Category Archive: Lounge

FLIGHT FACILITIES – WITH YOU (ElectroPop – Australia)

Flight Facilities

Aussie electropop duo Flight Facilities have a brand new single called ‘With You’, this time featuring the vocal work of Hot Chip drummer Grovesnor – something darker, something deeper and something more mature. Once again FF have crafted an impeccable tropical tune that takes you on a journey into their world of pop. “With You” …

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ULTRAISTA – SMALLTALK (Ambient/Electronica – UK)

Ultraista

Probably best known for his production work with Radiohead, Beck or Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nigel Godrich is also a respected musician that you’ve probably seen playing guitar and synths with Thom Yorke’s Atoms For Piece ensemble. Lately he’s been working with L.A. drummer/producer Joey Waronker and London artist Laura Bettinson on a new mysterious project called …

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J’ADORE – JADORE EP (Electronica/Downtempo – France)

Jadore

Lémuel Dufez and Nicolas Petitfrère met in 2007 and their budding friendship quickly turned into a thriving musical collaboration: J’adore. Fast forward to 2012: after years of experimentation in the studio, the duo finally releases their self-titled debut EP on High Life Recordings. Stream two tracks below… These two creative minds always strive for fresh …

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WORLD TOUR – BELIEVE (Synth/Chillwave – Sweden)

World Tour

World Tour are Felix Hedberg, Tobias Gerhardsson and Merike Kjaergaard from Sweden. After signing to Cascine last year (also home to Chad Valley, Wintercoats, Jensen Sportag, Evan Voytas), the trio received rave reviews for their single “Sparks” and they are now finally ready to release their debut EP, Believe. To celebrate this release, the band is giving …

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BEACH HOUSE – MYTH (Indie/DreamPop – US)

Beach House

After weeks of rumours and wild conjectures, Baltimore duo Beach House are finally sharing a first taste of their fourth studio album, Bloom, due for release on May 11th via Mistletone Records/Inertia. Expectations are pretty high for this new LP, especially after the success of the duo’s 2010 album, Teen Dream, which spawned a few …

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TEEN DAZE – BROOKLYN SUNBURN (SynthPop – Canada)

Teen Daze

If you ‘ve been reading umstrum for a while, you might have heard some of Teen Daze‘s earlier jams here and here. For the uninitiated, prepare to fall under the spell of his mesmerizing brand of synthey chillwave. The Vancouver-based musician has just shared the song “Brooklyn Sunburn”, taken off his forthcoming album All Of …

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OLIVER TANK – DREAMS (Synth/Chillwave – Australia)

Oliver Tank (Photo by Cam Taylor)

Surfacing through Triple J’s Unearthed, Oliver Tank is a 22-year-old artist who started making music in his bedroom somewhere in Sydney and quickly captured everyone’s attention. Equally influenced by contemporary electronica (think Jon Hopkins, Boards of Canada or James Blake), mainstream hip-hop and club-oriented dance music, he makes music that he describes as “fairly accessible …

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ACTIVE CHILD – ALL I SEE IS YOU (Electronica/Pop – US)

Active Child

For Pat Grossi, the father of Active Child, the last two years have been nothing short of live changing. This LA resident released his first EP, Curtis Lane, and he has worked on perfecting his laptop-assisted bedroom indie pop sound ever since. Merging his experience as a choir boy and his epic days as a …

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