The first song I thought I'd share is Sunshine by Tom Misch. I came across this track about four or so years ago now and rekindled my love for it this summer. I also looked at some more of Misch's music which all has a very laid back tone to it; some other favourites from him include South of the River which has a similar tone to Sunshine and So Close which is a bit more downbeat.
I find Wolf Alice's music a bit hit and miss, it's very like marmite in that I either love it or hate it. They've managed to produce a very unique sound with echoing vocals and guitars - sometimes quite reminiscent of The Vaccines. Some of their work is a bit too shouty for my personal taste in the way that the vocals and guitar are arranged (such as Yuk Foo) whilst other tracks are so well crafted. I first encountered them through the song Bros and more recently have fallen in love with Don't Delete the Kisses which is lyrically brilliant, involves a lot of spoken word and is complimented by the music.
If you like Wolf Alice then there's a chance you might like some of the work of the band Daughter. I came across them in 2013 when they released their first album If You Leave, which is definitely one of my favourite albums of all time. Upon the first listen of their second album Not To Disappear I wasn't overly enamoured as there was definitely more maturity in their style which set it apart from the first album which I wasn't sure that I liked. Recently though I have re-listened and a few tracks have stood out; Numbers, Mothers, and How, with How being my favourite, very reminiscent of the style of Bros.
I randomly came across the artist HONNE through spotify. They're an electronic music duo who teamed up with Izzy Bizu on the song Someone That Loves You, and my original favourite being FHKD which features Kill J. Their style is really chilled out, I love it and I'd recommend their other music too.
Despite the strange name, Tash Sultana is amazing. Jungle has a long guitar intro which is brilliant (sounds great with earphones) and she then brings in her snappy lyricism later in the song. I can't really do this song justice by describing it, it's one you have to give a listen to. Her other stuff is really good too, highly guitar based but Jungle stands out as being something of real excellence to me.
Glass Animals have really come into fame this past year through songs such as Life Itself and Pork Soda which are both brilliant but two others that I love are Gooey and Black Mambo. These are probably a bit more laid back than the first two but definitely the artist as a whole is worth listening to.
Finally, quite a random choice, but the song BoRdErSz by Zayn. I listened to his album first of all and didn't think that much of it but its actually quite chilled out, this song in particular being memorable and well executed.
If you are interested in any of this music I've included some of it on a playlist here :) https://open.spotify.com/user/e.natalya.b/playlist/2uijwSkIa1MbWCfhANp8RP
