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Faten Kanaan – The Archer

This is taken from the new two-track EP from Brooklyn composer and producer Faten Kanaan, and follows the release of the equally brilliant The North Wind last month. Fatan has previously said that much of her work is inspired by cinematic forms, whether that’s sweeping vistas or intimate character studies; both of which are apparent in The Archer, with its dramatic swathes of synths conjuring both ragged forests and Blade Runner-esque cityscapes while simultaneously evoking a deep personal narrative.

https://fatenkanaan.com

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This Is The Kit – Was Magician

On a blazing hot Sunday afternoon last June I watched This Is The Kit perform on Glastonbury’s West Holts stage, and it was absolutely magnificent: exactly the kind of relaxed yet quietly invigorating vibe I was looking for, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Was Magician is the latest in a run of singles from her forthcoming album Off Off On which is out later this month, and is delicate, sparse and very lovely indeed.

https://thisisthekit.co.uk

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Flaurese – Sake Of Lust

I heard this on the radio earlier today as the sun was just breaking through the morning haze and it made me feel incredibly calm and happy. It’s from London producer Flaurese’s debut EP which is out now on Circa ’99, and it’s a real delight: warm chords and winding melodies with an almost 8-bit bassline that chugs on throughout before entering throwback rave territory for the final third. Quite the debut.

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Mary Lattimore – Til A Mermaid Drags You Under

The earliest harps were discovered a long old time ago: around 3500BCE. Back then and for years after, they were the instrument de jour, but despite their popularity around the globe for centuries, and depiction in several cultural cornerstones (see: Guinness, Ireland in general), you have to go a little out of your way to find much modern music based around a harp. Mary Lattimore is arguably the most well-known proponent of this unwieldy instrument, and her new album Silver Ladders is engrossing, transportive and gorgeous, with the 10-minute epic Til A Mermaid Drags You Under an intense, occasionally unsettling but completely enthralling highlight.

https://marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com

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Orions Belte feat. Shikoswe – Conversations

This is the latest single from Norwegian trio Orions Belte, a band supposedly inspired by “Nigerian 70’s rock, postcards from the French Riviera and Formula 1” and while I’m not an authority on either Nigerian rock or Formula 1, the breezy, heady melodies of Conversations absolutely call to mind sitting on a warm beach gazing out at the gentle swells of the Mediterranean. It’s an intoxicating blend, easily accessible yet with enough of a punch to stay with you for some time afterwards.

http://www.orionsbelte.no/

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Loma – Elliptical Days

I only posted about Loma last week so I’ll keep this short, but Jesus CHRIST this is absolutely brilliant. Consider me sufficiently hyped for the album. Great video too.

https://lomamusic.bandcamp.com

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The Antlers – Wheels Roll Home

In 2014 The Antlers released what would become easily one of my favourite albums of all time, the incredible, haunting Palace. Since then they haven’t released a single track and were rumoured to have broken up, with Peter Silberman going on to release a solo album in 2017. Now, following last year’s 10 year anniversary tour of their breakthrough album Hospice they’re back with a new single, Wheels Roll Home. I only hope that this signals more new material from the band, as fuck knows we could all do with it. Welcome back boys – you have been missed.

https://antlersmusic.com

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Overmono – Everything U Need

The Tweet that brought the new Overmono single to my attention came from grime producer Mr.Mitch and simply said “Think I would cry if I heard this in a club”. This, in a nutshell, is what every single person currently bereft at the lack of nightlife options in the UK is feeling. The specific tracks will differ from person to person, but everyone has at least one tune that if they heard loud, surrounded by other people, would reduce them to tears. It’s something that headphones and watching screens can’t even begin to replicate, and I only hope there are enough producers still making absolute bangers like this left when we’re allowed to party once again.

https://overmono.bandcamp.com

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Eartheater – Volcano

I could have picked pretty much any track from Eartheater’s wonderful new album Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin, and breaking the LP into individual parts is definitely not the best way to experience it. There’s so much going on, such a range of emotions and ideas: from seething, clattering orchestral maelstroms to delicately strummed guitars and fragile, shattering vocals. It’s fiercely jagged and incredibly soothing in equal measure and I can’t get enough of it.

https://eartheater.bandcamp.com

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Kurt Vile – Dandelions

Dandelions is one of two Kurt Vile originals on his new five-track EP Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep), which also includes three covers: one of Jack Clement and two of US country legend John Prine who passed away earlier this year. From the opening, carefully picked acoustic melody and dreamy background washes to the hushed, muted percussion, this is vintage stuff from an artist who has that rare talent of being simultaneously rousing and reassuring. “That sounded pretty sick” says Vile as the music gradually fades away. I couldn’t agree more.

https://kurtvile.com