On The Stereo #3

George Taylor: with music this evocative we won’t just follow him down, we’ll be leading the charge

This week features Castelle, George Taylor, The Nectars, Run Maggie Run, Blow, Holly Rees, Dana Fuchs, Eloïse and James Bay

GEORGE TAYLOR
COME FOLLOW ME DOWN
Self-release
A Bulwick boy with a Daptone soul, George Taylor’s latest single is a brooding masterpiece. Piano droplets cascade alongside his formidable delivery as listener and performer are united in the darkness. With music this evocative we won’t just follow him down, we’ll be leading the charge.

DH

CASTELLE
POLYCHROMATIC
Big Top Records
I’m a sucker for a good beat that makes me want to dance, and this Detroit-based 21-year-old gives me that in abundance with his forthcoming debut EP. I am definitely a fan.

FD

THE NECTARS
WE WILL RUN
Umbrella Artist Productions
With the sun finally donning some headgear and revealing itself, New Jersey’s The Nectars have come up with the essential indie anthem of the summer. Channelling Blondie and The Strokes, there’s an infectious feel to this track which makes you yearn to be young and free once again.

DH

RUN MAGGIE RUN
ENDLESSLY
Self-release
Youthful group Run Maggie Run offer an indie take on Mumford and Sons’ style, with their soaring vocals, brooding harmonies, and purposeful melodies. While their unlikely to gain the fame of Marcus Mumford’s band of not so merry men, they’re a thoroughly entertaining listen that fans of early career Wild Beasts will enjoy.

DG

BLOW
YOU KILLED ME ON THE MOON
DDM Recordings
Dreamy and melodic, the French group’s hypnotising beats create a mesmerising song. I can’t wait to hear more from them.

FD

HOLLY REES
MAGPIE
Self-release
Newcastle upon Tyne based songwriter Holly Rees plays a brand of choppy indie-folk that comes across like a less broken Pete Krebs. She backs her cutting chords with a delicate voice that will rip through your ears and leave a lasting impression on you once Magpie has ended.

DG

DANA FUCHS
LOVE LIVES ON
Get Along Records/Membran
The title song from Fuch’s latest album does a great job of whetting the appetite. With the raw power of Janis Joplin and a backing track exploding with soulful horns, there’s something here for everyone – particularly if the sounds of Stax/Volt loom large in your life.

DH

ELOÏSE
SUCKERS
Velvet Something Records
Suckers is a throbbing track by noir-pop prodigy ELOÏSE. With a cinematic quality and R&B influences, it jars with the onset of summer and all the better for it. If you’re looking for a song to fill the later hours of your summer evening then look no further than Suckers.

DG

JAMES BAY
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Republic Records
The hat has gone and with it Bay’s original sound. In its place is a mixed up album that can’t decide what it wants to be.

FD

Words: Damien Girling, Duncan Haskell, Fern Dunn

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