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BEST TRACKS OF 2017-ARTISTS LIST #49

BARLEAUX

Hi-fi Bedroom pop from NYC based singer Hillary Richmond who crafts under the avatar of Barleaux. Here she explains how she picked her top tunes of the year!

What a year it’s been! Here are my picks - Sorry not sorry this list is dominated by females! It was an amazing year for women in entertainment. I can’t wait to release new music in 2018! Don’t forget to stream my album on Bandcamp!

01. Dua Lipa, “New Rules” Probably my most favorite pop song in a long time. It’s the year of the post chorus! Ultimate feel good tune. 02. Portugal The Man, “Feel it Still”   Such an original sound and they really aced the marketing with this record.

03. Julia Michaels, “Issues”   So glad female artists are smashing barriers of being “perfect” in their lyrics. I also love how smooth her voice is in this song.

04. O Mer, “Overflown” Great cleaning song. Production is so good…

05. The Symptoms, “Hard to Find”   Cool song, cool dudes.

06. Maggie Rogers, “On + Off”   Ultimate feel good dance song. I could listen to Maggie Rogers for days.

07. Blackbear, “do re mi”   Ultimate break up song. Amazing drop. I will listen to pretty much anything Blackbear releases.

08. Sylvan Esso, “Die Young”   Perfection. 

09. VHS Collection, “So I Met Someone”   I love the production, the synths… ultimate summer song.

10. Perfume Genius, “Slip Away” Best nostalgia song. I love the energy in the breakdown! He’ll probably be a household name in 2018. 11. Ra Ra Riot, “Water”   Feel like throwing in the towel on that new project? Take a listen to this song about taking the plunge and going for it and you’ll feel differently. 12. Barleaux, “Syndication”   Lead track from my latest release, which you can find on my Bandcamp here :) Stay tuned for more in 2018!

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Attentive IHM fans should recognize this gem from earlier this year, but since Tel Aviv singer songwriter and producer O Mer seems to have re-launched the single (and Icarus is a mighty fine tune), we’re going to dive back into his glitchy simmering song today. The now Brooklyn based artist provides us with flawless production and satin falsettos on Icarus. Its slick swells, ever shifting texture, and moody pulses remind us of SOHN and James Blake. The indie electro opus will be on O Mer’s upcoming EP Refugee. Those of you in the New York area have the lucky opportunity to catch O Mer live at C’mon Everybody in Brooklyn on September 16th, tickets available, here.

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No doubt Brooklyn based Tel Aviv singer songwriter and producer O Mer is the architect of some of the most intriguing and fascinating soundscapes in the indie scene right now. Just listen to his new composition, a finespun dose of indietronica hypnosis named Icarus. In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the sun. O Mer’s mournful skittering song brims with regret even as it seems to take that very same flight of ill fated grandeur towards the skies. Its beats glimmer and its synths burble then tumble, bringing to mind the ornate depth of music from the likes of SOHN, James Blake, and Son Lux. O Mer’s Icarus is out now on iTunes.

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Semi-Automatic by O Mer

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