{"id":8135,"date":"2016-09-02T11:29:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T15:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=8135"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:38:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:38:20","slug":"shortlist-september-2-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/shortlist-september-2-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Shortlist \u2013 2. September 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

September is here and with it comes a whole crop\u00a0of killer new preview tracks and one-off singles. \u00a0Here is a list\u00a0of the week’s best and brightest releases complete with plenty of great earworms and envelope-pushers.<\/p>\n

\"ce67f18181e0c3221a7470b60765d4dbf132bc79\"clipping – Air ‘Em Out<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daveed Diggs and company\u00a0have been working hard in between Diggs’ Hamilton performances to record a full-length follow up to\u00a0their 2014 breakthrough album. \u00a0Splendor & Misery<\/em> is due this month and “Air ‘Em Out” has a promising sound built on a beat that sounds like a trap-rap track if all of the drums were replaced with kitchen tools. \u00a0Diggs’ delivers more of his impressive technicality with a flow so dense it begs to be put on repeat.<\/p>\n

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\"8113716f80ec21e56cf59d81a70eb9c06d01e725\"Hoops – Going Strong<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoops is something of a mystery. \u00a0The band essentially came out of nowhere with a\u00a0sound influenced equally by 80’s blue-eyed soul and modern dream-pop. \u00a0They now have three solid EPs under their belt, each one with it’s own unique, self-contained sound and concept. \u00a0With this song from their their new self-titled EP, the group seems intent on perfecting the\u00a0short-tape format and their own clever take on shoegaze-y pop music.<\/p>\n

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\"26520615e751c0bc31b8a82bb5c708140afc6e81\"Midnight To Monaco – One Way Ticket<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a fresh take on French House music, this LA duo is trying to pioneer a nostalgic fusion style that combines Euro-disco, doo-wop, and surf rock into a tightly composed final product. \u00a0“One Way Ticket” is only the third track from the band but they’ve already started to attract the attention of electronic music fans and vintage pop fans alike. \u00a0Any forthcoming album will certainly be worth a listen.<\/p>\n

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\"284aaf15f2f9343183428373be1afd35bc583469\"Banks & Steelz – Wild Season (feat. Florence Welch)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interpol’s Paul Banks plus Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA equals the fascinating new sound of Banks & Steelz. \u00a0This track combines moody, ambient synths and a old-school feeling beat to frame Banks’ bold, reverberating vocals and RZA’s distinct flow, and the presence of Florence Welch adds another layer of complexity. \u00a0The sound is dense and takes some time to dig through, but it the kind of experimentation that really pushes the boundaries of genre and form.<\/p>\n

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\"85e766076d0075e61e789c9638cb4bb939329c51\"Brent Cobb – Black Crow<\/strong><\/p>\n

After being a songwriter for a number of other artists, country boy Brent Cobb is gearing up for his first solo release. \u00a0“Black Crow” is a bluesy, roots country track with gut busting steel guitar work throughout. \u00a0It’s fresh sounds and great songwriting like Cobb’s that make it harder for people to say they like all music “except country”, because pop-country this ain’t.<\/p>\n

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\"216fcfaefe8cd8cdc530bae5799e6e32d70d39b9\"Local Natives – Coins<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last major release from indie rockers Local Natives was 2013’s\u00a0Hummingbird<\/em>. \u00a0New music is finally coming from the LA band’s upcoming third album\u00a0Sunlit Youth.<\/em> \u00a0“Coins” recalls the group’s talent for intricate harmonies and tight rhythms but there is also a sense of adding complexity and playing with genre combinations in interesting ways.<\/p>\n

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\"b2ff5cb4926b09b4987ae95fad1b8e899bbf28b5\"Goldlink – Fall In Love (feat. Ciscero)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington D.C. rapper Goldlink has come to be known for injecting his tracks with samples and sounds from genres that don’t usually get explored in mainstream Hip Hop<\/a>. \u00a0The production here is funky and heavily bass-forward with a little Euro-house tint and plays well with Goldlink’s sing-rap flow but drops off to highlight Ciscero’s wordy verse. \u00a0It’s got a solid hook and is a track that continues to show off the kind of pop-sensible experimentation Goldlink is good at.<\/p>\n

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\"da2acb266434feeb4d67422dd8db6e444429780b\"Teenage Fanclub – Thin Air<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teenage Fanclub are alt-rock giants. \u00a0The Scottish group helped to pioneer the sound of the 90s, influencing what would become college rock, shoegaze, and dream-pop. \u00a0And to be completely honest, this newest work from the band sounds pretty similar to their more successful tracks in the early 90s with production that smashes most of the elements into one solid chunk and vocals so bright and airy they almost float away. \u00a0But for fan’s of the band, the sounds is familiar and comforting that you can’t help but be excited about the new album.<\/p>\n

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\"cfe7bf2ec64505e1bf114b6ec36a7f9fdc003c3c\"De La Soul – Whoodeeni (feat. 2 Chainz)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A previous single from De La Soul’s “and the Anonymous Nobody…” was features on this list, but now the actual album is out and it nicely combines the group’s original sounds, more experimentation, and an injection of modern sounds held down by some choice features like\u00a02 Chainz on this track. \u00a0Posdnous’ verse is poetic and classic, Dave delivers technical prowess, and 2 Chainz doesn’t feel out of place in the more abstract atmosphere. \u00a0It’s a solid track that indicates a solid album.<\/p>\n

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\"bf0d3ce73671212b3dfdd4c83ae0f761e456617b\"Kishi Bashi – Hey Big Star<\/strong><\/p>\n

The newest track from violinist\/avant-garde songwriter Kishi Bashi sports more of a dance-pop sound than some of his older\u00a0classical influenced tracks. \u00a0It’s dense with synths and drum pads with a jangly guitar and bouncy bass. \u00a0The effects of touring and playing with Of Montreal for so long are clear on this song, but the oddness is balanced with pop sensibility making it one of Kishi Bashi’s more accessible tracks.<\/p>\n

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