Cloud Boat - Book Of Hours (2013)

"Apollo present the beautiful debut LP 'Book of Hours' from Cloud Boat aka London duo Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke. This deep and dreamy debut brilliantly showcases them as part of a generation for whom electronic production and songwriting are far from separate worlds similar to childhood friend James Blake. Soft-edged but monumentally huge bass tones in 'Youthern' support Sam's Ennio Morricone-esque guitars and Tom's velvety folk lament. 'Drean' is even more bare, a fingerpicked acoustic ballad with insidious waves of background guitar that well up, sounding both ancient and sci-fi despite having none of the obvious signifiers of 'futuristic' electronica. On 'Wanderlust' Tom hits a liturgical tone, a hymnal yearning filling the song as a cloud of Burial-like crackles rise up around it creating pressure despite their delicacy and showing how it's possible for Cloud Boat to maintain intensity with the most unlikely source materials."

Cloud Boat - Wanderlust

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Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends (2013)

Portugal. The Man have made their new album.
Produced by Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, Broken Bells), Evil Friends showcases an even stronger psych-rock influence than the group’s previous work. It also marks the band’s second release on a major label.

Portugal. The Man - Plastic Soldiers

Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends

David Lemaitre - Latitude (2013)

"As musicians, we have to travel a lot," David Lemaitre sighs calmly. "Goodbye is a word we are forced to use on a daily basis. My younger brother just got a tattoo that says, 'The idea is to be in a state of constant departure while always arriving', and I really don't feel I actually belong somewhere. But I like that. Take the best from all the places and people you mingle with. I don't define myself through where I'm from anymore. It's more important where you're going."

David Lemaitre - MEGALOMANIA

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Young Man - Beyond Was All Around Me (2013)

Beyond Was All Around Me is Caulfield's last album as Young Man; he'll move on to another moniker and project after it. The record is out April 9th on Frenchkiss, and Young Man will tour the United States from April 8th to May 10th.

Young Man "In A Sense"

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