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October 23, 2020
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FINNEAS

New Single: Can't Wait To Be Dead
 Energetic   Fierce   Work Out 

Six-time GRAMMY Award®-winning musician, songwriter and producer FINNEAS follows poignant ballad of “What They’ll Say About Us” with the politically-charged, guitar-driven single “Can’t Wait To Be Dead”.

Release Date 21 October 2020

SILVANA IMAM

NEW SINGLE: DU STÖR DIG HÅRT PÅ MIG

Så Mycket Bättre alumni Silvana Imam releases Du Stör Dig Hårt På Mig, her own take on Markus Krunegårds smash hit as her first version from the shows 2020 season.

With re-worked lyrics and in true Silvana Imam style, this is one of the best renditions from the shows history.

Release Date 24 October 2020

Babygirl

New Single: Easy
 Chill   Happy   Travel   Weekend 

Emerging Toronto dream-pop band, Babygirl, debut new single, 'Easy'; an instant gem combining twinkly guitars & heartwarming lyrics to whimsical pop perfection.

Release Date 23 October 2020

PATRIK JEAN

NEW SINGLE: COME THROUGH
 Chill   Party   Weekend 

Patrik Jean is back with a three-step release leading up to his second EP. First out is single "Come Through". A heavy, base driven production combined with an emotional yet uplifting lyric. The song is inspired by Patrik Jean's coming-out process.

Release Date 23 October 2020

Sundara Karma

New Single: Artifice
 Chill   Focus   Meditative   Romantic 

Sundara Karma release new track 'Artifice' and announce new Clarence Clarity produced EP.

The genre-defying group are releasing a brand new EP produced by Clarence Clarity (Rina Sawayama / Charli XCX) which pushes the boundaries of what it is to be a band - something SK have been renowned for after their last critically acclaimed LP 'Ulfila's Alphabet'. SK have also been collaborating with Hannah Diamond who joins the project in a creative director roll ensuring the visuals are just as spectacular as the music. A stunning comeback.

Release Date 20 October 2020

FEATURED / Pop

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Kristin Sesselja

NEW EP: Breakup Blues / Focus track: Earthquake
 Chill  Romantic  Throwback  Weekend 

Breakup Blues is Kristin's second EP but much more mature, personal and poppy than anything she's ever released. Containing the singles "FUCKBOYS" and "What Would I Do Without You?" the EP deals with various emotions relatable to people of all ages.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Hannah Grace

NEW Single: Closer
 Chill  Romantic 

Closer is the final track to be released before Hannah Grace's debut album 'Remedy' on November 20th. It is a jazz influenced love song.

Release Date 23 October 2020
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LU KALA

NEW EP: Worthy / Focus track: Love Shit
 Energetic  Fierce  Summer  Work Out 

LU KALA’s EP “Worthy" ventures into emotional places few dare to go & is unflinching in its tales of personal, hard-earned love lessons. Romantic disillusionment, identity and self-worth, all are laid-bare with breathtaking, unapologetic honesty.

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Release Date 21 October 2020
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Corey Harper

NEW Single: Fade to Black (stripped)
 Chill  Dinner  Romantic 

Stripping back production and letting his cathartic vocals lead alongside soothing chamber piano, Harper reimagines Overcast EP single “Fade to Black”.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Emily James

NEW Single: back in the summer
 Chill  Happy  Summer  Weekend 

Emily James wrote "back in the summer" with collaborators Justin Lucas (Khalid, The Revivalists) and Evan Klar (musician Charli XCX, tour support Ellie Goulding), about the awkwardness of running into an ex and the blissful feeling of being over them

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Release Date 23 October 2020

FEATURED / Hip Hop

FLOHIO

NEW Single: With Ease feat. Kasien
 Energetic  Fierce  Focus 

Raised in Bermondsey, artist and songwriter FLOHIO draws inspiration from her surroundings and day-to-day experiences to create a sound that is quintessentially London as it is extra-terrestrial. 'With Ease' is the second single from FLOHIO's forthcoming mixtape, 'Unveiled' her biggest project to date in both sound and length out 27 November.

Release Date 22 October 2020
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Yung Skrrt

NEW Single: On The Worst Night
 Energetic  Gaming  Party  Sad 

Yung Skrrt and AOBeats release emotionally hard hitting 1st single "On The Worst Night" off of their upcoming joint Rap/Hyperpop EP

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Release Date 21 October 2020

FEATURED / Indie

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James Hersey

NEW Single: Forget (About Everyone Else)
 Chill  Romantic  Sexy 

Forget (About Everyone Else) is about promising to be there through thick and thin. It’s about deeply and truly understanding and accepting their past, and offering to share the weight of its consequences.

Release Date 23 October 2020
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Stranded Mermaid

NEW Single: Know Ya
 Chill  Happy  Sexy  Travel 

Stranded Mermaid releases new Indie track 'Know Ya'

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Eden xo

NEW Single: Wonderwall
 Chill  Focus  Romantic  Sad 

Acoustic cover of Oasis "Wonderwall" by Eden xo. The song will be featured in a minute-long scene in the season 2 premiere Netflix' "Virgin River" on release day.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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DUO

NEW EP: EP1 / Focus track: Don't Judge
 Christmas  Happy  Romantic  Sexy 

The first EP release from Luke Pritchard (The Kooks) and Ellie Rose featuring 'Don't Judge'. A heart-warming indie alt-pop smash taken from the forthcoming debut album, coming this December.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Cold War Kids

NEW Single: Who's Gonna Love Me Now (Chewing Remix)
 Energetic  Fierce  Gaming 

Cold War Kids enlist Chewing--the solo moniker of Local Native's Nik Ewing--to deliver a grimy, electro-groove remix of hit single "Who's Gonna Love Me Now".

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Phoebe Green

NEW Single: Golden Girl
 Happy  Party  Throwback 

Phoebe Green releases new single 'Golden Girl' and announces new EP on Chess Club Records. The track will be premiered by Annie Mac on Radio 1

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Release Date 20 October 2020
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Joy Oladokun

NEW Single: i see america (Live From Bonnaroo)
 Chill  Decades  Dinner  Fierce 

Joy Oladokun is a queer black woman writing soul music while living in Nashville and in partnership with Bonnaroo, this live release supports her mission to inspire younger generations to protest and vote.

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Release Date 30 October 2020
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Miloe

NEW EP: Greenhouse / Focus track: Greenhouse
 Chill  Summer  Throwback 

Greenhouse is an EP encapsulating the energy of summer. The songs touch on the different forms of relationships in my life: romantic, friendship & to myself & family. It comes together in a flow that starts on a summer day and takes us into the night

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Release Date 30 October 2020

FEATURED / Rock

COIN

NEW EP: Indigo Violet / Focus track: Sort It Out
 Chill  Meditative  Weekend 

Alt-pop trio COIN returns with their new single and accompanying music video “You Are The Traffic.” The track showcases the band’s established ability to create an irresistibly catchy pop song through another striking and melodic chorus. EP Indigo-Violet will release on October 22nd with "Sort It Out" as the focus track with a video release and ticketed livestream performance announcement . Additionally, it’s the first of a 3-part project called Rainbow MixTape, each conceptualized by moods represented by the colors in the title. The EP’s are set to continue rolling out over the next several months.

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Release Date 22 October 2020
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Dispatch

NEW EP: Phase 1 / Focus track: May We All
 Chill  Dinner  Fierce  Travel 

Indie-rock stalwarts Dispatch return with Phase 1, the first new music from their forthcoming album featuring protest anthems, calls to action and a glimmer of hope for the future. Over the course of the campaign, the band will release a series of 3-track "phases" of music culminating in a May 2021 album release. The album encompasses the passage of time, death and new life under an oppressive militarized regime.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

NEW Album: Blossom Deluxe / Focus track: Battlefield
 Energetic  Fierce  Gaming  Weekend 

5 years on from the release of their powerful debut album Blossom, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes are releasing the Deluxe version, which includes 3 never before heard songs unearthed from the album's recording sessions.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Margolnick

NEW Single: Sugar Cube City
 Chill  Sad 

Margolnick has parted from Flagship to release “Sugar Cube City,” the first single from his upcoming debut solo album. It’s raw and and deeply personal, speaking to his departure from “Sugar Cube City,” what he calls his partying & destructive years.

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Release Date 23 October 2020

FEATURED / Dance and Electronic

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Jubël

NEW Single: Dancing In The Moonlight Feat. NEIMY (Tiësto Remix)
 Energetic  Party  Weekend  Work Out 

Platinum certified Jubël team up with superstar Grammy award winning DJ Tiësto to remix the global summer hit Dancing In The Moonlight Feat. NEIMY.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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MACKS, Felix Samuel & Able Faces

NEW Single: Lose It
 Chill  Happy  Summer  Weekend 

MACKS releases his second track with UK based artists Felix Samuel & Able Faces, with the goal to have this as their end-of-summer-hit!

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Release Date 30 October 2020
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Vlade Kay, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dj Snake

NEW Single: All This Lovin with Dj Snake (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix)
 Energetic  Party 

Russian pop star Vlade Kay releases a remix of All This Loving featuring DJ Snake - remixed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. Supposed to be exclusively performed on Tomorrowland for the first time, Vlade Kay releases the remix with a hope to perform it later on. Previous features in EDM Identity, Elicit Mag and EMD.com.

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Release Date 23 October 2020

Daði Freyr

NEW EP: Think About Things (Remixes) / Focus track: Think About Things (Sodda Remix)
 Energetic  Focus  Gaming  Party 

DaðI Freyr, the Eurovision-winner that never was; created a cultural moment with 'Think About Things' over the last few months. A viral hit and dance craze that was built for isolation, now reimagined in these remixes.

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Release Date 23 October 2020

FEATURED / R&B/Soul

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LJ Benet

NEW Single: Anxiously Waiting
 Chill  Romantic 

“Anxiously Waiting” is the debut single of singer/songwriter and childhood actor, LJ Benet. Over the past couple of years, LJ has been honing his musical craft, defining a lane for himself while still amassing 500k+ followers across IG & Tik Tok!

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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LOONY

NEW Single: be cool
 Chill  Dinner  Happy  Sexy 

‘be cool’ is the first single off of LOONY’s forthcoming EP ‘soft thing’. Produced by Akeel Henry + Adam Pondang, ‘be cool’ is more playful & pop than anything LOONY has released, but still maintains the core qualities & quirks of R&B, funk + soul.

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Release Date 22 October 2020
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IYAMAH

NEW EP: Truth EP.2 / Focus track: Flowers
 Energetic  Happy  Romantic  Weekend 

The Truth EP.2 is the second full project release from Iyamah, slated for release on October 23rd. It features the singles Wont Work, Balance and has production from Rebel Kleff, Sam Wills and Eric Lau.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Gabrielle Current

NEW Single: Plenty
 Chill  Romantic  Sad  Sexy 

23-year-old vocalist and songwriter Gabrielle Current constructs svelte, soul-infused songs that transport you into an ethereal dream. Here with her release "Plenty", the followup to her latest single, "Undercover."

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Release Date 21 October 2020

FEATURED / Folk

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BRYAR

NEW Single: Salt & Water
 Happy  Sad  Weekend 

Debut single on 10Eighty from Bryar- singer/songwriter based out of Nashville, TN. A graduate of Berklee College of Music she has worked as a topliner with many producers including Grammy nominated Harmony Samuels, Rabitt and more.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Matt Nathanson

NEW Album: Farewell December / Focus track: Blue Christmas
 Christmas  Holidays 

Following the release of last year’s single “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” Matt Nathanson returns to the holiday spirit with Farewell December, a full LP of festive favorites for the 2020 holiday season.

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Release Date 23 October 2020

FEATURED / Jazz

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Jerome Thomas

NEW Single: Right There
 Energetic  Holidays  Romantic  Sexy 

Londoner Jerome Thomas' returns with his highly anticipated Soul/Jazz Gem 'Right There', which encompasses smooth live sounds, along with Thomas’ D’Angelo-esque vocals.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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Mike Casey

NEW Album: Law of Attraction / Focus track: Get You (Take 3 - new take)
 Dinner  Energetic  Happy  Sexy 

Visual album+studio debut of rising New York saxophonist Mike Casey (7M streams, significant crossover press/radio both within and outside jazz). Mike is 1 of 5 int'l finalists at major jazz competition from DC Jazz Fest + Mondo.nyc showcase

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Release Date 22 October 2020

FEATURED / Inspirational

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William Prince

NEW Album: Gospel First Nation / Focus track: Gospel First Nation
 Chill  Meditative 

New album from Juno award winning roots artist, William Prince. Gospel First Nation is 21st Century Northern-Interlake-Country-Gospel. Interlake is the name given to a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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Release Date 23 October 2020
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