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“Not Gonna Let You Walk Away” - LOLO (Cherry Beach Remix)

Winter is coming, so take yourself to Cherry Beach ... The SF duo tapped into the LOLO original and injected it with some warm, laid-back vibes. This “Not Gonna Let You Walk Away” remix is the cherry [beach] on top your Friday needed. (Never hate us for our puns.)

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“Fading” - Vallis Alps

We discovered this gem on a recent New Music Friday Spotify playlist and have had it on repeat ever since. We’re not sure which we love more: Parissa’s floating vocals, or David’s dreamy production. But regardless, “Fading” is a warm and sunny diamond in an otherwise rough 2016. 

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“Radio” - Sylvan Esso

Slaves to the radio, slaves to Sylvan Esso. Always. Especially digging the 80s-esque intro (did Stranger Things make the 80s relevant again??). 

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“iT” - Christine and the Queens

Christine = the ultimate queen. And she’s go iT...Whatever iT may be.

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“Blood & Tears” - Joseph

A band of three sisters. First there was HAIM. Now there’s Joseph. Desperately wishing our siblings could sing as well as these three ladies; maybe then we could start a band of our own, too...

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“Real” - Years & Years

Not new, but we were recently reminded that Y&Y’s Communion is one of our favorite albums of 2016 thus far. As we hit the halfway year mark and officially make our way into summer, we pay homage to Olly and crew for what is, hands down, one of the best sets of pop to whelm our earbuds in awhile. Stay “Real,” folks. 

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“I Love You Always Forever” - Betty Who

Donna Lewis, meet Betty Who. Betty Who, meet Donna Lewis. And to all the ‘90s music lovers out there: rejoice, rejoice, rejoice. 

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“Could” - Elderbrook

Aaaaaand we’re officially back from our brief hiatus! Apparently a lot has happened since we last posted: Chrissy Teigen became the coolest mom in the biz, Queen Bey made some TDF “lemonade” and the world went crazy, Kanye wore colored contacts to the Met Ball and the world also went crazy. 2016, man. 

But we digress: Meet Elderbook -- a.k.a. Alexander Kotz -- who has recently popped onto our radar and become our latest obsession. We recently caught him at the Communion showcase in NYC in an intimate little room a Rockwood Music Hall, where he opened with “Could” and immediately caught our attention. Listen and love. 

Sounds like: James Blake, Jack Garratt 

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“Hey Lion” - SOFI TUKKER

As SXSW nears, we’ve started putting together our very important “must-see” list. At the top? The one and only SOFI TUKKER. Their summer vibes have us dreaming about warmer weather...Austin, here we come! 

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“Evil Twin” - Krrum

More cowbell tuba! Sundays are for getting turnt whilst listening to a 20yo butcher-turned-musician from Leeds. 

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“You’re The Best” - Wet

Celebrating the release of Wet’s latest album Don’t You, which is just so delicately sweet and sincere. Every single second of it.

(No, Wet, you’re the best.)

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“Show Me The Way” - Penguin Prison (Taylor Wise Remix)

This may or may not be the best remix ever. Who is Taylor Wise and how can we commission him to soundtrack our lives?! Pretty sure if we could make that happen our day-to-day would be so FUN. We’d also dance a lot, which would be great (for both mind and body). 

Note: We may or may not be inebriated at the time of this post.

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“Made In Hollywood” - LANY

Fun fact: We’re almost always dreaming of California (Day Dreams R Us). So when we hear a new(ish) tune, and it has a chorus that’s all “Young love. West Coast. Who cares. Who knows”...We’re all “AMEN, LANY.” 

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“Lost” - Tender

From the description on their FB page: “Dan & James. Creating everything at home in our North London basement. Dark grooves with room to breathe.”

“Lost” = a little less dark than some of the duo’s others, yet still believably born in a basement (and we mean that in the best way possible). 

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“Gangsta Walk” - SNBRN ft. Nate Dogg

There are now almost as many band/artist names without vowels as there are start-up company names without vowels. (And yes, pretty sure we’ve made that joke before...But it’s true?!). We will, however, forgive SNBRN (presumably pronounced “sunburn” or whatever) given this amazing beat he dropped a couple days back:

But seriously. That sh*t is golden. 

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“Never Moved” - Tom Misch

Snow day slow jamz. 

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“It’s Strange” - Louis the Child (Win & Woo Remix)

We posted the original “It’s Strange” just a couple of weeks back...Fast forward, and Louis the Child has just released a whole suite of official remixes. We had never heard of Win & Woo before, but dude. To this duo from the windy city: What a f**king tune. Well done.