Cults – “Abducted”
There may be a time when we are all sick of talking about Cults, but that day is a long way off yet. Cults are a fantastically innovative young couple from the US who have only been making music for year. A bloody year! This single is a perfect example of their interesting, outrageously developed sound. It’s almost familiar with its dream-pop vibes, but it is subtler in its intelligent timbres and samples, and more guitar driven, with less overpowering synths than most US indie of late. This track has hints of Best Coast, and a California pop in general, but with a cooler, sedate edge, less sun-kissed with older bones.
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Emmy the Great – “Iris”
Emmy the Great’s singles are always interesting affairs. She is a very talented musician, with an agile and curious mind, which is clearly a hot bed of creativity. This is a quirky, subtle track, which demonstrates these qualities well. There is an endearing and familiar set of influences and chord progressions, with Emmy’s lovely, rounded vocal style. Very enjoyable.
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See this at HCE at http://t.co/G453Chr
