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Notion 064: Now Hear This

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In each issue of Notion, we bring you a rundown of the tracks currently titillating our wizened – but certainly never cynical – ears. Here, Lauren Down, Alex Cull and Daniel Wright, walks us through the tunes that are exciting her to no end.

Sinead Harnett – ‘Got Me’
Guest star to bonafide star-lett, Sinead Harnett is the last in an increasingly long line of singers to come to our attention via offering up vocal samples for others. In this case, it was Disclosure and Rudimental who acted as the fundamental levitators but it’s Harnett who owns it: her sugary voice and the irresistible beat of Black Butter single ‘Got Me’ proving exactly how much.

Gaps – ‘Cascade’
Acting as a geographical watermark for the Brighton duo’s origins, Gaps forthcoming double a-side single cut ‘Cascade’ sees the distinctive squawks of cawing seagulls and the gentle whisper of on-coming waves form a backdrop upon which layers of shuddering acoustic guitars are interwoven with delicate female vocals before electronic elements invigorate proceedings. This will be Rachel Butt and Ed Critchley’s first single for Sexbeat Records.

Twigs – ‘How’s That’
Trip-hop of the highest calibre, Twig’s latest number ‘How’s That’ is full of just about everything we love -  understated slinky beats, hushed sultry vocals, minimal clattering percussion and that slightly off centre touch that New York producer Arca always brings to the fore.

MDNGHT – ‘Into The Night’
Summer dance floor filler applicants need not apply, MDNGHT have it covered. Their eighties synths and pure groove rhythms are a heady, late night concoction made in heaven. And, as if their Balearic disco credentials were in any doubt, there is that perfect big chorus male falsetto lyrical element to consider.

Kenzie May – ‘Hide & Seek’
Having featured on Sub Focus‘ ‘Falling Down’, Boston born, London raised Kenzie May is stepping out her own with this insanely catchy, electronic flecked, fierce pop number. It’s cold beats are off-set perfectly by May’s rich, warm playful voice and at just 19 years-old, we know she’s got a lot more surprises up her sleeve.

Stay Bless  – ‘Always’
You won’t hear many moments in pop music this year as confessional as when Stay Bless frontman George Cassavetes pleads, “God knows, I tried,” on the grandiose ‘Always’. Taken from the group’s debut EP, ‘Faded’, it’s a majestic high-rise built from howled vocals, chiming guitars and militant drum rolls.

Mood Rings – ‘The Line’
After breathy lead single ‘Pathos y Lagrimas,’ Mood Rings return with this – an immaculate slice of gorgeous twinkling synth pop, all lithe and whispering. It does everything right to seduce you, with its line of “Tonight’s the night you live your life”, even though it never takes off at the end the way you expect it might. The teasers.

Oliver Wilde – ‘Perrett’s Brook’
Bristolian bedroom producer Oliver Wilde is readying the world for his debut album A Brief Introduction To Un-Natural Light Years by revealing a track every month until its release via Howling Owl Records. The sprawling, hypnagogic submerged sounds of Perrett’s Brook is just one such track and it’s the perfect example of the beautiful lo-fi experiments contained within.

Laura Welsh – ‘Cold Front’
Reggae rhythms and tropical shimmers heave underneath Welsh’s smooth vocals on her latest single. And if you’re thinking those slick, smooth sparse production sounds familiar then you have to look no further than Notion favourites Rhye, whose Robin Hannibal had his hands all over this  number.


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