[LISTEN] Mura Masa - What If I Go?

The Guernsey born producer has dropped a new track in the run up to his début album. "What If I Go?" is the latest offering which features BONZAI on vocals, and has a great blend of genres on it, from Hip-Hop to RnB to Chillout via Indie, all with a dash of Caribbean steel-drums, it just gets better!

Anyway, you can listen to "What If I Go?" below.

[LISTEN] Clock Opera - In Memory

Clock Opera are back with a brand new track, and it gives us an insight to their new album, and judging it based on what we've heard so far, it's going to be atmospheric and dark, two things that go well together! "Do I still do the things that made you fall in love?" sings Connelly, his renowned falsetto shimmering as effortlessly as ever, the minimal bass and womb-like synths gradually intertwining to create a cacophony of ambient emotion.

So head on down to stream their new cut, it's beyond anything they've done so far!

[LISTEN] Of Ghost - Caged

Today we bring to your a rather delicate track from Of Ghost, who are a duo from London comprised of friends Spencer and Aimée. Their latest offering is "Caged", which sounds like a epic chillout track for the summer, with some beautiful vocals and guitar lines in the choruses it certainly gives you a massive sense of a highly atmospheric affair. 

If you're a fan of Snakadaktal or Daughter then Of Ghost is right up your alley!

[LISTEN] The 1975 - Somebody Else

The 1975 have shared "Somebody Else" which is lifted from their up-coming second album "I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It" - or "ILIWYS,FYASBYSUOT" as we call it... The track effectively is a throwback track to their pre-debut album kinda work, smooth, chilled out and slightly experimental in approach.

Matty said to Zane Lowe (who premièred it) - "It’s something that talks about the guilty feelings that you don’t really like thinking about.". You can head on down and stream it, enjoy!

Aquilo announce string of UK live shows for Spring

The band have been spending the last few months in the studio finishing off their début album which is due out later on this year. They've been releasing a string of strong and solid singles including "Good Girl" and the most recent "Never Seen You Get So Low".

Today sees the band announce a string of UK live shows. In March they'll be supporting Oh Wonder, before embarking on their biggest headline UK tour to date in April, reaching London’s Scala on May 3rd (tour dates below). The dates also coincide with the release of their Midnight Live EP which is out now.

Aquilo Live UK shows
Supporting Oh Wonder:
08/03 Manchester Academy 2, Manchester
09/03 Stylus, Leeds
10/03 Oran Mor, Glasgow
12/03 Empire Music Hall, Belfast
13/03 Whelans, Dublin
15/03 Library, Birmingham
16/03 Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea
17/03 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
Headline tour:
25/04 King Tuts, Glasgow
26/04 Ruby Lounge, Manchester
27/04 Wardrobe, Leeds
29/04 Institute, Birmingham
01/05 Thekla, Bristol
02/05 Patterns, Brighton


03/05 Scala, London

AMETHYSTS reveal BBC Introducing session video for "Alone" [IAI PREMIÈRE]

The duo of Amesthysts have today revealed a live video for their beautiful track "Alone". The track was recorded for BBC Introducing Suffolk and sees the duo shake off some of that electronica and go stripped down to the bare bones, just the gorgeous harmonious vocals, delicate guitar, smooth and silky synths as well as looping drum beats - to produce a chillout anthem. Just as well as today's Monday - so give this a play and enjoy!

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[LISTEN] Foals - Give It All (Foals vs Clint Mansell)

Now it's not every day you hear a stunning piece of work that sounds like it's come from outer-space! Well that's what this new version of Foals' "Give It All" sounds like, called the 'Foals vs Clint Mansell' version I guess... you need to listen to this at the darkest moment of night, watching the stars, it's a real epic piece of ambient music that'll twist your head, make you smile up at the universe and want to listen to again.

[LISTEN] Pixel Fix - You Settle Me

The Oxfordshire band are back, and return with "You Settle Me", which is a brilliant example of electro-pop combined with chilled out guitar hooks. The single is released through Easy Life Records/Sony Red tomorrow (22nd of January 2016).

The band also head out on tour in March, you can check that as well as the tune out below.

March

10 - Stourbridge - river rooms
11 - Bedford - the pad
12 - Glasgow - art school w/ lights
13 - Manchester - sound control w/ lights
14 - Brighton - concorde 2w/ lights
15 - London - hoxton bar & kitchen w/ lights
16 - London - hoxton bar & kitchen w/ lights
17 - Leicester - the cookie
19 - Birmingham - sunflower lounge
20 - Bristol - louisiana
22 - Leeds - oporto
23 - Derby - the venue
24 - Reading - oakford social club

[LISTEN] Jonny Stemp - Holy Days

Holy moly, it's the début single from Jonny Stemp! The ex-Harlow resident is now based in London and has been working hard at his music for the past 18 months and "Holy Days" is the fruits of his labour. It's got some very delicate ambient beats, smooth jazz-like piano keys and some guitar laced in reverb, all wrapped up in Jonny's stunning vocals.

"Holy Days" was recorded at Stella Polaris Studios, London and is out today - link to buy the track is below the image.

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[LISTEN] Wet - All The Ways

The highly acclaimed trio - Wet - have their forthcoming album "Don't You" is now available for pre-order on iTunes here, and the band's eagerly anticipated début is slated for a global release on January 29th via Columbia Records. Today sees them release another stunning melodic chillout epic in the shape of "All The Ways". 

No wonder they were in our TOP 5 'Sounds of 2016' - so far the album's shaping up to be a modern classic! You can listen to "All The Ways" below.

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[LISTEN] Grace Sarah - Birdaha

The Cambridge music scene has seen a resurgence in the past few years, and the electronic scene has come along in leaps and bounds in the past 12 months alone. One of those tracks at the forefront of it all is Grace Sarah's mesmerising track "Birdaha". This is talent well beyond her years, one of the finest undiscovered vocalists I've heard for a while!

She's come a long way since I first heard her performing with her acoustic guitar, with some stunning production behind it, some stunning vocals and beautiful silky smooth synths the track has it all. This is one you can safely put on a 'Chillout' playlist and guarantee will send you into a trance. You all need to listen to Grace Sarah before she turns into the next Banks!

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[LISTEN] Little May - Skeletons (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover)

It's not every day you see a cover of a Yeah Yeah Yeahs song pop up on Soundcloud, but that's exactly what we have here. Little May's cover of YYY's track "Skeletons" is a far cry from the origonal, it's less hectic and a lot more chilled out. Laced with smooth and delicate vocals, ambient washes of synths and stunning prodction, this is a cover that Karen O would be proud of.

[LISTEN] Aquilo - Never Seen You Get So Low

Aquilo have shared a brand new standalone-track called "Never Seen You Get So Low", which I think will be on their forthcoming début album. It's back to what they know best after the recent track "Good Girl", which was a rather oddly upbeat track compared to all of their other efforts. This is - as I'd like to put it - a lullaby for the hipsters, smooth vocals caressed with some sublime guitar lines.

Listen to it below.

[LISTEN] Folly & The Hunter - Breath

This is "Breath", the wonderful new track from Folly & The Hunter's new album, "Awake". Their tracks have a certain beauty around them, this one's a laid back track that has a certain whiff of Arcade Fire around it, think back to "The Suburbs" and the slower tracks on that LP - this is a really exciting track I heard on soundcloud today, go and check them out, it's worth the hassle!

[LISTEN] Amethysts - How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris & Disciples Cover)

Amethysts so far have had a lot of love from BBC Introducing for their first two tracks, and now the duo have revealed their cover of "How Deep Is Your Love" by Calvin Harris & Disciples. Much like "Alone" and "Wreckers" the track is covered in harmonious vocals, superb guitars laced with the right amount of reverb and delay as well as some rather delicate synths thrown in.

Listen to the cover below.

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[LISTEN] The Japanese House - Letter By The Water

The Japanese House (a.k.a 20 year-old Amber Bain) is today sharing the video to "Letter By The Water", the third track to be taken from her new Clean EP. Following the release of her acclaimed début EP, Pools To Bathe In, earlier this year, which saw Zane Lowe make track "Still" his last ever 'Hottest Record' on Radio 1, the young Londoner will release her new EP on the 6th of November through Dirty Hit Records.

The EP was recorded by The 1975's Matt Healy and George Daniel.

[LISTEN] RIVRS - The Chain (Fleetwood Mac Cover)

RIVRS have just served up a rather spectacular cover of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain", they've taken out the guitars and instead have replaced it with atmospheric synths, harmonious vocals and with some beautiful break-beat drums.

Listen to the cover in full below.

[LISTEN] Holy '57 - H EP [IAI PREMIERE]

Today we've got the stunning new EP from producer Holy '57 - the EP comprises of four epic tracks including the highly acclaimed track "Island Kids", which has gone onto get well over 20k plays, the new chilled out opener "The Tennis Club (Of Bombay)", "Au Naturel" (which we've posted about before and we absolutely love!) and the closing track "Savanna" which is a trip back into memory lane with some 70's vibes going on, harmonic vocals and huge guitars.

All in all the EP is well worth a listen, if it's raining outside this is the perfect companion, if it's sunny outside whack this on and go for a stroll, the EP is made for every occasion - I personally love it, and you can stream it below!

For fans of // Bombay Bicycle Club, Trophy Wife, Swim Deep

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Pixel Fix announce headline Barfly show for 2016

You may remember Oxford’s Pixel Fix from Communion’s New Faces Tour late last year. The electro-pop trio blend hypnotic synths with soaring riffs and catchy choruses – all the makings of great pop. The band have just announced a show here at The Barfly for early next year on the 10th of February, catch them on our intimate stage before they hit the big time.

Tickets are on sale now.

Wet share video for new single "Weak"

Wet the other week revealed another new track from their upcoming début album, "Weak" has some stunning guitar lines as well as gorgeous vocals that can easily captivate you into a lull. The song was premièred on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show and now they've revealed a stunning video to accompany it.

Watch it below.