[Electronic] Contrakids - We Go, You Go

Brand new single from Sydney's electronic duo Contrakids. Kicking off their career late last year, Contrakids have become renown for their languid and hypnotic sound of simple keys and subtly autotuned vocals. "We Go, You Go" is a mellow electro pop tune mixing both electro pop and R&B genres together. I must admit, I'm not a big fan of the autotuned vocals, but in all fairness they do work perfectly with the song's synth-y nature.

Contrakids - We Go, You Go

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[Acoustic] Henry Green - Shipwreck

So this is pretty special. Introducing to you, hopefully for not the last time, a new singer songwriter by the name of Henry Green. Henry Green quivers and conveys all of this heavy-handed emotion beautifully and with such simplicity on his recently released debut single, "Shipwreck". Armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar, and a few ghostly echoes in the background he is still able to move mountains - "I don't want to swim away from what we had".

Henry Green - Shipwreck

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[Indie - Pop] Streets Of Laredo - Girlfriend

Hooray for high energy indie pop! Streets of Laredo were originally a NZ four piece outfit but are now based in Brooklyn and deliver super fun hipster music. Rolling drums and rustling guitars makes "Girlfriend" an absolute treat to listen to. I mean nothing has been reinvented here, it's just good honest fun with instruments and it just works so very well together. The video clip is worth a mention here, it features the band in a stop motion video, pretty clever stuff.

Streets Of Laredo - Girlfriend

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[Nu - Disco] Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Pioneerball Remix)

The infamous "Walking On A Dream", a song for the ages - but can it be remixed? Well the answer is YES! Pioneerball is a Russian (yes I said Russian) electronic producer hailing from Moscow and he has done a quite amazing job with this interpretation. I mean the song was always quite groovy, but the added guitar disco lines and the funk flavouring has really done the trick in this case. Lots to look forward to from this promising young Russian.

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Pioneerball Remix)

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[Indie - Pop] Young Buffalo - Upstairs

Oxford, Mississippi duo Young Buffalo recently released a self titles EP on Votiv records. The pop-savvy indie rockers who combine afro-beat and indie elements has been playing and recording sporadically since emerging from the University of Mississippi's music scene in 2009. "Upstairs" is the standout track on the EP and gets the lungs nice and warm with plenty of melodic and catchy hooks running all over the place.

Young Buffalo - Upstairs

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[Electronic] The xx - Last Christmas (Wham! Cover)

Well i'll be damned, The xx covering Wham! Don't be too quick to judge as this is actually a stunning rendition of the Christmas original with Romy and Oliver showcasing their haunting vocals in this cover. Granted this George Michael - written tune is a somber one, The xx take on the carol like we sorted expected them to - dark, smoky, low key and as much about the pauses and silences as the pain tinged lyrics. 1 week till Christmas!

The xx - Last Christmas (Wham! Cover)

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