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Shuffle Baby – “Feel It”

Jonas Hellesøy, Erlend Aarli, Didrik Hauge and Marius Haarvei are four friends from Bergen, Norway who got together as a band to create an exciting, vintage flavored funk-pop sound. Inspired by  Michael Jackson and Level 42 as well as Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, they have married the retro with the contemporary. Their 2017 single “Get That Gold” hit 100,000 streams on Spotify within a month.

Their new, synth-driven, single celebrates that musical marriage with a tribute to the infectious, danceable tunes of the glorious 80s. With a funkalicious vibe created by energetic drums, bouncy bass slaps and the authentic, retro-dipped analog synths sizzling on a vivacious, melodic hot-plate, their lively, audacious Rock vocals give it a vitalizing gusto, which you can feel deep in your soul.

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Swimming Girls – “Asking For It”

This Bristol-based four-piece band was formed purely by accident when they were randomly put together as part of a musical project whilst they were studying in Bath. Given the assignment to write a song, they realized that they all shared a fixation on 70s and 80s pop culture and were similarly inspired by The Cure and Cyndi Lauper. They released their debut single “Tastes Like Money” in  2017.

Returning from supporting Pale Waves and Fickle Friends, their new single is a nostalgic journey back to the neon decade. With a captivating pop-ballad melody, wrapped in all-encompassing 80s hues from the analogue-sounding synths and the ardent, retro-touched vocals of front-woman Vanessa, it’s a dynamic, vintage breakup song with a dream-pop flair and certainly leaves us asking for more.

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Larkin Poe – “Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues”

Nashville-based sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell are singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists who started their careers in 2005 as The Lovell Sisters, but in 2010 adopted their new moniker. Since then they have released 5 EP’s, 3 full-length albums and a live-DVD, played several festivals like Glastonbury and performed with Elvis Costello, Steve Tyler and Sugarland’s Kristian Bush.

The first, foot-tappin’ taster of their upcoming “Venom & Faith” album, which is due to drop on November 9th, sounds like they’ve taken their Roots ‘n’ Soul sound, dipped it in Southern Blues and played it at a Country hoedown. The Blues guitar plucks and howling electric guitar ride the varied beats, while their gritty, power-house vocals add pure passion to this boot-stompin’ jam.

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Ralph – “Weather”

Raffaela Weyman aka Ralph is a Canadian singer and songwriter who’s spent most of her childhood listening to the inspirational sounds of the past. Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Prince and The Temptations, she worked on creating an unique sound blending the funk of the 70s and the pop of the 80s with modern synths and strong lyricism. She released her debut single “Trouble” in 2015.

Her latest single – the fourth to drop from her upcoming full-length debut album “A Good Girl”, which is to be released on September 28th – is lathered in glorious 80s pop bubbles. With the addition of an infectious 70s disco beat and contemporary EDM synths, the catchy 80s retro flavors and the vintage warmth of her vocals make this a classic, decade-spanning jam that can weather any storm.

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Dance Party – “All My Love”

Known for their exhilarating, red-hot and explosive live shows, it’s no surprise that the full name of this 11-piece Australian band is Dance Party Pyrotechnics Association. Blending retro disco with modern house, they’ve created a combustible, high-energy party sound. Performing both covers of well-known disco beats as original songs, they are the musical firestarters of the Melbourne party scene.

Dipped in flaming 70s rhythms, the original title track of their new two-track EP certainly sets the disco scene ablaze. With lively percussion, velvety strings and vitalizing brass providing the vintage fireworks, the addition of some sizzling synths and a smouldering electric guitar bridge gives it a contemporary spark and makes this infectious inferno ignite the sweltering boogie.

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Hippo Campus – “Bambi”

Band members Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker, Zach Sutton, Whistler Allen and DeCarlo Jackson met attending the Saint Paul Conservatory For Performing Arts in Minnesota. Initally playing in different bands, they adopted their moniker in 2013. They opened for The Mowgli’s and Walk The Moon, played festivals such as Lollapalooza and Reading and Leeds and released their debut EP “Bashful Creatures” in 2014.

The title track of their upcoming album, which is due to drop on September 28th, is an effervescent slice of their signature alt-pop sound. Driven by a drum computer beat, the airy synths and the ever-changing added sounds create a sunny soundscape. The wide-ranging vocals of lead-singer Jake Luppen go from a laid-back smoothness to falsetto with ease, forming a catchy, refreshing groove.

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