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This week's track is what I think is one of the best releases in a while from one of my favourite artists ever - the brand new single from Banks.  With her second album set to be out on 30th September this year, she announced the release of 'Fuck With Myself' last week with a slightly terrifying music video involving a waxwork version of her own head being set alight and a group of contortionists wearing masks of her face - worth a watch if you're a fan of American Horror Story or similarly creepy films and TV shows. 'Fuck With Myself' is the second single taken from the new LP, following the release of 'Better' at the end of last year.  It immediately reminded me of FKA Twigs; slightly awkward and clanging piano notes being used in the introduction of the track and also the unique way that she claims to "fuck with [herself] more than anybody else" at the end of each verse (you really need to hear it to understand what I mean). Upon fi...

Ahead of the release of their debut album 'Warm on a Cold Night' next Friday, electronic duo HONNE have just shared a brand new track called 'Good Together'. I am a massive fan of HONNE, so choosing them as this week's choice was obvious.  Lyrically speaking, 'Good Together' is another example of the wonderfully persuasive love songs that Andy and James are so great at penning.  With Andy's smooth and rich-toned vocals backed by what sounds almost like a gospel choir in the chorus, this musical attempt to convince the girl in question that the pair are "good together" and that she always "get him feeling better" is certainly convincing in my opinion. In terms of the instrumentals of the song, it features heavy percussion (which I'm sure is ideal for encouraging audiences to clap along at gigs) and also the use of a lot of guitars, keyboards and synths. Having witnessed their exceptional live performances, "Good...

This week's track is semi Glastonbury related - trying to choose only one song from an act that I saw over the weekend was not an easy decision. However this is brand new from Disclosure, who are one of my favourite bands and rarely disappoint me. 'Boss' is taken from the 'Moog for Love' EP that they released a couple of weeks ago, which features three new songs, including a collaboration with British producer and DJ, Eats Everything and also a track with Al Green. The EP as a whole flows really well together and has a very summery vibe, but I instantly loved 'Boss' when I heard it live during their headline set on the Other stage at Glasto.  The vocals featured could be mistaken for being sampled from another song, but it is in fact one half of the duo, Howard, that is singing - his voice has been significantly pitched down. The track features a club appropriate drum beat and the brothers' signature layered synths. Although the vocals us...