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Photo Courtesy of Danger Village PR Native London songstress JONES (Cherie Jones-Mattis) is one of those lush, creative types you’d fall in love with at first listen. Her sound is a mix of sleek R&B and pop undertones. Her debut album, 2016’s New Skin, was a critic fave that featured the hit single, “Hoops”, which was produced by rising producer XO. The singer croons on her latest, the smooth track , “Giving It Up”: “All night I’m giving it up, that’s right I’m giving it up…” You will undoubtedly have this song in your head for days if not weeks.…

Photo Courtesy of The Orchard Following 2019’s How To Talk To Strangers EP, Twin XL (Cameron Walker-Wright and brothers John Gomez and Stephen Gomez) are gearing up to release their first album. The lead single “Melt” is  a catchy bop about an addictive relationship. The lyrics “Steal my time, my sleep/You’re running through my blood/Like ecstasy/(I wanna melt into ya)” are what a relationship can do to the mind. Listen to the track below.

Photo Courtesy of Liberty Music PR Posh Chocolates, a Manchester trio, reminiscent of pop band The 1975, have released the fun poppy and energetic song “Dose”. “Dose” is born from contemplation about my affliction between addiction, and the conviction of a new love interest,” says frontman Christian Ellery. The quirky and melodic pop trio has been featured on BBC and BBC 6 Music. Listen to the song below via Soundcloud.

Photo courtesy of PaperJackets.com Vibrant pop rock outfit, Paper Jackets, made up of six members–James Mason(lead vocalist), Emily Dickenson (keyboard, live backing vocals), Jonny Vesely (guitar), Miles Franco (bass, live backing vocals), David Allen (drums) and Aimee Proal (vocals) is like a mini family. They depend on each other to out source some great, inspiring music. A lot of people are tormented with the human condition,” Mason says,  “and they want to have a way to express that. For me, it’s this need to use that voice.” The band has opened for Jimmy Eat World, Bishop Briggs and the X Ambassadors.…

Photo courtesy of The Sun Katy Perry’s newest album is due out in August and she has another project she’s working on as well: motherhood. Her and Orlando Bloom are expecting a child this summer together. Her new uplifting ode “Daisies” is a vibrant tune about overcoming obstacles in life. The song was produced by the Grammy winning songwriting team The Monsters & Strangerz. “They told me I was out there/tried to knock me down/Took those sticks and stones, showed ’em I could build a house/They tell me that I’m crazy, but I’ll never let ’em change me/’Til they cover…

Electronic/R&B duo Phantogram are ready to release their still untitled fourth album. The pair — lead vocalist/keyboardist Sarah Barthel and vocalist and guitarist Josh Carter — have released a new tune called “Into Happiness.” The vibrant, uplifting single is the group’s first new material since 2016’s Three album. The single strikes a balance between heavy bassline funk and an 80s synth beat that is featured in the chorus. Carter sings the verses while Barthel belts out the chorus: “Fall into happiness/Wish you could be here/No more loneliness/You make it perfect.” Lately, the band has been more active on their Instagram…

Soul turned pop band Fitz and the Tantrums are moving further away from their Motown soul sound that made them quite rare to begin with and further into the pop stratosphere with their new single “123456”. Listen to their new song below and see if you agree.

First listen of NYC singer Lydia Halloway’s single “Dancing To You” it feels in the vein of Kylie Minogue and Kiesza. The song is a pulsating vibe of confection you cannot get out of your head. Her upcoming EP Never Meant To Hurt You is out this Spring. “‘Dancing To You’ is about two things,” declares Halloway. “It’s about wanting someone’s attention, but it is also about the music itself”. Check the song out below via Soundcloud.

Florence and the Machine shared two new songs today. The two piano driven tracks premiered today on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1. The heavy thumping “Moderation” is an upbeat anthem whereas “Haunted House” is a slow melodic tune that builds in anticipation. Listen to both songs below. “Moderation” “Haunted House”

Brooklyn based band Vampire Weekend’s hiatus is just about over. They are back after close to six years with new two new songs “Harmony Hall” and “2021”. The new album Father of the Bride will be a double album due sometime later this year. Frontman Ezra Koenig told Beats 1 the following, “It was hard to imagine at first, what does a Vampire Weekend feature look like, cause we’ve never done it,” Koenig said. “And then I realized, our whole thing was that we make record with a small crew, whether it’s the early days, me and Rostam Batmanglij sitting…