Painful Like is the second single from Toronto based Avant-ElectroPopper Austra’s excellent new album Olympia., Raw beats, razor sharp synth bass and passionate vocals, what more could you want?
A video? OK then. this clip was directed by Exploding Motor Car (really!) and brings to mind all kinda of 80s straight-to-video epics.
Austra’s Olympia is out now.
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Goldroom – Verano Mix 2013 = Here’s a luscious mix of laid back Disco and slick House with a summery vibe from Goldroom. This is the soundtrack to your summer right here, with a little treat on the end, maybe a hint of things to come.
The tracklist:
01. Mitch Murder – Mirage
02. The Preatures – Is This How You Feel (Classixx reMix)
03. Oxford – Mirage 84 (Neptune Safari reMix)
04. Hayden James – Permission To Love
05. Dumb Dan – Ele (Jesper Samuelson reMix)
06. Follow Me – Somethin’ Bout You (Satin Jackets reMix)
07. Peter & The Magician – On My Brain (Le Crayon reMix)
08. Goldroom – Angeles (Palm & Trees Re-Tropicalize)
09. Monitor 66 – Nyx
10. Monte – You Should Know
11. Owl Eyes – Jewels & Sapphires (Goldroom reMix)
12. Cyril Hahn – Perfect Form
13. Patrick Baker – Reckless Love
14. The Knocks (Feat. St Lucia) – Modern Hearts (Goldroom reMix)
15. Poolside – Golden Hour
16. Little Daylight – Name In Lights (Pacific Air reMix)
17. Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song (Oliver reMix)
18. Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence (Luxxury Edit)
19. Goldroom – Sydney Dreams
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Here we have the second track to emerge from Norwegian ElectroPop queen Annie’s forthcoming collaborative EP with London Electro head Richard X, A&R. Following the reveal of Back Together earlier this month, this track, Hold On, sees Annie and Richard in blissful Pop mode.
Sounding like a breezier, slightly groovier, Saint Etienne, Hold On is like a Pop breath of fresh air. Unashamed and unworried Hold On wears it’s uplifting beats and optimistic synths on it’s sleeve. Even embracing a slight Tropical influence and some gloriously crunchy snares, the track is, at the same time, both timeless and really early 90s. None of this is unexpected though, with the team of Annie, Richard X and pop writer extraordinaire Hannah Robinson at the helm, slick, intelligent Pop is to be expected.
♫ Annie – Hold On
Annie’s The A&R EP is out soon.
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Here’s the new single from Norwegian Brooklyn resident Oh Land. My Boxer is a pounding Electro workout taken from her forthcoming third album, Wish Bone that sees Oh Land take on a more in-your-face style.
The video is pretty simple, Oh Land on a bike, with a dog, not much more to add.
Oh Land’s Wish Bone is due out in September.
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Our favourite Frenchman Monsieur Adi is on such a roll these days. Finally getting some of that attention we’ve been saying he should be getting for years now, some big names are starting to look Adi’s way, not least due to his recent production stint for Seal. Up right now is his reMix of American singer Mikky Ekko’s single, Kids.
This is Adi at his ElectroPop finest. Despite having a massive track record with big Electro tunes and Symphonic Dreamwave, Adi really knows his Pop, and proves it right here. Raising the track higher than is ever was originally, Adi, drops hugs beats and retro synths, washing the track in a nostalgic sheen that flows with the vocals perfectly. This sounds like it should have always been this was. The Parisian strikes again.
♫ Mikky Ekko – Kids (Monsieur Adi reMix)
Mikky Ekko’s Kids is out now.
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Here’s the new single from Brooklyn ElectroPopper St. Lucia. It’s been dropped to celebrate the announcement of Jean-Philip Grobler’s début album, to be titled When The Night, and it’s release date in October. If Elevate is anything to go be, this album could be something really special, just we didn’t have to wait until summer is over for such a summery record.
That’s what Elevate is, pure breezy summer anthem. a Tropically tinged slice of Indie-ElectroPop that can;t fail to put you in a good mood. With a solid Indie-Disco bass hook to revolve around, St. Lucia generously heaps on thick buzzing synths and swirling tones complimented with splashes of jangly guitar. Grobler’s vocals have never sounded so epic, so anthemic, as he belt out an optimistic opus that’ll stick in your head all day. Stick around for the horn section, everything goes crazy nostalgic then.
♫ St. Lucia – Elevate
Elevate is out now, St. Lucia’s début album When The Night is out 8th October via Neon Gold.
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German boogiemeister PWNDTIAC has just dropped a storming new tune. PWNDTIAC has done well from himself in the past year, from his Kris Menace reMix that, as they say, did the biz to his hypnotic reMixes for Chordashian, Justin Faust and Moullinex and his own Horsepower EP, this guy’s got his own brand of punchy, cinematic Boogie locked down.
This new tune, Can’t Stop Now, is a robotic slow burner. An enigmatic night time tune with a dramatic dark future groove. Ominous synths and moody lead lines compliment the infectious retro beats with just a hint of a B-Boy Electro flavour. If you can stand the rising tension and machine call to dance, this one will keep you going/
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Classixx’s amazing début album, Hanging Gardens, is pretty much the soundtrack to anyone’s summer, and one of the records highlights, the Nancy Whang featuring All Your Waiting For has not got itself a fancy video as it launches itself into single mode.
Director Tim K senses a Yacht Rock influence to Classixx’s tunes and plays up to it with Nancy living the high life on the high seas.
Classixx’s Hanging Gardens is out now.
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So, we presume that Glaswegian producer Auntie Flo has added the final ‘ie’ after taking his name from Bod’s Aunt Flo to stop the BBC suing him or something. Either that or he has his own beloved Auntie Flo, seems a bit coincidental though. We are also completely discounting him taking his name from an American euphemism for the fairer sex’s ‘time of the month’, because, well, he’s from the UK and no-one says that here, it’s far to polite, when we slang it up, we slang it up right nice. Wherever he took his moniker from, he’s turned his attention to fellow Glaswegian ElectroPoppers Chvrches current single Gun and totally transforms the track into an emotional Deep House mesmerizer.
A completely involving reMix, Auntie Flo serves up an intoxicating swirl of warm tones and compelling beats. This is summery festival House as you want it to be. Deep and sub loaded, this is one to get lost in, and the added dusting of Lauren Mayberry’s strangely powerful vocals is just the icing on the cake. As the track glides into it’s organ fuelled finale you just want to be in a field with 20,000 other revellers.
♫ Chvrches – Gun (Auntie Flo reMix)
Chvrches Gun is out now. Their début full length record, titled, The Bones Of What You Believe, is released 23rd September.
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Jupiter – SPF30 Mix = While we’re in the middle of this heatwave, we would suggest SFP50 if you’re venturing outside, but SPF30 is good for your ears as French DiscoPoppers Jupiter have put together this lush summery mix to compliment the climate.
The tracklist:
01. Fingerman – Lenny’s Disco
02. Mirror People – Nothing To Give
03. DJ Nibc – All’s Well That Ends Well
04. Majestique – Must Get There (Dubka reMix)
05. Severino Horse Meat Disco – Bounce
06. Boris Duglosch (Feat. Roisin Murphy) – Never Enough (Drop Out Orchestra reMix)
07. The Popopopops – Cross The Line (Mickey reMix)
08. Blackbelt Andersen – Klapp Og Trans
09. Shallow Taxi Club – Flashback
10. Hot Natured – Reverse Skydiving (Benoit And Sergio reMix)
11. Lady Drewniak – Let’s Work
12. Telonius – Control
13. Midnight Jugernauts – Memorium
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