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Delivers a smart collage of claustrophobic post-dubstep and textured soultronica in the accessible guise of recognisable hooks and warm melody. Winner.
19 February 2013
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The 007 influence is pretty forthright, but there's a subtle underpinning of Latin and boisterous RnB here too that skews the Bond antics. Smart, sultry, and sharp.
18 February 2013
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- Don't Come Around
Indie
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With her smooth neo-soul sounds and modern production, it's tempting to call Fantine Australia's answer to Janelle Monae; 'cept she's clearly got her own thing going on too. Keen for that album.
18 February 2013
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- High ft. Alianah
Electronic
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Oh dayumn, I missed new WolfWolf?!
No matter, demz squelching synth bass and phat riddims still get me going. Guest vocalist hasn't got game - she's got all the games. On serious not - am (inevitably killer) debut LP from this cat can't come soon enough!
18 February 2013
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Toss away anything you though you had pegged about Cold Hiker, they've bravely stretched their sounds into a bold new direction. Jazzy loops skitter across electronic structures. Like Flying Lotus remixing Wild Beasts covering Dungen.
18 February 2013
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Deftly Channels Australia's brand of sunburnt psychedelia, like a convict's take on England's shoegaze via America's acid-country sounds. In short: quite lovely.
18 February 2013
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A low and lazy tune, and while the production's a little rough, it merely adds to the charm. Imagine a dreamy, backyard strum, if the backyard was a floating airship.
18 February 2013
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- Weighing the Promises
Pop
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Every now and then an artist comes along with a voice that's so arresting you're convinced its brilliance must be some sort of voodoo witchcraft - but it isn't, it's just talent and technique co-existing in equilibrium.
Ainslie Wills is that artist - get around her.
18 February 2013
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Slyly soulful female sings over rich production and understated hooks. You think you've heard it before, but this puts a classy spin on it.
If it's good enough for MS MR, it's good enough for me.
18 February 2013
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A hugely confident leap in scope and execution, Hayden Calnin's production pillows Hull's evocative voice in a hazy backing, but keeps things moving with that four-four thud. The vocal looping into the cathartic climax is sensational.
18 February 2013
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