4th March 2015

 

1 NATALIA LAFOURCADE- PARA QUE SURFIR

(Latin/Mexico/Bossa Nova)

 

2 GANG OF FOUR- WHERE THE NIGHTINGALE SINGS

(Revival since 2005/ New Wave/Post-punk/Elements of Industrial rock and alternative rock relating to Marilyn Manson and Muse)

 

3 ROMARE- NINA'S CHARM

(Similar to Lone and DJ Shadow for it's instrumental sampled-hiphop/Minimal/Trap/Future garage)

 

4 JAMES BAY- CLOCKS GO FORWARD

(Acoustic folk/Indie folk/UK/Singer-songwriter/Great Jose Gonzalez plucking. More Gonzalez than Howard)

 

5 MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS- FORGET

(Pop/Wales/Less substance than previous track"Immortal", I just realized how similar she looks and sounds to Charlie XCX)

 

6 GHOSTPOET- OFF PEAK DREAMS

(Japanese language beginning/Roots Manova style poetic rap/UK/Abstract Hip-hop)

 

7 ISHI FEAT. PUSHA T- PUSH IT

(Rap)

 

8 MISTERWIVES- HURRICANE

(US/Similar to young group Echosmith, The Colourist and Paramore/Pop/Teen-targeted indie pop rock/Alternative pop rock)

 

9 RAURY- GOD'S WHISPER

(Tribal hip-hop soul/Folk/R&B/Funk. Tribal mix of Faithless, Bat For Lashes, Gorillaz, Fleet Foxes and Janelle Monae and is electic. Unique)

 

10 LA REINA MORSA- DINAMITA SHOW

(Keyboard-based mix of classic rock, indie and latin pop/Chile/Indie folk/Duo)

 

11  SWINDLE- WALTER'S JAZZ

(Glitch Jazz/Instrumental Hiphop/Saxophone and piano/Dub step/It has a weird dysfunctional ending)

 

12 EMICIDA FEAT FEFE- BONJOUR

(Brazil/Portuguese style Hip-hop/Reminds of the World Cup/Similar to Portugal's Expensive Soul/Kids backing singers

 

13 GINA DIRAWI- LOVE

(Sweden of Pakistani descent/Mellow Pop/Popular television host in Sweden)

 

14 SABINA DDUMBA- SCARRED FOR LIFE

(Fake male voice/Dub-step/New act)

 

15 AUSTIN BASHAM- SEE YOU SOON

(Electric Folk/Acoustic/Lord Huron, Mumford and Sons etc./Texas, US)

 

16 SHE KEEPS BEES- FEATHER LIGHTER

(Cat Power-esque/Blues/Blues rock/folk rock duo)

 

17 LITTLE GREEN CARS- HARPER LEE

(Ireland/Melodic folk quintet/4 guys and 1 girl)

 

18 BLOSSOMS- CUT ME AND I'LL BLEED

(Psychedelic rock/Southport) 

 

19 MAJID JORDAN- FOREVER

(Canada male duo/Electronic Progressive R&B)

 

19 THE WAVE PICTURES- GREAT BIG FLAMINGO BURNING MOON

(England/Rock/Anti-folk/Blues rock)

 

20 IRIS- I'LL WAIT FOR YOU

 

21 ALT J- WARM FOOTHILLS

(Acoustic folk/Mellow/Lianne La Havas voice collab/Guitar chords remind me of Arcade Fire's Keep The Car Running/Whistle)

 

22 SAINTSENECA- WE ARE ALL BEADS ON...

(Columbia/Indie folk/Minimal/Acoustic/Vibrating guitar/3 guys and one tom boy)

 

23 EL TEN ELEVEN- LULLABY

(Doubled necked bass guitar/US/Instrumental rock/Wavey rock/Post-rock/Duo)

 

24 JENNY WILSON- RESTLESS WIND

(Sweden/Sophisticated indie pop/Synthpop)

 

25 DREAM LAKE- I SEE THE SKY

(Sweden male and female duo/Indie pop)

 

26 VINYL THIEF- FATHOMS

(Nashville/Electro rock like Future Islands but less new wave synth)

 

27 THE ALBUM LEAF- EXPLANATION

(Instrumental/Organish/Post rock/Ambient/San Diego)

 

28 MAO RA SUN- READY

(Downtempo)

 

29 ACE REPORTER- UNTOUCHED AND ARRIVED

(The acoustic guitar sounds like Oasis's Wonderwall/Indie/Folk/US)