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Y!OUR Alt Xmas Playlist, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

Tired of the old Christmas and holiday standards? Have an alt selection of seasonal tunes from some of our fave unorthodox bands and artists here at Team Y! It's our gift to you this winter

Season’s greetings! We’ve been very busy with other projects for the last few months but we've wrapped up just in time for Christmas and the holiday period a nice alternative Xmas music playlist to help you get into the festive spirit!

This one features tracks by the likes of MUNA, The Hives, The Big Moon, The Knife and Los Campesinos! - and no Mariah Carey to be seen! We hope you enjoy this gift to you, our loyal fans, subscribers and listeners. And if you aren't already a fan, please consider following and subscribing to our tumblr or spotify account for more great playlists and reviews in 2018 - it would give us a very, very happy New Year!

~J

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight 2017: July, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

25 tracks by indie artists released and rising from the last month, July 2017

Our July 2017 Rising playlist is here! This month’s selection features brand new artists Julices Grant, Emily Rowed and Terrestria alongside new tunes from Gin Wigmore, Kid Froopy, and the 10-years-later return of Black Kids! Check it out and maybe find your new favorite song ;)

~Jay

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Fjokra is an Irish band fronted by Dublin-born multi-instrumentalist Fi and vocalist Annie Bea. Active since 2015, they’ve released a few tracks to youtube and souncloud and toured the UK, Ireland, and even made a splash with some famous fans including Quentin Tarantino and Leonardo DiCaprio. Not bad at all!

Latest single Bang On The Door, released earlier this month, is a high energy lovechild of Die Antwoord and the Ting Tings circa '08-09 that blasts in with a bold statement over didgeridoo, 505 drum and mechanized synth samples. Yes, really. The band’s eclectic influences also include Bjork, Beck, Dr Dre and Slipknot, and they’re well known for their high-energy live shows.

Fjokra are setting up to promote their national and international profile this year, moving to look beyond Irish fame to further afield. They’ll be playing the UK’s Landed and Victorious festivals in August. Check out their official website or Facebook in the meantime.

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight 2017: June, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

25 new tunes released or rising in June of 2017

This month’s indie spotlight playlist features among others, Banoffee, Elsa & Emilie, Niterunner, Litany, James Hersey, Astronomyy and our friends L-Space who we featured earlier in the year with their latest release. Well worth checking out.

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2017 sees Norwegian duo Elsa and Emilie kickstarting a new era for album Kill Your Darlings, moving away from the Sabrina Carpenter-esque teen pop-folk crossover that characterised their 2014 debut, Endless Optimism, to a darker slice of dreamwave echoing Banks and Bat For Lashes. Now in their 20s (they started young!), the pair have adopted a dark period drama image in their performances and videos, distancing themslves both sonically and stylistically from the light and brightness that characterised their debut.

While mainly exuding morose and thoughtful vibes this era, the pair have also teamed for the first time with outside producers to reimagine certain tracks. This remix for Chains of Promises features Brooklyn producer Dulsae on his first major-label remix release. Dulsae’s remix adds a breezy tropical-lite style to the track alongside the duo’s Rebecca and Fiona-esque vocals, and, while maintaining the original instrumental chorus, switches up the Ward Thomas meets Say Lou Lou Americana vibes to a drop more like something out of SeeB’s repertoire. The producer’s worked before with previous Y! featured acts Lucian, The Knocks, and M Maggie - so has good credentials to be right up our street. 5 stars!

File next to: Anna Graceman, SeeB, Catey Shaw, iamamiwhoami

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight 2017: May, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

25 new indie and rising tracks from 05/2017

May 2017′s discoveries playlist featuring tracks from iDA HAWK, Paperwhite, Edison Effect, Syn Cole, Meadowlark and 20 more. Give us a look! Support new artists =D

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We’re liking up-and-comer iDA HAWK’s latest video for Out of Focus, released last month, with its retro style and gorgeous fashion pieces.

We previously featured iDA’s 2016 Big Wild collab Invincible in our September 2016 playlist, so it’s cool to see what she does solo. Here iDA switches from electronica to a lush 60s-style funk with jazzy instrumentation, similar to - and perhaps influenced by - Kelis’s 2014 album FOOD. iDA’s vocal flourishes in this genre, showing off some great Americana tones reminiscent of Wild Belle’s Natalie Bergman and Dutch folktronica singer Demira, both whose work we’ve featured previously. We’re also just a litle reminded of the iconic Seinfeld theme with that opening hook.

Look out for this one in our May 2017 playlist which will be out…mm, just a bit later on this week as we’re just heading into June now! Time flies.

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight 2017: Apr, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

25 rising stars from April 2017

This month featuring new tracks from KWAYE, Biffy, L-Space and Maggie Rogers and...about 21 more! Something for everyone. ¡Hasta luego!

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Little Dragon’s latest single Sweet comes along with new album Season High, the group’s first since 2014′s Nabuma Rubberband. The band hail from Gothenburg, Sweden, and are very popular both there and in the international indie and electronic scenes, now well into their second decade active. This track, and the parent album see Little Dragon experimenting with glitch and 8-bit, alongside some darkpop and dancehall elements. Little Dragon’s US tour kicks off this week; famous for their energetic rave-influenced shows, we’d strongly recommend seeing them live if you get a chance.

We’re also vibing on Should I from that album, which came out just a few weeks ago. It’s not on youtube or soundcloud yet in a full version, but look out for its feature in our April playlist!

~ J

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight 2017: Mar, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

Rising indie spotlight: 25 tracks discovered in March of 2017

This month’s new music spotlight playlist features new tunes from Alt-J, The xx, and Tokio Hotel, as well as tracks from up-and-coming bands including Flying Penguins, Quick, and Natalie Duffy. Enjoy!

~ Jay at Team Y!

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L-Space are a Scottish dream and shimmer pop group hailing from across the central belt, and working up to bigger things in 2017. The group released EP Sol 0 in February, and are currently working on multiple projects across art, music, and creative writing, including curating a flash fiction collection for a Spring release alongside promoting their musical endeavours with live shows and interviews.

Blue Flowers, from the aforementioned EP is a chill R&B-inspired piano-led lounge jam, and one of Sol 0’s tracks with the most pop crossover potential. The group are cross-spectrum creatives, lifting their name from the late Terry Pratchett’s work, and taking inspiration from Man in The High Castle author Philip K. Dick, while modelling their music on Mogwai and Sigur Rós. We’re also reminded of Air, Flunk, and some of Moby’s more acoustic moments when we hear their work.

Catch L-Space at The Hug and Pint, Glasgow on March 4th coming up, or in Edinburgh’s Sneaky Pete’s on March 8th. You can also hear Blue Flowers featured in our February discoveries playlist!

File next to: Air, Ariel Pink, I Know Leopard, Alison Valentine

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight 2017: Feb, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

our top new indie picks from February of 2017

February’s new music collection playlist is up! We’ve searched high and low to bring you the best new tips and indie releases from the last month. This month’s 25 top tracks includes releases from Alina Baraz, Girl Friend, Mew, Prides, Vukovi and L-Space, along with plenty others! Have yourself a discovery hour!

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The Him are an Amsterdam production duo who according to their SoundCloud are ‘backed by industry heavyweights’. Okay then. They’re quite prolific remixers and have dipped their toes into releasing original content too off and on, most recently with Gia Koka and Son Mieux. LissA’s a German feature artist with many fewer followers than The Him, but building her profile in a lot of different directions, especially in the chillstep and house scenes. She’s got a couple singles out right now as well as this one. See more from The Him here and LissA right here.

File next to: Diplo, Phoebe Ryan, What So Not, Imanos

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Y!OUR New Music Spotlight January 2017, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

Our pick of January 2017's new releases by rising star indie artists and bands

We thought we’d posted this! January’s New Music Spotlight playlist is here! Check out out new colorful cover art too! Beach Season, Saint Clair, VUKOVI and the return of Goldfrapp feature among our top 25 picks in this list! Until next time!

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Y!OUR New Music Playlist Dec '16, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

Dec. 2016's selection of newly released and rising under-the-radar tracks, by indie artists

A little later than anticipated, we’re happy to bring you our final selection of top indie tips and new releases from up to December 2016! Featured in this playlist: 30 under-the-radar and rising tracks from the likes of Blonde Maze, Fickle Friends, Moon Tapes and Liz Loughrey! Keep an eye out for these guys in 2017!

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Local band Vukovi are back - and stronger than ever! After a couple years building their fanbase, March 2017 will see Vukovi release their debut, self-titled album. Advance preview track La Di Da is a self-possessed smash of an opener, as standout sonically as its unashamedly bright yellow single cover. Royal Blood meets early Yeah Yeah Yeahs on this powerful, unapologetic blast of a track, recently picked up by Radio 1. Will 2017 see Vukovi following in the footsteps of past local success stories Prides and CHVRCHES?

La Di Da releases officially Jan. 13, in the meantime, it’s available to listen to on Spotify right here, and will be firing straight into January’s New Music Spotlight playlist. You can catch Vukovi promoting La Di Da and their new album with a short UK tour, debuting in Glasgow at King Tuts Mar. 10 and finishing up in Tunnels, Aberdeen Mar. 19. All details are on their website vukovi.co.uk

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Y!OUR New Music Playlist Nov '16, a playlist by youvegotgreattaste on Spotify

Top indie and under-the-radar new music picks from November, 2016

Our November playlist is here, collecting indie and under-the-radar new releases from the month! New artists yet to strike big in this selection include The Tapes, Polographia, Client Liason, RKCB and Secaina Hudson. November’s list also features The xx’s comeback track, On Hold, and rising star tracks from Sleigh Bells and DIANA. Get ahead of the curve with these ;)