Album Stream: Jhene Aiko; Souled Out + "The Pressure" Official Video

Jhené Aiko releases the full album stream for Souled Out, her forthcoming debut via Def Jam. Set to officially release September 9, the album features melodic singles “The Pressure,” and “To Love & Die,” featuring Cocaine 80s‘ James Fauntleroy and No I.D. on production. The 14-track project also offers contributions from Key Wane, Fisticuffs, Dot Da Genius, Common, and special appearances from her daughter Namiko and late brother Miyagi.

As an added bonus, Jhené Aiko also unveils the visuals for her single “The Pressure.” The Childish Gambino and Calmatic co-directed clip captures the singer sporting blonde locs while transitioning through various scenarios of life that reflect both personal and professional involvement. Peep the vignettes above and stream the full album courtesy of iTunes.

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VISUALS: BJ THE CHICAGO KID "PERFECT"

BJ The Chicago Kid unveils the music video for slow-tempo R&B-soul groove “Perfect.” The revamped version of  Fabolous and Jeremih’s “Thim Slick” is an ode to women who defy the standards of mainstream beauty. Shots of models in high fashion magazine’s juxtapose the video’s leading lady and her process of getting dressed, despite the possible insecurities women may face when dealing with body image. BJ reminds women that perfection has no set standards; Peep the visual above.

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AUDIO: SHAN POO AKA BOY/FRIEND " RIDE SLOWLY"

With his newest EP in the works, Shan Poo aka BOY/FRIEND, lets loose on his second single “Ride Slowly,” featuring Fat Tony & Tom Cruz. The Mel Debarge & MNTN produced cut was premiered by Vogue, and is brazed with sweetened vocals, fluorescent electronic strains, and feel-good syncopation. Stay tuned forLow Key, set for release later this year.
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AUDIO: SPLASH "DONT LOOK BACK"

Dubbed as Brooklyn DIY scene’s first “new age boy band,” Splash lets loose on their newest cut “Don’t Look Back,” premiered via The FADER. The track is woven with ’90s R&B vibes of vocal affection and tender electronic-funk vestige. Vibe above and be on the lookout for an album release next year on Jarr’s subscription-based label, Other People.

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VISUALS: ELIJAH BLAKE "6"

Elijah Blake bears his soul in the premiere of his new single “6,” produced by No I.D. and James Poyser. The piano embellished personal ballad unveils the unrestrained emotional pains and traumatizing childhood experiences Blake had with his father.

In an interview with Billboard, Blake discloses the meaning behind the song’s story:

“All your mannerisms are developed when you’re 6-years old, such as who you are or if you’re a glass half full or glass half empty type of person. I looked back to what I went through when I was a 6-year old. I went through religion being shoved down my throat and my biological dad being the Island guy who was really strict and pulled out the belt for everything. It affects me till this day, like how I am in relationships. I still have a hard time trusting people.”

“6” will be the first single from Blake’s forthcoming Drift EP, set to release in September. Peep the accompanying Sean Alexander-directed visual, featuring fellow song “Fallen” above.

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MIXTAPE STREAM: Kitty Cash Love The Free II

After letting loose exclusive teasers from SZA, Wet, Rochelle Jordan, Rome Fortune, and teen singer Willow Smith, Kitty Cash has officially released her highly-anticipated Love The Free mixtape sequel via ELLE. The one-track mixtape is sedated with electronic shades, tranquilizing bass palpitations, unorthodox hues of R&B, smooth soundscapes, two-toned levitation, and serene, genre-blending pulsations. Love The Free II features artists such as Yuna, Rainy Milo, Empress Of,Bipolar Sunshine and many more.

Download and stream Love the Free II below and revisit part one here.

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Audio: Willow Smith "8"

In preparation for the official release of her forthcoming Love The Free II mixtape, Kitty Cash teams up with Willow Smith for a savory new ballad titled “8,” released via MTV News. The slow-tempo groove commences with sedated bass palpitations and electronic shades that saturates the teen singer’s high octave vocal waves. The two-toned levitation diverges into themes of truth and discovery in the thick multicolored vocal transitions and R&B-electronic vibrancy. Stream the track below:

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Audio: CHARGAUX "Burn Rubber"

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Brooklyn-based doublet CHARGAUX return with another cut of audible impressive art. The latest reveal from their upcoming Broke & Baroque EP is a retooled rendition of The Gap Band’s 1980 smash hit, “Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me).” The twosome remodels the original R&B funk frequencies into silky waves of electro-drums and sensual bounce. The accompanied bass tints and colorized instrumentation drifts ingeniously behind the savory vocals and kaleidoscopic harmonies, which fuses the sounds of classical melodies, R&B, funk and electro into a collective of artistic ambiance. Vibe to the melody below and be on the lookout for their upcoming Broke & Baroque EP, set to release this summer.

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LP Stream: YAHUDA by The Trp & Michael Tousana

Dropping the “I” from “Trip” — to symbolize the removal of the ego and individual from their work — anonymous music trio The Trp took to Billboard to officially drop their 8-song collaborative LP alongside rising multidimensional talent Michael “Dos” Tousana, titled YAHUDA. The effort is a result of a cutting edge blend of abstract coolness and high energy quivers.

The project is a stratosphere of organic and experimental sounds with sublime euphonious journeys. From the mollifying R&B inflections to the futuristic accents of electronic guitar strums, the soundtrack is a avant-garde musical excursion.
Listen below:

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Audio: SZA "Moodring"

In the mist of a European tour with The Internet and Kilo Kish, 25-year-old Brooklyn native Kitty Cash had an epiphany about her progression as a DJ and how her new career path created a sense of newly found freedom. As a result, she conceived Love The Free mixtape, an ode to friendship, freedom, rebellion, and finding oneself; a  19-track project debut with exclusive songs from Kelela, Vic Mensa, MeLo-X, and more.

As follow-up to the debut mixtape, Kitty Cash reveals the announcement for Love The Free II, featuring an exclusive teaser from TDE songstress SZA. “Moodring” is an echoed blend of electro-pop R&B with astral vocals and tranquilizing pulsations.

“I wrote Moodring the night I opened for Coldplay,” states SZA regarding the track. “I haven’t slept in two and half days due to anxiety. After the show, I drank every bottle of champagne Chris Martin that the band gave us that night with Thundercat and my band. Great fuckking time.”

Love The Free II will feature artists such as Yuna, Rainy Milo, Empress Of, Bipolar Sunshine and many more. The mixtape will also release a series of visual interpretations for select tracks, all directed by upcoming artists. Love the Free II set to release July 22.

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Audio: LANY "ILYSB" & "BRB"

As a follow-up to the release of their two debut tracks “Walk Away” and “Hot Lights,” LA trio LANY drops their latest doublet of acronym-based melodies “ILYSB” and “BRB.” The light electronic tones of “ILYSB” is escorted by mid-tempo claps and chilled vocal reverbs molding a velvety assemblage of soothing sounds. The cut is contrasted with “BRB,” a cut embellished with honeyed synth vibrations and tinges of shadowed R&B electronics. Although the context of these songs have yet to be revealed, their ingenious aesthetics speaks for itself. Vibe to the tunes below.

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Audio: Azekel "Holy Matrimony"

Following the release of his Circa EP, London artist Azekel returned with a hefty bass and synth construction in his electro-soul cut, “New Romance.” Now the Londoner is back with “Holy Matrimony,” a suave new melody enriched with unblemished vocals and soulful fluctuations. The slow tempo groove is a work of inching bass and organic sound temperaments that constructs prolific ecstasies of new wave R&B.

“New Romance” and “Holy Matrimony” will officially be released July 14th on Thunderlightning Records/Generator. Tune in below:

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Audio: Jessy Lanza "You and Me"

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British label Hyperdub celebrates their ten year anniversary success with compilation tapes 10.1, a project that yields dancefloor-oriented outpours and 10.2, which focuses more on vocal-based, R&B coated releases. One of the new cuts from the forthcoming 10.2 compilation is Jessy Lanza‘s silkened minimalistic track, “You and Me,” a melody fortified with glazed soprano falsettos, velvety vocals and tranquilized electronic tinges. Lanza’s blend of undertones create a euphonious sounded of electro-pop infused R&B.

For more Jessy Lanza pick up a copy of her debut Pull My Hair Back LP and be on the lookout for Hyperdub’s 10.2 compilation release on July 22.
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Audio: CHARGAUX, “Lullaby” Feat. Soft Glas

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Pivoting from Opening Ceremony’s 2015 street runway show (where they played infectious covers of Beyoncé’s “Partition” and Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights”) and their previous release, Brooklyn-based duo CHARGAUX return with their second single “Lullaby,” featuring Soft Glas. The track was premiered via Vogue,   featuring a melody begins with colorized sounds of plucked strings, right before cascading into a interlocked soundscape of classical orchestration and mellowed R&B vibrations. The track’s slow-tempo sensual feel creates an abstract platform of audible art overlaid behind slight tinges of outer space interjections. Majesties of their stringed vibratos transform into mesmerizing frequencies of heavy bass pulsations, right before concluding with quivering accents of electronic grandeur.

Tune in to the composition below and be on the lookout for their forthcoming Broke & Baroque EP, scheduled for release this summer.

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Audio: Nao & A.K. Paul "So Good"

While mysterious British crooner Jai Paul hides away and works — hopefully — to complete his forthcoming LP, his brother and long time collaborator A.K. Paul unleashes his own vocal reverbs in his debut single, “So Good.” The track is a two-fold collaboration with London-based singer Nao that offers a futuristic blend of R&B, synthesized pop accents and a wave of electronic guitar riffs that assimilates flawlessly behind the duo’s stratified vocal shades. The melody officially unveils A.K. as a vocalist, but his musical apparatus can be found in Jai Paul’s “BTSTU,” and “Jasmine,” as well as tracks for Sam Smith, Jessie Ware, Emeli Sande, and Big Boi. Stream the track below:

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Audio: Marz Leon " L O N E R"

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Marz Leon debuts her first single, “L O N E R,” a mid-tempo cut entrenched with vivacious lyrical trembles and syncopated electronic reverbs. The singer also contributed co-production on the track alongside Mike Dez. Although Marz is fresh on the music scene, the songstress radiates a poised sound to accompany her eccentric artistic style. The atmospheric auras embedded within the track creates a sensual brew of delicacy and boldness before cross-fading into a slow-tempo soundscape with screwed intonations.

With a forthcoming EP in the works, Marz tells Pigeons and Planes that her EP is intended to connect people to the rawness of life instead of what people fabricate it to be. “My EP is based on real life emotions and situations that I have been through over the years,” she says.

Vibe to the track below and be on the lookout for more Marz Leon.

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Audio: Iman Omari Samadhi EP full-stream

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 Following the recent release from his instrumental mixtape series, Saint Heron-featured “Energy” crooner Iman Omari returns with his latest, Samadhi EP.

The five-track project is an intermixture of vaporous vibrations, electronic synths and heavy jazz influenced pulsations. Influenced by the album title definition, the effort embodies the height of divine consciousness that is achieved when the body, mind, and intellect achieve the ultimate level of concentrated meditation. Omari’s successful amalgamation of mellowed sound temperaments and astral vocals guides listeners through an elevated journey state of euphoria that cultivates an unblemished parallelism between soul and music. The genre-blending composition is also heavily fertilized with definite bass drum patterns and enticing backbone percussion inflections.

Samadhi EP is out now via iTunes. Stream the full effort below:

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Audio: CHARGAUX, “I’m So Pretty”

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Charly and Margaux constitute a popular violin and viola duo, collectively and popularly known as CHARGAUX. The interdisciplinary doublet purifies classical string arrangements with innovative sounds of electronic, pop, and hip-hop, and their serendipitous meeting launched a harmonious career within the art, music, and film industry. Beyond their New York subway performances, the pair contributed the idiosyncratic string composition on Kendrick Lamar’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe,” from his debut studio album, Good Kid. m.a.a.d. City. Furthermore, CHARGAUX served as the opening act for Glee Star Darren Crisis during his sold out “Listen Up,” North American tour and recently partnered with ScHoolboy Q for multiple work on his debut album, Oxymoron. Their musical apparatus can also be heard in Tame Impala and Kendrick Lamar’s collaborative single “Backwards,” for the feature film Divergent.

As the girls prepare for the release of their Broke & Baroque EP, they unveil sensual cut “I’m So Pretty,” arrayed with sophisticated vocals, electronic sound bids, bowed strings, and perfectly fiddled violin fifths. CHARGAUX successfully contrives classical imprints with modernized modulations and does so in sui generis style.

Broke & Baroque EP is scheduled for release this summer. Stream the track below and check out their exclusive interview with Opening Ceremony.

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Audio: Jessie Ware, “Tough Love”

British songstress Jessie Ware took to Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio One Show to debut her new single, “Tough Love.” The track features production from Ware’s forthcoming album executive producer BenZel, the production duo made-up of Benny Blanco and Two Inch Punch. The melody brews synthetic blue-eyed R&B and soulful pop, overlaying her atmospheric vocals. Quite a proper follow-up to her 2012 album, Devotion.

“Tough Love” will be featured on Ware’s second LP out via PMR records. Tune in to the track above.

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Audio: Sinkane "Hold Tight"

 

Ahmad Gallab, best known under moniker Sinkane, fertilizes universal abstract soundscapes. In 2012, the Sudanese-born, Brooklyn-based talent released MARS, a multidimensional conflation encapsulated with syncopated beats, afro-beat funk, free jazz, and traces of Sudanese Pop. Featured album cuts molded a soundbox equipped with sounds of astral pop, sanguine percussion and electronic indie funk. He has also played alongside with bands such as Yeasayer, Of Montreal, Caribou, Born Ruffians and Eleanor Friedberger.

 

This fall, Sinkane will return with his self-produced new album Mean Love, a full-length collaboration with Greg Lofaro. His first cut “Hold Tight” is a Sade-esque free funk vamp laid beneath a substratum of electronic guitar, androgynous vocals, and distant organ chords.

Tune in to the retro-styled mood track below and be on the lookout for the forthcoming album, set to drop September 2 via DFA records.
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