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Halloween is a week away; but we\u2019ve resisted going all spooky with our playlist update this week. We\u2019ve got ten more tracks for you, including two we hosted exclusive premieres for earlier in the week. Melbourne\u2019s Gordon\u2019s Grandson<\/b> takes home our Track of the Week with his new single \u201c6pm\u201d \u2013 a hazy, romantic ode to first dates and fleeting connections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c6pm\u201d is a continuation of Gordon\u2019s Grandson\u2019s DIY approach to music; with every track penned, recorded and produced in his bedroom. The result is a charming blend of vintage tones with an altogether more modern and indie sensibility; or as GG describes it \u201cI wrote 6pm about a first date. I don\u2019t often do such literal storytelling so this was very fun to create. The production and mix is very inspired by The Innovations\u2019 Seabird cover. I wanted to add a lot of 60s character, from the vintage mellotron flute to the nasally John Lennonesque vocal.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>It\u2019s whimsical, wistful bedroom pop with a twist; and a large side order of nostalgia; and frankly we\u2019re here for it.<\/p>\n \u201cBeacon\u201d is the lead single from Crook Decker<\/b>; the new solo venture of British singer-songwriter Jude Lilley<\/b> (Moreish Idols), with the album Graffiti Lagoon<\/i> arriving on November 12th via all my thoughts. The project was born in the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020; and what started as a bit of an experiment has developed over the last five years into something more. \u201cBeacon\u201d is one of the newer tracks on the album; and takes its inspiration from an old folk tradition from Yorkshire, where volunteers blow a cow horn from each corner of the town square every night at 9pm to protect the town from a curse. According to Lilley, \u2018\u201cBeacon\u201d felt like the final piece of the puzzle\u2014an act of gratitude and admiration towards those who keep things moving while we\u2019re all galavanting, pretending to be artists.\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n On \u201cThe\u202fBurning\u202fof\u202fCork\u201d,\u00a0 Ireland\u2019s Cardinals<\/strong> channel raw historical grievance into an urgent two-minute roar, drawing from the December 1920 terror inflicted on Cork City by the British Army\u2019s Black and Tan forces.<\/p>\n The track feels like the band\u2019s heaviest, most menacing outing to date\u2014boldly marrying brooding atmospherics with pointed political weight. Indie folk singer-songwriter Queen Quail<\/b> returns this week with new single \u201cSouthside\u201d from her forthcoming EP Narcissus <\/i>(out November 18th). The single explores ideas of restlessness and grief of losing time; as Queen Quail describes it, \u2018It\u2019s about continuing to be haunted by an experience even after trying so hard to process it and get over it. I guess sometimes things just stick with you even years after.\u2019. <\/i>It\u2019s evocative and emotive, with some subtle, and gorgeous instrumentation; before this powerful explosion of guitar towards the song\u2019s final stages.<\/p>\n \u201cMad Rooter\u201d is another epic slice of controlled chaos from Sydney punk duo Party Dozen<\/strong>. Of the new track, they write: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t always happen, but sometimes it\u2019s your night. You feel like the maddest rooter. Every step you take is a step closer to glory. No fucks left to give, the charisma of Jon Hamm. \u2018Mad Rooter\u2019 is 10 feet tall and can walk through a wall. Stuck here with all you rookies eating fortune cookies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Keeping things folkier and more introspective, we\u2019ve also added \u201cShouldn\u2019t I Be Done?\u201d, the new single from Portland\u2019s Katy & the Null Sets <\/b>to the playlist. The single is from the album Troublemaker <\/i>(out today). Meanwhile, on other end of the spectrum we have \u201cGood, Real\u201d, the euphoric new single from UK\/US indie pop artist Ber<\/b>. Reminiscent of early HAIM, this one is a blast of positive energy and light.<\/p>\n Scattrbrain<\/strong> are a new project for the Atlanta rapper Grip<\/strong>, who has described it as \u2018an art punk project built for chaos, catharsis, and reinvention\u2019. The debut track \u201cBombs Away\u201d is a brilliant genre-hopping ball of energy, a driving beat, melodic vocals and effortlessly cool. It \u00a0was produced with Daniel Gleason<\/strong> (Grouplove) and T.J. Elias<\/strong>. We can\u2019t wait to hear more.<\/p>\n Finally, we\u2019ve added two premieres from earlier in the week \u2013 \u201cKaleidoscope\u201d from Isabelle Skye<\/strong>, and \u201cWishing Your Life Away from Darcy Piltz.<\/strong><\/p>\n Catch all the new music updated every Friday on Apple Music:<\/p>\n
Released ahead of their debut album, Masquerade<\/em>, out on the 13th of February, the song signals that Cardinals are not afraid to press into disquiet and unrest. They have unleashed the shackles.<\/p>\n