sing to the moon

laura mvula

If you’re looking for a good soul or jazz record, try Laura Mvular’s first. She’s one of those people who can do whatever she wants with her voice and she
uses different tempos to create her songs. “That’s
Alright” is one of the most powerful pieces I’ve heard recently. But that’s just a start: ¨Green garden¨ will get hold of you soon enough too.

trouble will find me

the national

Many groups that hit the big time find it hard to carry on. The success that The National has had over recent years has got them playing large festivals and stadiums. But without becoming Chris Martins... Their songs are even better than they are successful and they become addictive. “Don´t swallow the cap” and ¨Sea of love” are two of the best things on their new recording.

random acces memories

daft punk

This French duo have come up with a more sophisticated sound for their fourth studio record. It’s close to the Disco rhythms that moved dance halls at the end of the 70’s, although it’s hard to classify their music. The skill with which they use samplers to make their songs is as remarkable as the collaborators they have chosen for this record: Pharrell Williams and Panda Bear, amongst others.

drifters /love is the devil

dirty beaches

Dirty Beaches have chosen a title based on a poem by Charles Bukowski for their new work. Alex Zhang puts his songs together by taking the soul of Elvis to the sound of Suicide. It’s a kind of mysterious 21st Century rockabilly with electronic drums and hypnotic loops. Along with the instrumentals you can hear the dark songs ¨I dream in neon¨ and ¨Casino Lisboa¨. Daring and attractive.

silence yourself

savages

This London group has gone to the most cynical part of post punk for the ten songs on their record “Silence Yourself”. Singer Jehnny Beth’s voice gives songs such as “I’m here” a special personality. On “Strife” and “No face” it’s clear that they love hard-sounding guitars. Although many groups in this genre end up boring you, it seems these people are keeping something back.

cave rave

crystal fightrers

This is Crystal Fights’ follow-up to “Star of love”. They’ve mixed tribal and electronic sounds to put together a perfect dance hall dynamic once again. Songs like “Separator” and “Are we one” confirm that. Even so, there are more sentimental songs on this noise-lovers” record: “You and I’, “Bridge of bones” and “No mans” are this type of quieter song.