Launchpad: Yakul

Yakul is the freshest outfit to come out of Brighton’s ever-creative climate. While we might not know much about this newly formed four-piece, what we do know is that their debut ‘Giveaway’ is a sure-fire winner for listeners with a soft spot for modern jazz and future soul. You could align Yakul quite nicely alongside…

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Launchpad: Melis

Some of you may recognise Melis Soyaslanová as one-half of electronic pop duo IYES, but over the past five years, this Berlin-via-Brighton artist has been carefully amassing a set of production skills. The end result is ‘Love Song Idea’, a sweet and solemn sketch that was written, recorded and produced by Melis, and so gives us…

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Axel Mansoor – Out of My Head

Los Angeles based music mind Axel Mansoor is stunning us, yet again, with his new single ‘Out of My Head’. His debut ‘Wasted Love’ was a huge success, picking up a flurry of press and breaking 350,000 streams on Spotify.  The new record is a continuation of Axel’s winning sound, a combination of chill electronic…

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On The Record: Slowes

On The Record: Danish electronic-pop experimentalists Slowes speak about their upcoming Times EP.

The Little Kicks – Shake Off Your Troubles

Shake Off Your Troubles casts them as the introspective guy sitting at the edge of the club near the bar; unmoved by the loud music and sweaty bodies, and more concerned with dealing with reality and problems as they are. Here the band sound like they’re ready to replace the club with an empty hotel bar at 2am.

Billy Nelson – Lord, You’ve Got The Nerve

Drenched in hues of magenta, blue, lilac and red, Billy Nelson emerges from the haze while warbling synths and tapping percussion open up his noteworthy single ‘Lord, You’ve The Nerve’.

Video: Denai Moore – Trickle

The visuals to Denai Moore’s latest single ‘Trickle’ is a declaration of growth, a break-up letter to her demons and a love letter to the liberated self. ‘Trickle’, produced by Steph Marziano, was first played on Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio 1 show and released on Because Music. On brave new track ‘Trickle’, Moore deals with…

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Charisma.com – Not Not Me

Last year, MC Itsuka and DJ Gonchi held a mock, jokey press conference to announce they quit their office job to commit full-time to their group Charisma.com.  Their decision turned out for the better with their major-label debut, Not Not Me, showing a mature next step while keeping their playful side alive. The singles so far,…

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Yoke Lore – Only You

Following on from the success of his Far Shore EP, Brooklyn’s Adrian Galvin (aka Yoke Lore) has been building momentum once again with intensified earnest. A month ago, he took flight once again with ‘World Wings’, but it’s his ‘Only You’ that has got us really excited here at Unrecorded. Building on the folk-inspired electronica…

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