. With its drawn out synth effects and looped sett...
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By
Tobias Handke
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Mar 22, 2016
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"Crystalline" is the stunning debut single from 20-year-old newcomer Mhairi (pronounced man-ree).
A haunting and melancholy offering, "Crystalline" finds the UK based Mhairi's manipulated and hypnotic vocals simmering above the glitchy electronic pr...
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Sounds like:
Lykke Li,
Feist,
Florence + The Machine
By
Tobias Handke
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Mar 10, 2016
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I'm not sure how, but we managed to miss Bats For Lashes' comeback single, "I Do," from a few weeks back. Well I'm glad to say we are on the ball for Natasha Khan's second spectacular release, "In God's House."
Khan's dazzling vocals float over the ...
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By
Sam McLoughlin
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Mar 9, 2016
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It seems like 2 years ago a new Sohn track was popping up every couple of weeks to feed my appetite for moody electro pop, the dark cousin of synth pop that I feel is criminally underrepresented, if only because my appetite for it is pretty insatiabl...
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6

Sounds like:
Lana Del Rey,
Lorde,
Lykke Li,
Sia
By
Donna Arendse
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Mar 6, 2016
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Joy Crookes shares debut single "New Manhattan." The London-born solo artist is only 17 years old, but you can already hear the maturity in her dark, brooding lyrics and deep vocals.
Co-written by Joy and producer Michael Percy, "New Manhattan" is a...
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7

Sounds like:
Antony And The Johnsons,
Perfume Genius,
Active Child
By
Tobias Handke
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Mar 4, 2016
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I'm not overly familiar with L.A. auteur Lawrence Rothman, but when I read about the people involved with his latest single, "Designer Babies," I just had to give the track a spin.
Not only does Rothman duet with Kim Gordon on "Designer Babies," but...
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8

Sounds like:
Fever Ray,
Massive Attack
By
Matt Ho
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Feb 25, 2016
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Since its release, "Madstone," the new single from Berlin-based four-piece Fiordmoss, has twice been described as sounding like a spell being cast. But it feels like there's something far more sinister going on here than an incantation.
The hypnotic...
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