New tracks have been coming out of the woodwork this week. Dog Is Dead actually just released a new EP Fast Food and Jagwar Ma remixed Foals' "Mountain At My Gates". That's all just the tip of the iceberg though...

DIIV - Dopamine
DIIV have actually had this their live setlists since 2014, so I did have the privilege of catching it live at Field Day earlier this year here. In terms of the studio version, I feel like this is definitely a better live track - awesome summer, festival, surfer rock track. It's not a huge change from the tracks on their debut but I can't wait to hear this new record in full! I'm hoping for many more levels on this new DIIV record.



LOWER THAN ATLANTIS - Get Over It
Unlike Half Moon Run, I wasn't actually expecting anything new from LTA any time soon, but the boys are just too good to us! Mike Duce continues to be inspired and bang out new tunes, despite the band's hectic schedule only just starting to slow down (or so I thought).  I like this new one - a touch different to their other material, but still packs just as much of a punch...



NAUGHTY BOY - Runnin' (Lose It All)
Naughty Boy sure knows how to get a good feature artist. You must have big connections to get Beyonce on a track but he's done it, and done it well might I add. This is a big tune - sounds a lot like a Rudimental beat. I'm excited to see what Naughty Boy does with his new record. Maybe even Emeli Sande will come out of hiding.

I'm back! I had to take a little break from writing but as we all know, the music world never sleeps so in the next few days I'll try and catch up on a few things that I've missed, write some gig reviews, new discoveries, and more! For now I'll just tell you about some of the amazing tracks that have graced the airwaves these past few weeks...

MURA MASA - FIREFLY (FEAT. NAO)
I am loving this track right now! Absolutely great spring/summer time jam. Ever since discovering Nao's unique voice when she supported Little Dragon on their Nabuma Rubberband Tour last year here, I've been waiting for cool collaborations like this to come about. Enjoy...

KENDRICK LAMAR - KING KUNTA
I can't believe I'm only just talking about this. I listened to the album the day that it dropped and I should have been the first to say - INSTANT CLASSIC!! Even though I'm sure that I'm a bit behind on claiming that now, I can still say that if you somehow haven't heard this track yet, get involved! The funk shall be within you...
VIC MENSA - U MAD (FEAT. KANYE WEST)
Speaking of another thing that's been on my mind this month - all of this Kanye headlining Glastonbury drama that's occurred has just made me sad and angry, people need to show appreciation where it's due regardless of personal feelings towards Kanye. He deserves the slot more than most. Mini rant aside, check out the new collab with Vic Mensa...
TAME IMPALA - 'CAUSE I'M A MAN
This album is already causing a stir and it's going to be a brilliant late summer wind down album. Always the perfect thing to chill out to and this track is no different. I was really feeling some Prince vibes from this song actually - funky stuff...
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE - SHIP TO WRECK
I AM SO SO SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ALBUM I CANNOT CONTAIN MYSELF. Florence has never disappointed me and so I don't expect this streak to end on album number 3, everything's already sounding great. Here's the opening track of the new record...
JANELLE MONAE - YOGA (FEAT. JIDENNA)
I definitely did not expect this when I heard that Janelle was releasing a new single. Upon first listen I did say "this is more of a Beyonce single" but I just keep going back to it! This song is uber catchy and the video is of course stunning. Great move from Janelle hear and lovely to see Jidenna involved.


DIAMOND YOUTH - THOUGHT I HAD IT RIGHT
So Diamond Youth have released the first few singles from their upcoming debut album and I am pleasantly surprised. Not that I didn't think that they would be good, quite the contrary - I expected them to be awesome, I just didn't think that they would sound the way that they do. Enjoy...


RADKEY - PARADE IT
Another debut album that I'm stoked to listen to right here! This is going to be a huge step for the boys and it's brilliant to think of how much more time they are going to be spending on UK soil. Simple songs but quality all the same.


THE MACCABEES - MARKS TO PROVE IT
New albums approaching left, right and centre! Maccabees have been popping up everywhere with live shows, festival announcements and now new singles. I absolutely love this track - this record should be big. And in terms of live performance, this should be a banger.


MEWITHOUTYOU - RED COW
I'm especially elated about this new record. I had new idea that there would even be one and then all of a sudden I see this single announcement. mewithoutYou are masters at releasing big builders and this song is no different. A gentle start but a huge energy just comes along during the middle. BIG song.




THE STORY SO FAR - HEAVY GLOOM

There have been so many new singles dropped these past couple of weeks. I have been a little AWOL as I was caught up in the huge Foo Fighters secret UK set drama. I've already mentioned some new songs in other posts or on the blog's Twitter account here but for those that might not have had a mention yet, here...

LOWER THAN ATLANTIS - Emily
So it's reached that point with LTA now. The point where you've had enough of the singles - JUST GIVE US THE ALBUM ALREADY! As it stands, in my opinion, none of the singles that they've released since "Here We Go" have been as good yet, but I just know that when they come together as an album I'll love it. So, after this alright and catchy single, the next thing I want to hear is the full record.


JAMIE T - 40/40 ICU
Jamie T may have changed his style a little but he still has the same Jamie T sound. Between this single and "Zombie", I know that his album out this month will leave a big impression on 2014. Looking forward to his tour in November!


THE NIGHT VI - Drops (Jungle Cover)
Ever since writing about them as a new discovery here I've been liking them more and more. Now the fact that they've covered a Jungle song has just added to that. Great cover too - a little London Grammar-ish. Looking forward to an album by them.



SPRING OFFENSIVE - Cut The Root
Another band that I've continued to like since their new discovery post here. This isn't their best song in my opinion but it's still great. I would love to see them live. They would really put on a good show. I also would really like to hear this properly recorded.


PRINZE GEORGE - Don't Speak To Me
I feel like Prinze George are a little hit and miss from time to time so I wasn't entirely sure what I was going to get from this song, but I actually really like it. Super laid back vibe and I love the vocals on it too. Yet again, new discoveries here, there and everywhere.



KELE OKEREKE - Doubt
YAY! I wasn't actually sure if Bloc Party would be putting out any new music again and so when I found out that Kele was going to drop a solo album, I was excited to say the least. This song has affirmed my excitement. Not anything like Bloc Party, but still great.


MARY J. BLIGE - Right Now (prod by. Disclosure)
We've already seen what Disclosure can do when on a team with Mary J. Blige so now they're back at it again giving us more club bangers before Mary releases her upcoming record (actually recorded entirely in the UK) The London Sessions.


FALL OUT BOY - Centuries
Okay so I was really disappointed by their last album here, but I don't think it was bad enough for me to lose respect for them as a band. Although, I am a little skeptical about what's next to come. I actually quite like the sound of this song though, so right now, any future album that they release could really go either way for me...


TINY MOVING PARTS - Always Focused
After discovering them on soundcloud I was super anxious to hear an album by them just so I could have more than one track to distinguish the sound of the band and now they have Pleasant Living. They sound a little Blink 182, I'm still not 100% sure about them. A bit of an odd video/song but I actually like it.


MALLORY KNOX - Shout At The Moon
This should be a standout album in October for sure.  All of the singles they've released from it to date have been great, and as a whole body of work, I can only imagine great things. Right now it seems a little more tame than Signals but I'll have to see next month...


SBTRKT - Higher (feat. Raury)
Another huge album, out later this month. It sounds like it's going to have so many different levels and elements too it. As with any album, each feature artist should bring something new to the table but not only that, SBTRKT has brought something new to the table for each artist. I am stoked.


KWABS - Walk
SO MANY UPCOMING ARTISTS!I did used to get Kwabs confused with Kwes quite a bit but now that Kwabs has really managed to distinguish himself as a new different artist and it's nice to see him grow into his own.


JULIAN CASABLANCAS + THE VOIDZ - Where No Eagles Fly
I still am rooting for new Strokes music always but until that day comes, a little Julian Casablancas can never go amiss. I love this video, the song is a bit flat at times but it's not bad. As my first actual sample of Julian + The Voidz, I'd give it a 6/10.


CALVIN HARRIS - Blame (feat. John Newman)
One of the most consistent pop producers out there right now! He came up with David Guetta pretty much and as much as I love to hate Guetta, he is great at what he does but so is Calvin! Liked his last album and I really like this track...

There have been so many new video/single releases over the past few days (as you can see from the last few posts) so I thought it'd be easy to rave about them all in just one post...

HORSE THIEF - Little Dust
I wrote about Horse Thief a while ago as a new discovery here and clearly with good reason. This is a great song and an entertaining video and despite their upcoming appearance at End Of The Road Festival this year, I'm really surprised they don't get more recognition. Help them out and tell others about this single from their new record Fear In Bliss.

VENTURA LIGHTS - Find Rest
After releasing their debut record together last year they've been slowly releasing the singles from it and this one is very different from the last few. Quite a slow song for them, interesting that it's mainly piano dominated too, but I like change and this is a good one.

There've been quite a few pretty cool releases since I last wrote, so I thought I'd write about some of them here. Even though new music comes out every hour, I really feel like I need something new to overplay so some of these tracks are definitely a good shout...

LOOM - Yosoko
I haven't heard a lot from this band since seeing them here in December but I'm hoping that this new single release is a sign of a debut album because it's tough to keep up with a band that only has singles. Either way, as far as singles go, this is a good'un for sure - check it out HERE.


MR SCRUFF - We Are Coming
I've been seeing a few things dotted around the interwebs about Mr. Scruff putting out a new record (Friendly Bacteria) and a couple of days ago he put out this song as his latest single from it which you can hear HERE. It's seriously gotten me excited for the full record. 


TOURIST - Patterns (feat. Lianne La Havas)
I've been following Tourist on Facebook for quite a while now and I can never remember why I started following him. Whenever I see him post new music, I do mean to check it out so I can jog my memory but it wasn't until I saw Lianne featuring that I actually got around to it. Definitely need to invest in the EP, but first - HERE. 


WOLF ALICE - Storms
Another new EP that I'll need to acquire when it drops. Wolf Alice's Creature Songs is sounding like a winner with every single track I hear from it. First "Moaning Lisa Smile" and now THIS?! I am excited to say the least - another band that really really needs to release a full length album.


WAYWARD DAUGHTER - Out Of The Black (Royal Blood Cover)
Always nice to hear something new from the YouTube's favourite musical duo. I have to admit that as soon as I read that they were covering Royal Blood, I was pretty giddy. I love it when two awesome bands come together. Treat your eardrums HERE.

Check out some other great tracks you might have missed a couple of months ago here.

A band that I'd actually not heard of until recently when I saw them support Loom here, but I'm seriously glad that I found out about them. It would seem that a lot of good music is coming out of Birmingham lately and these guys in my opinion are definitely ones to watch. Check out their new music video/single...

JUICE - Sugar