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We have Wet Leg sitting in the HOT SPOT yet again, with their ace new track “Wet Dream,” which they say is a break up song. By the way, they had 3 million streams on “Chaise Longue,” and we think that’s because of us 😉
Superstate: Graham Coxon, Valentina Pappalardo with “YogaTown”
Graham wrote a graphic novel called SUPERSTATE, and “YogaTown” is one of the tracks from the accompanying ‘soundtrack,’ The high concept world of Superstate encompasses the pairing of 15 songs with a graphic novel of 15 stories, featuring the work of 15 artists.
The novel says – The Superstate is everywhere, and its authority is absolute. Yoga Town is a city divided. While they wait to leave the earth, the 1% can bend reality to their will and live in a consequence free world where anything goes
We played “Hit em Where it Hurts” on WHOOOSH! 16 and clearly, Rodney has got what it takes!
Paw Paw Rod, aka Rodney Hulsey, is a rapper and singer from the Great Plains tornado belt of Oklahoma. A review called this track, “Glass House,” alternative R&B, and that’s right on. He says, “My new song ‘Glass House’ is about accepting what you can and can’t change about your situation, and finding peace in that. Hopefully things are starting to get back to some version of normal soon. I want ‘Glass House’ to be our anthem”
Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg – that’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers to you – are in this week’s Hot Spot with the incredible track, “Chaise Longue.”. From their bio: ‘Arming themselves with guitars, a penchant for French disco, effervescent imaginations and a shared love of the The Ronettes and Jane Birkin, through to Ty Segall and Bjork, they set about making some recordings of their own.’ Whatever it is, it’s good!
Jungle are a British electro soul musical project founded by Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland. They’ve released two albums thus far, one of which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize; Their forming album, LOVING IN STEREO, is out in Mid-August. Their song “Talk About It” is in this week’s HOTSPOT.
“Yellow Lines” by Tommy Newport is in the HotSpot!
Born in Manchester, England, Tommy Newport (Oliver Milmine) relocated to the United States with his family at six years old where he bounced around from Dallas to Seattle before settling down in Wichita, Kansas. Produced by Newport alongside his frequent collaborator 4th Pyramid (Black Eyed Peas, Wu-Tang Clan), the track has a brit rock essence in the way he sings.
Dope Lemon is an Australian artist, which kind of makes a lot of sense to us. Singer Angus Stone was one half of the musical sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone, with whom he has released four studio albums with but now he records under the name Dope Lemon and this is his song, “Rose Pink Cadillac.”
