Ben TD - Leaves

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Written by TK

Ben TD, hailing from Glasgow but with Antipodean roots, has already experienced significant exposure by way of his ex-band Ruby's Grace. If his new single "Leaves" is anything to go by, his profile is just about to take-off. With quirky lyrics and subtle guitar, "Leaves" is a peach of a song. His voice is stunning - as emotional as it is melodic. "Leaves" is the kind of tune that leaves the likes of Ryan Adams in its wake.

Ben TD reportedly spent most of his youth travelling around Australia with his first band, and his worldly-experience pierces through each and every one of the lyrics in "Leaves".

Acoustic pop does not get better than this. Ben TD's album "Tiny Movements" offers more of the same, which is exciting indeed.

9/10

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VA – Smoove pres: MO’ RECORD KICKS: Act II

This latest collection from label Record Kicks is easy on the ear.

If it doesn’t have you dreaming of better days in the snap of a second, there is something wrong with you. This record is an aphrodisiac for the modern workplace.

From "The Young Patter" by the Baker Brothers and "Prophets Bound to Christ" by William Joseph Fowler & the Disciples, DJ Smoove mixes up a storm on record Act II. With the types of sounds that would be at home at a funk club in the funkiest of cities in the funkiest of countries, there is no denying that DJ Smoove is, for want of a better description, a cool cat.

A particularly favourite track of this reviewer is "Rags to Riches" by the Liberators, a fresh afro-funk act hailing from Sydney, Australia. The track is so rich with the sounds of Africa, it is a wonder it was not produced in, ummm, Africa.

The Diplomats of Solid Sound have been on my radar for a while, and so have Lack of Afro. So it does not surprise me that the Lack of Afro remix of the Diplomat’s tune "Give Me One More Chance", is an outright classic.

Similarly to a lot of the new releases from the team at label Record Kicks, this is highly recommended!

Label: Record Kicks

8/10