sam smith - drowning shadows (apple music world record)
sam smith went on zane lowe's beats 1 radio show to world premiere a never released track that was re-recorded for the upcoming repackage of 'in the lonely hour'. it's a pretty song, but definitely still in the vein of his previous saddo themes. bless.
greg holden - boys in the street
NY based singer songwriter greg holden is exposing himself as an LGBT ally with this touching song that is turning into a bit of a viral hit. with zane lowe announcing the song as a 'world record', the stamp of approval will most likely propel the song even further in the coming weeks. press play, listen to the sometimes twee lyrics, maybe even get a chill and tear in the process. kind of brilliant.
getting serious buzz this week as part of zane lowe's first ever beats 1 playlist on apple music AND featured in the viral dance video choreographed by so you think you can dance alum phillip chbeeb, bedroom electronic soul singer/songwriter elliot moss is having a very important week. with his debut album set for september, this 21 year old looks set to offer up the soundtrack for introspective music lovers in the coming months. we are curious for sure!
elliot moss - slip (phillip chbeeb & renee kester dance video)
oh the dancing here is just beautiful! no wonder it's racked up 12 million views on facebook alone!
elliot moss - best light
definitely more upbeat than "slip" (it even switches it's bpms midway!) check out elliot's new house music inspired single!
elliot moss - slip (hippie sabotage remix)
giving this song some swagger, check out hippie sabotage's sexy take on this chill anthem!
chvrches - get away
as part of bbc 3's broadcast of the now classic film 'drive' on oct 30th, the filmmakers and bbc have asked radio 1 dj zane lowe to curate a whole new set of performances to be replaced as the new score for this showing. featuring bastille, banks, the 1975, laura mvula, plus loads more, this chvrches track gives you a preview of whats in store! totally curious how this will affect the film as the original score was SO integral to the film. oct 30th if you're in the UK people!
whatever you think of kanye the rapper/artist, there are some very interesting insights on how even an artist like him experiences levels of modern racism/classism and pigeon holing that obviously was the inspiration behind his very underplayed recent album 'yeezus'. things get soapboxed at the end of part 1 and continues immediately into part 2 (parts 3/4 are coming). it's a definitely interesting rant mixed with alot of frustration and major ego, but it's starting an interesting conversation. watch this.
bbc are putting this out one section at a time, so here is the full audio interview below:
swedish house mafia feat pharrell - one
[what happens when you get 3 of the biggest dj's in the world (axwell, sebastian ingrosso and steve angello) combining their talents to form a 'superDJ group' called swedish house mafia? you quickly produce one of the biggest dance smashes of the year (with pharrell no less) and just sit back and watch the club world go bonkers.
what do you do for a 2nd act, you get the talent of hot UK rapper tinie tempah and continue with the same vibe and produce what radio 1 dj zane lowe calls the hottest record in the world this week. holy shizz things are going well for this side project!]
