Blossoming from delicate percussion and chiming guitars into a rousing Arcade Fire-like crescendo, “Breakers” is an exciting first taste of Local Natives’ forthcoming sophomore album Hummingbird, which is slated for a January 28th release.
Delaware’s Mean Lady return with news of a 7-inch single release on Fat Possum in November. Check out the lead track “Bop Bop”, which swells from an intimate folk introduction into a beautifully layered slice of experimental pop music.
Following the release of Marika Hackman’s beautiful debut single, the rising folk-starlet has dived deep into her record collection to find inspiration for a 5 track collection of covers which are to be released over the next few weeks. Starting with “These Days”, Marika wraps layers of delicate vocals around a haunting accordion to produce a deeply personal take on a classic song.
Head over to Marika Hackman’s website to pick up the free download and stream her debut release below …
A few weeks back we fell head over heels for Years & Years’ impressive debut single, “I Wish I Knew”. The London based quintet fuse a combination of laptop samples and infectious guitar-pop to bring to life an engaging sound that is perfectly placed to soundtrack the late summer.
Toppling the uplifting original into firm dancefloor territory, Scuplt’s remix strips away the song’s poppier elements to leave a bed of abrasive beats and deep bass, galvanized by heavily edited vocal chops. Check out The Music Ninja’s exclusive stream of the remix below, before Years & Years unleash the full “I Wish I Knew” package on October 3rd via Good Bait.
Conner Youngblood’s sophomore album “Sketches Pt.2” dropped a couple of weeks ago and to celebrate the release he’s giving away a free download of PORTALS “Proportions” remix, that arrives custom made for the darkest hours before dawn. Enjoy.
Download a free copy of Conner’s album from his Soundcloud page here
Last week we brought you TRAILS AND WAYS‘ dubbed out M83 rework, and this week it’s Music Ninja favorite Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s turn to take on “Midnight City” and make it his own. Stripping the track back to basics, Benjamin rebuilds M83’s futuristic electro around his breathy vocals and reverb-laden guitar, taking it out of the city center and into the festival fields.
Grab a free download of Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s M83 cover as-well as a stunning cover of Frightened Rabbit’s “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” on his official website.
‘On and On’ is the follow up to Fossil Collective’s gorgeous debut EP, ‘Let It Go’. Delivering a rich and beautiful second taste of the band’s imaginative songwriting, this new track is very much cut from the same cloth as their debut release and once again raises goosebumps, as-well as our excitement for their debut album!
‘On and On’ is out October 22nd on Dirty Hit
