Tabrill - Letters ft. Youth Allowance

We've got something a little different for you all today, a genre defying collaboration between two Brisbane based acts - future beats/trap/chill/electronic/general cool sounds producer Tabrill, and indie rock group Youth Allowance.

The idea came about as many strange yet great collaboration ideas come from - in an alcohol-influenced conversation at a party. Will from Youth Allowance approached Tabrill about doing a track together, and the two parties came together to create the hybrid, genre-defying (or maybe genre defining? yes?) Letters. A really nice mix of indie instrumentation and lyricism brought together with Tabrill's electronic production experience, and the outcome is better than anyone could have hoped.

Have a listen to the track below, and if you're feeling it, pick it up on iTunes or stream with your Spotify account. Make sure to follow both Tabrill and Youth Allowance on Soundcloud to keep up with their new material.  We are.

- KJ

Future Classic - Teen Idols (Compilation)

This is a 2014 compilation from Future Classic, a great label based in Sydney, Australia.  There is a wide variety of genres in this one, but it's all feel good music.  Everything from indie folk influenced stuff to different subgenres of electronic music - this EP hits the mark on all accounts.

My Top 5 recommendations on this one would definitely be:

Touch Sensitive - Teen Idols

HWLS - 004 W/ Noah Breakfast

KOA - All of My Love

Hayden James - Something About You

Woolfy - City Lights

With the EP available on iTunes at $9.99 for the full 16 track release, it's hard to make a case to pick and choose tracks over getting the whole release.  Take your pick and grab the tunes here. The whole release is available to stream in full below.

- KJ

Mike Metro ft. Livingstone & Simon Milan - Start To Dance

Mike Metro hit a million plays on Soundcloud yesterday, and put out his collaboration with vocalist Livingstone and guitarist Simon Milan for free as a thank you to his fans. 

Start To Dance is fairly standard future house track, made more unique with the original guitar licks thrown in courtesy of Simon Milan around the synths and drums, with Livingstone's vocals wound throughout. Honestly, there's not much more that needs to be said about this track - it's quality new house music and it's free!

This one is simple - just hit the download button in the Soundcloud player below. While you're at it, why not check out Mike Metro's Soundcloud page for more like this?

- KJ

Real Slow - Things That Remind Me of You EP

Real Slow recently came out with a great EP, up for free download through alayaP..ro Unlimited 's..  My standout picks for this release are definitely Drake Songs, and 1990.  The whole 7 track EP is available for free, and was released December 18th.

1990 has a really warm laid back vibe before dropping into a trap-esque beat that drives the track the rest of the way through.

Drake Songs is a mellow slow burner, but just as catchy.  The track works off of a backing synth and bells that add both melodic and percussive interest, which really works overtop of the beat.  

Keep an eye on this Australian producer, if this EP is any indication, there are sure to be more quality tunes coming from down under.  Make sure to head to their soundcloud pages and follow and cop this free release!

-KJ