Blood Orange - Sandra's Smile

The latest from Blood Orange is an indelibly stark melody that fits comfortably among the long list of his other, hauntingly, infectious ballads. The most basic of beats is brought to life by Devonte Hynes's wisp like croons and intonations. He again sounds like Prince at his barest, or a more toned down Silk. The song is structured around Hynes's voice, which seems to glide above the tinkering of John Carpenter-like bells, and guides us through this tale of woe. Since its arrival on the web, I keep revisiting this clip. Its shot in black and white it has a real timeless, nostalgia feel to it. As is always the case with Hynes as Blood Orange, he is both musician and performing artist. Here, he and his cohorts, decked out in serious time-warped-New York-early-90s gear, dance their way down a vacant city block. The moves feel effortless and free-form, though knowing Hynes, one can assume each aspect was fine-tuned and choreographed. As the Pop-ozone continues to mutate and reshape beneath the pink cloud of the Internet, we will repeatedly witness the meteoric rise of outsider artists. Grimes, is the perfect example of bedroom producer, turned Guggenheim curator/ Miley Cyrus compatriot. While we have already seen Blood Orange collaborations of the highest pop pedigree, we have yet to see him touch the sky. With time, there is little doubt that he too will have a Can't Feel My Face moment, straddling the line between familiarity and the future. Check the vid here, and keep a look out for all his other releases!

Grimes - REALiTi (video)

This is a new Grimes song. Apparently its not on her new album. Poss because its too poppy? Its hard to say why she would leave this tune off a new LP, unless all her other tracks are way doper, but this is a serious club banger. Jittery stabs and the unmistakable wisp of Grimes's voice are present, as is the grimey synth used for Better Off Alone. This is a throbbing, club-next-door sort of track, where you feel like you're just missing the melody or something, but then you listen and you're like oh yeah there it is, right under my nose! Also this is fantastic vid, which we should all expect from Grimes these days. Dancing in weird, hidef environments its totally her jam. And it totally werks. Get it done:

Kuhrye-oo - Air Days ft. Evy Jane

#ClubbangingWednesday. Canadian House wizard, Kuhrye-oo, conjures up 90s leaning, techno rhythms and swirls them around down-tempo pop melodies. Air Days has touches of The Orb, or early Moby, with marching band drum machine snares, snapping around a cloud-like synth. Evy Jane sounds like a cross between Paul Cole and Grimes, as her voice is thrown around the track to a dizzying degree. This is straight weirdo pop and it totally rulez:

Grimes - "Genesis"

Grimes is a blog babe. This post is almost pointless, cuz she's seriously on like every other blog right now :( ...but who cares! Grimes had a good 2011 with her D'eon split EP Darkbloom (who coincidentally sounds a bit like Phil Collins era Genesis) and she'll probs have an even better 2012! Her new single "Genesis" is tight. A ghostly arpeggiator slinks out the bass line, as Grimes does her 12yr old whisper/whine thing that somehow = a banger. Check out the track bellow and a hot live performance via Yourstruly: Grimes - Genesis by factmag

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