New Music From The Inbox: SLUG, Fauna Shade, Strange Names, Summer Heart, Black River Bell
By: Juliette Jagger
Artist: SLUG “Running To Get Past Your Heart”
Album: Ripe
Ian Black aka SLUG can only described as ‘Freak-Funk Art Punk’ and he is oh so good.
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Artist: Fauna Shade “Marzipan”
Album: Baton Rouge
Straight out of the Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains of Everett, Washington, Scotty Smith and Fauna Shade have just released a strange little number titled “Marzipan.” Even between rippling reverb soaked guitars and colourful electronic flourishes, it’s the tone of Smith’s unusual vibrato that shines brightest.
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Artist: Strange Names “Ricochet”
Album: Frenchkiss
Strange Names get big time brownie points for the vocal hook on this track –– it’s of the funkiest persuasion.
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Artist: Summer Heart “The Cross”
Album: Single
This hazy sun-bleached track is the latest from Swedish lo-fi chillwave artist Summer Heart (aka David Alexander).
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Artist: Black River Bell “The Blackbirds”
Album: The Blackbirds
“The Blackbirds” from Sydney based singer-songwriter Timothy Bray, is a haunting ballad, which blurs the lines between folk, dream pop and classical minimalism.
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